tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post114735915693284305..comments2024-03-19T00:54:49.043-05:00Comments on In My Kitchen Garden: What's Growin' On: 5/11/06Farmgirl Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-82984271262499701462009-09-29T12:49:37.886-05:002009-09-29T12:49:37.886-05:00Do you have any suggestions for starting tomatillo...Do you have any suggestions for starting tomatillos from seed? I live in the southwest area of Missouri. I don't have a greenhouse but I have a growlamp. Last year I tried starting tomatillos from seed and the stems kept falling over and rotting before they ever got true leaves on them. Do you use a special seed starting soil? How much light do they need to start? So many questions!Annanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-1147715341200499812006-05-15T12:49:00.000-05:002006-05-15T12:49:00.000-05:00Hi Angel,I'd say I get anwhere from 4 to 8 potatoe...Hi Angel,<BR/>I'd say I get anwhere from 4 to 8 potatoes per plant, in varying sizes. I don't get huge yields, and this may be because I plant my potatoes closer together than you're supposed to (mine are about 1 foot apart at most and then three 8-foot long rows in a 4-foot wide bed--I know you're supposed to leave like 3 or 4 feet between rows, but I just don't see why, and that isn't possible in 4'x8' raised beds). Also, I stopped cutting the potatoes apart and setting them in the sun to cure before planting--I just put them whole into the ground. But I'm happy with my harvest.<BR/><BR/>Anybody else want to share how many potoates they average per plant? I have no idea what a "perfect" harvest would be.<BR/><BR/>Hi Steven,<BR/>Ah, flea beetles! My arugula is full of tiny holes (and I'm pretty sure it's the flea beetles). The problem with them is that they don't usually make stuff inedible--just ugly. I generally end up just gritting my teeth and waiting for them to go away.<BR/><BR/>I'm definitely getting lazier in the garden as the years go by (like with the potato planting thing I mentioned above). But I still plant and harvest more than we can eat, so I suppose it's okay, LOL.<BR/><BR/>Hi Pam,<BR/>Welcome to my kitchen garden! Thanks for taking the time to write and say hello. Good for you for starting some seedlings. And yes, it's definitely an obsession--and not such a bad one (well, most of the time). : )<BR/><BR/>Arugula pesto recipe should be up in a day or two.<BR/><BR/>Hi Yellow Dog,<BR/>Nice to see you over here. Arugula pesto coming soon. : )<BR/><BR/>Hi Paintbrushpoet,<BR/>Nice to see you here, too. Now I remember why I didn't get around to responding to these comments earlier--I felt bad that I didn't have the arugula pesto post ready.<BR/><BR/>So glad to hear you are growing some arugula. Yes, it definitely likes cool weather. Oh, I envy your cool summers! The baby leaves make the best pesto, so hopefully yours won't be too mature by the time I get the recipe up.<BR/><BR/>Also, you can do succession plantings--a row or two (or small patch) every week or two for, well, for all summer if it's cool enough.<BR/><BR/>Ha, I like Ruth's potato planting method. I kinda copied her without realizing it with my second potato plot I planted this year. Another article I need to get written and posted!<BR/><BR/>Hi Jamie,<BR/>I still haven't done anything with those poor tomatillo seedlings. I think it may just be time for an early death in the compost pile. If I direct seeded some now, the plants would probably be bigger and healthier than if I transplanted those stunted seedlings.<BR/><BR/>Of course they aren't the only thing I never got around to planting. Double crap! : )Farmgirl Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-1147461064737324942006-05-12T14:11:00.000-05:002006-05-12T14:11:00.000-05:00"I started tomatillo seeds back on March 8th. And ..."I started tomatillo seeds back on March 8th. And haven't done anything except water them since. Crap."<BR/><BR/>Me too. I mean, I'm not sure if it was March 8th, but, um, yeah. Me too. I keep meaning to do something about that.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03304958139383108809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-1147440871279553032006-05-12T08:34:00.000-05:002006-05-12T08:34:00.000-05:00Yes please post the recipie! I planted arugula es...Yes please post the recipie! I planted arugula especially because of this site. I think it should be good up here in the cool summers we have. (Colorado) Your potato planting reminds me of the Ruth Stoat gardening video, (I hope that is spelled right)who plants her potatoes by throwing them on the ground and putting spoiled hay on top of them. No digging!paintbrushpoethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17635049918526544564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-1147398434186084152006-05-11T20:47:00.000-05:002006-05-11T20:47:00.000-05:00I’m very intrigued with the arugula pesto!I’m very intrigued with the arugula pesto!The Yellow Dog Speakshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14438692171243818117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-1147396221639602012006-05-11T20:10:00.000-05:002006-05-11T20:10:00.000-05:00Please do post the arugula pesto recipe! I just c...Please do post the arugula pesto recipe! I just came across your site on the gardenblogs site - how fun! I also start seedlings and have no idea where they'll actually go - it's a planting obsession I think. Not such a bad obsession though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-1147371987946871262006-05-11T13:26:00.000-05:002006-05-11T13:26:00.000-05:00Isn't arugula pesto great? My friends in Italy tu...Isn't arugula pesto great? My friends in Italy turned me onto it when my arugula was out of control last year.<BR/>I see trouble on the horizon for all my greens and crucifers this season..I'm already seeing flea beetle damage and its too windy for diatomaceous earth and too wet to spray neem oil. rats.Stunned Donorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08760806404865427760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-1147370842469535952006-05-11T13:07:00.000-05:002006-05-11T13:07:00.000-05:00On average how many potatoes do you get per plant?...On average how many potatoes do you get per plant?Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00081848869231823977noreply@blogger.com