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Sauk City Wisconsin

I would like to know the date the rest of you plan to start your seeds,if you havent already. I'm getting ready to but I think I'll wate one more week or so.I have some backups growing right now just for somthing to do.It seems to me that 4" peat pots are to small,two of my seedlings already have roots coming out the bottom and they havent even grown thier first true leave yet.last year for each of my seedlings I cut up 4 4" peat pots and stapled them together in the right way to end up with some nice big peat pots.I'm not shure if I'll do that this year but it did work really well.

4/14/2004 10:54:47 PM

San Diego

I agree, 4 inch peat pots are too small. I start mine in 1 gallon clear plastic water jugs. Pre cut them, tape together. Easy to transplant. I have a tap root on the bottom the same day the seed pops out of the soil. I transplant in 2 or 3 days because the pot gets so root bound. Btw, I started my seeds last week, but I'm in warm sunny san diego. Jim

4/14/2004 11:19:28 PM

Mill Creek West by god Virginia

canheaton:my seeds go into pots on the 27 of april this is the best astroligical sign this month,start seeds this day they will be strong viable plants good luck burrhead

4/15/2004 3:05:12 AM

New Hampshire

May 1

4/15/2004 7:47:44 AM

Brillion Wisconsin

I will start mine on May 10th. Hoefully the seedling can go out May 15th.

4/15/2004 8:17:35 AM

Alex, IN

I will start mine April 30.

4/15/2004 8:36:21 AM

Edmonton, Canada

April 30th for me!

4/15/2004 10:16:28 AM

Webster, NY

I'm camping with the scouts the 23rd to the 25th. So seeds will be started on the 26th and hopefully the first week in May with protection.

4/15/2004 10:50:24 AM

Southern WI

I'll have to check the Almanac LOL !! I don't know where I found the idea but I start mine in large coffee cans, cut out the bottom and put the seal on the bottom. When it's time to plant I just remove the seal and they slide right out. I'm thinking about using some 5 gallon pails and cutting off the bottoms. Pails are around $5 with lids at Farm and Fleet. That way they'll be bigger hopefully stronger at transplant and I won't be such a nervous mother.

4/15/2004 11:24:34 AM

Montoursville, PA

If you want to plant with the sign...this year's stongest natural forces support you most on April 27th. Unless the weather takes a turn for the warmer side of things that will be early enough and maybe to early for some of us.

So I will go with the sign for sure this year. Why not?......unless a solid study warm spell appears and seems to want to hang in for awhile. The Canadian Cold Front will really ultimately suggest the sign day before or after.

4/15/2004 11:29:09 AM

somewhere between the 26th of april and the 1st of may, in gallon ice cream buckets. they'll hopefully go in the ground on the weekend of the 7th/8th/9th.

4/15/2004 3:28:01 PM

Choctaw, OK

i hope to start around the 29th of april....you would like your plants out by may 15th at the latest here in WI.

case

4/15/2004 3:42:42 PM

C N Y

i had a few delays last year, trying to start the seeds on the 25th of April. my intent is to start them a LITTLE earlier this year, as i have never had a pollination date
earlier than July 9th or 10th. so i guess that since May 1st is on a Saturday, a good time to work on them
as they come up and say hello, i will start them on....
Dang! April 25th....creature of habit. planting out like May 1st...now i'm not sure, after hearing everybody else saying later that this...i should KNOW by now!--- 'pal2

4/15/2004 6:10:24 PM

C N Y

....later THAN this.....

4/15/2004 6:12:55 PM

Norton, MA

April 26th here. Alex.

4/15/2004 7:08:55 PM

already started fair plant and growing.

4/15/2004 8:57:30 PM

Mill Creek West by god Virginia

hey doc you and i think alike,follow the sign and youll do well.burrhead

4/16/2004 12:01:33 AM

Sauk City Wisconsin

april 27th sounds good to me. After hearing that so many of you start your seeds in larger containers I think I'll scrap the 4" peat pots and go with big peat pots or taped together pots. thanks!

4/16/2004 2:10:41 AM

Caceres, mid west of Spain

April 30th for me too!

4/17/2004 4:04:51 AM

Grants Pass, Oregon

I am starting mine May 1st

4/17/2004 1:18:40 PM

Ljubljana, Slovenia

I already did on 16.4. I could not resist it... Planting in the hot house few day before 1st of May.

4/18/2004 11:15:21 AM