Yawn.... hey, what happened to spring? 82 in March!!! I sure am glad I started a few seeds early this year. O.K. maybe more than a few. 128 bell peppers, 54 jalepeno, 18 early jalepeno, 26 numex, 90 roma tomato, 50 Tiny Tim, 34 large red cherry, 36 beef steak, 24 better boy, 18 habanero, 12 catnip, 12 cilantro, 12 sweet basil, 12 chives, 12 blue morning glory, 12 huckleberry....well, I guess a few seeds is a bit of an understatement.
The "TinyTim" tomato plants are ready to transplant into pots. This is the one to grow for sale, gifts, or to put on your own window sill or patio. The plant is considered a determinate...meaning it only gets so big and then stops growing. With this tomato, the full grown size is about 12 inches! Although I have seen someone take one I gave as a gift and make it grow much bigger.
Why so many plants??? Actually this is just the early start. Blu Bears Garden is the length of a foot ball field. But, I also grow plants to sell and to give away. This year, besides providing produce and pumpkins to the local food banks, we want to offer plants as well. You'd be surprised how much can be grown in a small area, or even in recycled containers. When you grow a garden plant a couple extras so you too can join me in the fight against hunger. Plants like green peppers are easy to grow, and the produce freezes well. Winter squash can keep for months and can really fill the gap in a cold evening meal. Well, get growing!!! Blu Bear
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