Comments on The Compost Bin: Porterhouse Beefsteak Tomato Seedlings

Anthony, thanks for your comments at dreams and bo...

2007-04-25T17:00:00.000-04:00

Anthony, thanks for your comments at dreams and bones ... it helped me to find you here. This is a great blog and it will be fun to travel our parallel journeys of heart ache.

Have you had any previous troubles with beefsteak ...

2007-04-22T04:40:00.000-04:00

Have you had any previous troubles with beefsteak tomatoes detonating after the rain?

I must admit I pefer growing the smaller cherry ty...

2007-04-21T16:21:00.000-04:00

I must admit I pefer growing the smaller cherry type tomatos and not the larger beefsteak type.
I have never had a germination problem with toms, but I do have probs with Eggplant and sometimes sweet peppers.

Oldroses, I've heard that peppers do better with a...

2007-04-21T13:30:00.000-04:00

Oldroses, I've heard that peppers do better with a heat mat but my peppers geminate fine without it. And I've never had any problems with tomatoes before. If I love these Porterhouse, maybe I'll look into a heat mat for next year. Thanks for the idea!

Ryan, thanks for stopping by. The seedlings are about 3 weeks old and they're about 2 or 3 inches tall.

Hello, I check your site often and enjoy reading i...

2007-04-21T01:47:00.000-04:00

Hello, I check your site often and enjoy reading it. I was wondering, how old are the tomato seedlings in this picture? Thanks
-Ryan

Let me admit first that I don't grow veggies. But...

2007-04-20T21:27:00.000-04:00

Let me admit first that I don't grow veggies. But I have heard that one can get better germination rates if one uses a heat mat under one's seed trays. Have you tried this?