Comments on: Seed Starting Updates http://geekgardener.in/2008/11/18/seed-starting-updates/ geek gardening propagation organic bangalore Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:03:09 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: geekgardener http://geekgardener.in/2008/11/18/seed-starting-updates/#comment-121 geekgardener Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:07:40 +0000 http://geekgardener.wordpress.com/2008/11/18/seed-starting-updates/#comment-121 Hi @Arundati, Thanks for the spinach compliments Yes all my plants are container grown. I live in 4th floor of an apartment with a descent amount of sunlight in the balcony.For the paint buckets, I actually asked the painter of my apartment and he was happy to give to me ( ofcourse for money). For a 20L paint bucket I paid almost 70bucks/piece. Not sure if i was taken for a ride. It was very cheaper than getting a plastic pot of the same capacity. Now I have fill them up with loads of potting mix. :-O All my potting mixes drain well. I add generous amount of course sand and have seen lots of improvement by giving more drainage. @GreenThumb, @chandramouli. I too am hoping to reap some good quantity of tomatoes from this batch. 8 of those plants are indeterminate so they will yield for a long time. gg Hi

@Arundati,
Thanks for the spinach compliments
Yes all my plants are container grown. I live in 4th floor of an apartment with a descent amount of sunlight in the balcony.For the paint buckets, I actually asked the painter of my apartment and he was happy to give to me ( ofcourse for money). For a 20L paint bucket I paid almost 70bucks/piece. Not sure if i was taken for a ride. It was very cheaper than getting a plastic pot of the same capacity. Now I have fill them up with loads of potting mix. :-O

All my potting mixes drain well. I add generous amount of course sand and have seen lots of improvement by giving more drainage.

@GreenThumb, @chandramouli.
I too am hoping to reap some good quantity of tomatoes from this batch. 8 of those plants are indeterminate so they will yield for a long time.

gg

]]> By: arundati http://geekgardener.in/2008/11/18/seed-starting-updates/#comment-120 arundati Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:25:52 +0000 http://geekgardener.wordpress.com/2008/11/18/seed-starting-updates/#comment-120 hi gg, the spinach looks good. are all your plants container grown? I hit upon the paint bucket idea quite some time back but getting the buckets was a bit of a problem . So i would get in touch with friends and relatives who were doing up the house and try to scrounge paint buckets from them. Paint buckets seem to hold the moisture for a longer time provided the potting mix drains well.Water is a very precious commodity here ,of course the position is very comfortable now. But a couple of years back i used to collect the wash water from the washing machine and water the plants... hi gg,
the spinach looks good. are all your plants container grown? I hit upon the paint bucket idea quite some time back but getting the buckets was a bit of a problem . So i would get in touch with friends and relatives who were doing up the house and try to scrounge paint buckets from them. Paint buckets seem to hold the moisture for a longer time provided the potting mix drains well.Water is a very precious commodity here ,of course the position is very comfortable now. But a couple of years back i used to collect the wash water from the washing machine and water the plants…

]]> By: Chandramouli http://geekgardener.in/2008/11/18/seed-starting-updates/#comment-119 Chandramouli Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:22:58 +0000 http://geekgardener.wordpress.com/2008/11/18/seed-starting-updates/#comment-119 Spinaches sure are easy to grow and they don't need much attention too. IF attended they reward you double the usual! And yours definitely look healthy and happy. Hope you reap many tomatoes out of those beauties. Good luck. Spinaches sure are easy to grow and they don’t need much attention too. IF attended they reward you double the usual! And yours definitely look healthy and happy. Hope you reap many tomatoes out of those beauties. Good luck.

]]> By: Greenthumb http://geekgardener.in/2008/11/18/seed-starting-updates/#comment-118 Greenthumb Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:48:18 +0000 http://geekgardener.wordpress.com/2008/11/18/seed-starting-updates/#comment-118 I agree with you that spinach is the easiest plant to grow even for any novice kitchen gardener. The taste of home grown spinach is a lot better than what we get in the market. The nutritive value of spinach is also very high. All in all spinach is a must have in a kitchen garden. All the best for your tomatoes, chillies and egg plant too. I agree with you that spinach is the easiest plant to grow even for any novice kitchen gardener. The taste of home grown spinach is a lot better than what we get in the market. The nutritive value of spinach is also very high. All in all spinach is a must have in a kitchen garden.
All the best for your tomatoes, chillies and egg plant too.

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