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[EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>]

Today I transplanted some of my tomatoes and peppers(first transplant).
I like to transplant tomatoes at least three times before putting them
in the ground.  I bury them up to the top leaves each time, and of
course, they end up with massive root systems that withstand drought
very well.
I also planted carrots, beets, and radishes into a the new 'carrot bed'
I am basically square foot gardening in this bed, starting at one end 
and planting carrots, and putting the beets at the other end. Radishes 
will be in the middle and intermixed.  I am going to follow James' 
advice and reseed carrots every 3 weeks until summer(I think he resows 
every two weeks tho).  I'll plant two square feet at a time.  As I use 
the carrots, I replant the tops in the section they were pulled.  Next 
year, I will reverse ends, growing the carrots where the beets were and 
visa versa. In my other beds, I do rotate where I put things, but it 
will be a challenge in this bed because it is small(2x12).  The best I 
can do is an end to end rotation.

I was so pleasantly surprised in the greenhouse today that I think the
neighbors could have heard me yell "Alright!".  For the first time ever,
I have henbane, rue, and valerian seedlings as well as a few more
lavender seedlings.  I really hope I can keep these alive.  My pickling
cucumbers have also germinated.

It has been a few years since I've grown borage and I can't remember how
it tolerates a deep transplant.  Two seedlings are leggy, but have real
leaves and need to be transplanted.  I can't deep plant(that is what I
call it when I bury half the stem) them, can I?


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