Wow, the fan thing is new to me! And I thought I knew it all. Something I often do is start tomatoes and peppers and jump the gun, setting them out too early. Ever the optimist, in that regard, anyway. I have noticed that the volunteer tomatoes quickly catch up to any plants I set out. Of course the varieties from volunteers are limited.
I’ve rarely seen a volunteer tomato fruit in Minnesota. Burpee has some new varieties that you can start outdoors from seed. I may try them this year though I don’t hold out much hope.
Good advice, but I don't follow all of it. I've never used a fan, although I recognize this as best practice. And our seed starting set up is in the basement because there's just no room upstairs. But the seeds do suffer somewhat from lack of attention. We have lost flats of seedlings to lack of water, and almost lost many more, but caught them in the nick of time. It pays to set up a reminder in your phone (or wherever works for you) to check on them daily.
Wow, the fan thing is new to me! And I thought I knew it all. Something I often do is start tomatoes and peppers and jump the gun, setting them out too early. Ever the optimist, in that regard, anyway. I have noticed that the volunteer tomatoes quickly catch up to any plants I set out. Of course the varieties from volunteers are limited.
I’ve rarely seen a volunteer tomato fruit in Minnesota. Burpee has some new varieties that you can start outdoors from seed. I may try them this year though I don’t hold out much hope.
Great tips! I remember being amazed when I first started watering from below, huge improvements all around!
Good advice, but I don't follow all of it. I've never used a fan, although I recognize this as best practice. And our seed starting set up is in the basement because there's just no room upstairs. But the seeds do suffer somewhat from lack of attention. We have lost flats of seedlings to lack of water, and almost lost many more, but caught them in the nick of time. It pays to set up a reminder in your phone (or wherever works for you) to check on them daily.