[Garden] Seedling update and info from the greenhouse

[Ian Wormsbecker]

Last year and the year before a tonne of stuff got mutilated by frost. I
think we should wait until the last weekend in May or first weekend in
June.
 
 
Ian


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[mailto:garden-bounces at lists.wpirg.org] On Behalf Of Jennifer Hood
	Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 11:35 AM
	To: garden at lists.wpirg.org
	Subject: [Garden] Seedling update and info from the greenhouse
	
	
	Hi Gardeners,
	
	I was just in the greenhouse talking to Lynn and visiting with
the seedlings. They look really great! The egg plants and celery are
slow going, but all the others look fantastic. The marigolds are getting
ready to flower and the cucumber looks like it is aching to go into the
ground.
	
	Lynn asked me when we think we want to plant, and I think it
would be good to figure this out sooner rather than later. Usually
planting is done after the last frost date. I'm not sure when that is
for this year, but normally people wait until the long weekend (may 20
something) to plant, just to be sure. The long weekend is actually early
this year, so we may want to hold off until the week after, just to be
sure. Something else to consider is that Lynn is going on holiday that
week (16 until the 22), so we will not be able to retrieve the plants
from the greenhouse area while she is gone. Also we need to keep in mind
that we cannot access the greenhouse after hours (5 pm onwards), and
since we generally meet evenings and weekends, we will need to have
advanced planning regarding when we will retrieve the plants from the
greenhouse in order to get them in the ground on time.
	We thought it would be a good idea to take them out of the
greenhouse and store them either in the inner lab area of the greenhouse
or my office. Both Stephanie and I have keys that open the inner
greenhouse, and there is enough temporary storage space in my office in
biology, just down the hallway.
	Also I will be away at a conference from the 18-22, so If we
want to plant during that week, I won't be able to help or retrieve the
plants from the greenhouse.
	
	If we think we can plan them the weekend before, say on sunday
the 17th, I will retrive them from the greenhouse on friday and have
them in my office to pick up. If we want to wait until the 24th, I will
still need to get them from the greenhouse on friday, and they will need
to sit in a relatively dark environment until they are planted. Some of
the plants might not want to wait that long (like the cukes).
	If we want to plant in that week of the 18th, I can arrange to
have them accessible to someone to pick up from my lab or the greenhouse
inner lab, or some other location, for the day you wish to plant.
	My vote is to plant on the 17th, depending if frost is likely to
be in the forcast. Last year we had a mild frost in mid-late may, but I
covered the tomatos and they survived unscathed.
	If anyone has any suggestions on how to best coordinate the
seedling planting, or has another location where they can be kept, let
me know and we'll arrange something!
	
	Thanks guys!
	
	
	-- 
	Jennifer Hood
	PhD Student
	Department of Biology
	University of Waterloo
	519-888-4567 x36439
	

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