[Garden] Seedling update and info from the greenhouse

P C searchforthetemplate at gmail.com
Wed May 6 18:17:40 EDT 2009 

Jen,
Sure, happy to help out. I am an inexperienced new member, so I don't know
when is the best time to transplant. Just let me know several days ahead,
then I can make sure to be here taking care of the business. I can get into
the inner greenhouse but I don't have a car to move seedlings by myself.

Keep me posted.

ps. I am in Susan Lolle's Lab.
Pearl
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On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 5:44 PM, Jennifer Hood <frozenleaf at gmail.com> wrote:

> Pearl!
>
> We may need your help, depending on when we want to plant, and if you are
> available to grab the plants from the inner part for us.
>
> Jen
> On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 4:50 PM, P C <searchforthetemplate at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> This is Pearl Chang. I am a member. I also have the key and a code to the
>> inner greenhouse and will be around here late May. So, I can get into the
>> inner part of the greenhouse then. let me know if you want me to help out.
>>
>> Pearl
>> =====
>>
>>
>> On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 4:35 PM, <s3lyons at scimail.uwaterloo.ca> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks Jen for sending out the update email...I have been having the same
>>> conversations with Lynn and was going to inquire about the planned planting
>>> schedule.  During our conversations I told Lynn that we wouldn't be planting
>>> until at least the last week of May to try and avoid the frost.
>>>  Unfortunately we don't have the ability to harden the plants befor we
>>> remove them from the nice greenhouse and leave them to defend against the
>>> elements in the garden.  As Jen mentioned, Lynn is going for holidays until
>>> the 22nd and I don't have access to the garden without her there.  However,
>>> we did discuss the potential to put the plants in the work space (where we
>>> did the planting) and we would then have access to them without needing her
>>> presence.  I just need to now what date we are going to transport them to
>>> the garden so the plants are removed from the greenhouse.  I don't think its
>>> the best idea to put the plants in someones office due to scheduling and
>>> limiting access....putting the plants in the work space of the greenhouse
>>> leaves access by Jenn, Carolyn and myself.
>>>
>>> Carolyn and I went and thinned the plants and the majority of them
>>> (exception of ground cherries) seem to be doing quite well.
>>>
>>> Steph
>>>
>>>
>>> Quoting Ian Wormsbecker <iwormsbecker at sandvine.com>:
>>>
>>> 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
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ________________________________
>>>>
>>>>        From: garden-bounces at lists.wpirg.org
>>>> [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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>> Pearl Pei-Chun Chang
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