Moved My Tomatoes

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Oldguyrealy

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Mar 21, 2023

• #1

Moved my Tomato Plants and Peppers to the Greenhouse.

The Pots drain good so I put them in Pans and put couple inches of extra water in the Pans.

I don't have the Greenhouse set up with Fans and all so I just opened the Windows. It's 43F in there now. Planning on planting them first of May.

 

bam0813

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Mar 21, 2023

• #2

43 sounds rough on tomato’s and pepper starts to me

 

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Oldguyrealy

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Mar 21, 2023

• #3

I really have no choice. It got up to 90F yesterday and I was going to open more Windows but figured it was going to cool down soon so just left it.

Temperature is to be above freezing which is good. I know not the best they have to get tuff.

 

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Oldguyrealy

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Mar 21, 2023

• #4

Problem I think they are too wet.

I can take them and put them on a shelf not let them get so wet.

 

Jjgrow420

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Mar 21, 2023

• #5

That cold is gona stunt them.

 

Jjgrow420

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Mar 21, 2023

• #6

Big black rocks, rain barrels painted black filled with water... Anything black that can soak up the sun and hold some heat if you can't run a heater in there at night. Keep the plants on or near the objects at night and it'll at least help heat them up and hold a bit of heat in the house overnight.
Styrofoam on the ground if you can. Anything to keep the cold out and the heat in.

 

bam0813

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Mar 21, 2023

• #7

Add the wet feet and it might do more than stunt them. Peppers hate wet feet when its not cold

 

bam0813

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Mar 21, 2023

• #8

If you have a firepit throw some melon sized rocks, about as big as you can lift with a shovel, in it. They hold heat and release for a good time with no flames. Assuming dirt floor

 

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Oldguyrealy

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Mar 21, 2023

• #9

Well I went out and set their pots on a shelf.

They are just going to have to suffer through the night. It's supposed to actually get too warm tomorrow and just about right from there on out.

I had them setting in pans of water to make it easier watering but they was just too wet.

Got some babies in my Tent I watered Saturday and looks like I can wait on watering.