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covertchipmunk t1_j9d1z4u wrote

Tomatillos didn't work well for me the first year, but I failed to clean up and about 300 seeds sprouted. We had a wall of the things and plenty of fruit.

On the other hand, purslane grows in the cracks of the sidewalk. It's tasty, and the chickens like it, too.

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covertchipmunk t1_j9d1nf4 wrote

As many tomatoes and peppers as I can fit on the trays to start them. I have to cull my list this year. It's out of hand and there is some serious pruning needed for the shrubs we have.

I would like to get a fruit tree planted, maybe a self pollinating plum. At least get blueberries going.

Right now I'm only starting brassicas, hot peppers, leeks, and for flowers it's delphinium and dianthus and foxglove. But March is coming up fast and that's when the seed starting corner gets rolling for real.

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covertchipmunk t1_j9d0vrt wrote

I tend to start too many things and then give them away because I don't have the space or time. So I get this. I have, well, a lot of seed packets. I can't resist them. Starting seeds is so amazing - just watching them come up and grow is magic every time.

I've moved mostly to soil blocking and have had good success with it. Have you tried it yet?

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betucsonan t1_j9cu1t2 wrote

Absolutely - when I last lived in Pittsburgh I lived Downtown in the Roosevelt building and found myself in that terrible Burlington Coat Factory far too often. Would be nicer to have something with a local connection, but a Target right there would have been a huge upgrade.

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