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Last Frost: Migrating the Tomatoes to the Balcony Greenhouse

March 30, 2009

Last frost is this week (or so I am informed by hearsay) so I transplanted the harbinger and cherry tomatoes out in the balcony greenhouse.

I first planted the tomatoes in seed trays in February. Then, in early March I moved two of each type (harbinger and cherry) to their own containers (10-15 cm in diameter). [...]

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Planning Germination and Photos of Dirt

February 2, 2009

Winter is fizzling away (the snow this morning aside!) so it’s time to look at what needs to be germinated in February.
A reliable source informs me that last frost (hereafter: “F-Day”) is the first week in April for Ireland and that in Dublin it’s a week before that (on account of the sea and concrete). [...]

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