{"id":10437,"date":"2012-12-29T08:00:03","date_gmt":"2012-12-29T15:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailyimprovisations.com\/?p=10437"},"modified":"2013-10-12T20:37:39","modified_gmt":"2013-10-13T02:37:39","slug":"starting-greenhouse-tomatoes-and-lettuce-in-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyimprovisations.com\/starting-greenhouse-tomatoes-and-lettuce-in-december\/","title":{"rendered":"Starting Greenhouse Tomatoes and Lettuce in December"},"content":{"rendered":"

Looking at all the seed catalogs<\/a> can make a gardener itchy to sprout seeds.<\/strong> \u00a0Experimenting with greenhouse tomatoes and lettuce is helping with that. \u00a0As I look at the days to production on the seed packet, I realize that next year I could have fresh tomatoes in the mid winter, if I start the greenhouse tomatoes around September.<\/em>\u00a0As it is, starting them now, there may be fruit in May, when all the other tomatoes are just beginning to grow. \u00a0I think it’s worth a try.<\/p>\n

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starting greenhouse tomatoes and lettuce<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I purchased Cobra tomato seed<\/a> and Tom Thumb lettuce<\/a> from Territorial Seed Company<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0 They offered two choices suggested for tomato greenhouse production. \u00a0Knowing that it is always a challenge to mimic optimum growing conditions in a greenhouse, it seemed wise to buy a variety that is breed for thriving in indoors.<\/em> \u00a0Cobra is a hybrid tomato suited for greenhouse survival.<\/span> \u00a0Tom Thumb is just a small butterhead lettuce, so I thought it would be easier to grow under the lights.<\/p>\n

I haven’t done a lot of research about growing greenhouse vegetables.<\/strong> \u00a0I guess I assumed that since I have sprouted and tended so many seedlings there that it wouldn’t be very different. \u00a0However, Territorial Seed Company sent some concise, but specific instructions that made me aware of \u00a0caveats that will make success more likely. \u00a0<\/em>Most of these have to do with temperature exposure and helping with pollination. \u00a0Sprouting the seeds is the same.<\/p>\n