As you may remember, I am growing at least 35 different tomato varieties from seed this year. Instead of using soil blocks, I am doing it the old-fashioned way by starting in cell-packs and potting up to 4" peat pots. That means that I have to transplant about 150 tomato plants!
This task is now a lot easier thanks to my new Agree Table-Top Gardener Portable Potting Tray
The Portable Potting Tray is very simple but works great. It is designed specifically to be used for potting seedlings, re-potting and transplanting and enables me to do my potting at the kitchen table without making a mess.
Of course I still make a bit of a mess by taking over the entire table with tray after tray of plants.
The Table-Top Gardener
If I were only doing small amounts of re-potting, it would be easy to keep everything right in the bin, but the below picture is 150 tomato plants freshly potted.
I've also been potting up lettuce, spinach, zucchini, and loads of cucumbers to battle those raccoons! My biggest problem now is that I'm running out of room under my lights!
At least it is May now, so all of these plants will soon be re-located to the garden or the greenhouse.
Happy May, and Happy Gardening!
- Marc
Wow! I thought I had a lot of seedlings with 60. I guess not! Thanks for your help earlier with the raised beds--I've got them in and now have tomatoes, onions, okra, lots of beans, and cucumbers growing away. My first tomatoes started setting last week! I can't wait for an update on your green house--pictures would be great!
~Amber
Posted by: Amber@OneMamma | May 05, 2009 at 06:08 PM
Ahh! what I wouldn't have given for some advice like that! I have almost finished potting up my tomatoes - hundreds of them. Unfortunately it was back breaking work because I used my wheelbarrow and had to do it bent over double.
Posted by: Matron | May 06, 2009 at 04:00 AM
Hi,
I have had the same problems with many seedlings until I started to run a fan over them.
Posted by: jc | May 06, 2009 at 09:41 PM