Help! I think I got a little carried away. I have always had a small veg. garden but this year I decided I was going all out so I bought all kinds of seeds and started them indoors (Carrots, squash, beans, cucumbers, peppers, eggplants, lettuce.....). I started them on March 3rd and they are doing GREAT! but now what? I have read different things on the internet to do, some say I need to transplant in larger pots, some say I can take them straight from the flats to the garden (hardening off first, of course). I just don't want to lose them because I have put so much time into them already, but some of my plants are 10 inches high (zuchini, squash). I'm willing to do whatever it takes but it would be so much work to repot all these plants. Any advise would be much appreciated!!

Amy

* * * *
amy

hi amy!

well, it is definatly a good thing to get super excited about gardening, and starting from seed is sooo rewarding! good for you!

as for transplanting them..well..i would put the squash, eggplant, cucumber, peppers in bigger plants, you will be glad you did when you see them all full, lush and healthy. as for beans and carrots..well..i think you may have jumped the gun on them. they are good to sow directly in the soil when it warms up a bit. actually, i dont know how well carrots will transplant.

i say, if you have the room, let them spread out. especially the veggies i mentioned. nothing like a good healthy start for a pepper or eggplant. lettuce i think you could keep in the 6-pack, or what ever cell-pack you have.

good luck, and see if you can get a tube of flouresent over them...they will reward you with much yummy fruits!

* * * *

HAPPINESS is when what you think, what you say and what you do are in harmony. ~ Ghandi