{"id":5895,"date":"2026-03-22T15:41:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T19:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/?p=5895"},"modified":"2026-03-22T15:41:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T19:41:36","slug":"starting-tomatoes-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/?p=5895","title":{"rendered":"Starting Tomatoes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Kale and thyme seedlings<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Today, on this raw and rainy early spring Sunday, I started my tomato seedlings. As usual, I went for a mix of early, mid-season, and late tomato varieties. This year, I am growing some favorite heirlooms and some new-to-me disease-resistant hybrid varieties as I had a lot of issues with some mysterious (fungal?) disease last season. I started two each of Stupice<\/a> <\/em>(early), Mountain Sunrise<\/a><\/em> (early), Ailsa Craig<\/a><\/em> (mid), Marmalade<\/a><\/em> (mid), Galahad<\/a><\/em> (mid), Dr. Wyche\u2019s Yellow<\/a><\/em> (mid\/late), Caiman<\/a><\/em> (late), Purple Zebra<\/a><\/em> (late). I also started four Mountain Magic<\/a><\/em> and two Peacevine<\/a><\/em> cherry tomato plants for the communal flower\/vegetable bed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hot pepper seedlings<\/em> (with basil seedlings in the background)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Today, I also started strawflowers (Tall Double Mix<\/a><\/em>), Swiss chard (Five Color Silverbeet<\/a><\/em>), and butterhead lettuce (Salanova green butter<\/a><\/em> and May Queen<\/a><\/em>). And I repotted the kale (7 plants).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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