Jersey Tomatoes!

[jhain]

[NV Whino]

1. Oh you...

you're just going to temp me to put mine in early again. And then I'll have to replant four times like I did last year.

[mth44sc]

2. when I was an Ohio lad

I used to start all manner of things under lights in the basement. It was part of my way of gettin' thru winter.

[Blue_In_AK]

4. That's how I keep all my house plants

(and anything else I happen to be growing) alive. All of Alaska's indoor plants would die in the winter if we didn't use lights -- or they get so leggy and spindly, they look ridiculous.

I even have a small Indian curry tree growing in the lower level of my house under the shop lights. It's not big, but the leaves are there when I need them for some special dish. :) I've probably got the only fresh curry leaves in the entire state of Alaska.

[Tindalos]

6. That's impressive

I've just discovered curry. Haven't been brave enough to use anything other than a packet though. Fresh curry sounds yummy.

[Blue_In_AK]

7. Well, there's curry, and then there are curry leaves.

What you've got in the packet is probably curry powder or curry paste, a mixture of spices. The curry leaves are like a smaller, softer version of bay leaves that lend a very distinctive and unique flavor to certain Indian dishes. It's also called "kari."

[Tindalos]

3. Getting an early start are you?

Is it warm enough for tomatoes yet?

[jhain]

5. It is, admittedly,

an *early* start. And, I apologize to NV in advance. Blue, I am IMPRESSED with your greenery claims!!

"My name is Jude and I am a gardening- aholic." I have pesto already, too: