Peas
Tomatoes from seed
Reference: http://www.wikihow.com/Grow-Tomatoes-from-Seeds
Terms
Loom
- Heirloom - pure-bred
- Hybrid - cross of varieties
Types
- Determinate - shorter production, smaller plants
- Indeterminate - longer production
Shape
- globe
- beefsteak
- paste
- cherry
Harvesting seeds
...
Planting seeds
inside
- Start 6-8 weeks before last fronst
- Sow 2-3 seeds 1/4 deep in moist soil
- Store containers in 70-80 degree weather until germination happens
- Mist seeds for first 7-10 days
- water less frequently when you see sprouts
harden
- When the plants are at least 6" tall and there's no frost outdoors, start hardening them outside about a week before planting
- expose plants to sun hour or less per day, then more. Bring them in at night
plant
- Prepare the soil
- pH is best between 6 and 7
- dig hole, put in good food
- fertilize monthly
- water the base
- pluck suckers
Steps
There are states which require you to do activities regularly (such as watering/misting/weeding/sucker-removing).
Then there are actions you do once. Some of these actions change the state.
When you do the action can either be based on:
- time before or after some event
- weather
- what you see the plant doing
- name: wait
next_step:
time: 6-8 weeks before last frost
- name: plant seeds
actions:
- plant seeds
- put seeds inside
- name: wait for sprouts
actions:
- mist daily
next_step:
time: 7-10 days
visual: sprouts appear
- name: reduce watering
actions:
- water a bit
next_step:
visual: 6" tall
weather: no more frost
time: 6-8 weeks after start
- name: harden
actions:
- put outside for X hours every day
next_step:
time: 1 week
- name: plant plants
actions:
- plant them
- name: water
actions:
- water
- name: fertilize
actions:
fertilize
-
Wait for sprout.
duration: 7-10 days activity: ongoing: mist
states:
- name: planting
- name: germination
conditions:
- X-Y days have passed
-
- name: shoot
- name: seedling
- name: harden
- name: flowering
- name: fruiting