Quest'anno ho deciso di fare due semine: una in primavera e una ad inizio estate in modo da avere caroselli fino all'autunno.
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| (1) Caroselli 2019: prima semina |
Come prima semina, sto coltivando cinque varietà:
- Carosello Barese
- Carosello Tondo Barese
- Carosello Tondo di Massafra
- Spuredda Leccese Scura con macchie chiare
- Varietà ovale sconosciuta
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| (2) Pomodoro Casilino di Cerveteri |
CAROSELLI: FIRST SOWING
This year I have decided to sow caroselli twice: the first time in spring and the second at the beginning of summer as to harvest them until fall. As first sowing, I have been cultivating five varieties (pic 1):
1) Carosello Barese
2) Carosello Barese Round
2) Carosello Barese Round
3) Carosello Massafra Round
4) Spuredda Leccese Dark with light splotches
5) Unknown oval variety
As regards tomatoes, the Cerveteri Casilino is going to be in the limelight (pic 2).
Anche io ho due casalini. Ci confronteremo.
RispondiEliminaHello Giuseppe,
RispondiEliminaI have always wondered something in the way you grow your Carosello. How do you grow them in small containers (pots) and then transplant them without disturbing the roots? I have found that transplanting cucumbers or melons from pots disturbs the roots so much that the plant will not grow for 1-2 weeks afterwards. Do your plants have to go through the shock of transplanting?
Dear Jay,
RispondiEliminaI grow caroselli and then transplant them in bigger pots without problems because the soil and the roots are united in a solid, compact way.
-Giuseppe-
Hi, I apologize for the interference. I don't sow in individual pots, but in trays. In these trays I sow so many plants of different varieties, which I then transplant first into the greenhouse and then outdoors, always on the ground, not in pots.
RispondiEliminaAlthough the roots are disturbed, the seedlings take root well, it is sufficient to repair them from the sun and wind in the first days after the transplant. I usually do this by covering them with an tipped plastic pot.
Despite having some success in transplanting, I don't have as much luck with the crops, which are scarce or non-existent.
Dear Claudia, don't apologize... Every person's experience can be useful to everybody.
Elimina-Giuseppe-
Thank you so much for both of your perspectives. I really appreciate it.
EliminaI have incredible success from seed to fruit with compressed soil blocks because their roots are not disturbed. Though I would love to use pots, I'm not sure that I could use them without disturbing the roots or having them spiral around as they grow. If I ever choose to use pots, I will probably get "air pruning" containers so that I disturb the roots less.