snuffy
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Post by snuffy on Feb 28, 2016 12:34:10 GMT -5
Well,this is about 3-4 weeks earlier than I normally do,but plants came to the nurseries earlier than normal and I needed to get them out of the hothouse.If a late frost comes,I'll cover the rows with poly.Really all I need to do after this is water when needed and pick em!  I always stick a couple twigs around the base to keep cutworms from cutting the plant off.  It is really windy this time of the year,I protect them the best I can to keep them from getting wind whipped. snuffy |
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Post by beefjello on Feb 28, 2016 12:49:03 GMT -5
Awesome, off to a good start there! Here's hoping you don't get a late frost. We're at a record 19 days with temps above 80 in February, looks like tomorrow will make it 20. Just planted cucumbers, more radish and green beans. Sure been enjoying growing some vittles  |
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Post by radio on Feb 28, 2016 13:19:29 GMT -5
Looking good!
Gonna be a while before Missouri weather allows mater plantin' :-(
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Feb 28, 2016 18:17:43 GMT -5
Early early. snuffy's reminder spring is close
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Post by cardiobill on Feb 28, 2016 21:21:51 GMT -5
Just like jamesp says
Your tomato post always reminds me spring will come to ohio eventually
Jealous
Bill
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Post by victor1941 on Feb 28, 2016 21:56:39 GMT -5
Snuffy, I also love tomatoes but have a problem with pinworms burrowing into the fruit and causing it to rot before ripening. Do you have an easy solution for this problem?
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snuffy
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Post by snuffy on Feb 28, 2016 22:15:35 GMT -5
Snuffy, I also love tomatoes but have a problem with pinworms burrowing into the fruit and causing it to rot before ripening. Do you have an easy solution for this problem? I never have a problem with anything like that usually.Lucky I guess!There are chemical solutions to use.I avoid using any though,grow everything organically.Don't know what I'd do if I had an infestation of them. snuffy |
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Post by radio on Feb 29, 2016 10:10:13 GMT -5
Snuffy, I also love tomatoes but have a problem with pinworms burrowing into the fruit and causing it to rot before ripening. Do you have an easy solution for this problem? Never heard of that. We have blossom end rot here in Mo really bad due to the rain/heat cycle. I have trouble keeping the plants watered evenly and deeply and have even tried the buried 5 gallon bucket thing which helped somewhat. Nothing like fresh maters! My favorite has been Cherokee Purple |
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Post by Fossilman on Feb 29, 2016 10:38:54 GMT -5
Need another few weeks here,before I even till up the soil.....I usually wind break my tomatoes and pepper plants too....
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Don
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Post by Don on Feb 29, 2016 10:54:35 GMT -5
I'm also feeling brave and put tomatoes in the ground. It's 4 weeks early but I'll really be surprised if we see a freeze again this spring.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Feb 29, 2016 12:03:09 GMT -5
 That's a view (or lack of a view) out of my classroom window. It will be a few weeks until I see the ground. June first is a safe bet for planting tomatoes here. |
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Don
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Post by Don on Feb 29, 2016 12:11:23 GMT -5
That's a view (or lack of a view) out of my classroom window. It will be a few weeks until I see the ground. June first is a safe bet for planting tomatoes here. YUCK! I much prefer the view in my backyard:  |
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Post by Garage Rocker on Feb 29, 2016 12:57:51 GMT -5
That's a view (or lack of a view) out of my classroom window. It will be a few weeks until I see the ground. June first is a safe bet for planting tomatoes here. Wow! Kids would be out of school for months with that snow around here. It's almost to the tops of the trees, by golly!  |
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Post by Pat on Feb 29, 2016 14:19:58 GMT -5
Snuffy, your twig solution to cut worms is a great idea. Around here were get the great tomato hornworm. Have a solution for that?
I look forward to your garden pictures; it's one of the signs of spring : )
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Post by Jugglerguy on Feb 29, 2016 14:36:32 GMT -5
That's the snow that slid off the roof. We have a little over a foot on the ground. We got a foot on Wednesday and school was canceled for two days. It was really warm on Friday and Saturday and a lot has melted already. "Really warm" was the low forties.
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snuffy
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Post by snuffy on Feb 29, 2016 17:38:30 GMT -5
Snuffy, your twig solution to cut worms is a great idea. Around here were get the great tomato hornworm. Have a solution for that? I look forward to your garden pictures; it's one of the signs of spring : ) Oh I get plenty of hornworms! I check them after daylight in the morning and walk through numerous times a day.I usually catch em small before they do much damage.Usually remember the old stripped stems and can tell new ones.I only handpick em and smash them!!! I don't worry about them until I see the giant Sphinx moth flying around at night.Soon the rascals will appear!! snuffy |
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Post by garock on Mar 3, 2016 17:02:33 GMT -5
I am always jealous of your gardens. I reckon I have lost my green thumb somewhere !
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