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Old October 16, 2008   #1
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Just when you think you're ready to jerk them out of the ground, hack them up with knives and scythes and such, and throw them on the trash pile or burning pile.......Just when you're ready to call it a year .... they do this to you.

It's almost like they're saying, "See, I'm still trying. Please, let me live a little longer. I'll try to get another tomato out there before frost. Please, let me try."

I can't do it. I can't kill them. It would be like murder or something. I'm still convinced they have feelings.

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Old October 16, 2008   #2
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Out of the blue I have two tomatoes growing off my Brandwine Sudduths plant of all things. It will be my 1st ones this year. I pulled all the others up. It just looked so healthy and I couldn't do it myself.
And [PS] Ted the seeds you sent me got here today. Thanks a bunch. Gee what in the world I'm I going to do for four months.
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Thanks, Robin, I can take that off my followup list.

What's going on with the plants??? I found new blooms on Cherokee Purple, Golden Jubilee, Supersteak, Supersweet 100, Sungold, Big Rainbow, Yellow Pear, and Celebrity. I sent a half dozen plants in buckets to a neighbor back in the spring. He pretty much abused them and then when he moved out a month or so ago, he gave them back. AND THEY'RE BLOOMING. Even the one he bought and put into straight Georgia red clay (in a 5 gal bucket). I've watered and fed and they're all blooming and a couple have set fruit. I'm serious, I can't bring myself to kill them.
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Old October 17, 2008   #4
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I understand. I have 4 plants fighting and I looked out today and one plant has 8 tomatoes on it. I couldn't do it either. I was dejected and just didn't look at the "garden" for about a week. Then I found all these tomatoes. Good luck! GIve them a chance all they want to do is please you!
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Old October 17, 2008   #5
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Just when you think you're ready to jerk them out of the ground, hack them up with knives and scythes and such, and throw them on the trash pile or burning pile.......Just when you're ready to call it a year .... they do this to you.

It's almost like they're saying, "See, I'm still trying. Please, let me live a little longer. I'll try to get another tomato out there before frost. Please, let me try."

I can't do it. I can't kill them. It would be like murder or something. I'm still convinced they have feelings.

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Well you can try this; Ted .... Tell them you're sending a few of them down to me in Texas (tell them they're going on a Vacation). Send cuttings here; then let them know some of their cousins will make the trip back to you (Daddy) when the weather warms up again!! Tada!
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The plants in my surrogate garden at work I pulled last week, no mercy even though they had a few toms left on them. Now my plants at home which are in containers I let them go till the first frost and then yank-em. Ami
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