Heartfelt thanks to feldon30 and creister

janbee · June 25, 2011

For reasons too complicated to explain, I had to put my tomatoes in the ground on March 27 even though we can get frost here as late as June 10. Feldon30 and creister gave me great advice about managing tomatoes in cages wrapped with row cover. My plants survived not only several frosts but also our usual spring windstorms of 50 m.p.h. and up. Better yet, I have been picking salad tomatoes (Stupice) since June 7, which is unheard of for this location (high desert in easternmost California; USDA Zone 8a, Sunset Zone 10). Should have ripe beefsteaks by the end of the month or a little later. I think I’ll try for an early start every year, with tomato plants in walls of water during April, then in row-covered cages in May and early June. Thanks, guys.

feldon30 · June 25, 2011

Well hey I'm glad the advice worked out.

I don't even know when I will have a garden again

but glad I can have some contribution.

creister · June 26, 2011

Glad to have been able to help. My plants are done and trimmed for fall.

June 25, 2011	#1
janbee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Big Pine, CA Posts: 5	Heartfelt thanks to feldon30 and creister For reasons too complicated to explain, I had to put my tomatoes in the ground on March 27 even though we can get frost here as late as June 10. Feldon30 and creister gave me great advice about managing tomatoes in cages wrapped with row cover. My plants survived not only several frosts but also our usual spring windstorms of 50 m.p.h. and up. Better yet, I have been picking salad tomatoes (Stupice) since June 7, which is unheard of for this location (high desert in easternmost California; USDA Zone 8a, Sunset Zone 10). Should have ripe beefsteaks by the end of the month or a little later. I think I’ll try for an early start every year, with tomato plants in walls of water during April, then in row-covered cages in May and early June. Thanks, guys.

June 25, 2011	#2
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	Well hey I'm glad the advice worked out. I don't even know when I will have a garden again but glad I can have some contribution. __________________ [SIZE="3"]I've relaunched my gardening website -- [B]TheUnconventionalTomato.com[/B][/SIZE] * [I][SIZE="1"]*I'm not allowed to post weblinks so you'll have to copy-paste it manually.[/SIZE][/I]

June 26, 2011	#3
creister Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Abilene, TX zone 7 Posts: 1,478	Glad to have been able to help. My plants are done and trimmed for fall.