Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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February 18, 2013
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 317
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Mojo resurfaces!
No, I was not hiding in a bunker. After the cancellation of last year's SETTFest, I got bummed and then I got busy. My family moved (Clodine >>> Missouri City) and I was busy with all manner of construction, logistics, etc. And then the school year started and this and that and, of course, the other. So I missed a lot of things.
I moved, and that meant building new beds at the new place. I bit the bullet and built raised beds out of 2x10s and angle braces and strong ties and mending plates. Then I ordered the expensive top soil because certain master 'mater gurus harangued me until I did (Roy and Shelly). Even with a dump cart, 10CY takes a while to spread (and I think they gave me closer to 12...) I now have four 32' x 3.2' beds surrounded by fruit trees which I spaced along the perimeter. But is it worth it? See proud young daughter with her first plantings! And they're ...ATKINSON!!! I just about fell over the other day at Lowe's when I saw that Bonnie's has started distributing Atkinson, but I'm not going to look a gift horse in the mouth, since my seed hook-up through the Horticulture Club has gone by the wayside (alas). I'll wait another week and put some more.
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February 18, 2013
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Central FL zone 9b
Posts: 96
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Nice looking beds Mojo. That's great that you've got your daughter involved....
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February 18, 2013
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 4,488
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Welcome back
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Scott AKA The Redbaron "Permaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted & thoughtful observation rather than protracted & thoughtless labour; & of looking at plants & animals in all their functions, rather than treating any area as a single-product system." Bill Mollison co-founder of permaculture |
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February 19, 2013
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Between The Woodlands and Spring, Texas
Posts: 553
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Mojo, beautiful daughter and pretty good looking raised bed also!
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February 20, 2013
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Germany 49°26"N 07°36"E
Posts: 5,041
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If you see her out in the yard with a scoop and bucket you better start-a-runnin.
 Ami
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February 20, 2013
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: asdf
Posts: 1,202
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Haha Ami!
Looking good mojo |
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February 20, 2013
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Den of Drunken Fools
Posts: 38,539
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How on earth did that nice young lady come from the likes of you.
  Howdy. Worth |
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February 20, 2013
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Holbrook, Arizona
Posts: 1
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Welcome back
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