Discussion forum for the various methods and structures used for getting an early start on your growing season, extending it for several weeks or even year 'round.
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January 22, 2017 | #16 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin
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Mark it's nice to see that you are thawing things out. Soon it will be time to be filling them up. When do you close things down? I know that you are starting your seeds now.
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January 22, 2017 | #17 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Wasilla Alaska
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Patti, I shut them down in October, it takes a full month. We clean out plants, sweep, then douse everything with Greenshield. I will GS everything again before plants go back in.
Plants are coming up, I started my first batch of 306 plants, should have ripe fruit by the end of April and full on production by mid May when all of the flower people are buying flowers. They cannot resist vine ripe tomatoes. |
January 22, 2017 | #18 |
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Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Santa Maria California
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Do you bother with saving runoff Mark, or do you have plenty of available water?. Rainwater here seems to be way better than city water.
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January 22, 2017 | #19 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Wasilla Alaska
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We have plenty of water, my well water is better than any bottled water I have ever tried. We drink bottled water anytime we travel to a large city or go out of country, I don't drink recycled/ treated water.
I am heading up north this weekend, will take some pics of real snow loads. LOL |
January 22, 2017 | #20 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin
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Yes, I have the same problem... Sigh
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January 22, 2017 | #21 | |
Tomatovillian™
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Location: Santa Maria California
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January 23, 2017 | #22 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Den of Drunken Fools
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You ever make snow ice cream or is the air pollution too bad?
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January 23, 2017 | #23 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Pulaski County, Arkansas
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wow. great pics. stay warm.
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January 23, 2017 | #24 | |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Wasilla Alaska
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I have not made snow ice cream for years, but the opportunity is there. |
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January 23, 2017 | #25 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Illinois, zone 6
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They say you're not supposed to eat yellow snow, but with a little sugar and vodka, it's not so bad:
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January 23, 2017 | #26 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Wasilla Alaska
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That is hilarious, hopefully you won't look like your having liver failure. LOL Snowing again, ice coming too, this may get ugly. They lost a couple buildings in Anchorage.
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