August 5, 2016 | #1471 |
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Ginny, grow both. More salsa, sauce and dry tomatoes.
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August 5, 2016 | #1472 |
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Ok I'm going to start some San Marzano Redorta seeds tomorrow. I dont have San Marzano seeds saved yet but do have the Redorta.
Marsha, what is your food mill brand and do you like it? Ginny Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Tapatalk |
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August 5, 2016 | #1474 |
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Ok cool. Found the post. I wasnt sure if there was a specific type to get. But good to know the inexpensive ones work. I was showing my husband pictures and he said oh there's one of those in the kitchen. I asked where? So he went and pulled it out of the back of the pots and pans cabinet. Going to try it out tomorrow.
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August 9, 2016 | #1475 |
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Hi, I thought I would post here. I moved to Puerto Rico after gardening in Utah for 17 years. I thought that maybe Florida and Puerto Rico have similar issues. I would like to try growing some tomatoes and peppers here. I am not sure what other vegetables would do well. I'm sure I will be dealing with funguses, viruses, bugs, and etc I never had to worry about in dry Utah.
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August 9, 2016 | #1476 |
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Bump for Free Swap
A reminder, our Florida TAG tomato, vegetable and ornamental free swap will take place on October 15, a Saturday from 1-5.
Details here: http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...163#post578163 |
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August 9, 2016 | #1479 | |
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I think your gardening season in Puerto Rico will be fairly similar to South Florida zone 10b. However, the issues of heat and disease stress will be similar to much of Florida, even zone 9b where I am. Many here, on this thread, grow heirloom varieties of Tomatoes and Peppers with very good success. I personally trend toward hybrids with significant disease resistance and plant vigor. Good Luck, Larry Last edited by Zone9b; August 9, 2016 at 11:10 AM. |
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August 9, 2016 | #1480 |
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My cucumber plants here in Philly are doing better now. They are planted in the ground and growing along a chain link fence. It hasnt been as hot and I started watering them a little more regularly. In the past I was watering them when I watered the tomato plants which wasnt that often, plus as Ella mentioned there were a lot of days in the 90s here in July.
Has anyone grown cucumber plants in the ground in Florida? There is a chain link fence at home and I bought some rabbit manure a couple of winters ago that I never used (100 pounds for 6 dollars) so I dumped that along the fence line a while back along with some soil from pots with the plan to try and plant some vining type of plant there this fall. Cucumbers or peas maybe. Ginny |
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August 9, 2016 | #1483 |
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Is there a 15 years anniversary soon? Congrats.
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August 9, 2016 | #1485 |
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I glanced down and nearly dropped my phone. Wouldn't that be a nice set-up for my backyard! Thanks for the shock!
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