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Old October 2, 2015   #1
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Default Today was picture day, lots of green for Dr. Carolyn

First of all, many thanks Cole_Robbie. Seeds had great germination.

Bosky Chabarovsky (in a converted H2O container) + close-up

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Pearls of Wisdom

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Green Tiger

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THTC, Ten Huang Tan Chieh (sp?)

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Tarasenko Pink

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Copper River lt, Gregori's Altai rt

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Where is Titan Red????? Down low in the middle, enveloped by Black and Brown Boar, Cosm Volkov, kellogg's bfast, and multiple Odorikos, a jungle right under a citrus tree.

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Guess the seedling. Clues. Left: There's a Y in our name. Middle: PRobeson is my poppa. Back right: Georgia claims me. Front right: no clue needed for Solanum succulentus cactiferus.

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Mr. Cactus aka Fuzzy Wuzzy

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Van Wert Ohio

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Nicky Crain getting big

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Another Nicky Crain

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Carbon and friends

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Paul Robeson

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Dester, 3 of 12 on this plant. Dear Dester, please accept my apology for disparaging you.

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Tulas, I think.

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Paul Robeson and Cour di Bue

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And finally for today, Pierce's Pride

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Dr Carolyn: Hope this was a decent dose of green.

Great day to all.

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Looking good, like those Paul Robeson's.
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Old October 2, 2015   #3
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Looking good, like those Paul Robeson's.
Thanks RShaw. Paul Robeson has been quite productive this year.

More pics.

Pink Accordion or Coeur de Boeuf, mistery 'mater.

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Nicky Crain, one more time.

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Sweet Ozark Orange

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Tasmanian Chocolate

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Volunteers

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And here's a shot of their AM breakfast, worm-veg compost + alfalfa tea.

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Great pics. I'm glad to hear that the seeds did well.
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And I thought your thread title was all about GWRipes, but yes, lots of green plants and lots of green fruits.

And please, my name is Carolyn, the Dr. bit was when I was still gainfully employed in a professional capacity. I had a professional life and a personal life and the Carolyn person was my personal life.

Carolyn, as I've signed off on every post I've made since about 1982.
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where they end up most of the time

SOO and Dester

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In reading the thread title, I was assuming Carolyn was rolling in the green that has different presidents pictured. (Well maybe some is in your future anyway, Carolyn.

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And I thought your thread title was all about GWRipes, but yes, lots of green plants and lots of green fruits.

And please, my name is Carolyn, the Dr. bit was when I was still gainfully employed in a professional capacity. I had a professional life and a personal life and the Carolyn person was my personal life.

Carolyn, as I've signed off on every post I've made since about 1982.
Understood. Carolyn it shall be.
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Gerardo, your tomatoes are looking really good! I am impressed. You have quite a few really good varieties. I hope they all do well for you. You have a long growing season.. Lucky guy!!

I am sure Dester forgives you for disparaging him, just look how beautiful he looks!!

PS: Yummy looking pizza..

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your plants look fantastic!
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Old October 3, 2015   #11
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thanks karenO and Ginny. It was a productive september, and it appears halloween month shall be generous too.

Here's a few from today, a good morning.

Canine obstacle course
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And then he says "No more pictures."
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So here's some flowers instead

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Then it was time for a snack, everything from the garden.

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And finally today's haul (SOO, PR, Carbon, Shannon, a mistery Heart, and Cour di Bue)

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Great photos, love the Jack Skellington shirt.

Thanks for sharing.

When does your season start/end there? Or does it?
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Gerardo, those are wonderful photos. The little boy is all boy, isn't he? Cutie pie!
That watermelon made me hungry.
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@kunosoura: It doesn't really. The last few years I've been able to keep about half of the plants going strong. The weather has been a bit unpredictable, with unusually cold weather hitting us in Jan-Feb. And by cold I mean high 30s in the dead of night. I'm a bit inland so the daytime temps tend to be on the slightly hot side (90s max, usually 77 or thereabouts, and in the winter 60s). Never humid here. This winter is supposed to be wet but not cold.

Max downtime is two months. After that its wave after wave of seedlings to keep getting those big first fruits. The interesting part is seeing the whole spectrum of bugs and diseases, and figuring out which counterpunch is called for during that long span. It's like being in one those long 15 rounders of yesteryear.

I'm searching for compact growers with heavy fruit set and great flavor.

On a side note, I gave away a bag of tomatoes recently, prized ones, and I said "You should use these right away, they're perfect for salads or sandwiches." I went back to visit and the bag had the same knot on it 10 days later. Paul Robesons and Carbons wasted. I immediately understood what I had read on here, about that feeling. No worries.
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Gerardo, those are wonderful photos. The little boy is all boy, isn't he? Cutie pie!
That watermelon made me hungry.
Very much a boy.

That watermelon is Diana--relatively tiny, about the size of a small winter squash, with a 10 brix.
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