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To: greeneyes

Worst season ever for this kinda lackadaisical gardener. Even the dozen Romaine lettuce went straight to bolt.
Cool nights kept the tomatoes from flowering until the draught came to rot the bottoms off. Only have one cantaloupe out of three plants. Woe is me.
Gonna put in a little more effort next year. I realize now it’s worth it.
Sprayed the Jap beetles this year and the Hazelnuts are loaded though.


8 posted on 08/04/2017 7:59:32 PM PDT by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: mrsmith

18 Different tomato plants this year, most heirloom. Majority of plants have lots of green tomatoes and only a couple have yet to show anything; Aunt Ginny and German Johnson. I’ve never tried those before but hopefully they will show in the next few weeks. Arkansas traveler plant really provides despite the short growing season here east of the Cascades. Hoping for an incredible September tomato season and a late frost


9 posted on 08/04/2017 8:18:02 PM PDT by Archie Bunker on steroids
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To: mrsmith

You are lucky with the hazelnuts. None of ours survived - we tried 2 years in a row, and just had to give up. Same with English walnuts, Almonds, and Pecans.

We have wild black walnuts and butternuts, though.

I am right now growing celery from a root that I bought at the store. It has stalks about 2 inches high. I think I read that you can do the same with Romaine, so I may try that next.


20 posted on 08/05/2017 1:39:02 AM PDT by greeneyes
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Depending on where you are a fall crop of lettuce might work. Usually do one here in west Michigan.


37 posted on 08/05/2017 1:06:55 PM PDT by MomwithHope (Law and Order and that includes Natural.)
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