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To: BipolarBob
"My first year of picking tomatoes before the 4th of July..."

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Good job!

Decades ago my grandfather and great uncle would compete each
year at exactly that - who could harvest the biggest & ripest tomatoes
before the 4th.

Grandad usually won.

Me, this year - I got a late start - I'm still just looking at large acorn sized...

7 posted on 07/01/2023 6:07:53 AM PDT by GaltAdonis
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To: GaltAdonis

I started inside in March. As they got bigger I would doodle them outside (when it was warm and sunny) and back inside when it got dark (and cold). I planted May 6 this year as the nighttime temps were above 50* for the foreseeable future. You don’t want to shock them as it really slows them down. I fertilized every 2 weeks. Mine are the size of a doubled up fist. Hopefully some will get bigger.


9 posted on 07/01/2023 6:25:56 AM PDT by BipolarBob (The battery on my quantum computer is dying. I'm not sure where to find a replacement.)
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