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Wooly <nobody@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> It looks like I may have some December tomatoes, from plants I managed
> to keep alive all summer in pots. The grape tomato started blossoming a
> couple of days ago and I still have a couple of bees around so hopefully
> the blossoms were pollinated.
You know, you can pollinate those yourself. :-)
They are supposed to be self-pollinating so just gently "pinch" the
blossoms between your fingers. Mom taught me that! And it works.
I've seen no bees this time of year. I have one green fruit on the two
potted plants and an increasing number of blooms.
I check and press mature blooms daily.
At the first frost warning, the pot will be moved into the greenhouse
and a fresh lamp put up!
>
> I know temps are supposed to drop in the next few days so tomorrow I'll
> put together a poor woman's hot-house: two layers of heavy plastic
> painters' tarp over a 2x4 frame large enough to house the tomato plants,
> the fig and the grapefruit. I'll squeeze in the cacti, too...
Good luck! :-)
One of those clip on lamps and a 40 watt bulb will keep stuff above
freezing temps.
50' extension cords are cheap at Lowe's.
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