Wooly 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.
>
> 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...
The "hothouse" ended up being much more complicated than I intended.
That's because my engineer husband got involved. I have an 8x8x4 box
with one end on a hinge for access. My plan was to just build a 4x4x4
cube and have the man help me lift it and then lower it over the plants
in question, with a plan to prop up one corner for ventilation and/or
watering access.
Hah. Let an engineer get involved...
My neighbor across the fence was eyeballing it today, I'm sure she's
planning to ask me if I have room for some of her patio plants...
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