"Wooly" <nobody@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> 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...
I just wrapped my volunteer tomato plant in plastic. I have a
greenhouse,
but it's still in the shade, so there's no point in moving it yet. There's
a
baby tomato and quite a few blossoms, although I can't see how this is
going
to work out this late.
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