On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 10:22:11 -0500, jOhN <us271934SPAMNYET@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
>I was planning on keeping my spring tomatoes into the fall but my
>father-in-law severely damaged them..........by drowning.
>
>We went on vacation and the in-laws came down to house and dog sit.
>Somehow the garden watering instructions got confused and instead of
>watering once every other day for 90 minutes (soaker hose) the garden
>received continuous water except for once every other day for 90 minutes.
>
>Since I have several inches of mulch in the garden it was not visually
>glaring that everything was underwater for 5 days. When we returned the
>tomatoes were yellowing and losing leaves, the dill and parsley just
>croaked, but the peppers, okra, and eggplant came through unscathed.
>
>I'm now looking for decent sized starter plants of both yellow and red
>tomato varieties. At $4/gal gas I am looking for eyewitness accounts of
>said plants before hitting the highway.
>
>jOhN
>
>ps: can't wait for my next water bill
I purchased some bush celebrities from the Shoal Creek Nursery on
Saturday. At the time, they had regular celebrities, Juliet, and a
couple of others that I don;t recall. They had a total of about 6-8
flats, so they will not last forever.
-BS
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