by "Leighann" <lmt@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Jun 8, 2005 at 05:21 PM
"Dope Plant" <buzzard@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:42a6ec13$0$87414$892e7fe2@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> ahh.. come on.. mine are doing absolutly wonderful... so you can grow
> them..
> I just dug right in my yard.. went out to home depot.. got two plants
> about 8 inches
> tall in a pint container.. I bought a bag of time released
> fertilizer for tomato and veggie
> plants.. I dug a hole.. and put a left over fish body after I took
> the meat off.. and put that in the hole.. added about an inch of soil
> on top of the fish.. then set the plant on top of that... watered it
> real good.. packed the soil firmly.. added the time released
> nutrients..
> staked them up with a piece of wood.. and put a tomato cage around
> it.. I have vines
> that are over 8 feet long. I thought they wouldn't grow in the
> heat.. or the sandy soil..
> but I was wrong. The plants get afternoon shade.. and morning sun..
> from.. about 8:30am- 2:30 pm... then the sun hits them late in the
> evening.. just before sunset.
> Keep on trying.. these are great tomatos.. I am growing cherry tomatos
> and roma tomatos.
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Thanks, maybe I will give it another try. I have only tried beefsteak
since
I moved down here.
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