"jangchub" wrote in message
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On Sat, 21 Jul 2007 04:49:08 GMT, "Dave"
wrote:

I planted the spherical version of watermelon about a month ago. Two
hills.
Each hill, two plants. The flowering continues. Got a few baby melons.

Garden size is 8 X 8. Got lots of tomatoes on one side. Then watermelon,
then jalapenoes still going strong, then cataloupe on two hills still
haven't gotten to flowering stage.

The tomatoes (not complaining) have some leaf browning, some are dropping
most of their leaves. The remainder are mostly green and still producing
flowers and new tomoatoes.

I've kept the tomatoes on the plant till fully ripe. 90% have some
visual
affliction. All are edible, most are ugly. If I pick them green, let
ripen
in window. No ugly. Not as tasty (rich) though. I prefer tasty vs.
purty.

Should I:

Pull up all the tomato plants to allow further prolifieration of the
watermelon?
Y / N?

Your vote below -


OR, you can cut your tomato back leaving a few healthy leaves at the
top, continue to fertilize as necessary and if they come through the
summer you will have tomatoes again. It's up to you what you want to
do, but I did what I suggested you do. On another note, I have not
had ONE tomato this season. Not enough sun? I don't get it. It
flowered, but night temps have steadily been in the seventies and that
is the perfect temps to develop fruit.

I had great tomatoes, but left them to linger in anticipation of the
usual hot Summer decline. With the cool weather, I could have extended their
production by caring for them a little. You just never know now........

This is a very strange year.
snip

The strangest I have ever seen.