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Tomato Harvest
"Balvenieman" wrote in message m... "Zeppo" wrote: Starting to enjoy natures bounty... :-) Wow; it's just about over he Peninsular Florida, USDA zone 9. Greens and curcurbits long gone; eggplant, peppers (Jalapeño, California Wonder), okra, collards and peanuts still going strong; red beefsteak tomatoes still growing apace and blossoming but not setting much fruit; patio tomatoes done and gone; lima beans, snap beans and cowpeas done and gone. Will replant peanuts and cowpeas in vacant beds but likely they'll be turned under before they amount to much in order to make room for fall planting of "English" garden peas (Little Marvel). When tomato blossom drop becomes a "problem" (any day now), I'll layer a couple of canes so they'll root to make fall tomatoes come Nov/Dec. Last season's container-grown bell peppers and eggplant overwintered so they fruited very early, as did the "Little Marvel" peas, which also overwintered. From-the-vine peas and a Samuel Adams make a wonderful Feb/Mar morning treat! I had to cover those plants, as well as an assortment of "greens" but needed no supplemental heat. This year, I'm going to see whether I can shepherd the bed-grown eggplant and bell peppers through the winter. Jalapeños are grown as perennials, but protected from temperatures in mid-40s or lower. Makes sense. I'm in USDA Zone 7 (SE Pennsylvania) and am just getting ripe yields and the folks in Canada are just getting first fruits appearing. Newbie question, what is the problem with tomato blossom drop? Jon |
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