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General Schvantzkoph 28-08-2011 08:18 PM

Tomatoes survived the big blow
 
Irene wasn't much of a storm here in New England, a lot of rain and only
moderate winds. My tomato plants are all still standing.


Martin Riddle 28-08-2011 09:23 PM

Tomatoes survived the big blow
 


"General Schvantzkoph" wrote in message
...
Irene wasn't much of a storm here in New England, a lot of rain and
only
moderate winds. My tomato plants are all still standing.


Some of my stakes are leaning, and some branches are bent over.
So far just 1 Early tomato and a half dozen cherries are on the ground.

The Cantaloupes are ripe, took them inside before the storm.


Cheers

Zone 6 LI



Frank 29-08-2011 05:39 PM

Tomatoes survived the big blow
 
On Aug 28, 3:18*pm, General Schvantzkoph
wrote:
Irene wasn't much of a storm here in New England, a lot of rain and only
moderate winds. My tomato plants are all still standing.


We suffered terrible damage:

I just discovered a potted gardenia knocked over and had to right it.
There is no damage to the gardenia.

But, my wife's Pulmaria suffered worse as the pot got knocked over and
a branch got clipped off.
On the bright side, she's sending the severed limb to a friend in Ohio
to clone for her Florida room ;)

Pat 31-08-2011 08:39 PM

Tomatoes survived the big blow
 
"Frank" wrote

But, my wife's Pulmaria suffered worse as the pot got knocked over and
a branch got clipped off.
On the bright side, she's sending the severed limb to a friend in Ohio
to clone for her Florida room ;)

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Do you mean plumeria? If so, is there any way I can get one too? I thought
they wouldn't grow indoors but I must be wrong.



Frank 31-08-2011 11:11 PM

Tomatoes survived the big blow
 
On 8/31/2011 3:39 PM, Pat wrote:
wrote

But, my wife's Pulmaria suffered worse as the pot got knocked over and
a branch got clipped off.
On the bright side, she's sending the severed limb to a friend in Ohio
to clone for her Florida room ;)

-----------

Do you mean plumeria? If so, is there any way I can get one too? I thought
they wouldn't grow indoors but I must be wrong.


Yes. Guess the caps got it through spell check. She got her's at the
Philadelphia flower show a few years ago. We winter it over inside and
all the leaves fall out but it prospers outside in the summer.
Sometimes flowering but not this year. The plumeria is almost too big
to get through our sliding door but wife will not sacrifice any more
branches unless this happens. I'm sure there must be sources on-line.

I don't know how well it will grow inside my wife's friend's Florida
room. Their hot tub is in there and it is warm and humid but I don't
know how it will grow under window light.

Priscilla H. Ballou 01-09-2011 07:35 PM

Tomatoes survived the big blow
 
In article ,
"Martin Riddle" wrote:

"General Schvantzkoph" wrote in message
...
Irene wasn't much of a storm here in New England, a lot of rain and
only
moderate winds. My tomato plants are all still standing.


Some of my stakes are leaning, and some branches are bent over.
So far just 1 Early tomato and a half dozen cherries are on the ground.

The Cantaloupes are ripe, took them inside before the storm.


No big damage to my garden in Boston, but a friend who lives in Truro,
on the Cape, suffered a lot of damage to his tomatoes and pole beans.
There wasn't enough stuff standing between him and the ocean to break up
the big winds from Irene.

Priscilla


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