RE: tomato woes

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• To: <g*@hort.net>
• Subject: RE: [CHAT] tomato woes
• From: &* <t*@comcast.net>
• Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 20:36:07 -0700
• In-reply-to: <006f01c45fe7$def37dc0$05ec3544@newhvn01.in.comcast.net>

Ok- I give- how do you seal plastic to dirt?

Theresa

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On
Behalf Of Kitty
Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 8:52 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] tomato woes


Also is supposed to be of a certain thickness and needs to be sealed tightly
around the edges.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tchessie" <tchessie@comcast.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 9:59 PM
Subject: RE: [CHAT] tomato woes


> Oh!  I was thinking that the black would get hotter.  Thanks-  I have
clear
> plastic in the garage!
>
> Theresa
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On
> Behalf Of Kitty
> Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 8:00 PM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] tomato woes
>
>
> Soil sterilization is done with clear plastic, not black.
> Kitty
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tchessie" <tchessie@comcast.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 9:15 PM
> Subject: RE: [CHAT] tomato woes
>
>
> > I think I'll see about getting some black plastic now and putting over
the
> > space that I ripped the two plants out of that were dying.  In fall,
I'll
> do
> > the whole garden, but I figure that area may as well get started now!
> >
> > Theresa
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On
> > Behalf Of James R. Fisher
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 3:42 PM
> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] tomato woes
> >
> >
> > Tchessie wrote:
> > > Solarization?  You mean cook the veggie garden?
> > >
> > > Theresa
> > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > Yes, exactly, at a good high temperature over an extended period.
> > Donna forwarded on a recipe for such just recently. If your tomatos
> > are shot in the current spot, this summer would be a good time to do it.
> > If you've still got tomatos in that garden, then you'll have to delay
> > until fruiting is over and do it in the fall, and perhaps whenever it
> > gets hot/bright enough next spring before planting.
> > -jrf
> > --
> > Jim Fisher
> > Vienna, Virginia USA
> > 38.9 N 77.2 W
> > USDA Zone 7
> > Max. 105 F [40 C], Min. 5 F [-15 C]
> >
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