Re: RE: tomato woes

I'm told people use bricks or rocks to hold those edges down tight to the soil.

Pam Evans
Kemp, TX
zone 8A
----- Original Message -----
From: Tchessie
Sent: 7/1/2004 10:36:07 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: RE: [CHAT] tomato woes

> 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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