Re: Wilt

go for it!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Theresa" <tchessie@comcast.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2004 7:21 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Wilt


> Yeah- I know.  If I didn't live in zone 8-9 I wouldn't even consider
> it.  But it is along a south wall, in a raised bed and there will be no
> leaves on the trees to block the sun....So- think it is worth a shot.  I
> figured that the concrete next to it gets pretty hot on sunny days even
> in winter, so, we'll see.
>
> Theresa
>
> Kitty wrote:
>
> >Theresa, I'm glad solarization is doing the job for you.  I figured it
would
> >work well in California.  Normally this method is only employed in
summer,
> >for a couple of months, I don't know if it is advised for use over
winter.
> >Kitty
> >
> >----- Original Message ----- 
> >From: "Theresa" <tchessie@comcast.net>
> >To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2004 4:42 PM
> >Subject: Re: [CHAT] Wilt
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>The one section of my garden has been solarizing for a couple months
> >>now.  The weed that was growing there is long dead and appears to be
> >>disintegrating.  So I'm taking that as a good sign.  After all the other
> >>tomatos are done, I plan to solarize the entire garden until next
> >>spring.  We'll see how it does.  It was a post by Kitty that gave me all
> >>the details about the solarizing process and specs on plastic etc.
> >>
> >>Theresa
> >>
> >>Donna wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>There was a discussion about this back in the spring when Theresa had
> >>>this problem. I am sure Kitty has all the info right on her keyboard :)
> >>>
> >>>You could check the archives....
> >>>http://www.hort.net/lists/gardenchat/jun04/msg01402.html
> >>>
> >>>As the thread started there I believe, June 28th.
> >>>
> >>>Theresa was going to try it, so I guess this would be a good time for
an
> >>>update from her....
> >>>
> >>>Not so sure I would plant my prize plants in that location.....without
> >>>doing something and testing first.
> >>>
> >>>Donna
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>I need advise about planting other plants where I've grown tomatoes
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>that
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>had
> >>>>some sort of wilt, possibly bacterial. I had been using a small
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>vegetable
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>plot, moving the tomato plants around from year to year.  The last two
> >>>>years
> >>>>I've had crop failure. I plan to grow my tomatoes in a different
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>garden
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>next
> >>>>year, but I 'm not sure what I can grow in the old plot. I was
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>thinking of
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>putting some of my daylilies there.
> >>>>
> >>>>Does anyone have experience with the above?
> >>>>
> >>>>Chris
> >>>>Long Island, NY
> >>>>Zone 7a (Average min temp 50 - 00)
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
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