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Re: Subject: tomato cracks, bitter cucumbers

My daughter-in-law had rooftop garden and said everything had a tendency to
fry up there.  Give lots and lots of water.  We are in same state and having
drought and had very high temps.  Rooftop garden would be difficult under
these circumstances.  You will probably get beans and basil.  After the beans
are off to a good start, foliar spray with Folia Gro seaweed.  The basil
seeds and plants can be sprayed with seaweed but bean seeds should not come
into contact with seaweed stuff.  Don't ask me why.  I can't remember why.

In a message dated 97-08-06 05:40:05 EDT, you write:

> Subject: tomato cracks, bitter cucumbers
>
>  Hi - I just harvested my first tomatoes and cucmbers - my tomatoes have
>  huge cracks - fissures - virtual canyons in them - am i doing something
>  wrong?  also my first cucumber was intensly bitter - did i harvest too
>  early - it was several inches long - also im in philadelphia (rooftop
>  garden, squarefoot is really handy for conserving space) i dont know what
>  zone im in but i just planted basil and bush bean from seed 2 weeks ago
>  (filling in empty squares from harvested lettuce and broccoli) - is this
>  wishful thinking, is it too late in the season for basil or beans from
seed
>  in
>  philly? thanks alot for any help, Mark Gibson
>

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