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Re: Raised Beds vrs. In ground planting-tomatoes

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Well everyone that has planted directly in the ground has much bigger plants
than id do in my raised beds- Have only lost a few plants- mosltu due to
dragging the garden hoses over them and thinking some of them were weeds and
pulling them(newby to veggie gardening). I am in Northern Ca in a perfect
gardening climate so am a bit disappointed that things are grtwoing so
slowly- but still full of hope- have several lkinds of peppers getting
fruits and lots of flowers on everything- some seem to fall off before they
make a fruit tho. I have a question about the tomatoes on the strings- do
you just keep pinching off the bottomm suckers till they get fruit- or
should I let em get a little wold first. It sure seems like this isn't the
way they were supposed to grow- they are all indeterminates- My tomatoes
that I sunmerged into bottomless 5 gallon buckets and put inot the ground
with cages seem to be doing better thatn the ones on trellis. Using rebars
stakes and  bailing wire to stake them. Thaought tomatoes wanted HEAT  and
lots of water. DSoing that but riased beds ones look sickly- pale and
spindly.Sugeestions?-Thanks Teri----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Rada <mjrada@excite.com>
To: <sqft@listbot.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 7:22 AM
Subject: Sqft Garden journal for week of 5/28/00


> Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html
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> Hello Square Footers! Here's your chance to tell all of us how your garden
> has been progressing. We'd love to hear what's going on in your neck of
the
> garden woods and see what's been working this season so far, and what has
> not.
>
> For me, (Zone 5, Northeast Illinois) a lot of rainfall and not a lot of
> sunshine has really put a damper on the garden progress. Not a lot of
growth
> has been seen lately, although things are coming along. One patio tomato
is
> showing a cluster of blossoms beginning to form, I think I'll leave those
on
> now that we're moving into June. Romaine lettuce now about 6" tall, but
> definately needs to fill out. Removed all the radishes that didn't swell
and
> will replant with bush beans when I get time for a 2nd crop. First bean
crop
> now almost 1 month old so may see blossoms in 2 weeks or so.
> Eggplant/peppers slowly coming along.
>
> Here's hoping for some drier sunny weather, although from the looks of the
> radar and forecasts, that's probably wishfull thinking for the next week.
>
> Mike
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