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At 11:35 AM 3/3/98 -0800, Jordan Horwich wrote:
>Several say F1 Hybrid, is this a disease resistant marking ? Where can I find
>this info ?

It's not a disease rating; it refers to the plant's breeding.  That said, F1
hybrids are *usually* more disease resistant than other varieties.

>In the Square Foot Gardening book, I see no specific mention of the Cherry 
>Tomato. Should I space similarly to regular tomatoes ? Are there both 
>determinate and indeterminate types ? How do I determine which kind I have ? 
>Do I pinch back all but the main vine like with regular tomatoes ?

'Sweet 100' is the one usually found in garden centers.  It is
indeterminate, and quite rampant.  Space it as you would any indeterminate,
but allow two vines to grow instead of one.

>I decided this year to try planting cantaloupe, and so I decided to pre-sprout
>the seeds in a small container with a very wet paper towel. These cantaloupe
>seeds have been sitting there for almost 3 weeks now and have shown no sign
>of germinating yet.  They are sitting in a dark area in a temp range of 65-75F.
>The seeds are newly purchased and are dated for spring/summer '98. Do I
need to 
>do something special to get these seeds to sprout ?

I've always direct-seeded them with no problems.  I think 75-85F may be a
better temperature range for cantaloupe germination.

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