Re: First ripe tomatoes
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- Subject: Re: First ripe tomatoes
- From: S* L* <s*@DATASYS.NET>
- Date: Thu, 15 May 1997 10:58:48 -0400
- In-Reply-To: <19970515.072208.7815.0.oldjohn@juno.com>
On Thu, 15 May 1997, John Orwick wrote:
> I picked my first 8, fully ripe, Pixie tomatoes today. These were from
> the potted plants which I reported earlier that I moved indoors each
> night, before the night time temperatures reached 55 deg F. The plants
> which were planted in the soil on the same date as the ones in the pots
> now have a few tomatoes, but are showing nothing but green yet.
>
> This beats my old record date for first ripe fruit by about a week, but
> we are having an unusually hot spring so far. I will surely enjoy saying
> goodbye to the Super Market, half ripe, tomatoes for the season.
>
> oldjohn@juno.com
> John Orwick
> El Monte, CA
Congratulations John,
I pronounce you "Tomato Grower Extraordinaire"!
You are an inspiration to me, I plan to try your experiment next winter.
I, too, detest those faux-tomatoes from the grocery store.
Shirley
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