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Re: First ripe tomatoes


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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      slindsey@vielle.datasys.net                     Valdosta, GA

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