Re: Are You Planting Now?

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• Subject: Re: Are You Planting Now?
• From: J* O* <o*@JUNO.COM>
• Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 20:17:16 EDT
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On Sun, 12 Oct 1997 15:00:37 -0400 Michael E Ross
<michaelross@MINDSPRING.COM> writes:

>I have heard that I can keep tomatoes, peppers, and basil going if I
>protect from frost.  We get a frost in mid October, but it can stay
>above
>freezing most of the time until December.  Even then you get 70 degree
>days
>even into January.  Or not.  So I think I'll get some row cover an
>try.
>
>I will bring a couple of bell peppers inside in pots this year.  I
>hear
>they are tender perrenials and can get a real quick start if you do
>this.

You may want to put some tomatoes in pots also. When the minimum temps.
drop below 55 deg. F, they will not set fruit. Bring them in on any
nights when lower temps. are forecast.

oldjohn@juno.com
John Orwick
El Monte, CA [20 miles east of Los Angeles]

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