FL patch progress-a very good week, but one odd thing

List:

Thought I'd let you know what's happening in FL since most of you are snowed 
in in the Northeast. 

The cold front that has moved across most of the Northeast causing blizzards 
of snow has been great for us. Thunderstorms have dumped rain and 70 degree 
days with no humidity and cloudless, sunny skies have brought ideal growing 
conditions. 

In fact, when I went to the garden this AM with Maddie (just 3 mos old); we 
could see our breath. Two female flowers were just opening in the sun and 
were pollinated. As I watered, steam rose from my patch like lazy smoke from 
a chimney.  It's been years since we've had 40 degree nights in April.

I put in a Mombert 749 and a Hunt 991 Feb 15th, and both have set fruit this 
past week. The Mombert plant has three pollinations and the Hunt has one, 
with more coming along on both.

No bug problem this season so far, and both plants look perfectly healthy. I 
did notice one odd thing about the Hunt 991, it's side vines grow off the 
main in pairs from one leaf axil. Imagine the main vine, with two side vines 
coming off the same side of the main in pairs at the same leaf axil, then on 
the other side of the main vine, further down, another pair of side vines 
grow from the same leaf axil. Has anyone ever seen this? I think I might 
nickname this plant Noah's Ark.

I can take a picture or two of this different growth pattern for the list to 
see, if anyone's interested.

Good luck to everyone this season. Spring is just round the corner. 

Barb

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