RE: The#598-reply
- To: "'pumpkins'" <p*@athenet.net>
- Subject: RE: The#598-reply
- From: "* K* <M*@CSD.com>
- Date: Tue, 4 Nov 1997 13:32:58 -0800
Dear Barb,
Clearly, you took my "El Nino" attempt at levity a little too seriously.
Being a native (3rd generation) Californian and well respected tomato
grower, as most Californians are, I'm well aware that El Nino effects on
tomatoes are minimized because of the fruit diameter. It's not until
fruit or vegetables the approximate size of a basketball are reached
that the full effect of El Nino can be realized. In addition, the "El
Nino effect" as it is commonly called, is dominant only on Pacific
coasts, thus explaining the wondrous AG's grown by Chris Anderson. It is
a shame, and quite unfair, that as long as El Nino conditions exist, all
record setting pumpkins will be coming from this Pacific region of the
world.
:) Ken
> -----Original Message-----
> From: COMPUTRESE@aol.com [SMTP:COMPUTRESE@aol.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 1997 12:16 PM
> To: Masurat@csd.com
> Subject: Re: The#598-reply
>
> Ken:
>
> El Nino has nothing to do with your tomato sprouting it's seeds. That
> happens
> when tomatoes are held longer than they should be. We see that all the
> time
> in this climate. The tomato fruit provides the ideal sprouting medium.
> Often
> tomato plants "volunteer" (grow by surprise) where tomatoes have been
> added
> to a compost heap or tilled under the soil.
>
>
> Barb
> Orlando, FL
