RE: Amish Giant

By the way, Steve, I've been talking to people about doing next year what you
did this year for your tomatoes, and all I get is this cud-chewing cow stare. 
Some people just don't get the picture.  Steve M.

--- On Wed, 9/2/09, Steve Haberman <shaberman@insmgt.com> wrote:

From: Steve Haberman <shaberman@insmgt.com>
Subject: RE: Amish Giant
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Date: Wednesday, September 2, 2009, 4:33 PM

Dry, warm climate.

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of
Jason Thomas
Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 12:35 PM
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Subject: Re: Amish Giant

In central California they are reporting the best processing tomato
crop in decades.

On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 8:42 AM, Steve Haberman<shaberman@insmgt.com> wrote:
> Worst year for tomatoes in 30 years! A commercial tomato distributor from
> Georgia sent hundreds of thousands of blight infected plants across the
> country. On top of that, the cool wet weather has been perfect for fungi.
I
> am trying to get my field pumpkins and squash through week by week. I hope
> to pull them through for market!
> I had luck this year by doing the following...
> 1 Plant your tomatoes in the soil.
> 2 Lay your dripline.
> 3 Cover the bare ground with black landscape fabric.
> 4 Cage your plants.
> 5 Wrap clear plastic around each cage with a flap cover for the top
> (ventilation).
> This will do two things. The fabric and plastic prevent splash which
spreads
> fusarium, septaria, etc. It also heats the soil for an early headstart on
> growth. The clear plastic "greenhouses" each plant.
> I did 60 plants at the fraction of the price of a greenhouse.
> When you use a true greenhouse, you deal with temp. and airflow issues. It
> can be a chore. Maybe you and I could go in on an "indoor AG growing
arena"?
> It could be completely climate controlled with irrigation, misters, and
> dehumidifiers. We could even build bleachers, beer vending and a
scoreboard!
> Good Luck!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of
> Steve Minor
> Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 11:05 AM
> To: pumpkins@hort.net
> Subject: RE: Amish Giant
>
> Damn those fungi!!!   My last Ag has a hollow spot inside from what I can
> gather by tapping it, probably caused by a fungus(see previous post).
Next
> year my tomatoes are going into small greenhouses(late blight this year),
> and
> at least one AG is going to have a semi-controlled environment to prevent
> too
> much moisture from ruining my "grow 'em big" attitude.  Good luck to you
and
> Morgan.  All my best wishes.  Steve M.
>
> --- On Wed, 9/2/09, Steve Haberman <shaberman@insmgt.com> wrote:
>
> From: Steve Haberman <shaberman@insmgt.com>
> Subject: RE: Amish Giant
> To: pumpkins@hort.net
> Date: Wednesday, September 2, 2009, 10:21 AM
>
> Yes, although growth has slowed quite a bit. We have had lows @40 degrees
> the last few nights. The ground is still saturated from 12 inches of rain
> last week. Her vines are succumbing to fungal problems despite
applications
> of Daconil. Thanks for asking. Will keep you posted.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of
> Steve Minor
> Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 9:11 PM
> To: pumpkins@hort.net
> Subject: Amish Giant
>
> Steve Haberman:  Is the Amish giant still alive?  Steve M.
>
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