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Re: Tomato's

Tom and Donna,

Dumb Question.

How do you figure out what zone you're in ?

Does removing leaves from the plant help it
ripen ?  I tried this with our Zucchini.
I do believe it does.  Please advise.

When does your tomatoes finish ?

regards,
Marlon Rose-Mighty
marlon@idirect.com

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> From: Tom & Donna Dawson <tomd@compusmart.ab.ca>
> To: veggie-list@eskimo.com
> Subject: Re: Tomato's
> Date: Tuesday, August 26, 1997 12:18 AM
> 
> Missed the earlier one from Duncan...Duncan I just leave mine, our frost is
> scheduled to hit us around Sept 16th and by then most of mine will be ripe
> and what is left I will just bring in to ripen on the vines down in the
> basement.  I have cut off a good many leaves now and this has helped speed
> up ripening (although someone will say I am wrong :)...we are in zone 3a.
> Some years I have covered up if frost is earlier and I just use
> blankets..but then I don't have that many tomatoe plants to worry
> about...took off a nice 12 1/2 once one today :D
> Donna
> 
> 
> 
> At 12:05 AM 8/26/97 -0400, you wrote:
> >Cover them with what ??
> >
> >Does this mean that they will take longer to ripen ???
> >
> >regards,
> >Marlon Rose-Mighty
> >marlon@idirect.com
> >
> >----------
> >> From: Duncan McAlpine <mcalpin@eskimo.com>
> >> To: veggie-list@eskimo.com
> >> Subject: Tomato's
> >> Date: Sunday, August 24, 1997 7:55 PM
> >> 
> >> So are any of your covering your green Tomato's to prolong the harvest?
> >> 
> >> Are you looking at the base of the green tomato to see the white star
> >> which means the tomato is ready to change color?
> >> -- 
> >> Duncan McAlpine, Federal Way, WA   m*@eskimo.com
> >> Why buy plants when you can grow them yourself.....?
> >> http://www.eskimo.com/~mcalpin/
> >> http://www.eskimo.com/~mcalpin/pumkin.html
> >
> >
> >
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> email: tomd@compusmart.ab.ca
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