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Re: is something wrong? not really

On Mon 10 Aug, Connie Hoy wrote:
> Monica,this is so interesting when folks indicate their growing zones..
> I too am a zone 6 but in the NW of the country and tomato,corn are not as
> early as you in Indiana...Corn will be coming on soon and toms Cherry only
> right now..Larger ones for juices etc.generally dont come on until late this
> month at least in any number.Your frost in spring must not be a problem,as
> we dont seriously warm up until mid to late June hence the harvest
> schedule...Envy you some.But on the positive side I will be canning most of
> my toms when it has cooled down in Sept.
> Nice to hear someone is reaping up a storm.
> Connie
> 
> M. Mathena wrote:
> 
> > Allan Day wrote:
> > >
> > > I haven't had any mail from veggie-list since 5th.Aug. and there is
> > > nothing in the archive either since that date. Is everybody on holiday
> > > or do we have a problem?
> > > Allan
> > Allan,
> >  We have been on a few days vacation, our school states Aug. 17. We do
> > not have children in school, but my husband works there. All of our
> > harvesting is nearly finished, second patch of corn coming on, but we
> > froze 50 dozen ears cut off of the cob a few weeks ago. Will make more
> > tomatoe juice this week, so not much to ask. I enjoy reading all the
> > messages from the veggie list, learned alot, and did not need to ask
> > many questions, since most were already answered. I suspect alot of
> > list members are doing the same thing. Zone 5-6, Southern Indiana.
> >
> > Monica
> 
> 
Hello ladies, what have I started, another chat circle?
 I don't know
what you could call my zone, how about deepest UK. Actually we have a
sunny hillside on the welsh borders. Yes we do have corn and it won't be
long. The outdoor tomatoes are ripening.so far the birds have had them
because we haven't finished the nets. We are ripening the cherry
tomatoes indoor., picked 18 small punnets for market yesterday. Connie,
did you look at the time on my original, about 4AM here, I am often up
checking e-mail then.
We have been coping with cucumber problems. half our plants went off, it
turned out to be cucumber mosaic virus, spread by aphids from presumably
the aubergines which co-habit. I did a lot of research on the net. It
seems that to control the aphids you encourage lacewings and hoverflies.
You make winter homes for the adult lacewings out of lemonade bottles,
bottoms off, fill with corrugated cardboard rolls and hang up.
Also grow open type flowers (like daisies)  for the nectar, best colours
white & yellow. As it is the larvae that do the work I have to get busy
with flowerbeds next to the polytunnels.
Lots to learn, lots to do.
'Bye for now
P.S. anothet very hot day here, how are you faring?

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Allan Day  Hereford HR2 7AU allan@crwys.demon.co.uk
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