Re: Late Blight and Tomatos
- To: v*@eskimo.com
- Subject: Re: Late Blight and Tomatos
- From: N*
- Date: Thu, 04 Nov 1999 19:03:40 -0800
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If you live in the Pacific Northwest then the prevailing winds are
southerly or northerly. The east-west direction of the tunnel cloche
keeps the wind (and rain) from blowing straight down the tunnel.
I don't know what time of day tomatoes ripen, but cloched tomatoes ripen
much faster than uncloched ones.
Steve (Maritime...)
Frances Baker wrote:
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> TPhill3266@aol.com wrote:
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> > Dear Dave & Steve(Maritime):
> > Thanks for the info on my poor tomatos. I will try plastic tunnels next
> > year. In the meantime I did harvest masses of green tomatos which I am
> > trying to ripen inside. Is there any truth to the theory that tomatos ripen
> > at night, which means a long delay if you live where nights are cool? Also,
> > Steve, why do the tunnels have to run east/west instead of north/south?
> > I look forward to hearing from you.
