tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post3561080745512671344..comments2024-02-16T03:12:28.123-06:00Comments on Bacon and Eggs : Tomato's and HeatAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01666836930255009486noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post-42672417840021903182011-07-15T13:56:34.509-06:002011-07-15T13:56:34.509-06:00Agreeing with Bellen.. although I was thinking cur...Agreeing with Bellen.. although I was thinking curly top virus. If you water and the plant perks up.. then it is just dry, but if the plant doesn't bounce back.. it is a whole 'nother problem. I'm about to rip out close to 40 tomato plants due to curly top that probably came off of the alfalfa fields.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17159095601570766616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post-56842867915347144442011-07-14T16:20:09.970-06:002011-07-14T16:20:09.970-06:00Try some shade along with your mulch. You may get...Try some shade along with your mulch. You may get your tomatoes thru the hot part of the summer in time to get some ripening before frost. Good luck. I would use sheets on sticks weighted down on the west side of the plants to protect from the heat of the afternoon. <br /><br />MushroomMushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08606004208507830314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post-8286865143704283882011-07-14T11:38:20.397-06:002011-07-14T11:38:20.397-06:00Bellen, Thanks for the tip on the Solar Flares. I&...Bellen, Thanks for the tip on the Solar Flares. I'll be sure to check on that. As to the leaf curl I have a feeling you may be right about the nematods. I hadn't even considered that. As this is the first time anything has been planted in this spot who knows! I'm sure I will end up being on a first name basis with the County Agent before all is said and done!!<br /><br />Hey Momlady! Satellite is what we are waiting on. I'm sure hoping that the service we have received so far isn't going to be an ongoing issue with them. As for the cost, we live in a rural area and so are going to be a part of some guberment grant that gives us hicks a break on the $$ and allows for high speed internet. I guess we'll see how it goes!<br /><br />Kyydryn, all in all it sounds like you guys are having some pretty good luck with your garden. Oh and you would be amazed at how simple both pickling AND preserving really is. I know you and I share the same thoughts on "the easy button" Easy is my motto! As for the broccoli and stuff, I guess bugs gotta eat too. I just hate being the one who ends up feeding them!! I remember Phelan sending you those wicked hot pepper's. Mars is a huge fan of HOT peppers, I sure would like to talk to you about a few of those seeds.... Package??? Oh, I'm soo excited now. I just love packages in the mail. Especially the ones that come right out of the blue! I'll be on the look-out for the guys in shorts!! LOLAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01666836930255009486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post-41615409304183729952011-07-14T11:14:26.076-06:002011-07-14T11:14:26.076-06:00The tomatoes, okra, and cucumbers at Casa de Crazy...The tomatoes, okra, and cucumbers at Casa de Crazy are going great guns (I really need to learn how to pickle and preserve!), and this year we've even had some onions and eggplant! We may get some sort of squash when all's said and done. We got bupkus for beans and peas, though, and no limas at all...sigh. We had one wee cabage, but the bugs got the broccoli, cauliflower, and other cabages...and for potatoes we got a handful, but we (meaning Someone) are still learning with those. The strawberries and blueberries didn't do much, but we have high hopes for next year. Dittoes the lettuce.<br /><br />Finally, this isn't our year for peppers in general, but I DID get one of Phelan's Thai Insanity Peppers (akaPrik-e-gnu) to grow and produce, and that has me tickled.<br /><br />Speaking of gardens...look for a package in the next little while - I dunno if it's UPS or Fed-Ex - from Momlady and me, somethin' for your garden, or wherever it's useful.<br /><br />Shade and Sweetwater,<br />KKyddrynhttp://kyddryn.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post-14645768897103132222011-07-14T06:07:36.809-06:002011-07-14T06:07:36.809-06:00I had a problem with our local internet provider, ...I had a problem with our local internet provider, i.e. lack of service, bad equipment, etc. so I went to satellite (HughesNet). Now I don't have problems. It isn't as fast as DSL but fast enough for me. It's a little pricey but worth it to me.Momladyhttp://brightblessings.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post-51482887590772021742011-07-14T06:02:42.137-06:002011-07-14T06:02:42.137-06:00Sorry about your tomatoes. You might want to try a...Sorry about your tomatoes. You might want to try a tomato that sets in hot weather - Solar Fire is the one we use here in SW FL. We're getting large, great tasting tomatoes from them.<br /><br />Leaf curl - if water doesn't perk the plants up you may have another problem like nematodes or blight. Check with local Cooperative Extension Office, part of the State University system that is paid for with your tax dollars. When you get connected you can find the info on their website.<br /><br />We can't have a compost pile so I make my 'instant' compost - run the kitchen waste with cooking water in the blender, then bury in the garden near whatever plants need it no trace in 2 days. Now that it is rainy season, I just bury the kitchen waste in the garden - three or four days and all but the egg shells are gone.<br /><br />To keep my kitchen cooler when I have to use the oven - as soon as I've finished using the oven I open the oven door and direct a fan at it to dissipate the heat within 30 minutes. Otherwise, my oven & kitchen stay warm for up to 4 hours.Bellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249001827113998376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post-50027111512948575232011-07-13T21:02:05.291-06:002011-07-13T21:02:05.291-06:00Rose, it seems like the weather has been all over ...Rose, it seems like the weather has been all over the map this year. I'm sorry to hear about your tomato's. We are lucky with the hot peppers this year since we were able to let them winter over. The bells that I planted aren't doing nearly as well. It seems like I can't get enough water to them... Oh well, such is a gardener's life!<br /><br />FK I've heard the same thing from a couple of different people about Wild Blue. And I am seeing first hand how "wonderful" their customer service is. Wish me luck!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01666836930255009486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post-40754713429725107212011-07-13T19:15:10.852-06:002011-07-13T19:15:10.852-06:00Hey Sci, I had wild blue and it sucked. Lots of co...Hey Sci, I had wild blue and it sucked. Lots of connection prolbems and their tec. support was terrible. O well maybe things will be better for you all. FKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post-61811503347339589632011-07-13T17:39:09.129-06:002011-07-13T17:39:09.129-06:00Gosh, we're having quite the opposite problem ...Gosh, we're having quite the opposite problem where I live. It was the coolest spring in 20 years. It is 76 today and windy (again). My tomatoes are not even 10" high and no flowers yet. Peppers are maybe 6 inches. I don't know what to do to keep your tomatoes from wilting, sorry. I'm afraid mine will be so late, the frost will get to them before I can even harvest. Keep us posted.<br /><br />http://simpleeverydayliving.blogspot.com/Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16924988248364848607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post-79956504645279687882011-07-13T17:36:30.894-06:002011-07-13T17:36:30.894-06:00I feel your pain on the tomatoes as mine are doing...I feel your pain on the tomatoes as mine are doing almost as bad!<br /><br />Only thing doing OK in my patch is the okra and the peppers!<br /><br />Hoping for the best for ya!HermitJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13631580830147175636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post-88643081198199169282011-07-13T17:34:19.087-06:002011-07-13T17:34:19.087-06:00Anne, I'm sorry to say I don't have the to...Anne, I'm sorry to say I don't have the tomato's mulched. I need to get that done soon. As for the compost, we have a pile started but its still really new, as we haven't been out here long enough to have a good finished product yet.<br /><br />Stephen you crack me up! It's a good thing there isn't a local office within a days drive of me....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01666836930255009486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post-46128355254437411542011-07-13T15:18:05.504-06:002011-07-13T15:18:05.504-06:00Hang in there, Sweet Lady, all good things come to...Hang in there, Sweet Lady, all good things come to those that wait...until it just ticks you off and you find their office. Baseball bat time.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post-3722032271997935612011-07-13T13:51:56.557-06:002011-07-13T13:51:56.557-06:00Bummer on the tomatoes. I've been out in the e...Bummer on the tomatoes. I've been out in the early morning rattling tomato cages so mine keep setting fruit before the heat kicks in.<br /><br />Wait... curling.. or wilting? Do you have any mulch around them? If you have any finished compost, a top dressing of that would be helpful.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17159095601570766616noreply@blogger.com