ERNTRY SEVENTEEN HUNDRED & SEVENTY-NINE

Good Morning.
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Time is so precious-do not waste it.
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Our tomato garden is full of tomatoes like the ones you see above. These will be ripe in a few days. SMILE. DAD.

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One of my great-grand-daughters, Kara, giving their dog Oreo, a treat! .

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Be sure and stop in at
Sara's Dog Training It is interesting, and if you love dogs you will enjoy it. DAD
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We spent the week-end in Kingsport and the picture above is me holding Oreo, Kevin, Lesley, Kara and Zachary's new puppy.

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Here is our weather here at Dad's tomato garden this Monday morning, it is from AOL.

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Today
A few showers early, followed by isolated thunderstorms during the afternoon. High 84F. Winds NNE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%.

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We enjoyed some rain yesterday afternoon. Things are looking better here this morning.

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I hope that all of you had a nice and safe 4th. Mary and I did. We enjoyed our time in Kingsport with Jim & Beverly and Kevin, Lesly, Kara and Zachary & getting to see my great granddog. Oreo. And we do have a host of friends up there that we had a visit with. Even though you enjoy every minute of it you are always glad to get back home. One man said after he returned from a visit,

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" I'm so glad to be back that I am glad that I went."

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That is the way that I was feeling last night. DAD

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Why don't we have a good cup of hot tea or coffee before we go any further. It is always ready and waiting on you, And I always try to have a smile for you, sometimes at this early hour it is hard too do, but I think that I can do it this morning. DAD .

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Here is some good advice about watering your tomatoes, Thanks to Reggie.

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Posted on 17 June 2008 by tomatocasual.com

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Watering Your Tomatoes
Tags: water, watering

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By Kira Hamman

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A growing plant need about 2 inches of water each week to thrive. .
Growing tomato plants In an ideal world, this would be provided by Mother Nature in the form of rainfall, and indeed it sometimes is.
But what happens when it’s not?

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When your tomatoes are thirsty and Mama doesn’t deliver, you’ll probably need to provide each plant with several gallons of water every few days. The simplest way to do this is with a good, old-fashioned watering can. A large can holds plenty of water for a thirsty tomato; the trick is to pour slowly enough that it sinks into the soil rather than running off to water the weeds nearby.
A hose is somewhat easier to use than a can, since you can set it to a trickle and leave it at the base of the plant for 10 or 15 minutes. Even easier than a regular hose is a soaker hose, which is basically a hose with holes poked in it so that water dribbles out all along the length. A soaker hose laid carefully around your tomato plants can save you a lot of watering time – just hook it up to your regular hose, turn it on, and go have a cup of coffee (watering is best done early). Come back, turn it off, and you’re done for the day.
Finally, for the gadget-lover, there’s DIY drip irrigation. To do this, cut the bottom off of a 2-liter plastic soda bottle (available by the carload from your local recycling drop-off), drill a few holes in the cap, and plant the thing top down beside your tomato seedling. When you’re ready to water, fill the bottle and let it soak into the soil from below. This is kind of fun, and is a great way to provide extra water if you’ll be gone for a few days.

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Tell us your watering tricks and tips!

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Dad's Tomato Garden Photo Album-2008 .

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Dad's Tomato Garden Photo Album-2009 .

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For best results use the slide show on the above Albums. Very interesting to compare the two tomato seasons. With the links above.

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As I have told you above we spent a lot of time working on Cam # 2. We hope that it will be of interest to you. Here below is a link to both cams.

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DAD'S OUTDOOR WEB CAM # 1.

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DAD'S OUTDOOR WEB CAM # 2 .

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These links gives you two different views of the tomato garden. .

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One thing that I want to say before I go is that while I was away I became very much behind on answering your email, but I am going to catch up today. And also I missed a few phone calls ,one from a friend of mine in Birmingham, Al. I am going to call them this morning. Sorry about this but I am sure that you understand. DAD.

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This is all that I have for now. I am planning on seeing you again in the early morning. I hope that you have a pleasant day and that you are smiling a lot.

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BYE BYE DAD.

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