ENTRY # FIFTEEN HUNDRED & SIX

Good Morning.            
       

Picture by Gary &  Elaine.

Time is so precious-do not waste it.                © 2008 by Ray F White.

"The sun never sets on Dad's Tomato Garden Journal."     

To all of  my friends all around the world -have a nice day.

Together  We Can make some one Smile. Our smiles have made it around the world, I knew that we could do it, DAD.

 

Something New!
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DAD'S OWN OUTDOOR WEB CAM

 

 

Picture by Dad.           

 A cup of  good Tea or Coffee, will help youget started  this Saturday morning, they are both ready and waiting on you. So now I am sitting here by myself waiting to see you come through that door.  Many of us do not have to work today, so mabe we can get a little rest today. I think that we  all need it.

Look Rock  In the west.

   The two cams in the Smokies, one in the eastern part and the other one in the  west.

Purchase  Knob   Inthe east.

WEATHER     This is AOL weather.

WEATHER . COM     This  link is very good also.

( I  seem to use this every day, but I personally like and use it every day.)

Posted on 23 August 2008 by tomatocasual.com

Beneficial Insects for the Tomato Garden

Tags: beetle, beneficial, insects, lady bug, praying mantis, spider

By Kira Hamman

A while back I misunderstood a question from a reader and thought he was wondering if the praying mantises on his tomatoes were going to hurt them.

Turns out he actually had aphids (poor guy), but this got me to thinking about beneficial insects and the important role they play in the tomato garden.

The praying mantis, for example, is indeed a beneficial insect. Far from hurting tomatoes, praying mantises love to feast on aphids and other bad bugs. They’re a little weird looking, it’s true, but they’re kind of fun to watch once you get used to them.

They catch bugs with their front legs, the prayerful position of which is how they got their name. Some species grow Read the rest of this entry »

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Video by Kelly.    This is good, Thanks Kelly,  Dad.

Posted on 07 September 2007 by tomatocasual.com

Tomato Crop Rotation: Can You Replant Tomatoes in the Same Bed?

Tags: Gardening, rotation

By Amelia Tucker

While you are putting away seeds from this year’s garden, be sure to write down a basic map of the plants locations so you do not replant anything from that family in the same area the following year.

This is referred to as crop rotation and it does apply to your small backyard garden just as much as the large fields of veggies grown by a big producer.

The basic idea is that you do not plant the same family of plants two years in a row.

Ideally, you should try to go three years between repeat plantings. For tomato gardeners, do not replant your seeds in this year’s plot.

Also, do not plant potatoes or eggplants in the place where your tomatoes were. These plants, are all in the nightshade family. They use the same nutrients from the soil and also attract many of the same insects. Plants from the same family can pass disease between each other as well.

The first line of defense is to rotate your crops. An example of this would be to plant sections like tomato, pepper and lettuce the first year. The second year try pepper, lettuce and tomato. The third year try lettuce, tomato and pepper. Then you can go back to the original order of plants.

This is a simple way to keep your plants as healthy as possible and to enjoy those perfect tomatoes for many years to come.

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The picture at the top was sent to me by my friends Gary and Elaine. We have been friends for a long time, and I am glad to be able to have them as friends.Dad...

This link below shows you more of the tomatoes.that they produce.

These are waiting for tomorrow,I will make tomato jam with them. Elaine.

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a298/smokey-49/garden2008/100_4493.jpg

Picture by Dad.

Jim is home . I am sure that we will be hearing from  him today, if he don't have a fishing trip on his mind. DAD...

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 Thanks so much to all of you. If you would like to send me an email or comment in your own languageI would appreciate it very much.    DAD

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  BE SURE AND LOOK AT THIS TODAY FIND THINGS THAT ARE HARD TO FIND...AND THEY CAN SHIP ALL AROUND THE WORLD.

Thought you might like to see this. 5 years with AOL I still call them Journals.  DAD
http://journals.aol.co.uk/pharmolo/anniversary5blog/?page=2

If you  view this Albums below  please use the slideshow.   

Dad' Smile Album 

If you would like to see a new smile today look at this above, we have added a new one, and we do have room for more, we would like to add yours. I would like to have one from some country on the other side of the world, remember that smiles are the same in every language.   Dad....

This is all that I am going to have to say this morning, You know that I do not write an entry on Sunday. Mary and I need to get ready for our Sunday morning meeting.

I do hope to see you early Monday morning  with hot teaand coffee and I hope a  big smile.

READ THE REST OF DAD'S JOURNAL.

I hope that you can find the time to read the rest of the Journal this weekend.  Dad.

Bye   Bye    DAD....