Hello friends,
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Time is so precious-do not waste it.
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We had a wonderful day yesterday with our good friends Michael and Pamela. Pamela came to pick us up this morning, then we returned with her to Dayton and to Michael and Pamela's home for a lovely visit. Then later they took us out to eat at a Mexican restaurant near their home. I couldn't begin to tell you how delicious the food was! Later we got to meet Pamela's cousin and wife. Pamela's cousin got the electric cords hooked up so that the Cam will have sort of a climate control feature...when the temperature reaches a certain degree it will turn on the fan in the summer. then when the temperature gets real cold,the heater element will kick on. When we got back home Michael and Pamela got it installed again for us. Thank you for everything, Michael and Pamela!
Below is a picture of the view from Michael and Pamela's house.
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http://www.comcast.net/articles/news-science/20090703/US.Farm.Scene.Late.Blight/
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( This link above will be of interest to all tomato growers, please do not miss it. DAD.)
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Midsummer Garden Party At Fordhook Farm
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I do not sell the above mentioned product, I just want to show it to you. Dad.
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Here is the weather report for today, it is from AOL. This is for the Tennessee Valley.
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Sunshine and clouds mixed. High 86F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.
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Posted on 03 July 2009 by tomatocasual.com
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Reader Questions: Plants Growing Upward, Watering Tomatoes
Tags: growing upwards, phototropism, reader questions, Upside down tomato, watering
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By Vanessa Richins.
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David in Kansas:
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“How do you keep a tomato plant from growing up in an upside down tomato?”
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Another reader asks:
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“I am trying out the upside down tomato planters for the first time. Both of my plants (Mountain Pride) are yellowing and curling upwards towards the root. Any advice?”
Hi. This is likely due to a phenomenon called tropism. A tropism is a factor in plants where they move or grow in response to the environment around them. Phototropism occurs when plants move towards a light source.
When tomato plants are first planted upside down, the planter is often in the way of the direct sunlight. The plant will start growing upwards to reach towards the light, so it can still photosynthesize.
There’s also another tropism in effect: gravitropism. Plants respond to gravity in that the roots grow downwards (toward gravity) and stems grow upwards (away from gravity). They may hang down more as the tomatoes form on the plants.
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Watering Your Tomatoes
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Old Dad has had the same experience as mentioned above.
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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 most of the day yesterday 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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This is going to be all for today, I need to stop and do other things for a while. Mary and I are going to Kingsport this afternoon to visit Jim and Beverly. I do hope that everyone has a profitable week end. We do hope to get needed help in our Sunday morning meeting. I will see you on Monday morning if my life is spared. SMILE all that you can.
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BYE BYE DAD.
white6416r@aol.com.
865-850-6763 ... Cell phone
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