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Gardening

lpbk2713

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5. By July my spring tomatoes are mostly burned up.

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #2)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 07:47 PM

Dec 2013

Even the hot weather varieties.

I'll start planting at the end of January, there isn't usually
much danger of frost after that around here. Most of the
time I will plant about 25 - 30 all together.

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Random observation since this is a slow time of year in this group. [View all] lpbk2713 Dec 2013 OP

Winter tomatos in wisconsin bear the subtle bouquet of diesel fumes. Scuba Dec 2013 #1

There's no point in even trying to eat tomatoes in the winter. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2013 #2

Canning is easy and fun. Yeah, you can't have em fresh but you can put them bye OffWithTheirHeads Dec 2013 #4

We do a lot of canning, Mr.Bill Dec 2013 #6

By July my spring tomatoes are mostly burned up. lpbk2713 Dec 2013 #5

Ever since I read Tomatoland, Curmudgeoness Dec 2013 #3

I agree. Winter tomatoes ripened Lex Dec 2013 #7

I do the same, as well as growing some myself. Curmudgeoness Dec 2013 #8

Year round gardening is the best! BlueToTheBone Jan 2014 #9

Thanks lpbk2713 Jan 2014 #10

have you tried heirlooms, even tastier than the "boys" you are growing bettyellen Jan 2014 #11