We are talking about gathering in my back yard (west-central Iowa) at harvest time to eat, swat lies, partake of beverages, and relax. Was a date of early June 24 hours ago but we are leaning toward late July or early August.
Check MapQuest for Jefferson, Iowa. On 3/29/07, Peter Frederick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I missed the beginning of this conversation, so forgive me it I repeat something. Tomatoes love sun, but require regular moisture. Non commercial varieties are vastly preferable for home growing -- I grow Better Boys (a VFN resistant version of the old Burpee Big Boy) and some Roma variety (also VFN, as I have wilt problems). With good rainfall, I am over-run with tomatoes even in poor years. Oh, and I do grow some Lemon Boys since I prefer them for fresh eating. Commercial varieties are breed to remain rock hard so they won't bruise, and they also do not ripen on the plant, they are picked slightly pink and gassed with ethylene on the way to the market to turn them sort of red. Taste like what they are -- cellulose and green tomato juice. I think cotton balls taste better myself, or that gauze packing the dentist uses when doing major work. If you have fresh ground and are not bothered by verticillium or fusarium wilts and don't have nematode problems, you can grow some of the "heirloom" types and get wonderful tomatoes. Most aren't particularly resistant, though. Peter _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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