Re: [cg] Tiny tomato troubles

2004-06-01 Thread Pat_Elazar
James asked about "tomato envy" (his words) or "heirloom varieties VS.steroid-bloated monstrosities"... First the disclaimer: My daughter the 9-year-old agronomist says you need to plant 4 or 5 relays of the same randomly interspersed locally bequeathed heirloom varieites with commercial hybrids

[cg] Tiny tomato troubles

2004-06-01 Thread James Bourne
I'll admit it -- I've got tomato envy. Specifically, I planted several varieties of heirloom tomatoes in mid-March, in the "8 to 10 weeks before last frost date" window recommended by the catalogs. Since putting them out in the third week of May, I've noticed that they are 80-90% smaller than ma

[cg] ACGA Executive Director - Please post job listing

2004-06-01 Thread Betsy Johnson
American Community Gardening Association Seeks Executive Director The American Community Gardening Association (ACGA) is an United States and Canadian non-profit membership organization of professional volunteers and supporters of community gardening and greening. Founded in 1979, ACGA serves a