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Post by willyswoodpile on Feb 1, 2011 4:01:25 GMT -5
Hello Fellow Gardeners,
My name is Terry and I live in Kalamazoo, Michigan. I am very intrigued with this forum and came here mainly as a student, willing to learn all the aspects of tomato husbandry [if I may use those words].
What drew me here or rather who drew me here, were blanesgarden & Darth Slater. These guys were the magnets for drawing me here. I could not help myself. They filled my head with ideas of grandeur, of creating new varieties of tomatoes of ... well, you get the idea, I am hooked!
I am excited to be here.
I expect this year will be filled with basics and just sitting back and learning from you all.
While I have been gardening all my life, I feel the need to start from scratch and learn the proper way to grow tomatoes.
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Tom Akers
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Post by Tom Akers on Feb 1, 2011 5:23:22 GMT -5
Welcome. I'm sure you'll enjoy it.
Tom
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Post by blane on Feb 1, 2011 5:34:49 GMT -5
Ha-ha....Welcome!  |
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jcm05
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Post by jcm05 on Feb 1, 2011 6:42:55 GMT -5
Welcome Terry
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Post by darthslater on Feb 1, 2011 8:49:11 GMT -5
Welcome Terry, This isn't the first time someone has been addicted to Heirloom Tomatoes or OP crosses.
It can get worse, and then you will be looking at the neighbors "Unused space" and going Hmmmmm......
Don't forget to check out the Tomato Show, its in tomato disscussion. Caution: Big Napkin advised, Drool factor in play!!
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stratcat
Tomato Fanatic
Tha Green Bomb!
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Post by stratcat on Feb 1, 2011 14:20:23 GMT -5
Hey, Terry! Welcome to TTG. Keep an eye on that blizzard warning.  |
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leftylogan
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Post by leftylogan on Feb 1, 2011 18:00:36 GMT -5
Welcome
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Penny
Tomato Fanatic
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Post by Penny on Feb 2, 2011 7:58:40 GMT -5
Hi there and Welcome.  |
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Post by oneoftheearls on Feb 2, 2011 11:55:50 GMT -5
I'm NOT addicted...first step..."denial"  |
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Post by rintintin on Feb 2, 2011 22:13:46 GMT -5
"Denial". Isn't that a river in Egypt?
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w8in4dave
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Happy Gardener
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Post by w8in4dave on Feb 3, 2011 19:42:42 GMT -5
Your right above me I am just above Toledo.. In Temperance MI. Close to Lake Erie |
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Post by boronia on Feb 4, 2011 6:12:33 GMT -5
Welcome Jerry!You have to dry out the seeds for several months before planting them. It is best to just buy seeds. We have had the best tomatoes by planting them on the north side of our house. They get the morning to midday sun then get hot afternoon shade.
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oztom
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Post by oztom on Feb 4, 2011 16:08:05 GMT -5
Welcome Terry. We hope you like it here.
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Post by willyswoodpile on Feb 6, 2011 2:31:30 GMT -5
Welcome Terry, This isn't the first time someone has been addicted to Heirloom Tomatoes or OP crosses. It can get worse, and then you will be looking at the neighbors "Unused space" and going Hmmmmm...... Don't forget to check out the Tomato Show, its in tomato disscussion. Caution: Big Napkin advised, Drool factor in play!! Thank you all for the welcome. While May 15th is our last frost date I had planned on starting seeds on March 15th or round about that time, maybe March 1st: but since I have got mater fever I am going to start some seeds tomorrow. I don't care how big they get! I was thinking about Cosmonaut Volkov; a very intriguing tomato in name alone. Does anyone here have experience with this tomato? And of course the Riesentraube because I am hungry for eating some cherry/grape off the vine as soon as possible. And....? |
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jcm05
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Post by jcm05 on Feb 6, 2011 7:12:23 GMT -5
Don't grow tomatoes because of the name. SO many people do that. There are many cherry types that are way better then Riesentraube. Black cherry, sungold, sunsugar, gardeners delight....
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