Hello from Upstate New York

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I''m a retired optical engineer and have been gardening for about 60 years, but I'm still learning. I have raised beds for most of my vegetables imageshack.us/a/img203/6624/raisedbeds2.jpg , though my tomatoes are grown in a 10'x40' hoophouse in raised beds. I prune to single vines and trellis on string imageshack.us/a/img37/6657/p1010238od.jpg . My entire garden is setup with a combination of soaker hoses and drip lines, and irrigation controlled by computer. I have 16-zones using sprinkler valves, and 16 inputs for moisture sensors to monitor soil moisture imageshack.us/a/img521/1484/0001cwf.jpg . I have a 12'x16' heated glass greenhouse for winter growing and seed starting imageshack.us/a/img695/6125/267eh.jpg , as well as several hoophouses imageshack.us/a/img842/1226/276qn.jpg . I also grow strawberries, having 3500 plants imageshack.us/a/img232/5947/sb12t.jpg .

I have a website on my garden www.hotwiredgardens.com where I document some of my more unique gardening techniques www.hotwiredgardens.com/pdfs.html .