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Curiosity getting the better of me, I decided to try growing an upside down tomato plant, and being frugal, I made a planter out of a five gallon bucket It isn't as fancy, but why spend $20 if you have the parts?.
It has been outside for two weeks now, and is getting stronger, but there is one thing that I noticed; The main stem/stalk/trunk of the plant has started growing up, and I am assuming that after it sets fruit and they begin to grow, the stalk will grow downwards.
Which leads me to this thought/questions:
If the stalk is growing up, even though it is facing down, are the roots growing down, even though they are facing up??? Sounds almost like a paradox.
Would this add stress to the plant?
I also decided to put it up on an old pool deck, so if it starts to really grow I'll have enough support to just drape, and tie it around the deck.
As an ongoing project I'll update on an irregular schedule, maybe every two weeks.
Subject is a "Better Boy" started 042809........KUXJ
lol i know times a wastin' thanks for the recipe wooot... ruhbarb loaf is awesome.. its not got a strong flavor but its got almost the same texture as bananna bread almost... and looks alot like it cept its not bananna's lol.
Wow i dont know f but i have a feeling thats quite warm for you guys.. we have not has enough sun to burn anything and the rain n humidity are bringing out the slugs. :O poor poor strawberry plants we have.. the slugs are eating them to death... even slugbait isnt working (says it will kill'm awwww bummer) tried to count the slugs on the walk up our lane.. lost track at 400 of the small things.. slugs and snails... my backyard is overwelmed with them.. and they have never been that bad before
If you have access to a fermented hops product, I think its called beer
Put it in shallow bowls around the strawberry plants.....the slugs go to it and drink until they drown.
What a way to go!
Sand is also a deterrent, pour a short mound, and wider than they are long, around the perimeter of your garden.
they don't like the way it feels, it actually cuts them.
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BEER???? ewwwww.. but the hubby does drink it once in a while so theres always a 12 pack floating around i'm sure he wont miss some of it lol.. well i guess if you like beer its a good way to go. too bad rum didnt work LMAO i've got tons of that
Does it matter what kind of sand you use? wouldnt ants be attracted to the sand on the ground? wider then they are long. now does that count for when they are streached out or just regularly... they are small snails and slugs (more slugs then snails though) and none of them are bigger then your thumb nail.
Reporting strange happenings with some of my tomatoes....
Since I trimmed icky (maybe virus) leaves on 6/23, none have come back or formed weirdly.
However I just noticed 1 tom on Mama mia looking like it has blossom end rot on it's side, and one early girl looks like it's starting to shrivel and turn whitish on the top of tomato.
I searched through our entire thread and found nothing that looked similar, but I might have missed something.
All of my plants are look good except for one and it's only problem is that it looks sparse.
UDT looks the same, only one tom and hasn't grown. Lots of flowers. No virus present. It reached the ground and I had to hang it up with some string.
My new Hybrid looks good, but it's just been a couple days.
Our temps have lowered to 100 F (38 C) from 108 F (42 C). I'm not sure if the toms got sun scorched or there is another problem. I'm thinking sun, because it hasn't hit all of them.
That's all I've got for now! I hear no planes above ::looks around:: and see nothing, so I'm assuming no one has any ripe toms yet. Tomorrow is July 1st.
This might go back to Hardening off.
The zone thing puts you in 11? 10b?
If your winter temps hit the mid 30's.......as the twig is bent, so grows the tree......
Actual quote:
'Tis education forms the common mind,
Just as the twig is bent, the tree's inclined. Alexander Pope, 1734, Epistle to Cobham, 149-50
That's all I've got for now! I hear no planes above ::looks around:: and see nothing, so I'm assuming no one has any ripe toms yet. Tomorrow is July 1st.
God Bless
Geez......I almost forgot. (maybe the DW's right!)
I know what you mean. BB's 1st born isn't as green, and shows no sign of "blush" yet.
Don't worry 'bout Eddie He's been grounded 'til after the 4th.........Nothin' serious,
somethin' 'bout a "Blue Angels" performance.
From the "this'll get your blood flowing" department,
I'll have to warm up the tivo.
Just found out "Yankee Doodle Dandy" with James Cagney gonna be on TCM, Sat. the 4th at 5:45pm, don't know your showing if interested, (I'm on Satellite, West vs East Coast Thing.)
I'm a sucker for those oldies, "Stars and Stripes Forever" is another goody. It's the music mostly.
The oldies of anything are the classics.. i prefer the old horror movies, and good ole oldies music. Well oldies to me may not be oldies to you i like pink floyd. meatloaf, zz top, twisted sister, kiss, stuff like that... And well i'm a huge movie buff so old movies like Rocky Horror Picture show.. (gotta love it its controversial) and the origional dracula stuff like that i've got it all lol.
And about the toms.... maybe the could be getting too much sun or anything i just hope if its something bacterial, viral or airborne that its not what they've got... it'd be horrible if your other toms get it too... i'm knocking on wood and crossing my fingers for you...
About the Slugs... Got the sand, white to be exact and so far it seems to be working i also got two hole cans of beer from him LOL and put it in shallow bowls around the perimiter hehe just to be sure
ruhbarb loaf is awesome.. its not got a strong flavor but its got almost the same texture as bananna bread almost... and looks alot like it cept its not bananna's lol.
wooot... ruhbarb loaf is awesome.. its not got a strong flavor but its got almost the same texture as bananna bread almost... and looks alot like it cept its not bananna's lol.
BEER???? ewwwww.. but the hubby does drink it once in a while so theres always a 12 pack floating around i'm sure he wont miss some of it lol.. well i guess if you like beer its a good way to go. too bad rum didnt work LMAO i've got tons of that 
, when you take his beer, try the rum.
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