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Re: Tomatoes [sky23213]
by steve_ HOST
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Mar 27, 2009 (6:49 am)
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Replying to: sky23213 (Mar 27, 2009 12:20 am)
If you run out of brandy, try some high quality Italian balsamic vinegar on your vanilla ice cream.
Trust me. 
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I can't get it to bloom
by Mr_Shiftright HOST
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Mar 27, 2009 (7:32 am)
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Somebody gave me a lovely orchid plant last year. I've taken great care of it and the plant looks healthy and lush---but after the first bloom it never gave orchids again.
I'm wondering--do they like a tight pot or a lot of room in the pot?
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Re: Tomatoes [steve_]
by sky23213
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Mar 27, 2009 (7:52 am)
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Replying to: steve_ (Mar 27, 2009 6:49 am)
Never thought of it, really. My wife tends to put some kind of liqueur on the sundaes she makes, but it's mainly Baileys. No way I'm wasting the good stuff! 
And in my house there's no such thing like running out of liquor
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Re: I can't get it to bloom [Mr_Shiftright]
by ray80
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Mar 27, 2009 (10:01 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Mar 27, 2009 7:32 am)
I now next to nothing about them, but perhaps this will help:
link titleflower help
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Re: I can't get it to bloom [ray80]
by Mr_Shiftright HOST
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Mar 27, 2009 (11:34 am)
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Replying to: ray80 (Mar 27, 2009 10:01 am)
GEEZ -- these things are little prima-donnas aren't they? Not too much, not too little, a bit to the left, a bit to the right, don't touch me there, you're standing in my light, ouch, ouch, don't press too hard, my pot's too big, my pot's too small, my pot's too medium...
I'm going to try the re-potting route. Thanks for that link.It was actually quite helpful.
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Re: I can't get it to bloom [Mr_Shiftright]
by gagrice
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Mar 27, 2009 (5:20 pm)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Mar 27, 2009 11:34 am)
I learned enough about orchids to stay away from them when I bought my anthurium farm in Hilo Hawaii. Not only are they hard to get to bloom. They like specific elevation. Some species that will bloom at the 1300 foot level will not bloom at sea level. There are some orchid growers here in San Diego that do very well. I have never gotten one to bloom the second time. Most of the orchids sold today are cloned. That is why the prices have gone down so dramatically. I really like orchids. I have a lot of respect for folks that get them to bloom year after year. I try to get up to the Wild Animal Park when the Orchid club displays there. Good luck
PS
I watched a re-potting demo at the Wild Animal Park one year. It does seem that is part of the secret to good blooms. I will try again when I get my fancy greenhouse built.
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Re: Tomatoes [sky23213]
by gagrice
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Mar 27, 2009 (5:30 pm)
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Replying to: sky23213 (Mar 27, 2009 12:20 am)
Plum and Peach brandy with the chopped up fruit is great on ice cream. Makes Vanilla ice cream edible and then some.
Our neighbors in Long Prairie raised cucumbers for commercial pickles. They would end up with too many big ones and we ate more cucumbers than I like to think about. The little ones bring the best price.
I could not find any news on flooding. I will have to call back there and check. Our farm is right on the Long Prairie River. We have about 50 acres of low land while the rest is up quite a bit higher. I have not been to visit the place in 25 years. They say it is changed a lot as I planted 3000 blue spruce around the property for Christmas trees then went back to Alaska. They should be pretty good sized by now.
Hope you get loads of Tomatoes. They are so good for us men. I eat at least one a day as they are cheap here most of the year.
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Re: Tomatoes [gagrice]
by sky23213
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Apr 05, 2009 (9:08 pm)
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Replying to: gagrice (Mar 27, 2009 5:30 pm)
My lovely wife finally helped me load the picture of the tomato. You may see we are a little limited for space, but it's still pretty and we get some tomatoes. On the left are the plants, fully grown. They've completely covered the supporting structure which I enhance every year.
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Re: Tomatoes [sky23213]
by pat HOST
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Apr 06, 2009 (5:40 am)
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Replying to: sky23213 (Apr 05, 2009 9:08 pm)
Wow. Beautiful tomato and gorgeous little girl!! 
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Re: Tomatoes [sky23213]
by gagrice
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Apr 22, 2009 (4:30 am)
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Replying to: sky23213 (Apr 05, 2009 9:08 pm)
Wow, I would love to get tomatoes like that. And you do have a lovely daughter as well. Is that from this year or last? Mine are just about 2 feet tall and getting blossoms. Our weather has been so crazy this year. We had record lows last week and set record highs the last 3 days here. At 95 degrees everything dries out so fast. Only 15% humidity.
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