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We've already picked all the tomatoes we're going to have. The plants are  
drying out now, and they're done. That's what makes me wonder about the zone. 
Neither one of us does canning of any sort - she works and I don't know how  
- but we've made red sauce, tuna-stuffed tomatoes and BLT's until we can't 
stand  it any more. And given them away. People at her office run and hide 
now 
when  they see her coming in with a box or a paper bag.
I have long wanted a dehydrator. Or I could probably use my oven. The top  of 
the range has to be lit with matches, but the oven does have a pilot light,  
and seems to me to be just right for drying stuff.
Also for bowl after bowl of yeast dough rising.
I can't wait for cooler weather - so I can bake again! Store-bought plastic  
bread don't get it!
Sandy
Mid-Mojave
 
 
In a message dated 9/20/2008 6:20:29 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
bobford79 AT yahoo.com writes:

I'm also  zone 9.  When you say that your tomatoes "are done" do you mean 
they have  their blossoms set, or that you already have tomatoes?  ...bobf  



----- Original Message ----
From: "Bunjov AT aol.com"  <Bunjov AT aol.com>
To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Saturday,  September 20, 2008 6:16:46 AM
Subject: Re: [Homestead] Plants are  blooming

Bob -

I tend the vegetable garden for a friend - we are  zip code 92365 - and I  
believe we're Zone 9?

Tomatoes are  done - peppers are also 'knotty'. Melons, which she has never   
attempted before, were not doing well, lying on the ground, and she wanted  
to  
rig up some sort of cheesecloth support (or equivalent), but I  suggested she 
buy  the little 50-cent containers of thigh-high  pantyhose at the local 
WallyWorld,  and hang them on the chainlink  fence which surrounds that 
garden. 

They appear to be doing well, but  they are small. I call them her Joe  
Namath 
melons.  

Sandy
Mid-Mojave


In a message dated 9/20/2008 6:07:05  A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
bobford79 AT yahoo.com writes:

I  have  about 16 tomatoes, maybe 10 have blossoms.  four bell pepper  
plants, 
all  have buds and a few smell knotty looking peppers.   We finally had four  
consecutive days of below 104 degree  temperature, that is supposed to be the 
 
baseline for blossoms to  set.  Hopefully in a few weeks I will start  
harvesting .   The okra and squash are still barren.  

The  past few  mornings have been nice and cool.  It is just breaking dawn 
and 
only  84 degrees.  Must go find my sweater   ........bobford



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