permaculture

["Treesa Jane Rogerson" <treemail@cruzio.com>]

 You don't say where you're growing these...but some
> combination of your microclimate and where you plant them may be part of
> the problem.  If this is the case, you can improve your odds by planting
> the tomatoes in a warmer part of your yard that gets more sunlight - the
> south side of a building, for example - and/or by using something like a
> Wall o' Water around your young plants.

ALSO remember rocks.  Passive solar heating.  Craft a li'l raised bed type
thing, rock holds warmth into night.



 This is a water-filled
> "mini-greenhouse" that helps keep your plants warm.
>
> Tomatoes like heat and lots of nutrients.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Loren
>
>
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