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On Jun 9, 11:09*am, Tara > wrote:
> Gorgeous bounty!
>
> I am ridiculously proud of myself because I have managed to grow
> tomatoes and cucumbers in my Topsy Turvey planters. * I have wanted to
> try those silly planters since I first saw them a few years ago. This
> year, I tried them out. * I have seven or eight green tomatoes and
> three or four cucumbers on the vines this morning. * We have rabbits
> in our neighborhood. * I don't know how to keep them out of ground
> plants, so the hanging planters looked like a good idea. * * *
>
> My pear trees and blueberry bushes are producing lots of fruit. * We
> got a handful of ripe blueberries yesterday. * The bushes are full of
> green blueberries. * The pear trees are full of baby pears. * *
>
> We have finally come out of a years-long drought. * I am amazed to see
> how much more fruit is growing this summer.
>
> Tara


Sounds so good!! We had three blueberry bushes...they just didn't
do a thing...and we tried everything. I guess it just isn't the
right soil here on our red clay ridge we live on. And blueberries
are the best thing you can eat!!