On 6/18/2018 8:19 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:
> On 6/18/2018 5:01 PM, Nancy Young wrote:

>> My first tomato wouldn't serve me, it's only about the size of
>> a marble shooter.Â* Cool rainy spring but the heat and sun have arrived
>> so I have hopes.

> Â* This one's about the size of a tennis ball . There are LOTS more out
> there . I have 24 plants , 6 each of Rutgers , Marglobe , Beefsteak ,
> and Roma . I have just made major improvements to my soil (per county
> extension analysis), most of my plants are 5' tall or better , almost
> every single one has tomatoes .

Wow, that's way ahead of me. The mortgage lifters are only about
a foot high, the Early Girl is much taller.

you sure planted a lot of tomatoes.

> Mama better get into canning mode ...
> did you know I'm psychic ? I see several large batches of spaghetti
> sauce in my future ... gotta be better than Ragu !
>
> Â* I've also got beans over-topping a 5' high trellis , Anaheim peppers
> over 5" long , and scads of small cucumbers coming along nicely . My
> okra plants are about 6" tall now , and the yellow squashes have fruit .

You are Way ahead of me, that's for sure. Congrats.

nancy