Tribe.net. Local Connections Lisa http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/f566c8bc-2ff3-4e37-af22-93abd0866112#115cbbb8-715c-40f6-be1e-dec5b15ea212 2009-07-20T17:12:58Z 2009-07-20T17:12:58Z

I am a huge fan of wall-o-waters!!! I live at 7,000 ft and have already been harvesting eggplant, peppers and tomatoes...

Lisa 2009-07-20T17:12:58Z Sara http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/f566c8bc-2ff3-4e37-af22-93abd0866112#986099b4-5e58-4dea-8d79-c5e71e8f8a33 2009-07-18T19:18:09Z 2009-07-18T19:18:09Z

Yeah, that's the thing about California. Everybody thinks of it as Sunny here, which it is for the most part. However, that doesn't mean it's warm. This week it went from the low 70s on Monday to 95 yesterday. Tuesday it is supposed to be back in the low 70s. Sara

Sara 2009-07-18T19:18:09Z yadda yadda http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/f566c8bc-2ff3-4e37-af22-93abd0866112#652c2f51-1ff4-410d-a7ef-cf513befa174 2009-07-18T03:16:25Z 2009-07-18T03:16:25Z

Well, the blooms that have formed since the heat wave broke are still on the plants and one has set fruit. I don't usually buy transplants, preferring to start everything from seed. But I had my heart set on Amish Paste tomatoes so I went ahead and ordered transplants. In the future I'll go back to starting my own. I think it makes a big difference to start the seeds in the same environment in which they'll live. I start everything on the front porch, bringing them in at night if necessary. But the plants seem stronger. Live and learn. My heart goes out to you Sara. I had terrible luck growing things when I lived in California. The weather was just too unpredictable. Now I'm in the southern Midwest where I pretty much know what to expect from day to day.

yadda yadda 2009-07-18T03:16:25Z Sara http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/f566c8bc-2ff3-4e37-af22-93abd0866112#2226e68c-dc27-40a4-9049-0cb1637a9cba 2009-07-17T21:47:56Z 2009-07-17T21:47:54Z

According to my book, "Golden Gate Gardening" Tomatoes will drop flowers if they get below 55 F at night. Here that is a big problem because any day of the year it can get below 55 F. Tomatoes are a challenge to grow here and eggplant is even worse. My tomatoes that are growing right next to the asphalt driveway are doing well, however, the ones that I planted behind the carport, not so good. Next year I will only plant tomatoes next to the driveway because it is warmer there at night. Sara

Sara 2009-07-17T21:47:54Z yadda yadda http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/f566c8bc-2ff3-4e37-af22-93abd0866112#b4fd9cff-b4ee-4748-9321-6fbd4d3cf0eb 2009-06-26T02:31:30Z 2009-06-26T02:31:30Z

Hmm, the Romas are doing fine its the Amish Paste that have dropped a few. This is my first time growing Amish Paste, maybe I missed something.

yadda yadda 2009-06-26T02:31:30Z Freyamorganna http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/f566c8bc-2ff3-4e37-af22-93abd0866112#0b754509-2725-405b-afd9-e955ce34c98e 2009-06-26T02:22:33Z 2009-06-26T02:22:33Z

It's been in the 100's here and so far my tomatoes are doing great. Just ate one at lunch today. I put my daughters big beach umbrella over them to keep the sun off, because they were a little wilted. The only real prob I had was that they were splitting, but after some advice we stopped watering them as much and they've been great since. -Freya

Freyamorganna 2009-06-26T02:22:33Z yadda yadda http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/f566c8bc-2ff3-4e37-af22-93abd0866112#4ae3a4f9-f07f-4e52-8ea0-33ee8059d41a 2009-06-26T00:00:25Z 2009-06-26T00:00:25Z

My tomatoes have set some nice fruit, but today I noticed some of the blossoms have dropped. I've been so careful building the soil, could it be the heat?

yadda yadda 2009-06-26T00:00:25Z