Re: [Gardening] Gardening Digest, Vol 14, Issue 2

Thanks - hopefully the cooler weather will help. I'll try the bananas too. As for the squirrels, we too have a problem. They chewed through the netting I put up. Good luck with your tomatoes! Megan On Jul 11, 2012, at 1:39 PM, gardening-request(a)eastraleigh.org wrote: > Send Gardening mailing list submissions to > gardening(a)eastraleigh.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://www.eastraleigh.org/mailman/listinfo/gardening > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > gardening-request(a)eastraleigh.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > gardening-owner(a)eastraleigh.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Gardening digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Gardening Digest, Vol 14, Issue 1 (Megan Huffman) > 2. Re: Gardening Digest, Vol 14, Issue 1 (Sarah Kahn) > 3. Re: Gardening Digest, Vol 14, Issue 1 (Chris Tonelli) > 4. Re: Gardening Digest, Vol 14, Issue 1 (Vanessa Van Horn) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2012 12:10:04 -0400 > From: Megan Huffman <meganhuffman0(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Gardening] Gardening Digest, Vol 14, Issue 1 > To: "gardening(a)eastraleigh.org" <gardening(a)eastraleigh.org> > Message-ID: <9C58FEF8-38F3-4A02-B8EB-62EFEB554354(a)gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > The problem with my tomatoes is they are not rippening - not turning red. They are large and there is a ton of them. Can anyone help me? > > Megan > 313 Cooke > > > On Jul 11, 2012, at 12:00 PM, gardening-request(a)eastraleigh.org wrote: > >> Send Gardening mailing list submissions to >> gardening(a)eastraleigh.org >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> http://www.eastraleigh.org/mailman/listinfo/gardening >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> gardening-request(a)eastraleigh.org >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> gardening-owner(a)eastraleigh.org >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of Gardening digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Tomato plants hit with "late blight" (Mark Turner) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2012 11:33:31 -0400 >> From: Mark Turner <jmarkturner(a)gmail.com> >> Subject: [Gardening] Tomato plants hit with "late blight" >> To: Gardening <gardening(a)eastraleigh.org> >> Message-ID: <4FFD9CCB.5060808(a)gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed >> >> I've noticed some of my tomato plants have not been doing so well. It >> may be due to the "late blight." >> >> See the link at the bottom for images of blight-stricken plants and fruit. >> >> Mark >> 1108 Tonsler >> >> http://www.wral.com/news/news_briefs/story/11302678/ >> >> NC scientists warn of early tomato blight >> Posted: 8:21 a.m. today >> Updated: 8:41 a.m. today >> >> RALEIGH, N.C. &mdashNorth Carolina scientists say unusual reports of a >> tomato-killing fungus could be the result of an abnormally hot spring. >> >> North Carolina State University researchers say a form of blight has >> been found on tomatoes in two eastern counties ? Northampton and Sampson. >> >> The variant "late blight" was found earlier than usual in the growing >> season. It can also infect vegetables. The fungus is best known for >> causing the Irish Potato Famine in the 1800s during which one million >> people died and one million more left Ireland. >> >> Scientists say most commercial farmers are aware of the fungus, but >> local farmers and community gardeners might want to apply fungicides to >> their crops or consider early harvests. The scientists say another >> alternative is to grow genetically engineered, blight-resistant tomatoes. >> >> >> http://www.longislandhort.cornell.edu/vegpath/photos/lateblight_tomato.htm >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gardening mailing list >> Gardening(a)eastraleigh.org >> http://www.eastraleigh.org/mailman/listinfo/gardening >> >> >> End of Gardening Digest, Vol 14, Issue 1 >> **************************************** > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2012 12:12:32 -0400 > From: Sarah Kahn <snkahn(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Gardening] Gardening Digest, Vol 14, Issue 1 > To: Gardening <gardening(a)eastraleigh.org> > Message-ID: > <CADspp1VTpTU6xYDgnMh+RNSuDYoXuXWCfCFLJttor5-uMZcPXw(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > I second this question- I'm having the same issue. Lots of big green > tomatoes, that have been on the plants for weeks. > > Sarah > > 1802 Bennett > > On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 12:10 PM, Megan Huffman <meganhuffman0(a)gmail.com>wrote;wrote: > >> The problem with my tomatoes is they are not rippening - not turning red. >> They are large and there is a ton of them. Can anyone help me? >> >> Megan >> 313 Cooke >> >> >> On Jul 11, 2012, at 12:00 PM, gardening-request(a)eastraleigh.org wrote: >> >>> Send Gardening mailing list submissions to >>> gardening(a)eastraleigh.org >>> >>> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >>> http://www.eastraleigh.org/mailman/listinfo/gardening >>> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >>> gardening-request(a)eastraleigh.org >>> >>> You can reach the person managing the list at >>> gardening-owner(a)eastraleigh.org >>> >>> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >>> than "Re: Contents of Gardening digest..." >>> >>> >>> Today's Topics: >>> >>> 1. Tomato plants hit with "late blight" (Mark Turner) >>> >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Message: 1 >>> Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2012 11:33:31 -0400 >>> From: Mark Turner <jmarkturner(a)gmail.com> >>> Subject: [Gardening] Tomato plants hit with "late blight" >>> To: Gardening <gardening(a)eastraleigh.org> >>> Message-ID: <4FFD9CCB.5060808(a)gmail.com> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed >>> >>> I've noticed some of my tomato plants have not been doing so well. It >>> may be due to the "late blight." >>> >>> See the link at the bottom for images of blight-stricken plants and >> fruit. >>> >>> Mark >>> 1108 Tonsler >>> >>> http://www.wral.com/news/news_briefs/story/11302678/ >>> >>> NC scientists warn of early tomato blight >>> Posted: 8:21 a.m. today >>> Updated: 8:41 a.m. today >>> >>> RALEIGH, N.C. &mdashNorth Carolina scientists say unusual reports of a >>> tomato-killing fungus could be the result of an abnormally hot spring. >>> >>> North Carolina State University researchers say a form of blight has >>> been found on tomatoes in two eastern counties ? Northampton and Sampson. >>> >>> The variant "late blight" was found earlier than usual in the growing >>> season. It can also infect vegetables. The fungus is best known for >>> causing the Irish Potato Famine in the 1800s during which one million >>> people died and one million more left Ireland. >>> >>> Scientists say most commercial farmers are aware of the fungus, but >>> local farmers and community gardeners might want to apply fungicides to >>> their crops or consider early harvests. The scientists say another >>> alternative is to grow genetically engineered, blight-resistant tomatoes. >>> >>> >>> >> http://www.longislandhort.cornell.edu/vegpath/photos/lateblight_tomato.htm >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Gardening mailing list >>> Gardening(a)eastraleigh.org >>> http://www.eastraleigh.org/mailman/listinfo/gardening >>> >>> >>> End of Gardening Digest, Vol 14, Issue 1 >>> **************************************** >> _______________________________________________ >> Gardening mailing list >> Gardening(a)eastraleigh.org >> http://www.eastraleigh.org/mailman/listinfo/gardening >> >