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Thursday, July 01, 2010
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shazzy
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Joliet, IL
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dropped down all mister heads today and attached the low volume sprinkler heads. nice even coverage under the canopy. also added stake extensiond to the tomato poles. the plants will now go up to 10' tall before terminated. i have at least one small tomato on each plant and 2 fused double bloom tomatoes on the 5.58 timm x self. the rest are all single blooms. hoping for some megablooms on the top 3 to 4 more feet as all plants are 6 to 7 feet tall now. i have been choosing the best shaped single tomato on the thickest stem branches of the cluster and limiting to only one per cluster. i will let 3 or 4 of the tomatoes that win the cluster spots compete and see which ones get culled and which are keepers. with plants this big, i will let at least 2 stay on per plant the enire way unless i see a megabloom or a giant that will get the whole plant to itself. got a picture of a problem on my main vine before kenny on the 1147 that has not been approved and posted yet. weird small narrow section of vine on the main that was buried and discoverd today to be soft and skinny about 3' in front of kenny. it is enough frustration that i took it out with busy work setting up the low volume sprinkler heads and weeding and adding the extension stakes to the tomato poles. i also drenched seaweed, humic, and merit today and now i am off to bobby's to drown the sorrow of the 1147 main vine discovery today. this hobby is crazy. everyday a plant or pumpkin rotates to which is the best plant with most promise. i got a dumb smile on my face after the realization that it is what it is. control what i can, and try my hardest and let the chips fall where they may. once the picture and and diary entry are approved, you will know what i mean.
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