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Spatzbear · March 26, 2008

Hey all, I'm still alive! We now hold the official record for 15 days in a row over 35C! Average temperature was 38 (point something) C!

And now the heat has broken, and some wet stuff has fallen from the sky! It's amazing, it's fantastic, it's a big relief! It's autumn bordering on to winter. We are wearing our woollies, and need our wood heater at night. Not complaining!

Tomatoes? I wasn't able to save a single tomato seed!!!! That's a record for me. We got our fill, though. The pantry is full, so is the freezer. There are still some tomatoes on the kitchen bench and on the plants in the garden.

I haven't been able to sow much where winter/spring veggies are concerned, but at least the garlic is planted. Let's hope I can do another round of sowing and planting.

Hope all is well with everybody!

mcsee · March 26, 2008

One can hope that the hotter weather has now passed and we can get on with a cooler Autumn.

We managed enough tomatoes to satisfy our needs, but ended up with very few varieties of saved seed, some plants the fruit was completely seedless. The plants I started very late were the best producers and I even managed seed from a few. The plants I had hoped for seed from I got, including the dwarf varieties I grew, plus a couple of others including a small heart.

Next year we'll only grow those that we know perform well for us from past experiences.

Raymondo · March 26, 2008

Wow! We've had one of the coolest summers in ages, and the rest of the country was sweltering. What a year! I've got things flowering now that normally only flower in spring because the weather is now warmer than it was throughout Jan and Feb! Go figure. I blame those absent, specifically and especially John Howard!

mcsee · March 26, 2008

Raymondo - I hope your Autumn doesn't turn too cold for you before you get your tomatoes ripe and your other vegetables cropped..

March 26, 2008	#106
Spatzbear Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Adelaide Hills, Australia Posts: 349	Hey all, I'm still alive! We now hold the official record for 15 days in a row over 35C! Average temperature was 38 (point something) C! And now the heat has broken, and some wet stuff has fallen from the sky! It's amazing, it's fantastic, it's a big relief! It's autumn bordering on to winter. We are wearing our woollies, and need our wood heater at night. Not complaining! Tomatoes? I wasn't able to save a single tomato seed!!!! That's a record for me. We got our fill, though. The pantry is full, so is the freezer. There are still some tomatoes on the kitchen bench and on the plants in the garden. I haven't been able to sow much where winter/spring veggies are concerned, but at least the garlic is planted. Let's hope I can do another round of sowing and planting. Hope all is well with everybody! __________________ http://madgnomes.blogspot.com/

March 26, 2008	#108
Raymondo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Saumarez Ponds, NSW, Australia Posts: 946	Wow! We've had one of the coolest summers in ages, and the rest of the country was sweltering. What a year! I've got things flowering now that normally only flower in spring because the weather is now warmer than it was throughout Jan and Feb! Go figure. I blame those absent, specifically and especially John Howard! __________________ Ray

March 26, 2008	#107
mcsee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Victoria. Australia Posts: 543	One can hope that the hotter weather has now passed and we can get on with a cooler Autumn. We managed enough tomatoes to satisfy our needs, but ended up with very few varieties of saved seed, some plants the fruit was completely seedless. The plants I started very late were the best producers and I even managed seed from a few. The plants I had hoped for seed from I got, including the dwarf varieties I grew, plus a couple of others including a small heart. Next year we'll only grow those that we know perform well for us from past experiences.

March 26, 2008	#109
mcsee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Victoria. Australia Posts: 543	Raymondo - I hope your Autumn doesn't turn too cold for you before you get your tomatoes ripe and your other vegetables cropped..