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June 11, 2013 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10
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Possible dates for the plant swap
I think it should be in October this year, or the first Saturday in Nov. I can't do it Oct.26, 27, or anything but the first Sat in November. Anyone is invited, if you have plants great, if not come anyway, just bring food.
I will be growing over 100 varieties. Free. WHAT DATES DO MY FELLOW FLORIDIANS WANT? Marsha |
June 11, 2013 | #2 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Central Florida
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Marsha - I have no druthers as far as date so no input from me. Please do keep us posted on when and where it'll be and I'll put it on my calendar. However, it's a long trip for me and the probability of my being there, whatever the date, is slim to none.
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June 11, 2013 | #3 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10
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Hi Jerry, yes I know your circumstances and understand. I will be Avignon the swap at my home in Plantation, because there is so much interest from the Plantation Garden Club, the Hollywood Garden Club, and also the Plantation Women's Club. We got a very well attended plant swap last November, over 50 came, but most were Garden club members with a few TVers also. Cheryl and a few of her friends will be there. And I don't know what happened to Ann, I hope she is OK.
Marsha |
June 16, 2013 | #4 | |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Orlando, FL
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Also have been busy with work plus cats. Both my pets were sick with a tummy bug, and one of the feral cats had a mouth infection like Pixie did last year. Then I took a little one to be spayed, and they said if I hadn't brought her in right then she would have died. Little Tudor, about 8 months old, apparently had a reproductive problem that was either a burst cyst or maybe an infection from mating, and I had no idea because she was always so happy and pleasant. She's still recuperating indoors, on antibiotics, and has immediately turned house cat. The other two hate her because she's an affection-seeking little "puppy" and they are not ready for that. She really is a doll, hope I can find her a home. I feel like I've learned a lot of lessons in the past eight months or so that I've been attempting to grow things. Had some nice luck, and some bad luck with frost and weather issues, and then was contending for a while with having very little time. Glad I got out of it what I did, and sort of sorting through my options for the fall attempt. Just received some seeds in the mail as a kind return gift for some samples of the pastes I had. One is Cherokee Purple, so I am definitely looking forward to the fall. Never did get the watermelons in the ground. Maybe next year. (I did just buy some.) Late October is definitely a possibility. Even more so if I finally get serious about replacing my 13-year-old car. Best, Ann |
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June 16, 2013 | #5 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10
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Ann, I'm absolutely delighted to hear from you. Your poor cats though. What an ordeal.
We just adopted 2 from the shelter, one is charcoal grey with a white chest and boots, and her name is Carbon due to her color. She has a lot of Russian Blue in her.The Broward county shelter spayed her, and I think it was while she was carrying a litter because her mammaries were enlarged. She also came with an upper respiratory infection that is resistant to 2 antibiotics so far, and it is definitely bacterial because the sneeze is cloudy, not clear liquid. It's been 6 weeks so far. We took her in for a culture and sensitivity to find out what this bug is and what will kill it. Oh, and just for good measure she had a previously broken leg that never got treated so its a little crooked. The vet said she never would have made it at the shelter, so it was good that we got her home. She is a darling, climbs in my lap and falls asleep there, and eats like a little piggus! We also got a male, also very young but not kitten, he's much larger, orange and white short hair, very rambunctious, and likes to play rough with Carbon, but she beats up on him pretty well too. The shelter named him OJ which was a stupid name, so Wayne played around with it and said" orange Julius" and I said Julius suits him because he rules the house,so that's his name , Julius. He's out of control sometimes, racing around the house like a maniac, and attacking my toes when I get under the covers. They said the shelters kill 65% of all the cats they take in so I am glad we took both. I didn't want another animal, but Wayne wore me down, and I am glad. Ann, if you can make it down it'll be great. I'll send you a PM if you want to go, I bet you know what about! I hope things go more smoothly now for you. My car is a 97 Lexus ES 300. Darned thing just won't die. Marsha |
June 20, 2013 | #6 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10
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Save the date
I am thinking the best date for the plant swap would be Saturday, October 19,2013.
The only rule is bring plants or bring food. Thoughts? Marsha |
June 26, 2013 | #7 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Miami, FL.
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I enjoyed the last swap, but health issues might prevent this year for me.
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June 27, 2013 | #8 | |
Tomatovillian™
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We would love to see you, and will miss you if you can't, but understand about health issues. Marsha |
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July 17, 2013 | #9 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: PLANT CITY
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Plant Swap
Hi Everyone,
After a long bout of bad health AGAIN! I'm getting back to fit as a fiddle! Well almost! All the plants at the community garden have done wonderful .I will bring a bunch of pictures to the plant swap !! The 3 praying hands banana trees are growing like weeds! I have stepped down from running the community garden and am just helping with it after 1 and a half years. Health issues come to a head in May and I needed to deal with those for a few months. The stevia plants are bushes and growing like weeds! Pictures of those to come also. All the tomato's just thrived!!! We had them up to 9ft. on pallet stakes!AND HAD TO CUT THEM OFF AT THAT POINT. The community was stopping in asking how on earth we we're growing our garden ! Our homemade fish emulsion worked great along with 1 time a month a side dressing of Epsom Salt and we were picking thousands of tomato's every 3 days!!! GARDEN HAPPY'S IMPROVED HOMEMADE FISH EMULSION RECIPE 1 FIVE GALLON BUCKET WITH A LID DRILL AT LEAST 9 HOLES INTO LID Now put into the 5 gallon pail 1/4 dried clippings , grass, dried leaves.... then chop up mullet (10 to 15)or what ever fish into 1' pieces and throw into pail OR 1/3 of a pail of fish tails, guts, heads Add 1 cup Epsom Salt 1 cup of black strap molasses then a bunch rotten bananas ,melons, any fruit not citrus(this cut's smell and ) Now fill the bucket with water to within 3'' of the top and stir mixture really well. Put top on well to keep critters out , if fly eggs get into this ,well more protein Now every day for 2 weeks stir 1 time a day keeping this in the shade, NOT right by your house or the next door house After 2 weeks "cooking" strain and keep in a clean bucket with a lid with holes in it. 1 tablespoon of mixture to 1 gallon of water. YOUR PLANTS ARE GOING TO LOVE THIS! Have a wonderful day in the garden! See ya all soon in Plantation Florida! |
July 17, 2013 | #10 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10
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Cheryl, thanks so much for this homemade fish emulsion recipe, which I am going to try for sure! Hmm... Which neighbor don't I like all that much?
My plants did super well this past season too, most in the 6-9 foot range. It's so much easier in earthboxes than it used to be in soil. I'm delighted to hear that you are coming to the swap. This year I am doing some things differently, all my seedlings will be in 4 inch pots because I joined a garden club and we are having a plant sale the next weekend, so I am getting seedlings together that are high enough quality for market. They will be in direct sun to grow so there should not be any leggyness. Last year the date got changed so they stayed 3 weeks too long in expandable peat pellets under grow lights. Still, once planted they thickened and straightened nicely. Looking forward to seeing you and any other Tvillers there. Several local people are going again so I think we will be getting a large group for the swap again. I'm getting excited! Marsha |
July 24, 2013 | #11 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: PLANT CITY
Posts: 255
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Plants I'm Bring to plant swap-
Tomato's 2013-14 growing season
Belarus Start gf San Marzano Reddorta Pantano Brown Berry Yellow Pear Window Box-very compact Black Mystery Tag-A-Log Black Cherry Millefleur Yellow Cheese Black Aisburg Glory of Moldoua Chadwick Cherry Purple Cherokee Pink Og Purple Sugar Honey-Poland Gulliver Salvic Masterpiece Burpee's Giant Supersteak Pole Brandywine Red Brandywine Yellow Brandywine Black Brandywine Olena Ukrainian New Hampshire Red Pickling-cherry Abraham Lincoln Tres Contos-three songs Goose Creek Pineapple Beefsteak Coustralee -Sand hill Orange Strawberry Czech's Bush Giant Leader Monster tomato Seeding more this is just a start. |
July 24, 2013 | #12 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10
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Wow Cheryl, what a nice list! Very comprehensive . I am finalizing my grow list and will post it soon. This is shaping up now. I also got Gulliver, and Sugar Honey , both from a trade with Jennifer 28. We had to do research on them, and so we managed to go to the Russian seed site Sedek where hers were from, and the Russian words on the package we received actually translated to sugar red. I tried to grow it last year but it didn't like South Florida conditions too well. It got a lot of disease early on. I was really looking forward to it too, but it never made it to fruiting.
You have some really interesting selections so far, thanks for posting. Now that I am back from my hiking trip, it's time to buckle down. No more playing around, I need to get organized . Marsha |
July 24, 2013 | #13 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: PLANT CITY
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More seeds seeded
Sweet Pea Raad Red VF
Gardeners Delight DayDream Malinowy Olbrazym Wild Chiapas Boney M. Kumato Matt's Wild Cherry DAR Dr. Carolyn Pink Orange King Aunt Ruby's German Green Silver Fir Tree Principle Borghese ATOL-Poland Tim's Black ruffle Plummy -plum Mortgage Lifter Chocolate Cherry Druzuba Rhodes Heirloom-Bi color Coastal Pride-Red Omar's Lenanese Super Sioux Red Target Black Seaman New Big Dwarf "Blue" Jagodka Tommy Toe Dole Hodny Salt Spring Sunrise Early Wonder Golden Treasure 1884 Yellow Stuffer Bali The Dutchman Zolotye Palchiki-yellow Black Cherry Vetomold Taos Trail Unger's Hungarian Cherry Brandywine Sudduth Boxcar Willie Calabacito Rojo Stupice Brandwine Red Landis Valley Tomato Minibel Soft Hybrid-Greenhouse Tomato Grand Slorum Red Robin Salisaw Café-cherry red Biely Naliv-red Rapid Forcing Russian Love-Cylindrical John Baer Viva Italia Bonnie Best Willamete Bush Celebrity Wins All Creole Brianna Black from Tula Pomidor Malinowy Oxheart-Poland Lemon-Lean Coastal Pride-Orange Moskovich Blaby R. Sharp Fargo Bloody Butcher Sunset Red Horizon Phenomenal Impur Prior Beta ]Golden Dwarf Rief Red Heart New Jersey Giant Belgian Pounder Thineman's Austrailian Heart African Beefsteak Gribhoe Lukoshko-red Beam's Yellow Pear Giant Italian Valentina Deviz Prairie Fire Prescott Heirloom Anna Russian Smokey Mountain-1 seed from 2006 Coastal Dandy PL Persey Big White-Pink Stripes-2 seeds Legend-1 seed Golden Grape Van Vert Ohio Golden Queen Heirloom Healani This is almost everything for now. Spring will come and I'll grow a larger variety. I'm growing out for 6 places right now 2 community gardens and 1 school garden and 1-learning garden for a group of 15 and then my own gardens and this plant exchange I'm also growing out a large variety of herbs , sweet and hot peppers and egg plants for anyone interested in trading those P.M. me for a list. |
July 24, 2013 | #14 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Summerfield, FL
Posts: 197
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I would love to come but, how far will it be from Ocala? I may or may not have any plants/tomatoes to bring everything here stopped blooming in mid May. I'm about to drop more seeds for mid September planting date. I can bring food though!
Elise |
July 25, 2013 | #15 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10
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Hi Elise,
It's in Plantation. That's basically west Ft. Lauderdale. We have someone coming from Plant City, which is very near Tampa. Bringing food will be fine. I am starting my seeds for this in last week August, if that helps you on timing. You are very welcome to join us, as is anyone. Come even if you can't bring plants or food. I am expecting a larger crowd than last year(~50), because 2 local gardening clubs will be joining in. The fun is being able to compare know how with other gardeners, and you get to take home different plant too. Marsha |
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