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Old September 12, 2017   #91
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I had the longest week of my life.

We all are good. Farm survived Irma with minimal damage as well. Our greenhouse is in one piece and survived 80 mph of sustained winds. I had locked all the seedlings in the walk-in cooler before the fact. If anyone is curious about how long young seedlings would survive without light, my answer now would be "at least 70 hours."
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Old September 12, 2017   #92
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Glad that you are safe and that your place didn't sustain a lot of damage. Amazing that the seedlings survived 70+ hours without any light -- must be a record.
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I had the longest week of my life.

We all are good. Farm survived Irma with minimal damage as well. Our greenhouse is in one piece and survived 80 mph of sustained winds. I had locked all the seedlings in the walk-in cooler before the fact. If anyone is curious about how long young seedlings would survive without light, my answer now would be "at least 70 hours."
Glad to hear Chase!
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Thanks! Some will probably die trying to adapt but I won't complain about that.

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Old September 12, 2017   #95
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Very Glad to know you are alright, and the greenhouse too.
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Old September 12, 2017   #96
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I'm very happy to hear you and your property survived the winds without catastrophic damage. It must have been a horribly tense experience for you. Hope the seedlings do well and the next season is good for you.
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I am glad to hear that you, the family and your farm are all ok.
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Old September 12, 2017   #98
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Glad you guys did OK, Mehmet.
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Redbaron, AlittleSalt, ddsack, TessSR, thanks for your messages!

Marsha, did you have to evacuate? Hopefully, you guys also didn't have a lot of damage.
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Redbaron, AlittleSalt, ddsack, TessSR, thanks for your messages!

Marsha, did you have to evacuate? Hopefully, you guys also didn't have a lot of damage.
We stayed. Not too much damage, a tree got pushed over, a mango lost 2 limbs, and our mailbox came down. Fairly manageable.The storm went on and on- about 16 hrs. We only lost power for about 45 minutes at dinnertime.
I used Saturday to sow this season's seeds, and some are elbowing up today, lol.
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Old September 12, 2017   #101
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I'm glad about minimal damage. Have a great season.

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We stayed. Not too much damage, a tree got pushed over, a mango lost 2 limbs, and our mailbox came down. Fairly manageable.The storm went on and on- about 16 hrs. We only lost power for about 45 minutes at dinnertime.
I used Saturday to sow this season's seeds, and some are elbowing up today, lol.
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Pleased to know you Florida folks are able to move forward without too much loss.
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Mehmet, I'm so glad you didn't have the devastation as bad as others did since you save seeds from many rare varieties as many know.

No light for the plants?

I saw the sparkle in your eyes from pictures taken when you went to that SSE event in Decorah,IA, and that sparkle should be enough to keep them going for longer than 70 hours,especially if you sit in a chair and stare at them 24/7.

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Old September 13, 2017   #104
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Much appreciated, thanks!

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Thanks, Carolyn!

In fact, we moved all the seeds (1,000-1,500 varieties), that is the largest private Turkish collection known to me, to Amy's office on the campus on a 4th floor before the fact, with a note addressing the person who would pick up everything in case something happened to us. This sounds very dramatic but it was a huge relief at a time when we were waiting fully clothed in bed, ready to leave in case we received an evacuation order.

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Mehmet, I'm so glad you didn't have the devastation as bad as others did since you save seeds from many rare varieties as many know.

No light for the plants?

I saw the sparkle in your eyes from pictures taken when you went to that SSE event in Decorah,IA, and that sparkle should be enough to keep them going for longer than 70 hours,especially if you sit in a chair and stare at them 24/7.

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