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Saturday, May 14, 2011
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shazzy
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Joliet, IL
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and the heat was on....and now it is on....literally. yes the @ space heaters in each greenhouse or back to cranking out the heat after a week of 94, 91, and 90 degree days. and that temp is in the shade. the misting system was used on a 6' stake to not only cool the air, but cool the plants as well and water at the same time. the mini shade cloths were also draped over the plants in the greenhouses too. i have heat damage to only one leaf on one plant...and that is the 4th true leaf on one of the 1493s. the misting head clogged sometime in the day over that plant on the 94 degree day. air temps at plant level were held under 100 degrees on all 3 days and avergaged about 98 at the hottest parts of the day. unreal for this early. and now 40s and cold and doing the opposite in 24 hours time with the heaters. pruned tendrils off the 1725 and both 1209s already and those 3 already have bamboo in place and the soil under the second true leaf stalk has gradually been removed and dug deeper the past 2 days to start the easy lean in progression. the 1493s will be ready for bamboo by tomorrow night. all have taken the heat in stride and kicked into high gear. here are the 32 tomato plants that went to the draft selectors in the Bobby's Tap 2nd Annual Giant Tomato Contest. what a silly drunken day yesterday. wow! my tomato plants will go in the ground when the soil warms and dries back up at the end of the week.
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