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Tue, May 27, 14 at 16:46
| So I built myself an 8' trellis above my three container tomatoes. The spacing is such that I have one more spot. What would be most fun? I could try a Sungold, or let some beans shoot for 8' |
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| Beans will outgrow 8' easily. Personally, I don't even try to grow indeterminates in containers, but how about a determinate variety? Or a pepper to go along with those maters? Perfect size for a pepper plant. As far as the trellis, just spread out the other maters -- they'll love the extra space. Kevin |
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- Posted by johns.coastal.patio USDA 10b, Sunset 24 (My Page) on Tue, May 27, 14 at 17:41
| My current intermediates (Super Sweet 100, Early Girl, and a mystery plant) only have 10 inches to go, before they hit that 8's trellis. (Starting from 10 gallon nursery pots.) I'd say they are setting fruit very well as they go. |
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| How about a cucumber? Also yummy with fresh tomatoes....;) I don't know if you can still find one but my First Lady II tomato is so delicious I can't help but sing its praises. Smallish fruit - 2-3 inches, very sweet, almost like a giant cherry tomato - perfect to slice and eat with salt. Yum!! |
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- Posted by johns.coastal.patio USDA 10b, Sunset 24 (My Page) on Tue, May 27, 14 at 18:04
| A cucumber is a very good idea! I hadn't thought of that one. |
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| "I'd say they are setting fruit very well as they go." Yes they are John, but it's still May. I'm picking maters sometimes until February You should be too on the coast. Kevin |
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- Posted by johns.coastal.patio USDA 10b, Sunset 24 (My Page) on Wed, May 28, 14 at 13:32
| I am leaving for a few days so I became one of "those" shoppers last night. I bought a Straight Eight cucumber that is probably only 5 days old. But they give me say 10 days from planting, for a dollar fifty. I'll hook them up to the drip irrigation and hope they are there when they come back! But Kevin, if they last too long I'll have no winter garden! lol. Small space problems. |
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| yay i'm glad you got a cucumber! hope it's happy and strong when you return! ;) |
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| John: True. I always run into that problem myself. Always trying to to figure out the timing, between pulling summer crops to get the cool weather stuff in and then vice versa. Wish I had just a bit bigger backyard. Kevin |
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