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Harry Cabluck
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Howdy from Austin, Texas

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Post: # 36790Unread post Harry Cabluck
Thu Dec 24, 2020 12:59 pm

Dear Folks, Just a hello from Austin, Texas. Will be starting tomato seeds next week. Mostly heirlooms, a few hybrid and hardy rootstock... Maxifort and Super Strong. Have three 100 sq-ft plots in the back yard near downtown Austin. Usually poke five plants in each of the raised beds, for maximum of 15. Favorite varieties are Sioux, Celebrity, Porter and a mystery Cherokee.
Refrain from calculating the total number of poultry...before the process of incubation has fully materialized.

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Thu Dec 24, 2020 1:36 pm

Welcome from Bastrop next to the lake.
Worth
25 miles southeast of Waterloo Texas.

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Thu Dec 24, 2020 1:39 pm

Welcome from over the pond, a long way from austin but just a hop and skip over the internet.
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Thu Dec 24, 2020 1:59 pm

Welcome from Pennsylvania! And Merry Christmas!
Nan in zone 6B

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Harry Cabluck
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Post: # 36807Unread post Harry Cabluck
Thu Dec 24, 2020 2:59 pm

Re: Worth!...Mr. Doss! Which tomato varieties grow and produce best for you?

Re: Amateurinawe!..Thanks for the hop over the internet.

Re: Nan6b!..Thanks and Merry, merry and Happy, happy back at y'inz.
Refrain from calculating the total number of poultry...before the process of incubation has fully materialized.

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Thu Dec 24, 2020 3:05 pm

Welcome to the Junction from Down Under

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Thu Dec 24, 2020 3:49 pm

Welcome to the Junction

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Thu Dec 24, 2020 4:39 pm

Welcome to the junction, it's a great group.
USDA Zone 9b, Sunset Zone 13
Average Rainfall 9.5 inches
Climate: Sonoran Desert

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Thu Dec 24, 2020 4:48 pm

Hi Harry! Welcome from Missouri!
The best things in life---are not things.

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Thu Dec 24, 2020 8:34 pm

Howdy!
"No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth, and no culture comparable to that of the garden."
Thomas Jefferson

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Sat Dec 26, 2020 2:53 pm

[mention]Harry Cabluck[/mention]
Just about anything.
But the heat will set in and methodically take out the loosers.
Pray tell how do you know my last name?
Not that it matters because I'm sure I know you.
Worth
25 miles southeast of Waterloo Texas.

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Sat Dec 26, 2020 3:48 pm

Welcome to the forum!
Woodbury, NJ zone 7a/7b

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Harry Cabluck
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Post: # 36898Unread post Harry Cabluck
Sat Dec 26, 2020 4:04 pm

Worth1...Figured it out sometime ago from the other Tomato chat room.
Refrain from calculating the total number of poultry...before the process of incubation has fully materialized.

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Sat Dec 26, 2020 7:20 pm

Welcome! I'm so glad that you have finally found us here. It's great to see you.
~ Patti ~
AKA ~ Hooper

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Post: # 36920Unread post Amateurinawe
Sun Dec 27, 2020 3:27 am

Hey harry,

Seeing as I just woke up and found my tomato frame collapsed in last night's storm, do you have any great tips on how you support your tomatoes in your raised beds ?

ps is it $1000 per plant, per tomato or per seed ? :-)
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Post: # 36957Unread post Harry Cabluck
Sun Dec 27, 2020 4:14 pm

Amateurinawe, That's my cost per each tomato harvested. Tomato plants are supported in industrial-strength cages made of four-foot tall galvanized hog wire. Had them rolled at a machine shop about five years ago. Figure that they will be good for at least 10-15 years. Each cage is tied to a six foot rod of rebar that is driven into the ground.
Refrain from calculating the total number of poultry...before the process of incubation has fully materialized.

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Post: # 36960Unread post Harry Cabluck
Sun Dec 27, 2020 4:29 pm

cntr plot vert.jpg
Amateurinawe: A couple of photos.
tall tomato vert.jpg
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Post: # 36972Unread post Gardadore
Sun Dec 27, 2020 10:20 pm

Another welcome from PA! Envy you being able to start tomatoes at this time of year!

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Post: # 37001Unread post Harry Cabluck
Mon Dec 28, 2020 2:40 pm

Gardadore! Thanks for the welcome. Not so much to envy, as all plants are burnt out by Fourth of July. Sure did enjoy the seasons when we lived and gardened for eight years in Pittsburgh.
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Mon Dec 28, 2020 3:46 pm

[mention]Harry Cabluck[/mention] Those cages look so tidy!
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I cannot change history, so I do hope i gave you a good impression of myself

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