Re: [gardeners] Tomatomania in L.A.

George Shirley (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Fri, 05 Apr 2002 08:08:43 -0600 

We're surprised too, here it is 0808 Central Time and the heater just
came on. Lots of sunshine out right now but still cool.

George

Janni wrote:
> 
> I'm surprised it is still so cool down there! Maybe we will have good
> weather in at the same time!
> 
> Janni
> 
> At 08:35 PM 4/4/02 -0600, you wrote:
> >SW Louisiana, about 35 miles from the Texas border with LA. USDA zone
> >9b.
> >
> >George
> >
> >Janni wrote:
> > >
> > > I don't remember where you are, but it is this way here, too. It was 28
> > > last night and a hard frost the night before. I don't remember it being
> > > this cold at night this time of the year in forever. Next week it is
> > > supposed to be really nice. So, I am going to get the topsoil and get
> > going!!
> > >
> > > Janni
> > >
> > > At 06:36 PM 4/4/02 -0600, you wrote:
> > > >I wish our gardens would call out to us. It has been down into the
> > > >low-to-mid forties the last couple of days. I believe this is the latest
> > > >we've ever gone in the 14 years we've lived here without a spring garden
> > > >being in the ground. In normal years our last frost date is February
> > > >18th, this year it was March 22nd.
> > > >
> > > >Every time it warms up we go do a little more to get the garden areas
> > > >ready but there's not much point in planting until the ground hits about
> > > >70F.
> > > >
> > > >I've got tomato and pepper plants in the green house that have small
> > > >fruit on them and are blooming. Guess it's a good thing I planted them
> > > >in gallon pots to start with. I'm envious of you folk with good weather
> > > >already.
> > > >
> > > >George
> > > >
> > > >Sherryl Fawx wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Ron, I wish it wasn't such a long drive.  Tomatomania sounds like a
> > lot of
> > > > > fun.  I have serious spring fever today.  It's been very hard to stay
> > > > > indoors & work when the garden is calling my name.
> > > > >
> > > > > Sherryl (Northern Calif.)
> > > > >
> > > > > At 04:07 PM 04/04/2002 -0800, you wrote:
> > > > > >Hello, friends,
> > > > > >
> > > > > >For those of you who live in the SoCal area, specifically around Los
> > > > > >Angeles, the Slow Food group (those to whom fast food is anathema,
> > > > > >internationally), will stage Tomatomania from the 12th to the 14th of
> > > > > >April, at Tapia Brothers' farm, on Hayvenhurst, just north of the 101.
> > > > > >The purveyors of the seedlings are the former owners of Hortus, that
> > > > > >wonderful nursery in Pasadena which was forced by circumstances to
> > close
> > > > > >their doors last year.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >There will be a zillion different heirloom tomato varieties for sale
> > > > > >this weekend.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Enjoy!
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Ron