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[jackb]

Ok Jackb, we always see your successes. Do you ever have any failures? Life is just not fair.:/ Those tomatoes look like they belong in a magazine photo shoot.

Mary

Mary,

Eggplant and strawberries are my nemesis in the greenhouse. I can grow them, but they attract spider mites that I just will not deal with, so I avoid growing them. Tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers are easy to grow, so I kind of stick with them. The hardest part of growing, for me, was when, and how much to water. Once I got past that, the rest was easy. :/
Jack B.

 

[jackb]

I forgot to mention that the lemons are just about ready also, so Santa can have lemonade with his tomato.

 

[vfem]

Oh they do look just FABULOUS! My mouth is watering as I'm already missing having fresh tomatoes. We had to call all the rest and I just finished our last one I ripened in the house last week.

 

[jackb]

We had one for dinner with sliced cucumber, and it was excellent. Recently I found a jug of molasses in the pantry, and I recalled having read several years ago that molasses was the "secret ingredient" many liquid nutrients. I researched the nutritional value of molasses, and sure enough it contains minerals that will certainly benefit plants. To use it I boiled 12 ounces of water in the microwave and mixed two teaspoons of molasses into the hot water to form a concentrate. When I watered I added 100 ml of the molasses concentrate to the nutrients. It certainly made a big difference in the taste of the tomatoes. And, molasses is not all that expensive. Below is the link:

http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/sweets/5573/2


Jack B.

 

[vfem]

Thank you for that information, I've bookmarked it for when I have a tomato season again! lol

 

[HunkieDorie23]

We had one for dinner with sliced cucumber, and it was excellent. Recently I found a jug of molasses in the pantry, and I recalled having read several years ago that molasses was the "secret ingredient" many liquid nutrients. I researched the nutritional value of molasses, and sure enough it contains minerals that will certainly benefit plants. To use it I boiled 12 ounces of water in the microwave and mixed two teaspoons of molasses into the hot water to form a concentrate. When I watered I added 100 ml of the molasses concentrate to the nutrients. It certainly made a big difference in the taste of the tomatoes. And, molasses is not all that expensive. Below is the link:

http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/sweets/5573/2


Jack B.

That made me hungry just reading it. I just order a greenhouse from Habor Freight today so I am excited to try tomatoes and cucumber as soon as I can. I will be getting a thermometer that records high and low temps. I almost went into the hydroponics store last night but was too tired from shopping in the wrong shoes.

Do you heat your greenhouse?

 

[jackb]

Good luck with your greenhouse! Regarding heat; yes I do heat it using a small electric 1500 watt heater. I have also used the small oil filled electric radiator type heaters. I close the greenhouse for the winter, but do use the heater to extend the season. Generally I keep the thermostat set about 45 degrees and use the greenhouse from mid March to mid November.

Jack B.

 

[ducks4you]

INcredible!!

 

[HunkieDorie23]

I have 2 heavy double paned sliding glass doors from when we replace ours a couple of years ago. I am wondering if I built a raised bed inside the greenhouse using one of the doors (super heavy) what kind of temps I could have in the cold months? I have a book on year round gardening and it in she claims that if you use two types of covers together that you can raise your zone by 2 without an external heat source. If I wear layers I could probably stay outside and fiddle with it all the time. LOL.