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Gardening

northoftheborder

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11. Brother in S.C. (don't know it's zone) already eating tomatoes from his little green-house.

Reply to beac (Original post)

Sat May 4, 2013, 08:08 PM

May 2013

Here in 8b it's barely warm enough for my son's tomatoes to flourish early this year. Console yourself that probably you can grow a lot of things that need cooler weather. The weather has been crazy everywhere, so we all may have to readapt to changing and unpredictable conditions in our gardens.

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A sad summer without tasty tomatoes. [View all] beac May 2013 OP

Greenhouse, perhaps? dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #1

I have a lilac growing in a pot from a cutting someone gave me beac May 2013 #9

Well damn. Here's hoping your 5b destination has good farmstands. Gormy Cuss May 2013 #2

I've been told mr. beac's new boss is a tomato maven, so beac May 2013 #8

That sounds like GOOD news! elleng May 2013 #15

The local farmer's market in your area may be able Lex May 2013 #3

That's my hope/plan but parking near our Farmers market is practically non-existant, beac May 2013 #7

How about Earth Boxes? blue neen May 2013 #4

Love that idea beac May 2013 #6

Yeah, I see your point! blue neen May 2013 #10

SO SORRY! elleng May 2013 #5

Hello, my friend! beac May 2013 #12

Glad you're OK with it. elleng May 2013 #14

I am hoping, with some adaptation, that 5b will be a successful tomato-growing zone for me. beac May 2013 #16

Brother in S.C. (don't know it's zone) already eating tomatoes from his little green-house. northoftheborder May 2013 #11

I've been thiking about brussels sprouts and all the lettuces and beac May 2013 #13

Curious as to what zone 7 6 5 meant, so googled ConcernedCanuk May 2013 #17

I've always found the cuved nature of the zones fascinating. beac May 2013 #18