The directions say to make sure it is into a sturdy board. Guess it gets pretty heavy. should hold 75 lbs. Louise ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barb mangan" <tipperboo12@msn.com> To: <memory-lane@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 16, 2011 7:36 PM Subject: Re: [ML] tomato plants > > Louise > I bought one of those tomato plants but I got yelled at by M. for buying > it. He said our awning would never hold it so I have to take it back. > Barb > > tipperboo12@msn.com > > > >> Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 17:29:02 -0500 >> From: ddcrim@gmail.com >> To: memory-lane@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [ML] tomato plants-----Doug, where are you >> >> Yup, you can grow just any old tomato in those things... Good luck! >> >> Enjoying retirement? HA! Louise, we have been so busy with an >> assortment >> of projects I simply haven't had much time to write to the group. For >> the >> longest we were building a chicken coop... bought chicks and spent a >> little >> bit of time getting them into their teens. Bought seventeen chicks >> figuring >> we'd lose some of them. Nope.. we still have seventeen chickens and they >> are doing great... They are about half-grown now and we have begun >> opening >> the door to the coop and letting them roam. Usually I am up and outside >> first so I open the door for them and they are so eager to get out that >> when >> I open the door, they literally come flying out. They spend the day >> wandering the yard and when something scares them they head back to the >> coop. Each day they get a little more brave and wander further away from >> the coop. At the end of the day they return to the coop to be locked in >> for >> the night. Hopefully in a few more weeks they should start laying. >> We'll >> be wondering what to do with all the eggs then. We have at least three >> roosters and possibly four, so at some time we'll have to start thinking >> about chicken and dumplings. We're guessing one rooster will do. >> We've also spent a lot of time making repairs to the small house the >> hunters >> use. They have offered to paint it for us so we jumped at that offer. >> They >> painted it just over a week ago and it really looks nice although we'll >> have >> to get down there for some scraping and re-painting as well as paint the >> door and trim. >> I've got the County Agent coming out tomorrow to give us some ideas about >> what to do to improve the property. It's always a good ideas to get >> another >> perspective. When things slow down, I must start spraying our prickly >> pear. >> I've just gotten a license to buy the necessary chemicals and the cactus >> ain't going away without some help from me.. >> All those things will keep me busy until end of summer and beyond.... >> Never >> a dull moment. lol >> >> The Dougster :-)* >> >> >> On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 4:13 PM, Louise Valine >> <antique1931@saber.net>wrote: >> >> > Has any one grown the tomato plant in the topsy turvey planter, the >> > one >> > where the plant is gowing upside down. >> > I was given one and can you grow regular size tomatos in them or have >> > to be >> > the small ones? Just wondering how much luck you have had with them. >> > Figure >> > I can ask at the plant place, but thought some thoughts from the gang >> > would >> > be apreciated. The garden place is going to tell you only good stuff. >> > >> > Doug, where have you been? You sure must be enjoying this retirement >> > or >> > you are just tired. >> > >> > We have had such strange weather. Last week really nice and worked out >> > side, now this is different. >> > We just had not really hard wind, and some rain, but in Chico yesterday >> > about 10 miles from us they had hail, rain, strong wind, and snow in >> > the >> > foot hills. Now this afternoon they are saying another storm coming in >> > on >> > the west side of the valley where we are. Strong winds, hail and >> > thunderstorms. >> > In Chico they were having their music festival and it was going to be >> > out >> > side. Well that didn't happen it got moved inside. It was supposed to >> > start >> > about the time all the hail and lightning was going on. >> > Our son was playing with the Big Moe and the Blue Moon band. They won >> > again for the best Blues band. Six years in a row now. They have what >> > they >> > call the Cammies. All the different bands preform ahead of time in the >> > different catagories, and yesterday was when they were giving out the >> > awards. There is no money involved just a chance to be heard and get >> > gigs. >> > Hopefully. >> > ;Hope none of you are in the way of all the flooding in the south. >> > Really >> > makes you wonder what the world is coming to these days. But figures >> > if it >> > is a really hard winter up north all the melting snow has to go some >> > place. >> > Just to bad people have to get flooded out in order to save the larger >> > towns >> > down stream. Our prayers are with all of them. >> > Take care out there >> > Louise >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm >> > >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> > the >> > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message