Your zone is very different from ours so I don't know how to answer that question. I won't use a bloom booster except as I described above to get blooms during a rare summer cold front. The reason is that our weather is so hot in the summer that the plants stop setting fruit. In fact, at our house this week, in just a couple of days, we move into that danger zone of temperatures in the mid-90s. Hopefully we won't stay there. I'd hate to think the tomato plants have already set all the fruit they are going to set this spring/summer. If your tomato plants are blooming and your daytime highs are staying below around 92-95 and your nighttime lows are staying below 70-72, you shouldn't need a bloom booster. Your plants should bloom naturally and should set fruit. I haven't used a bloom booster in years because even though our summers routinely are very hot, I usually don't need a bloom booster unless we are in prolonged drought, and we haven't had prolonged summer drought at our house since 2015, which is extremely rare. If your tomato plants are blooming and not setting fruit, perhaps your nights still are too cold (below 55 degrees). Or, if you are having normal weather and fruit should be setting in the temperatures you have but it is not, then perhaps there is a lack of wind to shake up the flowers. Tomatoes have perfect blossoms and the flowers need some movement in order for the pollen to fall from the anthers inside the flower to the stigma, also inside the flower, to achieve pollination and fertilization. If your air is very still or if wind movement is blocked by something like a building, your plants may need some help moving. There are various ways to do this. The traditional one is to thump the flower blossoms. If you have a lot of plants and they are caged, you can just walk along a row of cages giving each cage a gentle shake as you pass by. Or, if you have a tennis racket....walk along the row of plants with your tennis racket in your hand. Give each tomato cage a good whack as you walk by. That will cause the plants and their flowers to move and the pollen to move around inside the flowers. You can use a bloom booster whenever you want, but don't overdo it. Too much can cause too much fruit set and then the plant has more fruit than it can carry to maturity.

Hey Everyone! Just got home about 3:30, am totally wiped out, wanted to post about my package before I fall asleep standing up! Jayeanne sent a really nice package, two packages actually, she forgot to put the dog treats in the first one! I got what I think is a leash holder, shaped like a dog bone, with 3 hooks on it; it says "good dog" but that can easily be changed to "good Kitties"! Pink also sent a cinnamon pumpkin candle, a backpack size hand sanitizer (I use these ALOT), and a very sweet note, with baby Pugs on the front. And then there were the seeds she sent. I AM SO EXCITED! There were Coleus, sweet peas, California poppies and acorn squash. AND THEN, there was Broom Corn, Fleabane and Bishops Flower, all three of which great for attracting Butterflies!! I have one lonely little patch of Fleabane show up in a different spot every year, Now I'll have it where I want it! All three of these are new to me and I can't wait to get them planted! Jayeanne, thank you very much for a great "Dog Days" package. Loved it! If I didn't think I would wake up at 3 am and be awake for the rest of the day, I would go to bed NOW! Tabs and MyrnD were really good for me, but now I know why Chris sounds so tired sometimes, when I call. Gonna miss them, tho! Jeanne, thanks for hosting a great swap! Take care of yourself, please! Shirley!

The hibiscus will be plants and they grow to about just over 4 feet, with flowers 8 inches across. Haves Spearmint (2) 1. 2. Chocolate Mint(1) OUT 1. gardenmom2 2.kerai Canna w/ green leaves + red flowers(3) 1. gardenmom2 2. cjcjmass 3. Zinaray Ever Bearing Raspberries(3) 0UT 1. gardenmom2 2. purpleclover 3. kerai 4. flowersareforme Lemon Balm(1) OUT 1.purpleclover 2.kerai White Siberian Iris (9) 1.gardenmom2 6. Linda 2.purpleclover 7. 3.kerai 8. 4.Dan 9. 5. cjcjmass Red NOID PomPom Dahlia(1)OUT 1. gardenmom2 2.cjcjmass Ribbon Grass(9) 1.purpleclover 6. 2.Dan 7. 3.flowersareforme8. 4.Linda 9. 5. Ajuga reptans(4) 1. 2. 3. 4. Maximilian Sunflower(1) OUT 1. kerai Lambs Ears(3) 1. 2. 3. Lily Of The Valley (5) 1. kerai 2. Dan 3. Linda 4. 5. Dull Pink Hardy Hibiscus(2)OUT 1. kerai 2. flowersareforme 3. Linda Hot Pink Hardy Hibiscus(2)OUT 1. kerai 2. flowersareforme 3. Linda Elephant Ear(2) 1. 2. Yellow + Fuchsia in one flower 4 o'clocks (2) 1. kerai 2. Gladiolus (3 offers of 4 bulbs) 1. Zinaray 2. colcol 3. greenthumbgrow CUTTINGS: Autumn Joy Sedum (3) 1.gardenmom2 2. 3. Rosemary(1) 1. Pussy willow (3) 1. gardenmom2 2. 3. Blue Hydrangea (3) 1. gardenmom2 2. Zinaray 3. flowersareforme Snowball Bush Hydrangea (5) 1. kerai 2. Zinaray 3. colcol 4. greenthumbgrow 5. NOID Peach Hybrid Tea Rose (7) 1. purpleclover 2. kerai 3. gardenmom2 4. cjcjmass 5. Zinaray 6. greenthumbgrow 7.

You sound like me....the animals are your "clients"...you are there to serve them, not the adopters, is that right? So many groups around here (because they have sooooo many coming through, I guess) will adopt to anyone who wants the animal. My goal is to see that the animals never go into another shelter/bad situation ever again. And, of course, I will take back/re-home ANY of my "kids". This is very rare, because I do take so much time finding the right home to begin with. I do work with a rescue group and until a few years ago I actually kept up with my own group (just an assistance group) that helped other rescue groups and the public. When I have time again, I will get that back up and running again. When I got a digital camera, I started placing all of their pics (some with stories if you click on the images)...it is seriously out of date (about 4 years), but I plan on updating it on winter break...I have a scanner, too and plan on placing the pre-digital pics on there, too. Some of my cute toots (probably my favorite success story is Lexi...click on her...she was the first three-legged dog...Romeo had three legs, too): Here is a link that might be useful: My Adopteds