I don't post here a lot, but I do on the Canadian forums. I lurk here :-) I don't grow a lot of tomato varieties but I do grow for quality. This year I have one plant, grown form a seed of the original Gordon Graham tomato. He has the world's record largest tomato according to the Guinness Book of World Records. Through good fortune and a friend, I was able to trade for just a few seeds from Gordon Graham's world record tomato. I got one to germinate, so I have one tomato plant that is a direct child of his original! I do grow other tomatoes but I'm really excited about this one! We had a very bad tomato year last year with lots of BER. This year I planted the tomatoes in my good lasagne "wine" garden, dug in lots of old manure, a little lime and one Tums tablet in each hole. The same friend who gave me the seeds above, told me that a Tums will help supply the calcium the tomatoes need to help prevent BER. So I'm trying it. It's easy and cheap, so I figured "Why not?" We'll see how it goes. Needless to say, I baby that plant! In addition to that one, I am also growing our own heritage Portugal beefheart tomatoes (see link to pic below), San Marzano, Manitoba, Ailsa Craig, and Rev Morrow long keeper. Here is a link that might be useful:

I like to use them on cards as an embellishment or to fasten two layers of paper together (like if you had 2 punched flowers and wanted to use an eyelet in the middle as your flower center and layer the flowers together). They are also nice if you want to hang something heavier like beads & charms from a card, the eyelet will keep your paper from tearing. You need a small 1/8 hole punch to punch your holes in the card & you need an eyelet setting tool which is kinda like a fat nail. Then you just slip the eyelet thru your punched hole, turn your project over and lay it on a firm surface. I use a ceramic tile with a piece of t-shirt material laid over it to keep the eyelet from getting the paint scratched off. Then put the tip of your setter in the hole on the back of the eyelet and give it 2 or 3 firm wacks with a hammer. This will flatten the back out. That's it- easy peasy! There are more expensive types of setters that work like a stapler but they are not really necessary.

No, never really thought about it being cold. Maybe on cold days, but concrete stays at about the temperature of the outside. We get afternoon sun, so it can heat up. I spend most of my time on the porch in the early mornings. We have been in our home almost 7 years, and just recently bought an area rug for the porch. The walls are a stucco look alike over concrete board. Re-sealing is very easy! I use a mop or sealer pad and a small jug of sealer from Lowe's. Just vacuum, clean and then mop each square with sealer, in even strokes. Let dry 24 hours and it's done.

Nancy thank you ! I was hoping I would get a quick response and activity more than normal theses days. )) James, what's up !?? Good to see you. I still have visions of your beautiful in home might I add orchids. Going to the orchid show tomorrow and can not wait. First the pictures then I‘ll fill in the detail on my computer This is them. They are fragrant ones sitting to the right side of a south facing window. They are sitting on the pebbles for extra humidity getting morning light and some over head artificial on cloudy long dark days. South facing window at one of my homes. Sitting about a foot back from it. In this window my gardenia grows like wild letting me know there is lots of light. The Phals are just to the right of them not getting the direct straight on sunlight like these do or the window plants. Humidity is usually this high all winter long unless I shut the humidifier off which at times I have to. See my over hanging lights? I have the top flat grow lights or I can use the 100 watt daylight LED bulbs or I could use both on cloudy days all winter. I use them for at least 10 hours on dark days. Not at all when the sun shines. To the top right at the ceiling I also have a skylight that allows above them 8 feet to the right . I also have a ceiling fan for air movement above them a small table fan on oscillating all day long towards them. Lots of air movement.Normal temps on cloudy days and at night about 65. Higher than that on sunny days. The humidifier set on low.Any advice gratefully appreciated. I know I have to water properly and keep them in the right mix. But with the right watering and the mix do you think they will be happy? Anything else I should do? Thanks a bunch to all in advance.