Do we leave this room as-is, or are there too many beams?
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Comments (6)DO NOT prune the Roma. It is a determinate. If you prune it you will be removing the growth tips where the fuit is produced. The San Marzano is an indeterminate and you could prune it if you wish. That being said I would not. (Pruning is one of the great debates on the tomato forum.) Determinate, or "bush" tomatoes do not grow continously like a determinate or "vining" tomato will. Determinate tomatoes will produce a majority of their crop at over a short time, while indeterminates will produce over a longer period of time. Determinates are very good for canning because you have a bumper crop of tomatoes ready at one time so that you can get all of the processing done at once. If you are usning indeterminates, you can either save them for a small batch, freeze them as they ripen then process when you have enough. If you have enough plants, you can process pretty good size batches with indeterminates. You plants don't really look big enough to be producing heavily yet. I am guessing the "cages" are 48" tall? So your plants are between 2 and 3 feet tall? Be patient. The rain will have slowed production. Can you tell us if you amended the bed with compost, fertilizer, etc., and do you fertilize, how often and with what? (NPK values.) If you have fertilized with too much nitrogen, you will get lots of leaves and little or no fruit. And they are 2"x4" mesh? Have you given any to how you are getting a hand into the center of the cage to pick ripe tomatoes? Those plants are probably going to fill the cages and the indeterminate (San Marzano) will likely grow out the top and down the sides. Many people who use homemade cages will use concrete reinforcing wire (CRW) to make cages. It has 6"x6" square so you can get a hand into the cage, grab that big juicy 'mater and pull it through the opening then eat it! Hope that helps. Betsy Here is a link that might be useful: FAQ on determinate and indeterminate...See MoreHow many pets do you have? How many is 'too many'?
Comments (102)i lost my senior great dane girl 5 weeks ago to bone cancer. it was sudden and shocking and i still look for her. my remaining dane girl and eden were joined at the hip, pip took the loss very hard and had been grieving so much, it broke my heart. i contacted pip's breeder and one of her former co-owners and asked that they keep an eye out for any adults that any breeder friends might be considering a new home for (retired show dogs, etc.). the co-owner gave me the contact information for one of her people who had a dane boy she had been looking for just the right home for and the rest is history. meet "flighty foto my way", call name "frank". frank will be 4 years old on 5/31. he is a very sweet boy and he and pippin hit it off immediately at our meet 'n' greet friday. they do zoomies numerous times a day, sleep curled up together and are just a perfect pair. pippin is so much happier and that makes me happier. even though i miss eden terribly, i am beginning to heal now that pip is feeling better. frank is a bit on the thin side because he lived the last 4 weeks with a female dane who was going through a heat cycle and when that's going on, intact males ignore food, do a lot of pacing and fretting and routinely lose weight. he's eating like a horse so i'm confident he will gain and be back to his normal weight soon. i'm giving him a few weeks to settle in and then i'll make an appointment to have him neutered....See MoreIs it possible to have too many roots in proportion to leaves?
Comments (25)Harvey, I grow outside on my screened patio and I could not have roots the size of yours either! I must keep my orchids down to a manageable size. I dread up-potting because I have so little room left and don't like to crowd them. My Catts get huge and outgrow their pots each year. I cannot keep moving them to larger pots. Same with some Oncids. I refuse to buy another orchid. I feel I must devote more time to the plants I have to grow them better. I do not like how they do outside under trees. They do not get the attention from me that the orchids on the patio do. They also develop more fungal problems and critters! Right now, the birds have decided there is nothing better than sphag for their nests. Beautiful roots though. I envy that you can grow your plants so naturally. They all look so healthy and happy. But I agree with Bob. Although I grow in Florida now, I am practicing the same things I did when I grew in NY. Space is still a premium. Jane...See MoreHow many dropped beams and lighting in this room?
Comments (4)Your architect should have worked all of the build details out. All of the above is far too grand for a small very narrow room like that. The disproportionate length to width ratio isn’t good. And the use of the wrong scale materials will only make it seem smaller and narrower. The space is not traditional. It has a modern volume. To try to do it over as pseudo traditional pop HGTV room will only emphasize what it isn’t. No shiplap. No beams. No giant lighting fixtures. Those are all wrong for a half vaulted bowling alley space. No molding at all. Hire an actual design professional. One who understands proportion. And restraint. And who shoots the TV every time Fixer Upper is on it. HVAC for that is going to boil you and freeze you. It’s not properly insulated. And I’m a bit suspicious of how they vsulted that without a proper ridge beam....See Moremeaganchayes
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