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Thank you. It's nice to be home but it also seems strange.
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It was a long trip. I made it home a bit after 1pm. The inside temp was 83/28° so after unloading the car my first job was to install the window ac unit. It's much more comfortable now. I spent some time wiping down kitchen and bathroom countertops and vacuuming. Except for a brief hour long visit in January I haven't been here in 8 months. So the place needs a good cleaning and I've some serious weeding to do to get things looking right. My neighbors took care of my part of a shared flower garden so that looks good and they kept the lawn mowed. I need to go for some groceries and then I'm going to relax as my head is achey.
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I had a ham and smoked cheddar sandwich, potato chips (crisps), pickles, chocolate brownie and lemonade in my motel room in NC. I packed everything at mum's this morning so I wouldn't need to go out whilst travelling.
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Your visit to an old student brought me to tears. How bright some candles burn only to be snuffed before their light can truly be appreciated. Thank you for all of these words you gifted us.
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Mean, just mean.
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Ohhh ... you gonna wiggle your toes in my chest hair and then squeal ...
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I think from what I've read it's a matter of fruit size. Those picked as smaller fruit are courgettes and large fruit are marrows.
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Oh so they just needed a bigger bed to make babies.
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Are they also called marrow or is that something else?
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Did you check for blossom end rot? It most common in tomatoes but effects zukes too. That's an issue with inconsistent watering. Zukes need roughly an inch of water a week if planted in the ground if potted you want to maintain a consistent moisture level. Do the wilting leaves look like they have talcum powder dusted on them? That's a sign of powdery mildew. Not usually a serious problem but if wide spread on a plant can effect fruiting because it inhibits photosynthesis. That's about all I can think of.
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Did you teach her that too?
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That's better news. Maybe you could hand pollinate. I know tomatoes will not set new fruit if the nights don't drop below about 70 degrees even if properly pollinated. Once the heat wave passes they'll begin fruiting again. Maybe peppers are the same. I do know if peppers don't get enough water they will not fruit. They take alot of water, I've had to water up to a gallon a day during hot dry weather. Try watering them daily and see if that makes a difference.
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We're having a brief rain shower. Apparently one of the numerous passing clouds leaks like a sieve. Blue sky all around it.
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Wilted leaves sounds like borers. Check the base of the mainstem for a hole.
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As you might recall Clo had that issue last year and forced her gay zucchini to mate ...
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Are the vines wilting too? If so you probably have vine borers. I hate to say it but if so your zucchini are doomed. The larva eat out the inside of the major stems killing the plants. I've never had zucchini survive beyond mid-season because of them. Next year put a net cover over the vines to keep the moths from laying their eggs on your plants. I don't bother because fresh produce is readily available at the local farm markets and roadside stands.
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Hi. Well the sun came up and at 1pm it's 88/31° with 82% humidity making it feel 108/42° and it's expected to get a couple degrees hotter. I have never been in air with a dewpoint of 82°. It's oppressive.
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I prefer them at 6-7 inches and about the size of a ... uhm, well you know ☺️
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Greetings Albert. Doin' well enough thanks. I saw from your earlier response to Page that you and Steve are well. I'm glad. Now I'm off to do more prep for the trip home.
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G'day y'all. It's warm. When the pup and I got out of bed at 5am it was 81/27° with 94% humidity making it feel like 92/33°. The sun wasn't even up. Needless to say it's forecast to get hotter with possible t'storms.
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I have a cd done by a group that performed at the renfaire a couple years ago. They performed "White Rabbit" on Middle Eastern instruments. Sounds very much like a period piece.
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Thanks. It will be but my plan is to be back in SC the middle of October. Thanks.
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I think @Drew Espinosais busy dodging spiders so you should be safe.
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Greetings Albert. Thank you.
