Post by macmex on Apr 17, 2015 11:54:00 GMT -6
For those of you who live close enough, come on out! Here's the e-mail I just sent out to those who are on my list. If anyone did not receive the e-mail, but would like to be on the list, message me.
George
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Hey folks,
Here's a copy of the announcement I sent to the Tahlequah Daily Press:
Green Country Seed Savers Invites Everyone to a Tomato Cage Building Party
Hoping to grow a bountiful crop of tomatoes this year? Green Country Seed Savers will be meeting on Sunday, April 26 at 2:00 PM. This month's meeting will be at Tahlequah Lumber because we will be constructing five foot tall tomato cages, the kind Grandma and Grandpa used, before box stores sold such things. Box stores don't sell tomato cages as tall and sturdy as these. Yet because of the cost of a roll of wire many gardeners don't make them. Let's get together and do it! We will bring tools and know how. Participants can bring willing hands and enough cash to pay for whatever amount of wire they use for cages they take home. Estimated cost per cage is under $5. Tahlequah Lumber will allow us to make the cages outside the store, in an unpaved area. During our meeting we will discuss the different types of tomato varieties available: determinate, indeterminate, short season, mid season, late season, small fruited, standard fruited, beefsteak fruited, paste etc. We will have members present representing much knowledge and experience in tomato culture and varieties. In all likelyhood some will bring extra plants and seeds. For further information contact: George McLaughlin 918-457-8284. Visit us at our website: seedsavingnetwork.proboards.com/ .
I'm really excited about this, even though I myself probably won't be taking any cages home that day! Working on this together makes it possible for anyone to obtain these superior cages. There are some really great tomato varieties which always perform at their best when caged with one of these. Plus, these cages will last for decades.
At length Ron Cook and I discussed how to get the very best price on wire. But in the end, the best price was also at the business which offered to let us meet on their grounds. Kudos to Tahlequah Lumber! Pass the word to anyone who might benefit from this activity!
I also want to thank Ron. I've been so busy that, sometimes, I wonder whether I'm coming or going. Ron took the time, not only to help me work on the details, but also, he did the footwork, visiting business' and setting things up.
George
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Hey folks,
Here's a copy of the announcement I sent to the Tahlequah Daily Press:
Green Country Seed Savers Invites Everyone to a Tomato Cage Building Party
Hoping to grow a bountiful crop of tomatoes this year? Green Country Seed Savers will be meeting on Sunday, April 26 at 2:00 PM. This month's meeting will be at Tahlequah Lumber because we will be constructing five foot tall tomato cages, the kind Grandma and Grandpa used, before box stores sold such things. Box stores don't sell tomato cages as tall and sturdy as these. Yet because of the cost of a roll of wire many gardeners don't make them. Let's get together and do it! We will bring tools and know how. Participants can bring willing hands and enough cash to pay for whatever amount of wire they use for cages they take home. Estimated cost per cage is under $5. Tahlequah Lumber will allow us to make the cages outside the store, in an unpaved area. During our meeting we will discuss the different types of tomato varieties available: determinate, indeterminate, short season, mid season, late season, small fruited, standard fruited, beefsteak fruited, paste etc. We will have members present representing much knowledge and experience in tomato culture and varieties. In all likelyhood some will bring extra plants and seeds. For further information contact: George McLaughlin 918-457-8284. Visit us at our website: seedsavingnetwork.proboards.com/ .
I'm really excited about this, even though I myself probably won't be taking any cages home that day! Working on this together makes it possible for anyone to obtain these superior cages. There are some really great tomato varieties which always perform at their best when caged with one of these. Plus, these cages will last for decades.
At length Ron Cook and I discussed how to get the very best price on wire. But in the end, the best price was also at the business which offered to let us meet on their grounds. Kudos to Tahlequah Lumber! Pass the word to anyone who might benefit from this activity!
I also want to thank Ron. I've been so busy that, sometimes, I wonder whether I'm coming or going. Ron took the time, not only to help me work on the details, but also, he did the footwork, visiting business' and setting things up.
