The area you live in

[MrBig46]

I would like every discussioner to have a place where he grows his plants.
Vladimír

[Nan6b]

V- can you explain more of what you mean?

[MrBig46]

When you wrote Pittsburgh, I can imagine where you grow the tomatoes. If someone has nothing written, they can be afraid from Texas or Pittsburgh. And this is about making tomatoes the difference. And when he writes that a tomato is great, he doesn't have to be with me because I have completely different conditions.
Vladimír
PS.: It was common on Tomatoville. It suited me.

[pepperhead212]

There are two ways of doing this, both of which some don't want to do - the location in your profile, which appears to the right of the post, and the signature, which is at the bottom.

[worth1]

On mine it says 25 miles southeast of Waterloo Texas.
The original name of Austin was Waterloo then they changed it.
I wish they would have left it Waterloo.
Bastrop is about 25 to 30 miles southeast of it.
It is an area with many German and Czech people which fits me just fine.

[ddsack]

I too, wish people would give at least an approximate location so we have an idea of their climate and which part of the world they grow in. I understand people wanting their privacy, but just adding their state, province or even general region like PNW, helps when giving growing, insect or disease advice. Otherwise, you will likely get several replies asking for this information anyway before posters can decide how to answer you.

[rxkeith]

growing tomatoes here in the cold snowy upper peninsula of michigan known as da U.P. in the rabbit ear of land called the keweenaw peninsula jutting out into lake superior (gitchie gumme as the indians called it)

home to a lot of finlanders whose ancestors settled here. the area reminded them of home. cold, snowy, forests.
the climate is moderated by the lake. winters are cold, but not artic cold, heaps of snow during the winter. we are over
200 inches for the season already. summers are short, but wonderful. it rarely gets hot enough to need air conditioning.
mosquitos, black flies, and no see ums are a summer time scourge.

in spite of the weather, and bugs, it is a nice place to live. you form good relationships with people. its all small town.
everyone pitches in to help out in times of need or crisis like the fathers day flood of 2018. you can leave your car running
in the parking lot of the iga as you go shopping, and it will still be there when you come out. not to much to get stressed out
about. it is a place where you can just be.



keith

[edweather]

I have everything in my profile. Geographic location, USDA zone, heat zone, and sunset zone. I'm amazed at how many people talk about how things are growing, or want help growing something, and we have no clue where they are talking about :-/ Especially in gardening forums, location and climate are everything. USDA zones alone are misleading, as they only take into account winter lows. Adding a heat zone nails it.

[MrBig46]

growing tomatoes here in the cold snowy upper peninsula of michigan known as da U.P. in the rabbit ear of land called the keweenaw peninsula jutting out into lake superior (gitchie gumme as the indians called it)

home to a lot of finlanders whose ancestors settled here. the area reminded them of home. cold, snowy, forests.
the climate is moderated by the lake. winters are cold, but not artic cold, heaps of snow during the winter. we are over
200 inches for the season already. summers are short, but wonderful. it rarely gets hot enough to need air conditioning.
mosquitos, black flies, and no see ums are a summer time scourge.

in spite of the weather, and bugs, it is a nice place to live. you form good relationships with people. its all small town.
everyone pitches in to help out in times of need or crisis like the fathers day flood of 2018. you can leave your car running
in the parking lot of the iga as you go shopping, and it will still be there when you come out. not to much to get stressed out
about. it is a place where you can just be.



keith

If I were born again, I'd like to live with you. It was also said about Northern Europe, but it is probably no longer true. Someone who steals yours will steal it from us. Opportunity makes thieves,
Vladimír