Vieja,

Thanks for sharing this information. It would also be fantastic for you to share this at the Cornell Database so that it is archived for years to come instead of disappearing into cyberspace at the GW forums (which are not archived). And people like me can let people know of that site seven years from now so they can refer to information like yours!

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Violet: Thanks for your response!

I forgeot to mention that we always grow the tomatoes in 3x5 ft. reinforcement wire cages & they are on soaker hoses on an automatic timer. We initially in the season fertilize with 15-30-15 fertilizer in water applied to the roots.

Our all time favorite cucumber is Tasty Green but we also grow Sweet Slice, Marketmore (same as Straight Nine??)& Straight Nine. All are grown upright on wire fencing & we've never had a bitter one yet & eat peel & all!

As a test this year we brought over to our area some West Mesa sand from the volcanic escarpment area which has some volcanic rockes broken up in it. It is very clear that the plants grown in the sand supplement are much bigger than in our compost enriched natural caliche soil in our area of the City!

I have learned so much from the Garden Web & it is my favorite site!

- vieja