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We've known about this sort of thing for a long time, but it's still news, and people still aren't talking about it a terrible lot:
• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/04/210422123603.htm
• https://www.bmj.com/content/371/bmj.m4106
I mean, we've known for a long time that the virus attacks the heart, kidneys, and other organs (and we already thought, before the pandemic, that some of those organs don't necessarily recover easily, if at all, when damaged). But yeah, COVID-19 isn't just like a severe flu. It's not just a respiratory and/or gastrointestinal virus.
• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/04/210422123603.htm
• https://www.bmj.com/content/371/bmj.m4106
I mean, we've known for a long time that the virus attacks the heart, kidneys, and other organs (and we already thought, before the pandemic, that some of those organs don't necessarily recover easily, if at all, when damaged). But yeah, COVID-19 isn't just like a severe flu. It's not just a respiratory and/or gastrointestinal virus.
Edit: See the following thread, which might have an updated version
https://www.tomatojunction.com/shule-s-2022-growlog-t3310.html
It's time to start a new growlog. I planted my tomato and pepper seeds yesterday morning (March 18th).
Here's my tomato list:
- Aker's West Virginia x 1 (from Gardenboy of Tomatoville in 2016; sprouted on 30 Mar)
- Amana Orange x 25 (1 plant from timelesstomatoes.store, 24 plants from my saved seed, descended from Marsha's seed; I planted 8 plants from each of three different fruits saved in 2021 from plant B1; the first one sprouted 28 Mar; the timelesstomatoes.store one sprouted on 31 Mar)
- Aunt Ginny's Purple x 2 (from seed I saved last year from plant A; sprouted 2 Apr)
- Big Cheef x 1 (from GardenBoy of TomatoJunction in January 2020; sprouted 8 Apr)
- Brandy Boy F2 x 1 (from seed I saved in 2019 from plant A; sprouted 28 Mar)
- Brandy Boy F11 x 1 (from seed I saved in 2019 from plant A; sprouted 26 Mar)
- Brandywine OTV x 1 (from Tormato in 2016; marked 2015; sprouted 6 Apr)
- Brandywine Pink x 1 (Livingston Seed Co. packet with barcode 048389049593, gifted to me by a local friend; packed for 2011; sell by 10/2011 LOT 10; wow, these are old--I didn't know until now; I like old seed, though! Sprouted on 30 Mar)
- Carolina Yellow x 1 (Thresh Seed Co. with barcode T0-SL-002, packed for 2022, sell by 12/22, LOT A; sprouted by 4 Apr)
- Cherokee Golden x 1 (from JohnnyRock of Tomatoville, January 2020)
- Cherokee Purple x 1 (from Marsha's 2016 SASE seed offer on Tomatoville)
- Cherokee Yellow x 1 (1 seed; from JohnnyRock of Tomatoville, January 2020)
- Cherokee Yellow Perfection Peach x 2 (each from a different fruit; from seeds saved in 2020 from plant A, fruits #1 and #3; both sprouted 28 Mar)
- Cherokee Yellow Red x 1 (2 seeds; from JohnnyRock of Tomatoville, January 2020)
- Cherokee Yellow Yellow Pear x 1 (from JohnnyRock of Tomatoville, January 2020)
- Frog Princess x 1 (from Julianna of TomatoJunction who got them from Remy / Sample Seed Shop; sprouted on 30 Mar)
- Gold Medal x 1 (from tradewindsfruit; packed for 2015)
- Golden Queen x 1 (from Timeless Tomatoes in 2016; sprouted 9 Apr)
- Hamson x 1 (from hometownseeds.com, purchased in 2021 or 2022; sprouted 28 Mar)
- Italian Heirloom x 1 (from Thresh Seed Co.; packed for 2021; sell by 12/21; LOT B; barcode T0-SL-009)
- Medovaya Kaplya cross F2 x 6 (from seed I saved in 2017; trying for a red round PL sweet cherry; first container sprouted on 29 Mar)
- Mountain Gold x 1 (from Timeless Tomatoes in 2016)
- Orange Banana x 6 (from Timeless Tomatoes; they might be new or from 2016; I don't know; sprouted 2 Apr)
- Orange Caprese x 1 (from Tormato in 2016; marked 2015; sprouted 1 Apr)
- Pinky Blast x 1 (from Tormato in 2016; marked 2015; I think he got them from AlittleSalt)
- Primrose Gage x 1 (from Tormato in 2016; marked 2015; sprouted 1 Apr)
- Snacker-B F4 x 6 (from seeds I saved last year, from plant B; the first one or two sprouted 28 Mar)
- Super Sweet 100 F1 x 1 (Burpee seeds packed for 2013; from Tormato in 2016)
- Vorlon x 1 (from Tormato in 2016; marked 2015; sprouted by 4 Apr)
- Yellow Brandywine x 1 (I don't have a record of where I got these, but the packet and handwriting look exactly like those of Big Cheef; so, I'm guessing GardenBoy of TomatoJunction in January 2020)
- Yoder's German Yellow x 1 (from JohnnyRock of Tomatoville in January 2020)
Here's my sweet pepper list (all Capsicum annuum):
- Canary Bell x 12
- Coral Bell x 9
- Lunchbox Yellow, Orange, and Red x 11 (they're all in a mixed packet; it came with 11 seeds and I planted each seed in its own container; I overseeded the other varieties in this list; sprouted 2 Apr)
- Quadrato Giallo x 1
- Sunbright x 2 (the first sprouted 8 Apr)
- Big Red x 1
So, I have three trays of seeds. Each tray has 36 cells. The cells are a good size.
I added some turmeric to the soil, this time (never done that before). Hopefully that wasn't a bad idea. I read somewhere that it deters pests or something, but if it was a bad idea, at least I didn't add a terrible lot of it. I added food grade diatomaceous earth to the soil, as I did last year (but probably less than last year).
I put some cinnamon on top after watering, to help protect the seedlings against damping off disease (hopefully it's not too early to add the cinnamon; I'm not sure).
I watered in wood ash and monoammonium phosphate as I've done for the last few years.
I plan to start putting the trays outside during the day probably in about a week. For now, they're in the house.
I overseeded most of the tomatoes and peppers.
I didn't end up ordering from Sand Hill Preservation Center (to get another strain of Amana Orange, and more melons/watermelons), or anywhere else, after all. Maybe later. For now, I've got plenty of stuff to grow, and I can breed my own strain of Amana Orange.
I've decided I don't plan to grow any muskmelons, this year.
I do plan to grow watermelons: I plan to seed those in foam cups outdoors after the last frost, some time (that seems to work better than doing it earlier and better than direct-seeding; with direct-seeding, they don't germinate as well, or grow as fast, and volunteer melons growing with the seeded melons make things confusing).
So, let's see what watermelons I do plan to grow (since I didn't order any new ones):
I think I'm just going to grow King Winter and Winter Queen. aI hope to grow many plants. If they cross, I'll know what the cross was. I have Santo Domingo Winter, too, and maybe other Santo Domingo types, but I think I'll save those for next year.
Well, I might still order from SHPC and/or other places before I plant the watermelons. So, I might grow the Wintermelon watermelon, too.
tomato_growlist
2022_
https://www.tomatojunction.com/shule-s-2022-growlog-t3310.html
It's time to start a new growlog. I planted my tomato and pepper seeds yesterday morning (March 18th).
Here's my tomato list:
- Aker's West Virginia x 1 (from Gardenboy of Tomatoville in 2016; sprouted on 30 Mar)
- Amana Orange x 25 (1 plant from timelesstomatoes.store, 24 plants from my saved seed, descended from Marsha's seed; I planted 8 plants from each of three different fruits saved in 2021 from plant B1; the first one sprouted 28 Mar; the timelesstomatoes.store one sprouted on 31 Mar)
- Aunt Ginny's Purple x 2 (from seed I saved last year from plant A; sprouted 2 Apr)
- Big Cheef x 1 (from GardenBoy of TomatoJunction in January 2020; sprouted 8 Apr)
- Brandy Boy F2 x 1 (from seed I saved in 2019 from plant A; sprouted 28 Mar)
- Brandy Boy F11 x 1 (from seed I saved in 2019 from plant A; sprouted 26 Mar)
- Brandywine OTV x 1 (from Tormato in 2016; marked 2015; sprouted 6 Apr)
- Brandywine Pink x 1 (Livingston Seed Co. packet with barcode 048389049593, gifted to me by a local friend; packed for 2011; sell by 10/2011 LOT 10; wow, these are old--I didn't know until now; I like old seed, though! Sprouted on 30 Mar)
- Carolina Yellow x 1 (Thresh Seed Co. with barcode T0-SL-002, packed for 2022, sell by 12/22, LOT A; sprouted by 4 Apr)
- Cherokee Golden x 1 (from JohnnyRock of Tomatoville, January 2020)
- Cherokee Purple x 1 (from Marsha's 2016 SASE seed offer on Tomatoville)
- Cherokee Yellow x 1 (1 seed; from JohnnyRock of Tomatoville, January 2020)
- Cherokee Yellow Perfection Peach x 2 (each from a different fruit; from seeds saved in 2020 from plant A, fruits #1 and #3; both sprouted 28 Mar)
- Cherokee Yellow Red x 1 (2 seeds; from JohnnyRock of Tomatoville, January 2020)
- Cherokee Yellow Yellow Pear x 1 (from JohnnyRock of Tomatoville, January 2020)
- Frog Princess x 1 (from Julianna of TomatoJunction who got them from Remy / Sample Seed Shop; sprouted on 30 Mar)
- Gold Medal x 1 (from tradewindsfruit; packed for 2015)
- Golden Queen x 1 (from Timeless Tomatoes in 2016; sprouted 9 Apr)
- Hamson x 1 (from hometownseeds.com, purchased in 2021 or 2022; sprouted 28 Mar)
- Italian Heirloom x 1 (from Thresh Seed Co.; packed for 2021; sell by 12/21; LOT B; barcode T0-SL-009)
- Medovaya Kaplya cross F2 x 6 (from seed I saved in 2017; trying for a red round PL sweet cherry; first container sprouted on 29 Mar)
- Mountain Gold x 1 (from Timeless Tomatoes in 2016)
- Orange Banana x 6 (from Timeless Tomatoes; they might be new or from 2016; I don't know; sprouted 2 Apr)
- Orange Caprese x 1 (from Tormato in 2016; marked 2015; sprouted 1 Apr)
- Pinky Blast x 1 (from Tormato in 2016; marked 2015; I think he got them from AlittleSalt)
- Primrose Gage x 1 (from Tormato in 2016; marked 2015; sprouted 1 Apr)
- Snacker-B F4 x 6 (from seeds I saved last year, from plant B; the first one or two sprouted 28 Mar)
- Super Sweet 100 F1 x 1 (Burpee seeds packed for 2013; from Tormato in 2016)
- Vorlon x 1 (from Tormato in 2016; marked 2015; sprouted by 4 Apr)
- Yellow Brandywine x 1 (I don't have a record of where I got these, but the packet and handwriting look exactly like those of Big Cheef; so, I'm guessing GardenBoy of TomatoJunction in January 2020)
- Yoder's German Yellow x 1 (from JohnnyRock of Tomatoville in January 2020)
Here's my sweet pepper list (all Capsicum annuum):
- Canary Bell x 12
- Coral Bell x 9
- Lunchbox Yellow, Orange, and Red x 11 (they're all in a mixed packet; it came with 11 seeds and I planted each seed in its own container; I overseeded the other varieties in this list; sprouted 2 Apr)
- Quadrato Giallo x 1
- Sunbright x 2 (the first sprouted 8 Apr)
- Big Red x 1
So, I have three trays of seeds. Each tray has 36 cells. The cells are a good size.
I added some turmeric to the soil, this time (never done that before). Hopefully that wasn't a bad idea. I read somewhere that it deters pests or something, but if it was a bad idea, at least I didn't add a terrible lot of it. I added food grade diatomaceous earth to the soil, as I did last year (but probably less than last year).
I put some cinnamon on top after watering, to help protect the seedlings against damping off disease (hopefully it's not too early to add the cinnamon; I'm not sure).
I watered in wood ash and monoammonium phosphate as I've done for the last few years.
I plan to start putting the trays outside during the day probably in about a week. For now, they're in the house.
I overseeded most of the tomatoes and peppers.
I didn't end up ordering from Sand Hill Preservation Center (to get another strain of Amana Orange, and more melons/watermelons), or anywhere else, after all. Maybe later. For now, I've got plenty of stuff to grow, and I can breed my own strain of Amana Orange.
I've decided I don't plan to grow any muskmelons, this year.
I do plan to grow watermelons: I plan to seed those in foam cups outdoors after the last frost, some time (that seems to work better than doing it earlier and better than direct-seeding; with direct-seeding, they don't germinate as well, or grow as fast, and volunteer melons growing with the seeded melons make things confusing).
So, let's see what watermelons I do plan to grow (since I didn't order any new ones):
I think I'm just going to grow King Winter and Winter Queen. aI hope to grow many plants. If they cross, I'll know what the cross was. I have Santo Domingo Winter, too, and maybe other Santo Domingo types, but I think I'll save those for next year.
Well, I might still order from SHPC and/or other places before I plant the watermelons. So, I might grow the Wintermelon watermelon, too.
tomato_growlist
2022_
• https://www.tomatojunction.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=2375&p=44515#p44515
• https://youtu.be/VeEpEnFulF4
See the links above. It's remarkable how much the tomato stems thicken. I looked at the product, and it didn't say what was in it besides silica and a little potassium (but there could be other stuff). It's used with hydroponics and container gardening, I believe.
Warm soil seems to thicken stems, too (but I think it does it differently). Phosphorus probably thickens stems, too.
• https://youtu.be/VeEpEnFulF4
See the links above. It's remarkable how much the tomato stems thicken. I looked at the product, and it didn't say what was in it besides silica and a little potassium (but there could be other stuff). It's used with hydroponics and container gardening, I believe.
Warm soil seems to thicken stems, too (but I think it does it differently). Phosphorus probably thickens stems, too.
https://phys.org/news/2021-04-thicker-leaved-tropical-flourish-climate-good.html
The above article talks about how if we shift the plant species in the rainforests to kinds that get thicker leaves when exposed to carbon dioxide, that this could mitigate that bad effects of climate change on the rainforests.
Also, I'm wondering whether these plants produce more oxygen. It would seem that they might. They might be particularly effective at reducing pollutants, too. So, what kinds of plants are they?
Hopefully they're not thinking about using GMOs here (it sounds like they probably did for the study).
rainforest_
climate_change
The above article talks about how if we shift the plant species in the rainforests to kinds that get thicker leaves when exposed to carbon dioxide, that this could mitigate that bad effects of climate change on the rainforests.
Also, I'm wondering whether these plants produce more oxygen. It would seem that they might. They might be particularly effective at reducing pollutants, too. So, what kinds of plants are they?
Hopefully they're not thinking about using GMOs here (it sounds like they probably did for the study).
rainforest_
climate_change
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210331173739.htm
This awesome article talks about a new device that could solve many of our woes. Hopefully it catches on. They're not sure it's economically feasible. If the government is going to spend a trillion dollars on *anything*, why not spend it on that? Seriously. Economic feasibility can improve (if it needs to improve). They would likely save money on the investment.
The need for this goes far beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, but it's truly needed in it, too.
I hope they can adapt it to diagnose bacterial, fugal, and parasitic infections, as well as to detect larger species in watery habitats.
Gone could be the days when we have to wonder what infection, if any (such as if it has a physical, chemical, mental, emotional, or genetic cause instead), we might have.
This awesome article talks about a new device that could solve many of our woes. Hopefully it catches on. They're not sure it's economically feasible. If the government is going to spend a trillion dollars on *anything*, why not spend it on that? Seriously. Economic feasibility can improve (if it needs to improve). They would likely save money on the investment.
The need for this goes far beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, but it's truly needed in it, too.
I hope they can adapt it to diagnose bacterial, fugal, and parasitic infections, as well as to detect larger species in watery habitats.
Gone could be the days when we have to wonder what infection, if any (such as if it has a physical, chemical, mental, emotional, or genetic cause instead), we might have.
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