From: T@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 9/4/25 3:53 PM, songbird wrote:   
   > T wrote:   
   >> On 8/26/25 2:57 AM, songbird wrote:   
   >>>     normally for us this happens with the first fruits   
   >>> developed during the season and then improves with   
   >>> later production.  this year there is a longer time   
   >>> of BER and i've had to discard those fruits.   
   >>   
   >> You called it!  No more blossom rat!!!   
   >   
   >    good to hear.   
   >   
   >    today was my 2nd picking of tomatoes, 4 buckets   
   > (about 100lbs) from 9 plants, with an extra half   
   > bucket of discards (fruits damaged from raccoons   
   > and ones on the ground or other issues i don't   
   > want to deal with).   
   >   
   >    will be canning some of them this evening.   
   >   
   >    normal conversion rate is about 3lbs per quart.   
   >   
   >   
   >    songbird   
      
      
   Awesome!   
      
   Do you run chickens?  Chickens love tomatoes,   
   even the blems.   
      
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