HEY! ~ Where's all my Tomatos?? ... {bURRp}

[Catty1]

Just HAD to look up James Whitcomb Riley - loved this prank he pulled when he was aching for notice and fame...maybe it backfired somewhat, but judging by the last line of this quote, he would have taken some satisfaction from this, I am sure.

http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly/riley/exhibit.htm

Despite Longfellow's gentle support, rejection notices continued to plague Riley. Among friends he complained that all one needed to be published was an established reputation, that the merit of the poem counted for nothing. To prove his point, Riley wrote to John Henderson, editor of the Kokomo Dispatch, and requested Henderson's aid in perpetrating a literary hoax. A heretofore unknown poem by a well known writer was to be revealed. The gambit appealed to Henderson, who wrote to Riley stating that he was with him "boots and soul." A rapid exchange of letters between the two conspirators ensued. Riley supplied the poem, "Leonainie," written in the style of Edgar Alan Poe, and Henderson fabricated the circumstances of its discovery. "Leonainie" appeared in the August 3, 1877 issue of the Dispatch. Riley and Henderson sat back and waited.

The critics were not long in responding, verifying the authenticity of Poe's work and Riley's contention about publishing. William F. Gill, Poe's biographer, wrote to Henderson requesting to see the manuscript. Here was an unanticipated rub, but Samuel Richards, an artist and friend of Riley's, took a copy of Ainsworth's Dictionary and with watered down ink to simulate fading, copied "Leonainie" onto the fly leaf in Poe's hand. The prank was well established and Riley was inspired to write to Henderson "WHOOP!" But, as is often the case when too many individuals are privy to a secret, the deception began to unravel. On August 20, 1877 William Croan wrote to Riley warning him of the impending exposure. Riley was forced to admit his duplicity and endure a tidalwave of criticism from an incensed public. The hoax had backfired and brought Riley notoriety instead of admiration. He was fired from his position at the Anderson Democrat. Even after his confession a handful of critics upbraided the poet for claiming to be the author of a poem so obviously written by E. A. Poe.

Dorothy39 (wherever you is), I see whut ya mean!

http://www.poetry-archive.com/r/our_hired_girl.html

OUR HIRED GIRL

by: James Whitcomb Riley (1849-1916)

Our hired girl, she's 'Lizabuth Ann;
An' she can cook best things to eat!
She ist puts dough in our pie-pan,
An' pours in somepin' 'at's good an' sweet;
An' nen she salts it all on top
With cinnamon; an' nen she'll stop
An' stoop an' slide it, ist as slow,
In th' old cook-stove, so's 'twon't slop
An' git all spilled; nen bakes it, so
It's custard-pie, first thing you know!
An' nen she'll say,
"Clear out o' my way!
They's time fer work, an' time fer play!
Take yer dough, an' run, child, run!
Er I cain't git no cookin' done!"

When our hired girl 'tends like she's mad,
An' says folks got to walk the chalk
When she's around, er wisht they had!
I play out on our porch an' talk
To Th' Raggedy Man 'at mows our lawn;
An' he says, "Whew!" an' nen leans on
His old crook-scythe, and blinks his eyes,
An' sniffs all 'round an' says, "I swawn!
Ef my old nose don't tell me lies,
It 'pears like I smell custard-pies!"
An' nen he'll say,
"Clear out o' my way!
They's time fer work, an' time fer play!
Take yer dough, an' run, child, run!
Er she cain't git no cookin' done!"

Wunst our hired girl, when she
Got the supper, an' we all et,
An' it wuz night, an' Ma an' me
An' Pa went wher' the "Social" met,--
An' nen when we come home, an' see
A light in the kitchen door, an' we
Heerd a maccordeun, Pa says, "Lan'--
O'-Gracious! who can her beau be?"
An' I marched in, an' 'Lizabuth Ann
Wuz parchin' corn fer The Raggedy Man!
Better say,
"Clear out o' the way!
They's time fer work, an' time fer play!
Take the hint, an' run, child, run!
Er we cain't git no courtin' done!"

"Our Hired Girl" is reprinted from Complete Works. James Whitcomb Riley. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1916.

[shais_mom]

Just HAD to look up James Whitcomb Riley - loved this prank he pulled when he was aching for notice and fame...maybe it backfired somewhat, but judging by the last line of this quote, he would have taken some satisfaction from this, I am sure.

http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly/riley/exhibit.htm


Dorothy39 (wherever you is), I see whut ya mean!

http://www.poetry-archive.com/r/our_hired_girl.html

OUR HIRED GIRL

by: James Whitcomb Riley (1849-1916)

Our hired girl, she's 'Lizabuth Ann;
An' she can cook best things to eat!
She ist puts dough in our pie-pan,
An' pours in somepin' 'at's good an' sweet;
An' nen she salts it all on top
With cinnamon; an' nen she'll stop
An' stoop an' slide it, ist as slow,
In th' old cook-stove, so's 'twon't slop
An' git all spilled; nen bakes it, so
It's custard-pie, first thing you know!
An' nen she'll say,
"Clear out o' my way!
They's time fer work, an' time fer play!
Take yer dough, an' run, child, run!
Er I cain't git no cookin' done!"

When our hired girl 'tends like she's mad,
An' says folks got to walk the chalk
When she's around, er wisht they had!
I play out on our porch an' talk
To Th' Raggedy Man 'at mows our lawn;
An' he says, "Whew!" an' nen leans on
His old crook-scythe, and blinks his eyes,
An' sniffs all 'round an' says, "I swawn!
Ef my old nose don't tell me lies,
It 'pears like I smell custard-pies!"
An' nen he'll say,
"Clear out o' my way!
They's time fer work, an' time fer play!
Take yer dough, an' run, child, run!
Er she cain't git no cookin' done!"

Wunst our hired girl, when she
Got the supper, an' we all et,
An' it wuz night, an' Ma an' me
An' Pa went wher' the "Social" met,--
An' nen when we come home, an' see
A light in the kitchen door, an' we
Heerd a maccordeun, Pa says, "Lan'--
O'-Gracious! who can her beau be?"
An' I marched in, an' 'Lizabuth Ann
Wuz parchin' corn fer The Raggedy Man!
Better say,
"Clear out o' the way!
They's time fer work, an' time fer play!
Take the hint, an' run, child, run!
Er we cain't git no courtin' done!"

"Our Hired Girl" is reprinted from Complete Works. James Whitcomb Riley. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1916.

the redneck sez "HUH"?????????

[jennielynn1970]

the redneck sez "HUH"?????????

LOL! I don't get it either.


I planted a few "patio" tomato bushes this year, thought it would be easy since I grew up on a farm.

I couldn't figure out why I was getting tomatoes with black on the bottom. Reading your post, Phred, now I see it was calcium deficiency. Hrm. How do you get more calcium into the plant?? Maybe it was the potting soil I used to plant them in??

My peppers grew well, too big for the pots. They sucked up water like crazy!! I think I've been watering them 2xs a day. Dad said it was cause I'm using potting soil, and it's not "good stuff" like up on the farm.

[Cinder & Smoke]

LOL! I don't get it either.
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I planted a few "patio" tomato bushes this year,
thought it would be easy since I grew up on a farm.

I was getting tomatoes with black on the bottom.
Reading your post, Phred, now I see it was calcium deficiency.
Hrm. How do you get more calcium into the plant??
Maybe it was the potting soil I used to plant them in??

Dad said it was cause I'm using potting soil,
and it's not "good stuff" like up on the farm.

Here's one of a thousand web pages on "Blossom End Rot".
http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/3000/3117.html

The other 999 pages all give Home Remedies to fix it.
And there's dozens of "commercial (high-priced) remedies" available.
Donny (my Mater Pharm inna Buckit constructor), suggested adding TUMS
(the antacid) 'cause he read it somewhere.
Consistant and steady watering is very important ... I let last year's Mater
Tree get too dry a few days - that disturbs the calcium flow in the plant.

This year the Buckit got pre-loaded with extra LIME to increase the
calcium reserve available to the fruit.
SO FAR - NO "black bottomed 'Maters"!

/s/ Pharmer Phred

[shais_mom]

Here's one of a thousand web pages on "Blossom End Rot".
http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/3000/3117.html

The other 999 pages all give Home Remedies to fix it.
And there's dozens of "commercial (high-priced) remedies" available.
Donny (my Mater Pharm inna Buckit constructor), suggested adding TUMS
(the antacid) 'cause he read it somewhere.
Consistant and steady watering is very important ... I let last year's Mater
Tree get too dry a few days - that disturbs the calcium flow in the plant.

This year the Buckit got pre-loaded with extra LIME to increase the
calcium reserve available to the fruit.
SO FAR - NO "black bottomed 'Maters"!

/s/ Pharmer Phred

or you can just use the calcium supplement you take.
Dissolve a couple in a bucket and pour over your plants.

[Catty1]

(I think Dorothy39 posted that poet's name (Riley) because how he writes some of his stuff and how Phred often writes are similar...except Riley seemed to have needed his writing to rhyme. Kinda interferes with the natural flow).

[Cinder & Smoke]

or you can just use the calcium supplement you take.
Dissolve a couple in a bucket and pour over your plants.

You say that like you think I know which one is "THE Calcium Supplement"
that I take. DUHHHH ... What's it called other than "Calcium Supplement"?

[shais_mom]

You say that like you think I know which one is "THE Calcium Supplement"
that I take. DUHHHH ... What's it called other than "Calcium Supplement"?

Os Cal
Citracal
or low and behold the hardest name to remember
oh Gosh you can buy a huge jar of it from Walmart
Lemme Think.
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oh Yea.
CALCIUM with Vit D.
never fails!

[shais_mom]

the redneck sez "HUH"?????????

LOL! I don't get it either.

I was so confused that I thought maybe She'd c/p to the wrong thread b/c it had nothing to do with tomatoes. lol
And I wasn't the only one that thought that.
but now it makes a wee bit more sense.

[jennielynn1970]

I can't win with my tomato plants. Either all the leaves started turning brown at the bottom, or the flowers fell off before I got a fruit on it, or they got black on the bottom. I watered every day, or didn't water every day, or just said the heck with it and bought them at the store or got them from mom and dad, lol. I don't have the patience to figure out why they are doing what they are doing. Same with the pepper plants. I can't seem to keep them watered enough either.