{"id":14024,"date":"2026-05-04T10:09:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T17:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/?p=14024"},"modified":"2026-05-04T10:09:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T17:09:45","slug":"may-starts-like-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/?p=14024","title":{"rendered":"May starts like summer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Much of the Nation is having unsettled atmospheric phenomenon. Here in Washington, May is starting with a few days of summer-like weather. At 4:45 Friday afternoon the local airport recorded 77\u00b0 F. The forecast for Monday is for 80. Low wind speed and no rain complete the sunny forecast. By the end of next week, the low 70s are expected. \"\" Flowers are looking nice and the region’s millions of apple trees are now blooming. WA produces too many. Buy apples!<\/p>\n

I bought two tomato plants. Now I have to care for them. Key terms in the text below are indeterminate and determinate.<\/p>\n

A determinate tomato plant is a type of tomato that grows to a certain height, produces all its fruit within a short period, and then stops growing. These plants are often bushy and are ideal for gardeners looking for a concentrated harvest, making them suitable for canning or preserving.
\nThe Willamette tomato is a determinate growth variety that matures in about 70 days. It is well-suited for cooler climates, making it a favorite among gardeners in the Pacific Northwest.<\/p>\n

Indeterminate tomato plants are vining varieties that continue to grow and produce fruit throughout the growing season until frost kills them. They require support, such as trellises.
\nEarly Girl tomatoes are known for their early ripening, high productivity, and indeterminate growth, meaning they continue to produce fruit until killed by frost.<\/p>\n

Keeping Track
\non the Naneum Fan
\nJohn<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Much of the Nation is having unsettled atmospheric phenomenon. Here in Washington, May is starting with a few days of summer-like weather. At 4:45 Friday afternoon the local airport recorded 77\u00b0 F. The forecast for Monday is for 80. Low wind speed and no rain complete the sunny forecast. By the end of next week, … Continue reading “May starts like summer”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14024","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p72iNf-3Ec","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14024","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14024"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14024\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14026,"href":"http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14024\/revisions\/14026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14024"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14024"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14024"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}