{"id":26188,"date":"2026-05-08T15:52:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T22:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/?p=26188"},"modified":"2026-05-08T16:04:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T23:04:11","slug":"timely-posts-for-may-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/timely-posts-for-may-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Timely posts for May 8"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Friends have been asking about these topics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. How will you support your tomatoes this season? I use cages for some, and I use stakes and string for others. Check out this post:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/comparing-tomato-supports-cage-versus-stake-and-string\/\">&#8220;Comparing tomato supports: cage vs. stake-and-string&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Your avocado tree has just finished flowering (unless it&#8217;s a Reed or another late bloomer). So you may be seeing small green fruit forming and . . . dropping. Oh, no! 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