One of my tomato gardens, recording breaking heights. - Page 2

Worth1 · September 20, 2015

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Originally Posted by ksack001

The production was proportional to size! I have ideal growing conditions perfected. Armed with a chemistry and a botany degree, as well as an addiction to tomato cross breeding, I have mastered tomato gardening. Underground irrigation and soil heating system the whole 9 yards.

Move to Texas and start over.

Worth

Hellmanns · September 20, 2015

Microclimates are AWSOME. I too have had maters over the eve of a house, with unheard of production.. just hard to replicate in the field even if you are a master!

ksack001 · September 20, 2015

Here are some sample pics!

https://www.flickr.com/gp/135215261@N06/vh7a2d

ksack001 · September 20, 2015

Some people just have to take the fun out of everything. I am sure I could adapt to any climate as I also have acres of property planted as well, with equal results. This is not the first year, every season I have the same results, this season is actually on the low side. I have never shared my garden pics before. This only one tiny garden area of the house, I have 1400 square feet planted at my residence.

PhilaGardener · September 20, 2015

Amazing! Thanks for sharing those with us!

yardn_gardn · September 20, 2015

Your tomatoes are beautiful. Is that elongated one a paste tomato? May I ask what kind?

Zenbaas · September 21, 2015

Quote:

Originally Posted by ksack001

Some people just have to take the fun out of everything. I am sure I could adapt to any climate as I also have acres of property planted as well, with equal results. This is not the first year, every season I have the same results, this season is actually on the low side. I have never shared my garden pics before. This only one tiny garden area of the house, I have 1400 square feet planted at my residence.

Excellent! Thanks for sharing. Any particular tips you can share for us novice tomato gardeners..?

Ricky Shaw · September 21, 2015

Well then I apologize, I thought you'd photo-shopped it or there was an overgrown 2nd floor window-box and you were pulling our leg as a joke.

You are obviously an excellent gardener, nice work and welcome to Tomatoville.

luigiwu · September 21, 2015

Indeterminates ARE vines and there's the proof! Glad you're having fun!

sdambr · September 21, 2015

Wow, completely awed!

barefootgardener · September 21, 2015

Wow! Just wow! Your vines look very healthy. Did the fruit actually set all over the vine, or did you find them setting at different heights throughout the vine?

Nice work.

b54red · September 21, 2015

That is impressive looking and I'll bet tying and picking is a pain that high off the ground. Be careful.

I have a good number of tomato plants that are over twenty feet but they are not beautiful like yours. Due to all the diseases down here all the lower foliage has to be completely removed every few weeks so I have long bare vines of 8 to 20 ft and then 6 to 8 ft of foliage. I use drop lines and just keep moving the vines over and lowering them so I only have to deal with 7 feet of vertical plant. During the heat of August I was unable to keep up my pruning on my oldest plants and now have a foliage nightmare but they are still putting out tomatoes a half a year after being set out but the best production is coming from the plants set out in May and June.

Bill

Spartanburg123 · September 21, 2015

Awesome plants!!! Here's one of my little Cherokee Purple plants- which happens to be sitting squarely in the drain field of my septic tank....

AdrianaG · October 6, 2015

Now you need to,perfect a Tomato Ladder along the lines of a Library Ladder that you can use for harvesting.

FYI - there is a hydroponic grower I a New Zealand who had vines > 40' in his greenhouse. He grew them round and round the edge of the roof for a couple of years.

AdrianaG · October 6, 2015

Now you need to,perfect a Tomato Ladder along the lines of a Library Ladder that you can use for harvesting.

FYI - there is a hydroponic grower in New Zealand who had vines > 40' in his greenhouse. He grew them round and round the edge of the roof for a couple of years.

I suspect most hydroponic greenhouse tomatoes exceed 20' in an average growing season.

September 20, 2015	#21
yardn_gardn Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2014 Location: Central Idaho at 3200 elev. in zone 5b, maybe 100 frost free days Posts: 77	Your tomatoes are beautiful. Is that elongated one a paste tomato? May I ask what kind? __________________ Happy garden trails, Dawn

September 21, 2015	#24
luigiwu Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: ny Posts: 1,219	Indeterminates ARE vines and there's the proof! Glad you're having fun! __________________ Subirrigated Container gardening (RGGS) in NY, Zone 7!

September 20, 2015	#17
Hellmanns Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: kentucky Posts: 1,116	Microclimates are AWSOME. I too have had maters over the eve of a house, with unheard of production.. just hard to replicate in the field even if you are a master!

September 20, 2015	#18
ksack001 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Tacoma Washington Posts: 9	Here are some sample pics! https://www.flickr.com/gp/135215261@N06/vh7a2d

September 20, 2015	#20
PhilaGardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Near Philadelphia, PA Posts: 1,940	Amazing! Thanks for sharing those with us!

September 21, 2015	#23
Ricky Shaw Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Zone 6a Denver North Metro Posts: 1,910	Well then I apologize, I thought you'd photo-shopped it or there was an overgrown 2nd floor window-box and you were pulling our leg as a joke. You are obviously an excellent gardener, nice work and welcome to Tomatoville.

September 21, 2015	#25
sdambr Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 421	Wow, completely awed!

September 21, 2015	#26
barefootgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan Zone 4b Posts: 1,291	Wow! Just wow! Your vines look very healthy. Did the fruit actually set all over the vine, or did you find them setting at different heights throughout the vine? Nice work.

September 21, 2015	#27
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	That is impressive looking and I'll bet tying and picking is a pain that high off the ground. Be careful. I have a good number of tomato plants that are over twenty feet but they are not beautiful like yours. Due to all the diseases down here all the lower foliage has to be completely removed every few weeks so I have long bare vines of 8 to 20 ft and then 6 to 8 ft of foliage. I use drop lines and just keep moving the vines over and lowering them so I only have to deal with 7 feet of vertical plant. During the heat of August I was unable to keep up my pruning on my oldest plants and now have a foliage nightmare but they are still putting out tomatoes a half a year after being set out but the best production is coming from the plants set out in May and June. Bill

October 6, 2015	#29
AdrianaG Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Georgia Posts: 153	Now you need to,perfect a Tomato Ladder along the lines of a Library Ladder that you can use for harvesting. FYI - there is a hydroponic grower I a New Zealand who had vines > 40' in his greenhouse. He grew them round and round the edge of the roof for a couple of years.