HTG's 2016 Garden Adventure's

[heirloomtomaguy]

My little ones holding a Sugar Baby watermelon and a whopper of a Terremoto squash.

[heirloomtomaguy]

Here is one im working on for another Tomatoville member. Notice the odd coloring and slight stripes.

[Salsacharley]

Your helpers are holding some impressive produce, but they outshine your garden achievements by a lot!

[heirloomtomaguy]

Originally Posted by Salsacharley

Your helpers are holding some impressive produce, but they outshine your garden achievements by a lot!

Thanks Charley. They are some of the best help i have ever had.

[efisakov]

You have beautiful children, heirloomtomaguy! Great work all together.

[heirloomtomaguy]

Originally Posted by efisakov

You have beautiful children, heirloomtomaguy! Great work all together.

Thanks Ella!

[heirloomtomaguy]

A couple more pics of a tomato im working on. It was hard to capture but this one had the coloring of Uluru Ochre but slightly different. This tomato, as far as i know, has no relation to Uluru Ochre.

[heirloomtomaguy]

This one is Silvoryi. I thought the flavor was pretty darn good and the color was impressive itself.

[heirloomtomaguy]

Picked a few peppers tonight and found this funny little guy. I grow alot of peppers and this is only the second fused blossom i have ever seen in my garden.

[heirloomtomaguy]

Here are some Pepperdew, Jimmy Nardello, Corno di Toro, and a couple of varieties i am working on this year from my own crosses. Im sure i am missing a variety but oh well.

[bluee19]

Originally Posted by heirloomtomaguy

One of my Wife's Plumeria's first set of flowers

Is the color more purple than pink? What's the name of this plumeria?

[Kunfayakun]

Originally Posted by heirloomtomaguy

Im loving single some times double stem plants. Every bloom sets and the plants do awesome.

Esterina is a little big for a cherry tomato, so can we decrease its size by growing it with double stem? If i want a smaller esterina does a double stem plant has any drawbacks as compared to single stem?

[Zone9b]

Originally Posted by Kunfayakun

Esterina is a little big for a cherry tomato, so can we decrease its size by growing it with double stem? If i want a smaller esterina does a double stem plant has any drawbacks as compared to single stem?

This may not be very scientific, but I don't prune my Esterina much at all. The resulting tomatoes are an ok size cherry. I like how productive they are.
Larry

[Zone9b]

Originally Posted by Kunfayakun

Esterina is a little big for a cherry tomato, so can we decrease its size by growing it with double stem? If i want a smaller esterina does a double stem plant has any drawbacks as compared to single stem?

Here is a look at some Esterina Cherry tomatoes that I just picked. The plants are in 6 gallon pots and 1 in a Raised Bed. They haven't been fertilized for approx 35 days, but they get watered regularly. It is getting late in the season here, with temperatures rising. Today I believe the high was 94 Fahrenheit. However, Esterina being a Cherry, it will be one of the last to quit producing. The quarter is 0.635 centimeter in diameter.

[Kunfayakun]

Originally Posted by Zone9b

Here is a look at some Esterina Cherry tomatoes that I just picked. The plants are in 6 gallon pots and 1 in a Raised Bed. They haven't been fertilized for approx 35 days, but they get watered regularly. It is getting late in the season here, with temperatures rising. Today I believe the high was 94 Fahrenheit. However, Esterina being a Cherry, it will be one of the last to quit producing. The quarter is 0.635 centimeter in diameter.

These aren't looking as big as i thought. If that's their normal size then its ok to me. I want to plant them hydroponically but my hydroponic farm project is getting delayed again and again.
Appreciate your response Larry.