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MrsJustice · January 24, 2024

Thank God everyone is Well and back here at Tomatoville again. It is good to see great Posting again and to learn from it.

Happy New Year and I Hope everyone getting their bodies ready for the 'Hard Work' we Love to do each year.

gssgarden · January 27, 2024

Funny, I just checked in for the first time in a loooong time!
I had moved so only had 1 bed, and my mother had taken ill and eventually passed so you can imagine how much time that takes up.

I'm back and will prob check in a few times a week.

Greg

**Lee** · January 28, 2024

Still around on occasion. Will continue to be checking in.

Wish I had more time, but family, work, & garden has taken much of it up.

Would have loved to share the news of 3 plants in one bed last year that produced over 100 pounds of tomatoes. My first 40 pound producer ever! And getting 22 pounds off a Cherokee Purple was amazing indeed.

Will try to share more news and plans this upcoming season!

Lee

heirloomtomaguy · January 30, 2024

I have been off the radar for a while now. Had back surgery and then moved to Tennessee. Finally bought a home 6 months ago. I plan on putting 100 of so tomato plants in the ground in spring which will ultimately lead to more. Hahaha. Anyway I should be checking in from time to time. Glad to see some familiar faces and look forward to the new ones.

eyolf · January 31, 2024

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Originally Posted by PaulF

Being one of the "webforum" users offers answers to questions on a mostly personal level from folks who actually have experience. You Tube may be OK but I would never have been able to make personal friendships with some of the really well known tomato growing experts...and peppers and melons and..... if not for the old school modern websites. Carolyn, Craig, Tatianna, Fred, Darrell, Tom, and even Darrell Kellogg and I would never had personal discussions if social media was relied upon. In my remaining gardening years I will steadfastly remain on the gardening websites frequented over the years, me here since Jan 2006...not many 2006ers left.

I'm tryna remember when a bunch of posters migrated away from a site called "Gardenweb" and a dedicated forum for tomatoes there.

Was that 2006? Seems like ages ago; my youngest was 9, and ate cherry tomatoes like a fiend, but wouldn't do much else in the garden.

Now she has an amazing set of raised beds in her Minneapolis yard, and won a ribbon at the state fair for a tomato I got from Darryl/Fusion about then.

Darryl, if you're listening I still grow Tastiheart/HeShPoLe every year, and a few other locals do too.

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PaulF · January 31, 2024

Ah yes, Gardenweb! My first attempt at a gardening forum. Time exclusively there for a couple, three years. First contact with Carolyn and a few others before joining this brand new place...Tomatoville. The GW seemed to be taken over by gardeners who were not interested in my kind of growing. A natural shift occurred that interested me more, so TV it was. Still here on a daily basis even after all these years; if not posting at least looking in.

Yes, Heshpole has become a nearly yearly favorite.

Lindalana · February 5, 2024

Aww, nice to know people still here.
Rarely am lurking, mostly because after moving in new house there is just too much of everything. Indoor work, outdoor work. My remodeling skills are way up ��
My tomatoes are mostly down to few favorite varieties so not looking to new ones.
We were still running local plant swap and it is time consuming but very rewarding experience.
About to start my peppers.

Dark Rumor · February 6, 2024

Now that the tomato season has started I will be logging on more often, I like seeing what everyone is growing, I also learn alot from this site.

I have my first group planted on January 5th growing well and my second group is starting to germinate.

Got all my raised beds prepared, next I am gonna setup drip irrigation so I can use TTF this year, I had great success with it in 2019 and several years after.

As I get older I do a little bit of gardening each day instead of doing it all in one day.

I look forward to growing tomatoes, my Daddy grew tomatoes, guess it's in my blood as my newphew now grows tomatoes too.

WoodSprite · February 6, 2024

Honestly, I rarely check in here but like knowing it's here. I just am not a big talker and when I do talk, I tend to ramble so I try to avoid it. LOL! When I have questions, I do searches instead of making new posts. I enjoy reading past posts and full conversations instead of waiting for replies, responding, waiting for more replies, etc. I guess you could say I treat TV more as a resource/book instead of an on-going interaction.

Sorry to hear you had or are having health problems. I hope you are feeling better or are at least starting to feel better. I deal with health issues, too, and it's annoying. There are so many things I'd like to do but can't anymore. I'm thankful I can still garden though it's very hard on me.

January 24, 2024	#31
MrsJustice Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hampton, Virginia Posts: 1,355	Thank God everyone is Well and back here at Tomatoville again. It is good to see great Posting again and to learn from it. Happy New Year and I Hope everyone getting their bodies ready for the 'Hard Work' we Love to do each year. __________________ May God Bless you and my Garden, Amen https://www.angelfieldfarms.com MrsJustice as Farmer Joyce Beggs

January 28, 2024	#33
Lee Tomatopalooza™ Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NC-Zone 7 Posts: 2,188	Still around on occasion. Will continue to be checking in. Wish I had more time, but family, work, & garden has taken much of it up. Would have loved to share the news of 3 plants in one bed last year that produced over 100 pounds of tomatoes. My first 40 pound producer ever! And getting 22 pounds off a Cherokee Purple was amazing indeed. Will try to share more news and plans this upcoming season! Lee __________________ Intelligence is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put one in a fruit salad. Cuostralee - The best thing on sliced bread.

January 30, 2024	#34
heirloomtomaguy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: glendora ca Posts: 2,560	I have been off the radar for a while now. Had back surgery and then moved to Tennessee. Finally bought a home 6 months ago. I plan on putting 100 of so tomato plants in the ground in spring which will ultimately lead to more. Hahaha. Anyway I should be checking in from time to time. Glad to see some familiar faces and look forward to the new ones. __________________ “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it."

January 31, 2024	#36
PaulF Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brownville, Ne Posts: 3,284	Ah yes, Gardenweb! My first attempt at a gardening forum. Time exclusively there for a couple, three years. First contact with Carolyn and a few others before joining this brand new place...Tomatoville. The GW seemed to be taken over by gardeners who were not interested in my kind of growing. A natural shift occurred that interested me more, so TV it was. Still here on a daily basis even after all these years; if not posting at least looking in. Yes, Heshpole has become a nearly yearly favorite. __________________ there's two things money can't buy; true love and home grown tomatoes.

February 6, 2024	#38
Dark Rumor Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Southeast Texas Posts: 287	Another Tomato Season Now that the tomato season has started I will be logging on more often, I like seeing what everyone is growing, I also learn alot from this site. I have my first group planted on January 5th growing well and my second group is starting to germinate. Got all my raised beds prepared, next I am gonna setup drip irrigation so I can use TTF this year, I had great success with it in 2019 and several years after. As I get older I do a little bit of gardening each day instead of doing it all in one day. I look forward to growing tomatoes, my Daddy grew tomatoes, guess it's in my blood as my newphew now grows tomatoes too.

January 27, 2024	#32
gssgarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: N.C. Posts: 1,820	Funny, I just checked in for the first time in a loooong time! I had moved so only had 1 bed, and my mother had taken ill and eventually passed so you can imagine how much time that takes up. I'm back and will prob check in a few times a week. Greg

February 5, 2024	#37
Lindalana Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 857	Aww, nice to know people still here. Rarely am lurking, mostly because after moving in new house there is just too much of everything. Indoor work, outdoor work. My remodeling skills are way up �� My tomatoes are mostly down to few favorite varieties so not looking to new ones. We were still running local plant swap and it is time consuming but very rewarding experience. About to start my peppers.

February 6, 2024	#39
WoodSprite Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 23	Honestly, I rarely check in here but like knowing it's here. I just am not a big talker and when I do talk, I tend to ramble so I try to avoid it. LOL! When I have questions, I do searches instead of making new posts. I enjoy reading past posts and full conversations instead of waiting for replies, responding, waiting for more replies, etc. I guess you could say I treat TV more as a resource/book instead of an on-going interaction. Sorry to hear you had or are having health problems. I hope you are feeling better or are at least starting to feel better. I deal with health issues, too, and it's annoying. There are so many things I'd like to do but can't anymore. I'm thankful I can still garden though it's very hard on me.