Harvest pics (was Fruitset!)

[duajones]

Bush Early Girl, dont know how I missed this one yesterday when I was out in the garden with my electric toothbrush. Its been awhile since Ive seen a baby tomato.

[feldon30]

(through gritted teeth) Congrats!

I've got lots of buds on most of my tomato plants. No flowers yet.

[Tomstrees]

Hey duajones!!!

You did it ! Congrats !

~ Tom

[gardenscout]

Hating you as I am on my way out to shovel some snow.

Congrats... really.

[kwselke]

Good work! Come August we'll be jealous of all the folks in the Frozen Polar North. Enjoy your tomatoes during the spring/summer opportunity.

[Suze]

Fruit set?? Good job, Duane! I'm at least 7-10 days away from that. Need to start earlier next year. Not that it's a contest or anything --

[duajones]

I appreciate the replies, especially with it being a hybrid. I am growing this variety because it was so prolific last year, with one plant even though it was in a container, and I didnt keep up with my daconil regimen like I should have. Over 40 toms off the variety with foliage problems, and while it isnt even close in taste to the few heirlooms I have eaten, it still beats the hell out of store bought tomatoes. And Suze, you are exactly right, no contest here, we all deal with the conditions and climate that we are dealt. And I also spotted my first stink bug today, so we are along way from any so called success. Heres hoping for a good season for all including myself.

Duane

[bydsign]

Originally Posted by duajones

I appreciate the replies, especially with it being a hybrid. I am growing this variety because it was so prolific last year, with one plant even though it was in a container, and I didnt keep up with my daconil regimen like I should have. Over 40 toms off the variety with foliage problems, and while it isnt even close in taste to the few heirlooms I have eaten, it still beats the hell out of store bought tomatoes. And Suze, you are exactly right, no contest here, we all deal with the conditions and climate that we are dealt. And I also spotted my first stink bug today, so we are along way from any so called success. Heres hoping for a good season for all including myself.

I'll drink (hot tea) to that!

[duajones]

Big beef and Jet Star have also set fruit this morning

[duajones]

So far, bush early girl, big beef, jet star, sungold,cherokee purple and black krim have set fruit. bush celebrity had some blossom drop but is trying to set now, azoychka seemed to be a slow starter blossom wise, but is well on its way now. Brandywine has had lots of blossom drop but finally had its first blossom open yesterday without dropping. NBD has dropped all of its blossoms so far.

[feldon30]

Jet Star, Brandywine OTV, Kimberly, and Brandy Boy have set.

I don't think I have had any blossom drop. Sungold is loading up with blossoms.

None of those 9 blossoms on my stunted Cherokee Purple have set yet, despite diligent pollination with an electric toothbrush. I really should try to get video of the pollen shooting out of the flower.

[FlipTX]

Woo!! Congrats! I have about ten little toms on my Sugary plant, and this morning I found pea-sized fruit on Arkansas Traveler and Silvery Fir Tree. I'm so glad I crossed my fingers and planted out two weeks earlier than I'd originally planned.

[Deer Park]

Duane,

Yours look just like mine. I have about 25% of the 350 plants with baby's. I expect they all will in a week or so.

I love being an expectant father! LOL

Michael

[duajones]

Feldon, My CP was a real slow grower for some reason, it was started on christmas just like most of the rest, and plants that were started weeks later caught up to it. I only put one in the ground for that reason. But it is growing nicely now and has 4-5 set fruit already. I am crossing my fingers with this plant, as the most fruitset I had before was 8 or so. It didnt even get a spot in my newly prepared beds, I stuck in in a spot all by itself figuring if it didnt do anything, no big deal.
Michael, I cant imagine dealing with 350 plants. Wow!

[feldon30]

My Paul Robeson has also pulled a "let's grow a blossom that isn't a blossom where the main leader should be". It is also producing sucker growth to try to compensate for the terminated leader.

How strange. I did not experience this at all last year.