Pics of my efforts

ZBQ · August 13, 2006

This is a look at some of the fruits of my labor this year.

The deer have probably eaten their weight in tomatoes so far!!

Hope this works as this is my first try at posting pics.

Kimberly's

Kimberly's, Mortgage Lifter, Yellow Pear and Black Berries

Mortgage Lifter cut

Green Zebra's, Black From Tula, Roma Rio Grand, ML and about 1/4 of my basil

dcarch · August 13, 2006

Tomatoville should have a section called Beginner Growers for people like you and me. Our posts of meager harvest only provide comic relief for the old pros here. They don't understand how happy it can be for us to bring in our first crops of maters which cannot be purchased in your local stores.

Great pictures and nice selections of varieties. I hope you have lots more.

dcarch

Earl · August 13, 2006

Neil, looking good. Great pictures! If you have to much venison, bring me a sack full. :-)

feldon30 · August 13, 2006

My big haul of heirloom tomatoes from my garden this year was 5 Cherokee Purples, two Brandywines, and an Old German. Don't feel bad.

Although my case was poor planning all the way around, I think your case could be remedied with a fence.

travis · August 13, 2006

ZBQ,

I think those Mortgage Lifters are some of the best looking large tomatoes I've seen posted here this summer. From the good looks of your tomatoes, I can see why the deer find them so attractive.

By the way, your basil looks lush. A couple of questions ... do you fertilize it? And do you always harvest it by cropping it so severely?

Usually, I just keep it topped off to prevent flowers setting seed and maybe clip it back to a place where some side shoots are showing promise. Then strip off a lot of larger individual leaves to get enough for what I intend to do with it ... which is usually take it to a restauranteur friend of mine who grinds it into pesto.

When I do it that way, the plants seem to spring back into growth immediately and I harvest increasing amounts each week over the growing season.

From the looks of it, you must have a substantial planting of basil. That's why I'm wondering about how you harvest it. When I just take off the tops, and pluck of a lot of lower individual leaves, I can extend the harvest from early summer until the night before a killing frost. Then I take the whole plants inside and hang them for dried basil. Just my method ... I'm sure you have an equally good idea.

PV

August 13, 2006	#1
ZBQ Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Southern Ohio Posts: 170	Pics of my efforts This is a look at some of the fruits of my labor this year. The deer have probably eaten their weight in tomatoes so far!! Hope this works as this is my first try at posting pics. Kimberly's Kimberly's, Mortgage Lifter, Yellow Pear and Black Berries Mortgage Lifter cut Green Zebra's, Black From Tula, Roma Rio Grand, ML and about 1/4 of my basil

August 13, 2006	#2
dcarch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: NY Posts: 2,618	Tomatoville should have a section called Beginner Growers for people like you and me. Our posts of meager harvest only provide comic relief for the old pros here. They don't understand how happy it can be for us to bring in our first crops of maters which cannot be purchased in your local stores. Great pictures and nice selections of varieties. I hope you have lots more. dcarch __________________ tomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomato matomato tomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomato matomato tomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomato matomato

August 13, 2006	#4
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	My big haul of heirloom tomatoes from my garden this year was 5 Cherokee Purples, two Brandywines, and an Old German. Don't feel bad. Although my case was poor planning all the way around, I think your case could be remedied with a fence. __________________ [SIZE="3"]I've relaunched my gardening website -- [B]TheUnconventionalTomato.com[/B][/SIZE] * [I][SIZE="1"]*I'm not allowed to post weblinks so you'll have to copy-paste it manually.[/SIZE][/I]

August 13, 2006	#3
Earl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 1,278	Neil, looking good. Great pictures! If you have to much venison, bring me a sack full. :-)

August 13, 2006	#5
travis Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Evansville, IN Posts: 2,984	ZBQ, I think those Mortgage Lifters are some of the best looking large tomatoes I've seen posted here this summer. From the good looks of your tomatoes, I can see why the deer find them so attractive. By the way, your basil looks lush. A couple of questions ... do you fertilize it? And do you always harvest it by cropping it so severely? Usually, I just keep it topped off to prevent flowers setting seed and maybe clip it back to a place where some side shoots are showing promise. Then strip off a lot of larger individual leaves to get enough for what I intend to do with it ... which is usually take it to a restauranteur friend of mine who grinds it into pesto. When I do it that way, the plants seem to spring back into growth immediately and I harvest increasing amounts each week over the growing season. From the looks of it, you must have a substantial planting of basil. That's why I'm wondering about how you harvest it. When I just take off the tops, and pluck of a lot of lower individual leaves, I can extend the harvest from early summer until the night before a killing frost. Then I take the whole plants inside and hang them for dried basil. Just my method ... I'm sure you have an equally good idea. PV