The Garden of Woz in the land of OZ

[Whwoz]

The first one to start blushing, this is the last of KarenO's creations that I have available to me so far to ripen. 400 grams of big heart, heavier than I thought initially for the size and both plants are loaded up, if we like the taste, it will return and be hard to knock out of the garden. Very impressive plants.

[Whwoz]

Productive and relatively tasty for a paste, most likely to return.

[Whwoz]

The third of the half kilo maters so far, still to be tasted

[Whwoz]

Another of karenO's creations that we are still to taste.

[Whwoz]

One that KarenO has spoken about here on TV, plants is not really happy, but will get enough to have a good taste and plenty of seed

[KarenO]

Originally Posted by Whwoz

One that KarenO has spoken about here on TV, plants is not really happy, but will get enough to have a good taste and plenty of seed

Hi There, Perhaps it’s just the light in the photo but this doesnt look quite right for Zena’s gift, Zena’s gift is pink, no green shoulder. Is that Antho on the shoulders? Or maybe just the light.
Zena’s gift is a pink very blunt heart with ribbed shoulders. Large regular leaf plant.
Where were the seeds from?
KarenO

[Whwoz]

Originally Posted by KarenO

Hi There, Perhaps it’s just the light in the photo but this doesnt look quite right for Zena’s gift, Zena’s gift is pink, no green shoulder. Is that Antho on the shoulders? Or maybe just the light.
Zena’s gift is a pink very blunt heart with ribbed shoulders. Large regular leaf plant.
Where were the seeds from?
KarenO

Plant was from Mcsee, who I believe got the seed from Marsha's last offer here. Will have a look at the plant tomorrow and see where the how the other fruit coming along are progressing and take some photos outside on the plant. That one was taken inside under lights. While checkout your original thread again also.

[KarenO]

Taiga looks ripe, I’m so interested in how the flavour is for you. Your midnight suns look great. I’m pleased you find it productive and I hope the flavour is there for you as well! Thank you for growing them all!
KarenO

[Whwoz]

KarenO, after looking at your original thread, I must agree that what I have is not Zena's Gift. Will still take extra photos and have a good taste before I decide to keep seeds. Big taste session coming up this weekend with most of these too be tasted. It has been a pleasure to grow your plants out.

KARMA wise to date, Pink is the worst performer to date, the two purples are very similar, both have good taste and have split with all the rain we have had, at 240 mm, over 2.5 times normal for this time of year and Peach fitting somewhere in-between.

[Whwoz]

Mcsee did not get the Zena's Gift seeds from Marsha, but from another member here, don't know who. Same person supplied him with the Chang Li Cherry, of which I got the correct one and he got some red Cherry. I will have to ask the original source if she still has some if I want to grow Zena's Gift again

[KarenO]

Originally Posted by Whwoz

Mcsee did not get the Zena's Gift seeds from Marsha, but from another member here, don't know who. Same person supplied him with the Chang Li Cherry, of which I got the correct one and he got some red Cherry. I will have to ask the original source if she still has some if I want to grow Zena's Gift again

Too bad about all the rain, that is hard on a thin skinned tomato for sure. If you pm me I’d be happy to send you some Zena’s Gift seeds for next season
KarenO

[sic transit gloria]

Originally Posted by Whwoz

We are sitting on or maybe slightly above average for our rainfall this year so far, which for most of Australia is unthinkable as a lot of the country will be lucky to get half its average. On Wednesday evening, 3 balls into my sons under 12 cricket game, the heavens opened up and we got 9.5 main about 15 mm, it has stopped for short periods only since and as of 9 am Friday morning we have had around 50 mm/2 inches in 40 hours and still raining as I type. This has the surface drains of this old swamp well and truly running and left plenty of water lying around.

Attached photo shows the vegetable garden with water from Wednesday's thunderstorm in the track, on the left are some Purple podded snow peas and to the right are the tomatoes. Later in summer proper, I will aim to replicate this when I water with the water lying on the local silt and plants growing on imported sandy loam allowing the plants to draw from the extra for a day or so. Will only do so when the humidity is naturally low.

Interesting set up. May I ask how long your stakes are, what kind of wood are they, and how many seasons you get out of them? Thanks for all of the photos. Things are warming up a bit here in the geographical center of the lower 48, so the tomato seeds will be starting soon.

[Koala Doug]

Great pictures, Whwoz!

[mcsee]

It appears at least two varieties I grew this season have thrown wrong fruit to what they were named as. First was Zena's Gift, but having never seen it before, I didn't realise I had wrong fruit on it, same with Chang Li Cherry, with the plant I kept being a red cherry instead of a yellow plum.

[Whwoz]

Originally Posted by sic transit gloria

Interesting set up. May I ask how long your stakes are, what kind of wood are they, and how many seasons you get out of them? Thanks for all of the photos. Things are warming up a bit here in the geographical center of the lower 48, so the tomato seeds will be starting soon.

STG, the tomato stakes are six feet long, one inch square hardwood, Eucalyptus, probably in the Ash group. They last for years. 10+ probably, not really sure, don't keep track. We belt them into the ground about a foot. They do break at times in wind with big plants attached. We don't prune our plants, which is suitable for our low humidity, if your humidity is high you would want to prune for air flow.