Urgent request for likely TPalooza IV attendees

**nctomatoman** · July 21, 2006

Lee and I are trying to get a rough count of attendees for the event one week from tomorrow! Could those who are coming please just let us know by replying in this thread?? thanks!

NCTIM · July 21, 2006

Very little has gone according to plan this year for me. With that said, I plan on attending. I am looking foward to seeing you all.

Tim

jenn_sc · July 21, 2006

Hi Craig!

I'll be there, as well as my MIL, her husband, and my niece and nephew (10 and 12 year-old kids)

Is there anything we should bring...besides the obvious, our tomatoes

Jennifer

JerryL · July 22, 2006

Hey folks,

I don’t know if I’ll have much to bring in the way of tomatoes

, everything is way behind this year

, but Deborah and I will be there to sample yours.

timcunningham · July 23, 2006

I have the vacation time approved, to come up. I have a few tomatoes to bring. I believe IMISSCOLO wants me to bring some of hers.

tony_k_orlando · July 23, 2006

Several of us are coming.........

Wifey and I are driving up

Son who lives in Apex will be there with his GF

Cousin who lives in Raleigh will be there with his wife

Sooooooooo thats a total of six for us.

Looking forward to it.

Tony

Fert1 · July 23, 2006

I'm planning on going and bringing a friend. I don't know what tomatoes I will have to bring. Mine haven't done all that well this year. It just depends on how the timing works out. Mine tend to come in waves. At times I have more than I know what to do with, then at times almost none.

When you say Umstead Park, I assume you mean the park listed as William B. Umstead State Park?

**Lee** · July 23, 2006

Quote:

When you say Umstead Park, I assume you mean the park listed as William B. Umstead State Park?

Yep that's the one!

Check out the links on tomatopalooza.org for detailed
directions.

Basically enter the park at the Hwy 70 entrance.
Drive all the way to the end of the road.
Park.
Large shelter is about 1200 ft through the woods on
the left(east) side of the parking lot.
Although they're not permitted... look for the tomato signs.

Lee

Fert1 · July 24, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lee

Quote:

When you say Umstead Park, I assume you mean the park listed as William B. Umstead State Park?

Yep that's the one!

Check out the links on tomatopalooza.org for detailed
directions.

Lee

Thanks so much for the info. I didn't know Tomatoapalooza had its own website. Cool!

GManess · July 26, 2006

I will be attending with my 19 year old son. Gary

**Lee** · July 26, 2006

I look forward to seeing everyone on Saturday.

If you have a list of what you wil be bringing, I can make
labels for them ahead of time.
Just PM me or post them here.

Lee

**nctomatoman** · July 26, 2006

Lee, I will probably have a good list by Thursday and will post it. Some earlies are already pulled so will not make it there - Sophies Choice, Taxi, Kimberly and New Big Dwarf are done.

I am hoping that most of the dwarf F1s will be represented - a few are very iffy (Dopey, Bashful primarily).

the big garden is ripening very, very little. Glad you had the alternate source! any word on progress from the brandyannatad garden?

GManess · July 26, 2006

I will try to bring what little I have coming in. 2006 has thus far been one of my worst years for gardening, especially as far as tomatoes are concerned. I'm sure that I am not alone in this boat, with 3 major hail storms and several 3"+ soaking rains with winds over 50mph the weather has taken it's toll. This has also been my worst year ever for early blight. Of the 142 varieties that I planted nearly all of them have less than 25% of their leaf cover remaining, and to top it off I came in from work on Monday to find over 2 dozen horn worms on various plants. They aren't to hard to spot when they are about the only thing remaining on a skeleton of a plant. With the over abundance of rain, most of what I have coming in is splitting pretty bad, they taste good, they just aren't the most eye appealing. I'm hoping to being a few Cherokee Purples, a few Big Orange should be ripe by Saturday, perhaps some Japanese Trifele Blacks, and I may have a cluster of Spoons, I'll just have to wait and see since they are calling for 30% chance of scattered thunder storms thru Sunday.
I assume it will be OK to bring some seeds to trade (although I am sure most in attendance will have most of the varieties that I have) ?

celticman · July 27, 2006

I'll be attending. I have all ready set a side a half dozen or so varities to bring

I wish all the varities were available but the weather has been strange this year

A list of what I hope to bring
Jap Black Truffle
Noir Cerbeneuse (sp)
Blue (one small sample)
brandywine
big rainbow
master caruso(sp)
sun drop
black cherry
green giant

(At least I think it green giant turns partly pink when ripe)
green zebra
purple russian
and maybe another yellow

Tim Mc

jenn_sc · July 27, 2006

Lee, I will be bringing 3 Box Car Willies, 3 Aunt Ruby's GG, and a cupful or two of Matt's Wild Cherry.

I wish I had more to share.

Some of my plants have pooped out from the heat; others put out lots of fruit...last week and the week before. Now I'm kind of in-between modest summer and fall harvests and those few are all I can manage.

My in laws who live in Raleigh are growing out about 10 plants of 8 different varieties that I gave them, though. They are a few weeks behind me, harvest-wise, so I'm hoping they have some to bring too (forgot to ask my MIL when we spoke this morning.)

Can't wait to see you all and taste tomatoes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Woo hoo...come on Saturday!!!!

Jennifer

July 21, 2006	#1
nctomatoman Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hendersonville, NC zone 7 Posts: 10,385	Urgent request for likely TPalooza IV attendees Lee and I are trying to get a rough count of attendees for the event one week from tomorrow! Could those who are coming please just let us know by replying in this thread?? thanks! __________________ Craig

July 21, 2006	#2
NCTIM Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: zone 8 NC Posts: 286	Very little has gone according to plan this year for me. With that said, I plan on attending. I am looking foward to seeing you all. Tim __________________ "You can observe a lot by just watching." - Yogi Berra

July 22, 2006	#4
JerryL Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: S.W. Ohio z6a Posts: 736	Hey folks, I don’t know if I’ll have much to bring in the way of tomatoes , everything is way behind this year , but Deborah and I will be there to sample yours. __________________ Jerry

July 23, 2006	#5
timcunningham Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Middle Georgia Posts: 241	I have the vacation time approved, to come up. I have a few tomatoes to bring. I believe IMISSCOLO wants me to bring some of hers. __________________ Visit my site: tomatoindex.com a database of over 2700 varieties. Vote for your favorite.

July 23, 2006	#7
Fert1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Upstate SC, Zone 7 Posts: 543	I'm planning on going and bringing a friend. I don't know what tomatoes I will have to bring. Mine haven't done all that well this year. It just depends on how the timing works out. Mine tend to come in waves. At times I have more than I know what to do with, then at times almost none. When you say Umstead Park, I assume you mean the park listed as William B. Umstead State Park? __________________ Holly

July 21, 2006	#3
jenn_sc SPLATT™ Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Florence, SC Posts: 502	Hi Craig! I'll be there, as well as my MIL, her husband, and my niece and nephew (10 and 12 year-old kids) Is there anything we should bring...besides the obvious, our tomatoes Jennifer

July 23, 2006	#6
tony_k_orlando Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 17	Several of us are coming......... Wifey and I are driving up Son who lives in Apex will be there with his GF Cousin who lives in Raleigh will be there with his wife Sooooooooo thats a total of six for us. Looking forward to it. Tony

July 26, 2006	#10
GManess Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Greensboro, N.C. Posts: 70	Urgent request for likely TPalooza IV attendees I will be attending with my 19 year old son. Gary

July 26, 2006	#11
Lee Tomatopalooza™ Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NC-Zone 7 Posts: 2,188	I look forward to seeing everyone on Saturday. If you have a list of what you wil be bringing, I can make labels for them ahead of time. Just PM me or post them here. 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.

July 26, 2006	#13
GManess Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Greensboro, N.C. Posts: 70	Tomatopalooza I will try to bring what little I have coming in. 2006 has thus far been one of my worst years for gardening, especially as far as tomatoes are concerned. I'm sure that I am not alone in this boat, with 3 major hail storms and several 3"+ soaking rains with winds over 50mph the weather has taken it's toll. This has also been my worst year ever for early blight. Of the 142 varieties that I planted nearly all of them have less than 25% of their leaf cover remaining, and to top it off I came in from work on Monday to find over 2 dozen horn worms on various plants. They aren't to hard to spot when they are about the only thing remaining on a skeleton of a plant. With the over abundance of rain, most of what I have coming in is splitting pretty bad, they taste good, they just aren't the most eye appealing. I'm hoping to being a few Cherokee Purples, a few Big Orange should be ripe by Saturday, perhaps some Japanese Trifele Blacks, and I may have a cluster of Spoons, I'll just have to wait and see since they are calling for 30% chance of scattered thunder storms thru Sunday. I assume it will be OK to bring some seeds to trade (although I am sure most in attendance will have most of the varieties that I have) ?

July 27, 2006	#14
celticman Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: NC Posts: 170	I'll be attending. I have all ready set a side a half dozen or so varities to bring I wish all the varities were available but the weather has been strange this year A list of what I hope to bring Jap Black Truffle Noir Cerbeneuse (sp) Blue (one small sample) brandywine big rainbow master caruso(sp) sun drop black cherry green giant (At least I think it green giant turns partly pink when ripe) green zebra purple russian and maybe another yellow Tim Mc