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May 4, 2015 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Campbell, CA
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Tomato Plants Have Grown 15" In Past Month
Planted out exactly 1 month ago - April 4, and most of the tomatoes have added 15" in new growth with many over the fourth rung of the cages:
Cascade Lava (left), Dark Galaxy (right): Dragon's Eye, Goose Creek: Dona F1, Carmello F1: Momotaro, Momotaro Fight: Brandy Boy: Two "volunteer" plants which self-seeded over the Winter: The plant on the right appears to be Pink Berkeley Tie-Dye. The cukes are doing well in the warm Spring weather. DIVA and Sweet Success: And the Heritage 6-4 NuMex have adapted to their new EarthBox home quite well: I was able to attach the Burpee cucumber cage perfectly around the EarthBox "clamped" in using the stand as the base support. Raybo |
May 4, 2015 | #2 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2014
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< Jealous . Looking good! I plan on making some of those SIPs at some point.
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May 5, 2015 | #3 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: San Diego-Tijuana
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Those look beautiful. Any thoughts on Momotaro, taste, performance, etc.
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May 5, 2015 | #4 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Vancouver Island
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Looking great! Little bit jealous up here...
KarenO |
May 5, 2015 | #5 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10
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Gorgeous healthy looking plants. Really nice!
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May 5, 2015 | #6 |
Tomatovillian™
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Location: Virginia Beach
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Beautiful! Everything looks great!
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Michele |
May 5, 2015 | #7 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Michigan Zone 4b
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Looking really good!! What can you tell me about Momotaro Fight? I have not heard of this one. How does it differ and compare to Momotaro??
Ginny |
May 5, 2015 | #8 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Everett, WA (Zn 8)
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Nice setup. Did you make the cages fit your tubs?
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May 5, 2015 | #9 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2007
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I have grown Momotaro for several years now. It is a very flavorful variety - the most popular tomato in Japan, as I understand.
The Momotaro "Fight" variant is supposed to have improved disease tolerance: jbond, The cages I adapt are the standard pea/cucumber fence units from Gurneys or Burpee. http://www.gurneys.com/product/pea_fence http://www.burpee.com/gardening-supp...n2pd=sh&catId= They can be formed to wrap nicely around the EarthTainer and also, fit perfectly on to the EarthBox with a simple modification. Raybo Last edited by rnewste; May 5, 2015 at 12:00 PM. |
May 5, 2015 | #10 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2015
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Thanks for the reply. Momotaro has been calling to me, it's about time I procure it. Search for the "fight" version has begun. I'm gonna start getting the materials together for an EarthTainer too. Cheers.
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May 5, 2015 | #11 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Merced, CA
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Hi Raybo,
They're looking great! I really like how you've pruned the plants. Nice and airy . What is the spacing between the cage wires? Anne |
May 5, 2015 | #12 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Campbell, CA
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Hi Anne,
The cage rungs are 8 inches apart from rung #2 up to rung #10. Four inches from dirt surface level up to the first rung. Raybo |
May 7, 2015 | #13 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Michigan Zone 4b
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Thank you for the reply Raybo. I have heard others praise Momotaro and it sounds like I need to give it a go next year. I need to do a search on Momotaro Fight next.. Is this your first year growing it?
Ginny |
May 7, 2015 | #14 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Campbell, CA
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Ginny,
Yes - first year with a direct comparison. I am hoping no significant difference as the standard Momotaro seeds are more readily available. (A TV member had purchased the "Fight" seeds when in Japan and sent them to me.) Raybo |
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