Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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June 28, 2018 | #16 | |
Tomatovillian™
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Hopefully you will have some ripe ones soon. Your plants look great. Keep up the good work. Best, Ed
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June 28, 2018 | #17 |
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Ginny - they look so good ; you always get a great harvest. What are they?
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June 28, 2018 | #18 | |
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I didnt have time to start from seed so when I found out we would be in Columbus for the summer I bought some plants online. They didnt have my favorites but I ended up with Red Zebra (the striped tomatoes pictured), Cherokee Purple, Black Krim, Russian 117, Beefsteak and Reisntraube for the multiflora. I brought 2 earthboxes and some emply 7 gallon pots with me and planted them when we got here in early May. Looking forward to starting the fall seeds in late July. I am surprised at how well they are holding up with rhe daily rains and scorching heat and humidity. But we are enjoying having tomato plants again... :-) Ginny Sent from my SM-G892A using Tapatalk |
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June 29, 2018 | #19 | |
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Are you in Dothan? We've been going to Eufala area on weekends boating on the river from Florence Marina and Lake Pointe Marina. Thanks for the pointers. What do you use for spider mites? Ginny |
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June 29, 2018 | #20 | |
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So glad to hear it has been a good year. I cant believe how well mine have done with all the rain. I prune mine also to thin them out so they will dry faster. I picked my first tomato today but will be a few more days before it is fully ripe. Thanks again for the advice! Ginny |
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June 29, 2018 | #21 | |
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I think it's the Texas Tomato Food that brings me lots of tomatoes.. :-) I bought the plants from chileplants.com because I didnt have time to start from seed so its not my faves but the plants came in healthy and seem to be doing well so far. The list of types is a couple posts above in my response to Marsha. :-) Ginny |
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June 29, 2018 | #22 | |
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July 20, 2018 | #23 |
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How's it going for you all in this area now? I cant believe how well my plants have done with the high temps and all the rain.
Black Krim and Cherokee Purple quit setting fruit a few weeks ago but Red Zebra, Russian 117, Beefsteak, and Reisentraube are still pumping them out. Pepper plants did well early on then wiped out so I pruned them, moved them to more shade, dosed them with epsom salts and now they are starting to explode with new baby peppers. Have to say. I couldn't have grown these where I live in Florida during this time of year. Photo 1 - a few tomatoes Photo 2 - pepper plants going another round Photo 3 - a cluster of Reisentraube How about the rest of you near here? Ginny Sent from my SM-G892A using Tapatalk |
July 20, 2018 | #24 |
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Wow, your tomatoes look great! Am still picking a few here, but not setting many new ones. My Indian Stripe PL and Rutgers have a couple of small ones, but am basically done for now, and keeping the plants alive and hoping for the best. I should also say the Black Cherry is still in business.
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July 25, 2018 | #25 |
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Surprisingly I am still getting a lot of ripe fruits off my plants despite the high heat. Many of my older plants are suffering from spider mites which I am diligently trying to keep under control. I just planted a small bed of a dozen or so plants a week ago and they are slowly growing and hopefully be supplying me with some fresh tomatoes by the end of August and well into the fall if I can keep the spider mites off of them.
I grew Cherokee Purple for years but replaced it with the potato leaf version Spudakee because it consistently produced better and survived diseases better. Bill |
July 25, 2018 | #26 |
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Congrats on your continuing tomatoes. Am still setting a few on my Rutgers, Indian Stripe, and Big Beef. The Black Cherry is doing well. When I say a few, that's it, but a few is better than none. Actually the plants are reviving and getting healthier, and flowering nicely, but am only setting one tomato for every 30 blossoms or so.
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July 25, 2018 | #27 | |
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Thanks for the help and advice from you and Bill. We are going home in Sept so I topped all my tomato plants to get them to finish off the tomatoes they already have on them. I was going to pull my pepper plants but after I dosed them with calcium and magnesium the last few weeks they they started looking so much better and seem to be setting a lot of new peppers again now. Must have just cooled off enough Ginny Sent from my SM-G892A using Tapatalk |
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