Tomatoes

[Jananas Bananas]

One of 4 "Celebrity" already with blooms!

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110326037.jpg

My one little "Patio"

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110326039.jpg

More babies that I will be thinning soon!

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110326041.jpg

~JaNan

[sunfish]

YouTube - Tomato Tree at Living with the Land, EPCOT Orlando (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My4lw5COH6I)

[sunfish]

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=41145&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=41145&ppuser=2868)

purple tomatillo

[NANAMAN]

Brandy Boy tomato, it sure has some big leaves!

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=41106&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=41106)

[Jananas Bananas]

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110401071.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110401070.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110401024.jpg

Something has eaten the tender leaves on my seedling tomatoes, I suspect rabbits though I haven't caught them at it. :mad: I have now raised the youngsters up on a table!

~JaNan

[Dean W.]

There looking great, JaNan! I don't know if I'll have tomatoes this year just planted seeds a week ago. Maybe in the Fall.

[cherokee_greg]

Im trying Ace this year. Last few years I had no luck with my tomatoes.

[Richard]

Im trying Ace this year. Last few years I had no luck with my tomatoes.

The 20-5-30 "banana fuel" is also an excellent formula for fruiting vegetables such as tomatoes, peppers, eggplants. Feed non-juvenile plants about 1/4 cup dissolved in a gallon of water per month.

[cherokee_greg]

The 20-5-30 "banana fuel" is also an excellent formula for fruiting vegetables such as tomatoes, peppers, eggplants. Feed non-juvenile plants about 1/4 cup dissolved in a gallon of water per month.

Ill have to try it I have a bunch of it thanks :08:

[Jananas Bananas]

My tomatoes get aged chicken and horse poo, and coffee grounds. Works for me! :ha:

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110406067.jpg

~JaNan

[Richard]

My tomatoes get aged chicken and horse poo, and coffee grounds. Works for me! :ha:
~JaNan

I like production and high-fruit quality. My tomato plants grow 6-foot high and wide on average with 3-4 inch diameter trunks at the base and produce 200-300 lbs of fruit over the growing season. I trim them with a hedger.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

I've got buds on my Micro-Tom...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC03368.jpg



:woohoonaner:



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[Jananas Bananas]

I like production and high-fruit quality. My tomato plants grow 6-foot high and wide on average with 3-4 inch diameter trunks at the base and produce 200-300 lbs of fruit over the growing season. I trim them with a hedger.

Quality over quantity, I always say! I personally wouldn't like a tomato that was so tough that I had to trim with a hedge trimmer! I am so glad we are all free to chose what our individual tastes are happy with. 6 feet tall by 6 feet wide! :woohoonaner: Holy cow! Sell that puppy to Disneyland so they can drive the tour bus by it! It can compete with the tomato tree in Florida. :ha:

Sherry that MicroTom is so cute. I am anxious to see the fruit! ~J

[Richard]

Quality over quantity, I always say!

The quality I get is way beyond what people achieve with an under-fed plant. In the native habitats of ancestral tomato species, the environment is rich in potash and other minerals from volcanoes and the plants are perennials that grow to tree size in a few months. I am simply providing the correct ratios and quantities of minerals since they are not present in my/our soils.

As far as the hedger goes, it is not a necessity for stem rigidity but rather for speed and spread of growth!

[Scuba_Dave]

I have quite a ways to go before I have my 1st tomato
I'm planing on leaving quite a few plants in the greenhouse this year
I'm also going to keep the storms on the greenhouse longer
I want to keep the temp at nite over 50 earlier in the Spring
Hoping to get some tomatoes before August this year

I have bigger pots & will be letting the seedlings grow longer in the greenhouse
Eventually I want to set up some solar water panels to heat the greenhouse
That will give me an earlier start
As it is I am about 2 months ahead of where I used to be without the greenhouse

I've started using Miracle grow potting soil the past 2 years & the seedlings seem to be doing much better
I also picked up some trays to put the seedling trays in once they start growing
I also added peat moss to the greenhouse soil this year, and to the 10x14 garden in front of the greenhouse
I did not get any cold frames setup for this year, I need more sliding glass door panels
I lost 5 panels that I intended to use over the past 2 years to snow/ice & falling limbs

I do have some fertilizer Tomatoes & will be using that for the 1st time this year
Not sure its really needed down by the stream
The tomato plants down there already grow over 8' tall

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Micro-tom buds are really looking good today...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC03459.jpg


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[Jananas Bananas]

The first of the Celebrity tomatoes:

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110414021.jpg

~JaNan

[PennyG]

Nice everyone :woohoonaner:

[Lagniappe]

Here's my aquaponic tomatoes from last year. I had some serious allergies going on at the time, and was nervous about making a 'talkie', so I sound like a dorkus. :D

YouTube - aquaponic madness 2010 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6pqEEmesQU)
YouTube - Aquaponic update (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXqm1joHueU)

[momoese]

So what happened Pete. did you get fruit? How about the fish, did they grow?

[Lagniappe]

I got a lot of fruit, then some nutrient deficiencies, then the dred tomato worms. I fed many of these[worms] to the fish. The extreme heat last year wasn't really great for oxygenating water either. On the other hand, I got more fruit from this system than from my soil based tomatoes.

The fish did grow! It took a while to train them to eat pellets, but they did (along with ANY insect that fell into the drink).

[momoese]

Mike posted this on FB and I thought of you guys. :)

Better Tomatoes Via a Fertilizer of...Human Urine? | Popular Science (http://www.popsci.com/environment/article/2009-09/fertilizer-future-might-be-closer-we-think)

[Dean W.]

Mike posted this on FB and I thought of you guys. :)

Better Tomatoes Via a Fertilizer of...Human Urine? | Popular Science (http://www.popsci.com/environment/article/2009-09/fertilizer-future-might-be-closer-we-think)

:ha:yuck!

[Lagniappe]

Urine is awesome! I was looking for ammonium nitrate to get some straw bale gardens going, and had trouble finding it. I later found out that urine has 40% nitrogen value where ammonium nitrate is around 32.

It's great for firing up compost piles and some have used it in 'peeponics' systems with good results. The latter is a little over the top imo.

[Scuba_Dave]

Right now I have ~137 Tomato seedlings out in the GH
More seedlings growing in the sunroom
I have about 6 different varieties, including a yellow cocktail tomato
I really need to go before the Town for a variance & extend my greenhouse
Its less then 15' from the property line

[Jananas Bananas]

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110417057.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110417059.jpg

~JaNan

[Dalmatiansoap]

Inground, Day 1
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=41912&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=41912&ppuser=4565)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=41913&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=41913&ppuser=4565)
:nanadrink:

[sunfish]

Inground, Day 1
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=41912&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=41912&ppuser=4565)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=41913&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=41913&ppuser=4565)
:nanadrink:

What about the Rabbits.

[Dean W.]

Hope the dugout hill doesn't fall.

[Dalmatiansoap]

They dont touch this garden, one below this one with cabbage they do but somehow they avoid this one.
Its solid clay Dean, can stay so some time, I hope Im not that bad luck that it will fall now:ha:
It there for wind block purpose ;)

[Worm_Farmer]

It took awhile but here is a pic I got at Epcot last weekend. It was full of small little cherry tomatoes.

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=42374&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=42374&ppuser=4277)

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Looking forward to these indoor window "Table" tomatoes ripening soon...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/DSC04396.jpg


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[snc]

Finally got all mine planted. Went with some diffferent varieties this yr. Have a few more to add but so far have
Porkchop
KBX
Clint Eastwood Rowdy Red
anasas noir
black cherry
wickline cherry
virginia sweets
toms yellow wonder
JD Speacial
Mariel Stripes
red pear
hawaiian currant
carbon
fox cherry
black and brown bear
Flemme
sweet treats
yellow pear
Arbuznyi
brandywine
super snow white
russian bogatyr
creole
mendoza
prize of the trails
cherokee purple
bloody butcher
medovaya kapyla
Berkeley tie dye

[Dalmatiansoap]

Inground, Day 1
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=41912&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=41912&ppuser=4565)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=41913&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=41913&ppuser=4565)
:nanadrink:

Today
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/aaa007.jpg

http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/aaa009.jpg
more waiting
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/aaa053.jpg
:woohoonaner:

[sunfish]

Today
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/aaa007.jpg

http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/aaa009.jpg
more waiting
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/aaa053.jpg
:woohoonaner:

Ante's Tomato Farm

[Dalmatiansoap]

Ante's Tomato Farm

guess whos swimming in tomato sauce by the end of a Summer:ha::ha:

[Dalmatiansoap]

Today
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/aaa007.jpg

http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/aaa009.jpg
more waiting
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/aaa053.jpg


http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=42851&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=42851&ppuser=4565)
:woohoonaner:

[sunfish]

Ante which varieties are you growing ?

[Dalmatiansoap]

To be honest I dont know anymore. More than half of them is from the seeds I order from that store U recomended. I know Krims, Grubs green, Brandyvines, and many of them is from mixed seed bunch. Never counted them but I think there is more than 130 plants on 2-3 locations.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=42854&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=42854&ppuser=4565)
Peppers not incuded in that number. Bottle bells did the protection job great!

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Yippeeeeee!!! :woohoonaner:


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/100_0389.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/100_0392.jpg


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[sunfish]

Today
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/aaa007.jpg

http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/aaa009.jpg
more waiting
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/aaa053.jpg
:woohoonaner:

Oh Ante those are amazing I don't know how you do it.Awesome

[saltydad]

Only had room for 3 this year in the ground, and after last year's fiasco with the upside down planter, this is all I'm having- Super Sweet 100, Park's Whopper, and Bonnie. With a sister named Bonnie, that was a no-brainer! :08:

[Patty in Wisc]

HBL, I never knew anyone who grew & ripened tomatoes indoors.. & look that healthy!
Ante, the most plants I grew was 12 & that was too many LOL. I had a lot of tom. sauce made that year. The Beafsteak & big Golden are my favorites.

[Darkman]

My tomatos are ripening fast now. I have about 100 plants 60 of which are celebrity,30 are roma and the rest are heritage. Now I need a simple sauce recipe for canning in jars. I have about 200 tomatos on the counter right now!!!!!!!!

[Patty in Wisc]

I can't wait to go in garden w/ a salt shaker in my pocket & get at those little yellow & cherry tomatoes!
Speaking of urine...we think my Dad peed on his toms when no one looked. He always said urine was great for them & he had the biggest & best in neighborhood LOL. Some of my sisters wouldn't eat them.
We make a fertilizer here in Milwaukee called Milorganite...made from urine at our sewage treatment plant & sold around here. Ahhh, recycled sewage (ick)

[nannerfunboi]

sigh..im so jealous of u all in the south..
when i lived in houston,tx.. i could swear my tomatoes grew
1/2 ft over nite..:)
here in utah im still holding off putting my tomatoes in garden...
its been great last couple days.. mid/high 70sF nites high 40sF
my tomatoes..way to many btw..are almost all in bloom now..and
many setting fruit..YEA !!!
they can wait couple more days.. im going to see what this next
cold front brings in ... tues/wed.. and if its not bad..in they go!!
again..did i say im jealous of ya all down in the south..
picking tomatoes NOW>>>>????
:)

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Yippeeeee! Congrats about everyone's tomatoes! :goteam:


Hey thanks, Patty! ;)


I just saw your post now. I've been growing them indoors for years and it's real easy if you have a bright window.


Here's some I plucked off my indoor "Table" plant today...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/100_0489.jpg


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[Patty in Wisc]

Hard to believe they grew like that just from window sun! WOW I started a bunch of seeds once in Jan & by March, they were so tall & leggy - even being under grow lites.
Which reminds me:
Nannerfunboi, plant yours DEEP. I mean 6-9 inches above top of roots -esp if they are tall. You won't be sorry - they'll take off better & with better root system. Even if you can't plant deep, plant them on angle...slanted, but just get some more stem underground.

Darkman, I don't can tomatoes anymore. I found they actually lose some taste by 6-10 months. I cook them down (minus seeds & peel) - simmer (with some kosher salt), covered, till they cook down smooth and thicken slightly. Let it cool to just warm, & scoop 2 cups into ZIP lock bags & freez. Lay bag flat & get all air out & then label w/marker & stack them in freezer. It's easier, saves room & tastes as good over a year later! Just thaw what you need & cook with whatever spices you need for spaghetti sauce etc.
Ante, I'm hoping you (and anyone else) will try this - esp if you do all canning. Please let me know what you think :) What's also nice about freezing it is that you can break off what you need & put rest back in freezer.
Ooooh, I'm sooo hungry for a fresh picked ripe tomato. :(

[NANAMAN]

Beautiful tomato pictures HBL!

[cherokee_greg]

Very nice whish mine were ready its been to cool here

[Dalmatiansoap]

Its an update time :)
Inground, Day 1
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=41912&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=41912&ppuser=4565)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=41913&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=41913&ppuser=4565)
:nanadrink:

Some 40 days later:
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/pomidori024.jpg

http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/pomidori018.jpg

http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/pomidori017.jpg
:nanadrink:

[saltydad]

Added Striped Stuffy Tomato and Variegated Tomato to the garden patch.

[sunfish]

2 year old Cherry Tomato in a 5gal. bucket

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=43367&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=43367&ppuser=2868)

[Jananas Bananas]

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110610019.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110610061.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110610028.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110610026.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110610082.jpg

~JaNan

[sunfish]

:08:

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[sunfish]

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=43435&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=43435&ppuser=2868)

[Jananas Bananas]

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110615057.jpg

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110615008-1.jpg

~JaNan

[laserlight]

I planted 46 Beefsteak tomatoes and 6 Peace Vine Cherry tomatos and there all almost 2 feet tall now and i started them with seeds. i will post more pictures when they make tomatos.
i didnt know they would make tomatos inside in a window i want to try that too. i still want to grow yellow pear and brandy wine tomatos too. we picked all our tomatos out of the garden last year an we had yellow pear tomatos too.
this is pictures i took last week. =D

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3424/5830042783_6b920545ee_z.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5227/5830043661_ba7da3837c_z.jpg

[sunfish]

Jellybean


http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=43604&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=43604&ppuser=2868)

Giant Green

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=43605&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=43605&ppuser=2868)

[sunfish]

Some how this Cherry Tomato made it through a cold winter . It's well over
12' tall and spread out about 8' wide. There is easily 200 fruit on it right now.

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=43682&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=43682&ppuser=2868)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=43679&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=43679&ppuser=2868)


I think it's the Sweet 100

[Jananas Bananas]

WOW! That's impressive! I love tomatoes!

This is Tumbling Tom Red:

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110618047.jpg

This is Tumbling Tom Gold with it's first blossom:

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110618027.jpg

Both are growing inside in the AeroGarden started from seeds.

~JaNan

[sunfish]

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=44341&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=44341&ppuser=2868)

[saltydad]

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=44352&size=1
Variegated Tomato (no name- on trial)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=44351&size=1
Stripped Stuffer
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=44350&size=1
Park's Whopper (on left)- over 7 feet tall so far
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=44349&size=1
Super Sweet 100
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=44348&size=1
Bonnie
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=44347&size=1
Park's Whopper (Just had the 1st ripe one- absolutely delicious!!)

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Great, Howard. ;)


Janan is gonna go nuts when she sees that variegated one! :ha: Be sure to let us know how it turns out and please show lots of shots. How interesting! :D


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[Jananas Bananas]

Oh my gosh! WHERE did you find that???? I have to have one!!!!! :woohoonaner:

My MicoTom in the AG:

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110711013.jpg

My Spoon Tomatoes making real leaves also in an AG:

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20110716085.jpg

Here's what the fruit look like!

Red Spoon Tomato OP Heirloom 30 seeds! RARE Tiny Fruits | eBay (http://cgi.ebay.com/Red-Spoon-Tomato-OP-Heirloom-30-seeds-RARE-Tiny-Fruits-/330587427459?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4cf88bd283#ht_960wt_1014)

~JaNan

[The Hollyberry Lady]

I told ya, Howard! :ha:


Not only does she love variegated plants but she's got a serious thing for tomato plants too, so you better be prepared to share that! :D


: )

[Darkman]

My tomatos have come and gone. Today I started removing the vines. While still green and flowering it has been about a month since they set fruit. The low temp is just too high for them. About mid August I'll start setting out the fall crop. I had a very good crop this year and canned close to 100 quarts.

[saltydad]

I told ya, Howard! :ha:


Not only does she love variegated plants but she's got a serious thing for tomato plants too, so you better be prepared to share that! :D


: )

Wish I could. This is from a breeder via a magazine publisher friend, and I'm just helping trial it. I got the last one she had!!

I am also nuts on variegated plants, a love I shared with Tog Tan. I was going to send him cuttings from my variegated weigelia, and he was going to send a variegated euphorbia. Damn but I miss him.

[sunfish]

This plant has passed 15' and I would say close to 1000 cherry tomatoes

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=44505&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=44505&ppuser=2868)

[Dalmatiansoap]

First Brandywine
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/balcon001-1.jpg

tomato anybody?
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/IMAG2525.jpg
:nanadrink:

[laserlight]

Im still growing tomatos but i only have 1 Beefsteak tomato plant that i potted up cuz we moved so now i have to start over. Darkman said hes going to plant a fall crop so maybe i will do that but first i have to dig up a new garden.

[saltydad]

The squirrels have discovered my tomatoes and are devouring them before they're ready for picking. Unless the rabbits had a 6 foot tall baby last liter. Grrr.

[sunfish]

Brandywine

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=44658&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=44658&ppuser=2868)

[laserlight]

The squirrels have discovered my tomatoes and are devouring them before they're ready for picking. Unless the rabbits had a 6 foot tall baby last liter. Grrr.

oh man that really bites. i know 3 ways that can stop them. you can cover them up with bird cloth. you can buy a hose sensor that makes the sprinkler turn on when squirrels are in the garden. you can buy a small electric fence. anyway thats the only ones i know.

Are brandywine tomatos good for sandwiches or cooking?

[saltydad]

I'm thinking of taking my pond netting for fall and draping it over them. Problem is they're in 2 different beds. Plus it looks like sh*t.

[sunfish]

oh man that really bites. i know 3 ways that can stop them. you can cover them up with bird cloth. you can buy a hose sensor that makes the sprinkler turn on when squirrels are in the garden. you can buy a small electric fence. anyway thats the only ones i know.

Are brandywine tomatos good for sandwiches or cooking?

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=44725&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=44725&ppuser=2868)

On sandwiches

[laserlight]

thanks for that information Sunfish. =) im going to grow more tomatos and im deciding which kinds to grow.

Pond netting wont look awesome but hey youll have tomatos to eat. =D those brandwine tomatos must taste really good cuz everybodys growing it. im going to get seeds for that one.

[sunfish]

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=44810&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=44810&ppuser=2868)

[oakshadows]

The squirrels have discovered my tomatoes and are devouring them before they're ready for picking. Unless the rabbits had a 6 foot tall baby last liter. Grrr.

Try something they don't like, NEEM oil works here with the note that it get washed off with rain. It is also good to keep butterflies and moths away. Rather enjoy the tomatoes than watch the fliers. Ish emolsion might work also, it for for will keep the fliers away as they are attracted by the blossom smell. Good luck.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Some of my Hahm's Gelbe tomatoes are ripening to yellow...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2607-1.jpg


:woohoonaner:


: )

[Dalmatiansoap]

New setup is ready, its a time for sowing:ha:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=47660&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=47660)
:nanadrink:

[nannerfunboi]

great raised beds ya got going there dalmation!!
sigh..ya know u all in s.cali,florida,warm areas around the globe
are making me pissed.. LOL :)
i wont start my seed till 1st part of march.. sigh..
i dont put mine in ground till 1st week of june..just to be safe..
they are big plants and hardened off..but.. sigh
great pics all.. looking foward to some good flavoured tomatoes this
summer !!!!

[Richard]

great raised beds ya got going there dalmation!!
sigh..ya know u all in s.cali,florida,warm areas around the globe
are making me pissed.. LOL :)
i wont start my seed till 1st part of march.. sigh..
i dont put mine in ground till 1st week of june..just to be safe..
they are big plants and hardened off..but.. sigh
great pics all.. looking foward to some good flavoured tomatoes this
summer !!!!

If you haven't already, give "Rutgers" a try. Of course they won't tolerate a freeze but otherwise the performance is great even with a cool spring a few light frosts.

[Dalmatiansoap]

Raised beds are great thing, specialy in climate like this where U have to be focused on watering. I might add a drip irrigation there.

[sunfish]

New setup is ready, its a time for sowing:ha:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=47660&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=47660)
:nanadrink:

You have the tomatoes and olive oil now you need to catch a couple of those goats and you can make your own cheese:ha::woohoonaner:

[Worm_Farmer]

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=44810&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=44810&ppuser=2868)

NICE!! Brandywine is my personal favorite.

[Worm_Farmer]

New setup is ready, its a time for sowing:ha:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=47660&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=47660)
:nanadrink:

Great job on these raised beds. Are they all for Tomatoes? Do you plan on filling the walking area in with more paver stone's?

[sunfish]

NICE!! Brandywine is my personal favorite.

My favorite also

[Dalmatiansoap]

You have the tomatoes and olive oil now you need to catch a couple of those goats and you can make your own cheese:ha::woohoonaner:
Try to explain that to my wife:ha:
Great job on these raised beds. Are they all for Tomatoes? Do you plan on filling the walking area in with more paver stone's?
Maybe half of the left one will be filled with few Peppers but all others will be for Tomatoes. No, I dont need mor stones, I ll leave the walking areas as they are.
:woohoonaner:

[Richard]

You have the tomatoes and olive oil now you need to catch a couple of those goats and you can make your own cheese:ha:

Good idea, he will also need to obtain some Rennet or equivalent, such as the berries of Ashwagandha.

[sunfish]

It's time to start my tomato and pepper seed.:woohoonaner:


http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=47954&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=47954&ppuser=2868) Whoohoo

[Richard]

It's time to start my tomato and pepper seed.:woohoonaner:

Yes, I guess January is about over :eek:

[sunfish]

Yes, I guess January is about over :eek:

Good thing I have volunteers

[venturabananas]

It's time to start my tomato and pepper seed.:woohoonaner:

Started a bunch of heirloom tomatoes plus Sungold on Saturday. Already 10 of 12 varieties have germinated.

[nannerfunboi]

rub it in U cali bois..
dont start my seed till march...

[venturabananas]

rub it in U cali bois..
dont start my seed till march...

Well, if we really wanted to rub it in, we'd tell you that some of our tomatoes from last year are still producing! :08:

[sunfish]

Well, if we really wanted to rub it in, we'd tell you that some of our tomatoes from last year are still producing! :08:

and peppers :0519:

[nannerfunboi]

yea.. yea.. yea.. fine.. LOL :)
at least i have lettuce up .in my cold frame..
sigh.. warm weather?????????

[sunfish]

It's time to start my tomato and pepper seed.:woohoonaner:


http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=47954&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=47954&ppuser=2868) Whoohoo

:08:

[sunfish]

:08:

Come on Ante show them off :lurk:

[Dalmatiansoap]

Come on Ante show them off :lurk:

the nut collection?

[sunfish]

the nut collection?

The am I crazy collection :08:

[sunfish]

Tomato Casual*»* World’s Largest Tomato (http://www.tomatocasual.com/2007/09/05/world%E2%80%99s-largest-tomato/)

[Dalmatiansoap]

The am I crazy collection :08:

Ladies ang Gentlemans
The famous "am I crazy" tomato seedling collection

http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/Snapbucket/5CF56EBD-orig.jpg
:nanadrink:

[SoBe Musa]

No such thing as too many tomatoes Ante.!!

[Richard]

No such thing as too many tomatoes Ante.!!

Reminds me of this classic cookbook:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41Lcb6wkk9L._SL500_AA300_.jpg

[venturabananas]

Hey tomato guys and gals, when you start tomatoes from seed, at what point do you start fertilizing them? I started seeds a few weeks ago in a coco coir and pumice mix. I'm new to the whole seed starting thing. They are growing slowly but steadily, on a heat mat and with a hydrofarm jump start light right over them.

[Richard]

Hey tomato guys and gals, when you start tomatoes from seed, at what point do you start fertilizing them? I started seeds a few weeks ago in a coco coir and pumice mix. I'm new to the whole seed starting thing. They are growing slowly but steadily, on a heat mat and with a hydrofarm jump start light right over them.

Even prior to germination I'm feeding them water-soluble 10-20-30 (or 20-20-20 is ok too). The dosage is 1/6th teaspoon per gallon of water. Just keep the mix around and use it every time you water them.

Historically, after a true set of leaves have formed, I'm using 20-5-30 at 1/3rd teaspoon per gallon -- again, continuous feeding. When the plants reach fruit-bearing size, meaning big enough to hold a crop and perhaps already flowering and setting some fruits -- I will give them a one-time dosage of 10-20-30 or 6-30-30 at 1 tablespoon per gallon of water, then a week or two later resume with 20-5-30.

Then there are the trials I've been documenting: http://www.bananas.org/f8/towards-optimal-tomato-food-14943.html#post185799

Note: this is for fruiting annual vegetables in soil. I'll take a different approach with vegetables grown for leaf; e.g., Lettuce and Kale.

[venturabananas]

Any suggestions on tomato varieties that will set fruit consistently when the nights are cool, like during winter at my place when the night time temps are usually in the 40's - low 50's? Aside from all the normal fungal diseases that plague tomatoes, it isn't hard to keep the plants growing and flowering. Setting fruit seems to be the problem.

[sunfish]

Any suggestions on tomato varieties that will set fruit consistently when the nights are cool, like during winter at my place when the night time temps are usually in the 40's - low 50's? Aside from all the normal fungal diseases that plague tomatoes, it isn't hard to keep the plants growing and flowering. Setting fruit seems to be the problem.

Cool-weather tomatoes extend growing season | Full Page (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/03/17/HOG25OLAGO1.DTL&ao=all)

Growing tomatoes (fruit) in small greenhouse in winter - Tomatoville® Gardening Forums (http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=5509)

[sandy0225]

Siberia, Stupice, Oregon Spring, Black Krim, generally any Russian tomatoes, or ones developed for cool areas are good choices. I haven't tried the jetsetter that the article mentioned, but jetstar will set in cool weather. Generally most cherry/grape tomatoes will set in any weather if you like them. Most of the white tomatoes I've tried like white queen, white wonder, white beauty, great white, will set cool.
Siberia is only good for spring/fall, it will kind of run out on you in warmer weather. So it's a good one to pull when it starts getting hot and replace that area with something else like cabbage or green beans.
I've found ones that won't set cool are better boy, big boy, anything with the word "mountain" in it (not because they won't set, but because they are not fungus resistant enough to take stress), and pineapple. Pineapple won't set over 90 either.

[venturabananas]

Thanks Tony. You are the Google search master.

[sunfish]

Thanks Tony. You are the Google search master.

Urban Dictionary: googlemeister (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=googlemeister) :ha:

[venturabananas]

Urban Dictionary: googlemeister (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=googlemeister) :ha:

Right, I guess I meant Googlemeister. :ha:

[venturabananas]

Siberia, Stupice, Oregon Spring, Black Krim, generally any Russian tomatoes, or ones developed for cool areas are good choices...

Thanks for the advice Sandy. I grew Stupice last year and it was very early, but just wasn't very exciting to eat. Don't get me wrong, it was better than a store-bought tomato, but not as good as some of the others I grew. Loved the flavor of Black Krim, but it took forever to set fruit and by the time they were finally ripening the plant was losing a battle with late blight and most never ripened properly. I'll have to try some of the other ones you mention. I thought bananas were bad with all the different varieties, but all the different varieties of tomatoes are kind of overwhelming!

[Blake09]

Im going all heirloom this year on tomatos and most other things. Fox cherry, Black cherry, money maker, and cherokee purple.

[barnetmill]

As a new guy I should be reading numerous posts in this thread, but I have not yet. In my area of NWFL growing tomatoes is a real challenge and from what I have seen hydroponics is very successful in my area. Heirlooms will not work for me. Best results have been with wilt and disease resistant cultivars.

This is all strange to me since I remember as a boy my step father planting tomatoes in Gary, IN and they grew w/o problems. We lived on the Tolleston ridge witch is basically a huge sand formation and the top soil had been removed by bulldozer to build our house. We put in a little topsoil and the tomatoes grew real well. Not so for me in NWFL where tomato growing is a major challenge in this area for gardeners. I have had good luck only once in the last 10 years or so here NWFL.

[Richard]

As a new guy I should be reading numerous posts in this thread, but I have not yet. In my area of NWFL growing tomatoes is a real challenge and from what I have seen hydroponics is very successful in my area. Heirlooms will not work for me. Best results have been with wilt and disease resistant cultivars. ...

If plants are not receiving a proper array of inorganic minerals, then they can have problems with disease resistance. The difference you notice might be due to differences in the outdoor and indoor fertilization programs.

[barnetmill]

If plants are not receiving a proper array of inorganic minerals, then they can have problems with disease resistance. The difference you notice might be due to differences in the outdoor and indoor fertilization programs.
One should never neglect proper nutrition and I will have to cover all of the possibilities. I can not ignore that the most successful tomato growing I ever seen in this area was an IFAS (Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Fl in Milton, FL) greenhouse with an heirloom cultivar with hydroponics. I tend to gravitate towards trying to duplicate what has been successful for others. By the way our summers are extremely hot and humid and all of our soils are poor. All of this seems to cause difficulty in tomato success.
But I will not forget the part about nutrients and other essential factors that you have suggested.

thanks,

[sunfish]

Keys to growing tasty tomatoes in Florida | varieties, florida, tomatoes - NEXT - Northwest Florida Daily News (http://www.nwfdailynews.com/articles/varieties-27280-florida-tomatoes.html)

[barnetmill]

Keys to growing tasty tomatoes in Florida | varieties, florida, tomatoes - NEXT - Northwest Florida Daily News (http://www.nwfdailynews.com/articles/varieties-27280-florida-tomatoes.html)

The author ends the article with:
As heat, humidity, rains, diseases and insects increase during summer months, tomato production naturally declines. Entire plants may begin to die. At this point, I’m thankful for any production I got. I do away with the plants and find something else to do other than grow tomatoes.

There is some useful information once again about nutrients and a some about tomato cultivars.

thanks for looking up the article.

[Worm_Farmer]

IDK what type this is but we are blooming!

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=48053&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=48053&ppuser=4277)

[Blake09]

Im going all heirloom this year on tomatos and most other things. Fox cherry, Black cherry, money maker, and cherokee purple.

My seed order came:

http://i841.photobucket.com/albums/zz333/Plants_2010/Dogs/garden%202012/001-1.jpg


Tomato seeds planted!


http://i841.photobucket.com/albums/zz333/Plants_2010/Dogs/garden%202012/023-1.jpg

[venturabananas]

Im going all heirloom this year on tomatos and most other things. Fox cherry, Black cherry, money maker, and cherokee purple.

Don't have experience with the others, but I bet you'll love black cherry. They are delicious.

[nannerfunboi]

i think were going to have an early summer here. ?? thats what
im telling myself..so.. i planted my tomato seeds today..
:woohoonaner:
got my lights all set up when seedlings pop up.. and temporary
greenhouse up..oh my aching back..LOL
i planted lettuce under it now.. then when tomatoes are to go
out to harden off..i'll move the greenhouse and put tomato plants
under it..
finally..spring.. i hope.. lol

[sunfish]

Tomater's and peppers

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=48148&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=48148&ppuser=2868)

[nannerfunboi]

seedlings are popping up now!!
:woohoonaner:
i "had heating pads" somewhere?? i loose everything..
lol
sure thing in december..i'll find them..
anyways..i kept the 2 trays (72 cels each) in the oven..
lol
i had to be careful if i baked a pizza.. to make sure i took
the trays out..LOL
mmm. im not sure i should be sharing this..LOL
:)
im growing mostly heirlooms.. love the flavour..and they
do pretty good here.. im trying a couple new ones..
just for fun..

[sunfish]

Giant and German Green tomatoes. Whoohoo

<a href="http://s950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/musanamwah/?action=view&amp;current=002.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/musanamwah/002.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

[venturabananas]

Giant and German Green tomatoes. Whoohoo


Lookin' good. I need to get mine planted. Also have some cucumbers that need to get planted.

[nannerfunboi]

sigh..what to do..as usual most of my seeds came up
LOL
few are starting to put out true leaves now..YEA..
ive been surfing for what others have used for caging/trellising
of their tomatoes..
i think ive found one im going to give a try..
its chilly here.. typical early spring.. we did hit 80F yesterday
though..LOL go figure.. today might get light snow..
im so anxious to get gardening !!!!

[kaczercat]

Hey guys, Who else has started planting theirs already?
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=48413&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=48413)

[Richard]

Hey guys, Who else has started planting theirs already?

So far only 12 varieties (about 200 plants) for market sales. I haven't set any aside for myself.

[Dangermouse01]

Hey guys, Who else has started planting theirs already?

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n200/dangermouse2006/flowers%20and%20plants/Tomatoes/Tomatoes4-09-12.jpg
Left to right.
Key Lime (not tomato), Yellow Pear tomato, Mallika mango (white pot), Ichiban eggplant (blue bucket), San Marzano tomato, Lemon Zest mango (black container), Moby Grape tomato, Grand Nain banana, Hansel eggplant (blue bucket).
I should start getting tomatoes off the San Marzano in a week or two, it's pretty loaded.
Got another bed in the yard with other tomatoes, but that's not spectacular looking at the moment. One of my dogs decided to dig up 6 of the 8 plants while they were out this morning before I left for work. But I suspected something was up when only one was ready to come in, so I went out and managed to find 5 and bring them inside before I left, rather than let them sit uprooted in the sun all day until I got home. Re-planted them this afternoon when I got home.
DM

[Blake09]

Hey guys, Who else has started planting theirs already?
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=48413&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=48413)

Mine are putting out their first real leaf, so maybe by their 4th leaf I will put them outside.

[nannerfunboi]

my heirlooms are doing great..yea !! :)
i have 2 flats.. 72 cels..but some have a couple plants
that came up.
they are starting their 3rd true leaves now..about 2 1/2" tall
i'll probably transplant into 4" indivual pots when they get 4+"
then into gal pots mid may..
i even took them out in full sun yesterday..it was near 80F
whew..this is one weird spring..for utah..
but guess most of the country is getting weird weather..
good luck to ya all :woohoonaner:

[sunfish]

Volunteer purple tomatillo

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=48434&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=48434&ppuser=2868)

[sunfish]

Sweet Million

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=48435&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=48435&ppuser=2868)

Giant Green and an heirloom

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=48436&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=48436&ppuser=2868)

[kaczercat]

Wow fastest tomatoes to sprout, took 4 days amazing!

[venturabananas]

Wow fastest tomatoes to sprout, took 4 days amazing!

I used a heat mat and most came up in 4 days, too. I'm sure it would have taken longer without it.

I have fruit setting on the Snow White I planted a couple of weeks ago, and flowers on Lime Green Salad and Sungold.

[alias]

I have some tomatoes indoors ready to be planted in May.
Here is climate very crazy, today was like 17C, and tomorrow there is frost outside. But not here where I am ;)

[sunfish]

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[Scuba_Dave]

I have my seeds sprouting in about 5 days with my new indoor greenhouse
I was using a 50w lite bulb for heat at 1st
But with temps 90 & 80 recently I no longer need it
Sunny days the sunroom goes up to 80, and that's where I setup the greenhouse
I started the 1st batch of seeds in Mid-Feb

http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/xx319/DIYChatroom/Gardens/DSCF8236.jpg

[nannerfunboi]

funnzies sunfish!! :)
have to share with other tomato friends..LOL
my flats of heirlooms are doing great..
i probably should transplant to 4"pots..but knowing me
LOL i'll put it off for a week..
they are starting their 4th true leaves now..almost 4" tall
nice thick stems,dark colour..:) YEA !!
i bought new T-8 fixtures/lamps this yr.. heavy duty ones
so hope i'll get several yrs out of them..and my electric bill
hasnt jumped that much.. YEA !!
i know you cali guys and gals have your maters in already..
sigh..yea..jealous.. :)
i wont put mine in for awhile still.. we'll see if this "global warming"
shows here in utah..
it has been really warm spring though..

[laserlight]

I found those Brandywine tomatos everybody was posting about last year. =) I'm growing Brandywine, Beefmaster hybrid and large fruit Red Cherry tomatos. we have a house now and not a apartment so I can grow them all summer this time no more moving.
I'm growing peppers and okra and onions and garlics too.

[nannerfunboi]

yea lazer !! nothing like having some ground to
just plant something.. :)
took tomatoes out yesterday for some natural light
they were out there singing the whole time..LOL :)
were "suppose" to have 80F temps for several days
this is so not spring like..but im not complaining..
so out go all the tropicals..and tomatoes..
if we have weather like this extended days..im going to
have to transplant them soon.. sigh..LOL
time to get my helpers going again.. i have some neighbor
kids that help me with gardening..so i dont end up hating
gardening by sept..LOL

[momoese]

I'm still pulling up volunteer Sungold plants from my side garden 2 years later! Strong willed little guys!

[Dalmatiansoap]

No Sungold for me but anybody tried these:
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/IMAG4102.jpg

http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/IMAG4104.jpg

http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/IMAG4103.jpg
:nanadrink:

[alias]

I've tried this 'grappolo' tomatoes, and I've had over 50 kg in whole summer. Woohoo!
U to ubrajam volosko srce ;)

[sunfish]

Third year volunteer Brandywine.

<a href="http://s950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/musanamwah/Today/?action=view&amp;current=002-2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/musanamwah/Today/002-2.jpg" border="0" alt="002-2"></a> :)

[harveyc]

Hey guys, Who else has started planting theirs already?

We had late frosts this year, with frost on 4/5, 4/6, and 4/7. Most of my tomatoes went into the ground on 4/7 and I have 277 tomato plants in the ground now. I've got a separate thread for them since I wanted to keep a thread devoted just to my son's and my large project this year.

We recently turned cool again but the next several days should warm back up into the 80s.

[sunfish]

Third year volunteer Brandywine.

<a href="http://s950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/musanamwah/Today/?action=view&amp;current=002-2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/musanamwah/Today/002-2.jpg" border="0" alt="002-2"></a> :)

Someone told me these are the biggest and best tomatoes they have ever had. :)

cold hardy :)

[Dalmatiansoap]

Thats what I call a real "potato leaf" tomato

[harveyc]

Someone told me these are the biggest and best tomatoes they have ever had. :)

cold hardy :)

Pal, you don't know "cold". :)

[sunfish]

Pal, you don't know "cold". :)

I lived in Missouri and Tennessee.:08:

[harveyc]

I lived in Missouri and Tennessee.:08:

Then you apparently forgot because your tomatoes endured cool weather, not cold weather. :08

[sunfish]

Then you apparently forgot because your tomatoes endured cool weather, not cold weather. :08

I found these tomatoes growing in a ditch in Missouri after a cold winter of -10f in 51

[harveyc]

Haha, thanks a lot

[nannerfunboi]

finally got tomatoes transplanted to 4"pots..sigh..
why do i plant so many seeds??????? LOL
i have 6 flats of 18=108 i gave up on rest so put in 8" pots
with ??i dont know how many plants each..i will give these away..
every yr..i think im going to loose some.i think they do this to test
me..yea thats it..LOL :)
so will be a bumper crop ..weather cooperating.. of tomatoes
this summer..

[Scuba_Dave]

finally got tomatoes transplanted to 4"pots..sigh..
why do i plant so many seeds??????? LOL
i have 6 flats of 18=108 i gave up on rest so put in 8" pots
with ??i dont know how many plants each..i will give these away..
every yr..i think im going to loose some.i think they do this to test
me..yea thats it..LOL :)
so will be a bumper crop ..weather cooperating.. of tomatoes
this summer..

Only 108 seedlings ?
Its been a bumper "crop" year for germination I think
I have around 300 seedlings growing, I usually plant seed for several cocktail tomatoes & then also several larger tomatoes
We recently had 3 nites in a row down near freezing, followed by a week of cool weather
So they are still growing in the greenhouse
I did transplant 6 tomato & 12 cucumbers to the garden near the house before the cold nites
I only lost 2 cucumber plants, so it did not get that cold for long

[harveyc]

Only 108 seedlings ?
Its been a bumper "crop" year for germination I think
I have around 300 seedlings growing, I usually plant seed for several cocktail tomatoes & then also several larger tomatoes
We recently had 3 nites in a row down near freezing, followed by a week of cool weather
So they are still growing in the greenhouse
I did transplant 6 tomato & 12 cucumbers to the garden near the house before the cold nites
I only lost 2 cucumber plants, so it did not get that cold for long

Do you use row covers (frost fabric, etc.)? I bought a 6' x 1,000' roll of it but then rains delayed my planting so the plants were 2' tall before the ground dried out so they were too tall by then to use the row cover. I'll probably get to use it next year.

[Scuba_Dave]

Do you use row covers (frost fabric, etc.)? I bought a 6' x 1,000' roll of it but then rains delayed my planting so the plants were 2' tall before the ground dried out so they were too tall by then to use the row cover. I'll probably get to use it next year.

With the exception of the 6 Tomato & 12 cukes planted everything else is still growing in the greenhouse
The greenhouse hasn't been down near freezing since Feb
And not below 40 since the beginning of April

Around here you just can't plant stuff outside before May without fear of losing everything to a late frost
I only use black weed cloth for the gardens, soaks up the sun & keeps the weeds down
I keep planning to build cold frames for the garden outside the greenhouse
But I haven't managed to get to that project

Something like this but about 10' wide & using old sliding glass doors for the tops
Once the plants get tall enough I'd remove the glass doors for the growing season

http://mangorevolution.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/coldframe.jpg

[Dalmatiansoap]

This year setup
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/IMAG4736.jpg
going for 140 plants this year

[nannerfunboi]

wow scuba.. !! 300+ lol
we "were" to have chilly weather last nite..but was 40s F
i dont have mine planted yet..i usually wait for 1st of june..
they are huge and major roots..and seems tomatoes dont mind
transplanting..it also a bit warmer 1st of june..and i plant mine
fairly deep. they always have good roots and plants are supported
well..
i have my make shift portable greenhouse moved from lettuce to
clear spot..so when nite temps are solid in low 50sF i'll let tomatoes
stay out under it.. i have to vent it during the day..gets really hot
on sunny days..
which the EE love though..
hope warms up for ya in MA !!!!

[Scuba_Dave]

I did buy 5 larger Tomato plants from Home Depot - 3 of which are flowering already
One of these is a cocktail tomato & has its 1st tomato growing
Its not even the size of a pea yet but hoping to get early tomatoes with these 5 plants
I'll be leaving them in the greenhouse to grow until I start getting tomatoes from my own plants

I need to break out the Miracle grow & fertilize them

I really need to build my large cold frame...I think this will be the year
Of course I just started a new project - new roof on the pool cabana for solar heat

[sunfish]

They're growing now

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[venturabananas]

They're growing now

I'll say!

Mine that I started from seed are a lot smaller than that, but they're all starting to flower and some have set fruit. First time I've grown them from seed. Very cool to see it actually work!

[sunfish]

I'll say!

Mine that I started from seed are a lot smaller than that, but they're all starting to flower and some have set fruit. First time I've grown them from seed. Very cool to see it actually work!

I am trying to keep up with Harvey so I am using a secret formula. :) :goteam:

[harveyc]

I am trying to keep up with Harvey so I am using a secret formula. :) :goteam:

What's you're secret formula? ;)

It's too early for me to judge the practical benefits of tomato grafting yet, but I noticed a couple of days ago that the three Purple Russian I had grafted onto Maxifort were significantly fuller and more vigorous plants than the three that were ungrafted. Pretty cool to see such a difference.

I keep looking for even the slightest color change on my Sungold but nothing yet. My second batch of Sungold started from seed around 3/7 already have a lot of fruit set on them but I still wonder how they come up with ratings of something like 55 days. I'm well past that and these things were grown under lights and then in my greenhouse and given TLC.

[bananafarmer]

Tomatoes inside my greenhouse,

they came out of nothing, suppose some seeds where within the soil I added to my greenhouse.

http://s7.directupload.net/images/120508/temp/uzx3974g.jpg (http://s7.directupload.net/file/d/2884/uzx3974g_jpg.htm)

http://s14.directupload.net/images/120508/temp/jx7encba.jpg (http://s14.directupload.net/file/d/2884/jx7encba_jpg.htm)

[venturabananas]

I keep looking for even the slightest color change on my Sungold but nothing yet. My second batch of Sungold started from seed around 3/7 already have a lot of fruit set on them but I still wonder how they come up with ratings of something like 55 days. I'm well past that and these things were grown under lights and then in my greenhouse and given TLC.

I thought it was 55 days after planting out, plus 6-8 weeks of growing the seedlings to the point where you could plant them out. In which case, you are still well on track for 55 days to harvest. Days from planting seed (or germination) to harvesting tomatoes would make more sense to me, but I don't think that's how it's done for tomatoes.

[sunfish]

Fruit maturity claims range from 50 to 62 days from transplanting,

Time it takes tomatoes to ripen | Tomato Lover (http://tomatolover.com/counting-the-days/)

Definition of Days To Maturity – Planting Seeds or Transplants | Urban Garden Solutions Blog (http://urbangardensolutions.wordpress.com/2011/02/24/definition-of-days-to-maturity-planting-seeds-or-transplants/) :)

[Scuba_Dave]

I had the same question on harvest time & went straight to the source
I asked for the harvest time, is it:
From the time the seeds are planted?
From the time they germinate ?
Or from the time they are transplanted outside ?

The reply from Ferry-Morse seed:

Good morning Mr. Balc,

According to our horticulturalist, harvest time is from the day the seed is planted.
Have a wonderful day!
Rene’

Best Regards,
Rene' Phelps
Customer Service
Ferry-Morse Seed Co.

I assume of course this is under ideal conditions
If you transplant & damage the roots then added delay...bad weather, cold, less sun, added delay

[sunfish]

For instance, if your pack of tomato seeds states 55 days to maturity, then you need to add four to six weeks to that, which is from germination to transplant time. So, in reality it is 80 to 95 days to maturity from germination. If you’re planting beans, than add the days to maturity to the days to germination for a more accurate time to harvest.
Definition of Days To Maturity – Planting Seeds or Transplants | Urban Garden Solutions Blog (http://urbangardensolutions.wordpress.com/2011/02/24/definition-of-days-to-maturity-planting-seeds-or-transplants/)

[harveyc]

Okay, I think it's whatever the seed company or seller wants to put on the package/label! ;)

[Scuba_Dave]

For instance, if your pack of tomato seeds states 55 days to maturity, then you need to add four to six weeks to that, which is from germination to transplant time. So, in reality it is 80 to 95 days to maturity from germination. If you’re planting beans, than add the days to maturity to the days to germination for a more accurate time to harvest.
Definition of Days To Maturity – Planting Seeds or Transplants | Urban Garden Solutions Blog (http://urbangardensolutions.wordpress.com/2011/02/24/definition-of-days-to-maturity-planting-seeds-or-transplants/)

You seem to be quoting what you want to from that site
From the same site:

There is no absolute definition of days to maturity and it can even vary among seed companies. However, it seems most of them go by the general rule of thumb: If the vegetable that you are growing can be started indoors and then transplanted, such as tomatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, and peppers, then the days to maturity is determined from the usual time you transplant the seedling. On the other hand, if the seed variety is usually directly sowed into the garden soil, such as beans or root vegetables, then days to maturity is usually calculated from the time the seed germinates.


So be observant and document in your garden journal each season the actual days-to-harvest from when you plant the seed in the ground. I like to track how long it takes from the start of seed germination to harvest, then I truly know how long before I can expect my harvest.


It doesn't take 4-6 weeks for all seeds/plants to be transplanted/germinate
It depends upon your specific conditions, how & IF you transplant, lighting/sunshine, fertilizer-if used, temps etc etc
Many people germinate a seed inside & then transplant outside
I have to germinate my seeds, let them grow inside, then move them to my green house to grow more, then finally transplant them in my gardens when its warm enough

I have a tomato plant that has yet to be transplanted to my garden, but it is already growing tomatoes
Every year I let a few tomato plants grown in my greenhouse, this year I'm trying them in big pots instead of the ground
I expect every year to be different as temps/lighting etc is different every year

[sunfish]

You seem to be quoting what you want to from that site
From the same site:




It doesn't take 4-6 weeks for all seeds/plants to be transplanted/germinate
It depends upon your specific conditions, how & IF you transplant, lighting/sunshine, fertilizer-if used, temps etc etc
Many people germinate a seed inside & then transplant outside
I have to germinate my seeds, let them grow inside, then move them to my green house to grow more, then finally transplant them in my gardens when its warm enough


Of course it depends on conditions otherwise you could grow bananas outside all winter.Aren't we talking tomatoes ?
I have a tomato plant that has yet to be transplanted to my garden, but it is already growing tomatoes
Every year I let a few tomato plants grown in my greenhouse, this year I'm trying them in big pots instead of the ground
I expect every year to be different as temps/lighting etc is different every year

What you quoted says exactly the same thing I quoted,I am not quoting what I want.I am quoting what it says

[sunfish]

Making sense of Days to Maturity malarky - Growing Tomatoes Forum - GardenWeb (http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/tomato/msg0212183811958.html)

Beginner Vegetables: Question about "days to maturity" in Burpee catalog (http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/940318/)

“Days to Maturityâ€� — Mountain Plover (http://blogs.icta.net/plover/2011/01/06/%E2%80%9Cdays-to-maturity%E2%80%9D/)

Frequently Asked Tomato Questions - Marin County (http://cemarin.ucdavis.edu/Programs/Master_Gardeners/Frequently_Asked_Tomato_Questions/)
4. What does “days to maturity” mean?
It means the number of days from transplanting the seedlings into the garden until the first appearance of mature fruit.

[Scuba_Dave]

No, it depends upon the conditions

[sunfish]

No, it depends upon the conditions

Of course that's a given.

[sunfish]

Sweet Million :)

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[Dalmatiansoap]

Evolution
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/IMAG4780.jpg

http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/IMAG4781.jpg

http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/IMAG4779.jpg
:woohoonaner:

[sunfish]

Evolution
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/IMAG4780.jpg

http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/IMAG4781.jpg

http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/IMAG4779.jpg
:woohoonaner:

When are you going to build a cabin up there ?

[Dalmatiansoap]

When are you going to build a cabin up there ?

already there
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/IMAG4436.jpg

[sunfish]

already there
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/IMAG4436.jpg

cool I mean kewl

[Dalmatiansoap]

cool I mean kewl

yup

[venturabananas]

Ante, are you going to train all those tomatoes to a single, central stem?

[Dalmatiansoap]

Ante, are you going to train all those tomatoes to a single, central stem?

Forgive my ignorance Mark, Im afraid I dont understand how do U mean?

[venturabananas]

Forgive my ignorance Mark, Im afraid I dont understand how do U mean?

You are not ignorant, that is clear. What I mean is, will you prune off all the side shoots ("suckers") and grow the plants essentially as a single "vine" (stem)? I ask because you have them planted pretty close together. Pruning them to a single stem can let you grow them close together. In the humid climate that I live in, if I planted them close like yours are, they would probably get fungal diseases on the leaves and stems really quickly if they weren't pruned to increase air flow and sun exposure. But this year is the first year I'm pruning my tomatoes, so I'm just trying to learn how different people grow their plants.

[sunfish]

http://www.ct.gov/caes/lib/caes/documents/publications/fact_sheets/plant_pathology_and_ecology/pruning_training_and_supporitng_tomatoes_ferrandino.pdf

[nannerfunboi]

dalmatian ?? how do u get any work done with views like that??
:)
great set up on your tomatoes.. i think id be taking constant
tea breaks just to drink in the views..

[Dalmatiansoap]

Yes, I ll prune them like that, no suckers. Air here is bone dry so there is less risk of fungal infections and plants are better protected of sun this way and this year I ll also have a shade cloth.

[venturabananas]

http://www.ct.gov/caes/lib/caes/documents/publications/fact_sheets/plant_pathology_and_ecology/pruning_training_and_supporitng_tomatoes_ferrandino.pdf

Really nice summary. Thanks Tony.

Despite pruning, my plants almost all already have what I'm pretty sure is Late Blight. It was pretty rampant in my yard last year, so I'm sure there were plenty of sources of spores to infect that plants. I've been using Serenade, Daconil, and Neem Oil to try to control the spread. So far it hasn't gotten out of control, but it's frustrating that they've been infected so early.

[Scuba_Dave]

Yes, I ll prune them like that, no suckers. Air here is bone dry so there is less risk of fungal infections and plants are better protected of sun this way and this year I ll also have a shade cloth.

Its kinda funny....but the 1st year I started a new garden (2007?) area it was like a Jungle
Tomatoes grew 8' tall, I had 10' PVC pipe trying to hold them up
Never pruned anything, I had to crawl thru on hands & knees to harvest tomatoes
I had more tomatoes that year & less plants
I've yet to equal that 1st year harvest..now that I pay attention & spread the plants out more
They were crammed into a 8x8' area.....now in maybe a 15x30' area
And of course I don't have any pics from that year

Anyone else on the East coast have a bumper crop in 2007 ?

[sunfish]

sweet million

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[Dalmatiansoap]

After mulching
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/IMAG4842.jpg

http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/IMAG4846.jpg
:nanadrink:

[sunfish]

volunteer

http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/musanamwah/Today/020.jpg

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[sunfish]

volunteer brandywine baby

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[momoese]

I'm getting conflicting information on San Marzano. Is it determinant or indeterminate? Wiki says inderterminate.

[venturabananas]

I'm getting conflicting information on San Marzano. Is it determinant or indeterminate? Wiki says inderterminate.

Apparently it depends which one. There's more than one San Marzano:

Category:Tomato Variety List - Tatiana's TOMATOBase (http://t.tatianastomatobase.com:88/w/index.php?title=Category:Tomato_Variety_List&from=S)

[momoese]

Thanks Mark, I'm not sure which one so I'll have my wife ask the seller next week at the market. Can't believe they didn't tell her!

[alias]

Few days ago a hard wind had blown and almost killed my tomatoes. They had luck :)

[Dalmatiansoap]

http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/IMAG5027.jpg

http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/IMAG5024.jpg

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http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/IMAG5023.jpg
:woohoonaner:

[sunfish]

3rd. generation volunteer Brandywine :08:

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[Dalmatiansoap]

http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/IMAG5055.jpg

http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/IMAG5054.jpg

http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/IMAG5056.jpg
:nanadrink:

[harveyc]

I updated my personal tomato thread with today's harvest :) Harvey & Son Michael's 2012 Tomato Garden - Page 3 - Bananas.org (http://www.bananas.org/showthread.php?p=197168#post197168)

[sunfish]

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[harveyc]

Looks pretty good. Maybe you should save some seeds and actually plant them next year so you can harvest sooner. :)

[sunfish]

Looks pretty good. Maybe you should save some seeds and actually plant them next year so you can harvest sooner. :)

Some one told me that volunteer tomatoes are the best :ha::woohoonaner: I have harvested some of these and they are the best. :ha:

[sunfish]

Greens
<a href="http://s950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/musanamwah/Passiflora/?action=view&amp;current=010-3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/musanamwah/Passiflora/010-3.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

[harveyc]

Tony, do you know what variety that is?

[sunfish]

Tony, do you know what variety that is?

I would have to go look it up

[venturabananas]

Incredible number of blossoms on Blondkopfchen. Fruit set doesn't seem too amazing so far, though.

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=49354&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=49354&ppuser=7760)

[harveyc]

Tomato cobbler?

Mark Bittman: Tomato Cobbler | Shine Food - Yahoo! Shine (http://shine.yahoo.com/shine-food/mark-bittman-tomato-cobbler-152800897.html)

[nannerfunboi]

great trellising dalmatian !!!
i did some rethinking on my caging/trellising of my tomatoes
during the winter..
hope what i have set up works.. a bit like your set up.. with
twine going length of rows .
im getting good blooms too.. yea !!!
plus ive been more faithful in fertilizing this yr.. started with a
good all purpose fertilizer..but with high P and K..so im sure thats
helping with the blooming !!!
if all goes well in aug/sept..and i end up with a TON of tomatoes..
i'll let the neighbour garden helpers set up a stand and sell them..
i have 64+ plants.. its only me..and i dont can/bottle.. LOL
i just cant throw away a plant.. LOL

[momoese]

http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/IMAG5055.jpg

http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/IMAG5054.jpg

http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/IMAG5056.jpg
:nanadrink:

That's beautiful Ante!

[Dalmatiansoap]

Its more like a Jungle by now and growing rapidly
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/IMAG5137.jpg

http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/IMAG5136.jpg
:woohoonaner:

[sunfish]

updates on my tomatoes
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[nannerfunboi]

i think this is the earliest ive had tomatoes on my plants..mid june..???
odd yr..
i might get ripe tomatoes beginning of july.. !!!
:woohoonaner:
some here plant them..cover them with a makeshift greenhouse..and
have them in walls of water..
way to much effort for me..LOL
i hope summer doesnt go real hot though..
were to be in mid-high 90F going into the weekend..
whew..
time to go run thru the sprinklers.. LOL
:)

[sunfish]

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[momoese]

San Marzano

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m161/momoese/2012-07-01082400.jpg

[venturabananas]

Mitchel, is that just in plain water, or did you add anything "fancy" to the water? How long did it take to develop those roots?

[momoese]

It's just filtered water using a Britta filter to remove chlorine. I add fresh water daily from about a foot above the vase to increase the oxygen levels and then poor off any excess. It took 6 days to get to this point.

I have heard about using willow in the same vase for the rooting properties it contains but don't have any.


Anyway now I know I can make free plants! :woohoonaner:

[momoese]

What should I plant it in? Sterilized soil or organic fertile soil?

[Dalmatiansoap]

I would cut bottom two leaves and plant in something organic, plant whole stem just leave a top 2-3 cm out.
:nanadrink:

[Dalmatiansoap]

Quick update
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/IMAG5228.jpg

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http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/IMAG5219.jpg
:nanadrink:

[Darkman]

What an awesome view! How do you get any work done.

[Dalmatiansoap]

What an awesome view! How do you get any work done.
Anybody mentioned any work:ha:
:nanadrink:

[sunfish]

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[momoese]

Decided it was time to pot the rooted cutting today.

Before
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m161/momoese/2012-07-10-082303.jpg

After trimming two leaves and burying fairly deep in the soil in a 6" wide container.
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m161/momoese/2012-07-10-091600.jpg

[sunfish]

Sweet Million someone told me these are the best.
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Brandywine

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[Dalmatiansoap]

http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/IMAG5253.jpg
:nanadrink:

[saltydad]

Man, am i jealous of you all. I didn't plant any tomatoes this year, but a volunteer Striped Stuffer Tomato has come up and is growing huge. Just started putting out fruit. Pretty fruit but not the best tasting, and doesn't stand up to long baking.

http://cubits.org/salsagarden/pics/2010-04-28/Patti1957/52d706.jpg

[Darkman]

Sunfish,

Sweet Million are one of my favorites! Very Good and produces through the heat when others shut down.

[momoese]

San Marzanos are coming along nicely even with the late start. Pruned to a single stem and tied to 8 foot stakes they are now over 4 feet tall with over 20 fruits on each plant and no signs of disease!

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m161/momoese/_DSC0546.jpg

[Dalmatiansoap]

I have a dormouse doing damadge in tomatoes, I ll have to make a sort of trap if I want to eat any tomato sauce this season. Any sugestions for traps?

[sunfish]

I have a dormouse doing damadge in tomatoes, I ll have to make a sort of trap if I want to eat any tomato sauce this season. Any sugestions for traps?

I know they like peanut butter and tomatoes :goteam:

[Dalmatiansoap]

I know they like peanut butter and tomatoes :goteam:

Im afraid they will ask for a beer after meal like that:ha:

[sunfish]

Mousetrap - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz1AqVEOgt4) :ha:

[sunfish]

The worlds best tasting tomato Giant Green. :woohoonaner::08:

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[harveyc]

Do you mean Green Giant? I'm growing it as well as Cherokee Green and Malakhitovaya Shkatulka. They're all pretty good and productive. I'll probably only grow one next year and haven't decided yet which one that will be.

[sunfish]

Do you mean Green Giant? I'm growing it as well as Cherokee Green and Malakhitovaya Shkatulka. They're all pretty good and productive. I'll probably only grow one next year and haven't decided yet which one that will be.

No this is Giant Green. I could call it the Jolly Green Giant and sell seed though. :)

[harveyc]

Can you find me somewhere that lists that variety? This database is the most extensive (nearly 4,000 varieties) and doesn't list Giant Green: Category:Tomato Variety List - Tatiana's TOMATOBase (http://t.tatianastomatobase.com/w/index.php?title=Category:Tomato_Variety_List&from=G)

[venturabananas]

Here are some pics of the ones I've been harvesting lately:

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=49778&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=49778&ppuser=7760)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=49767&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=49767&ppuser=7760)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=49765&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=49765&ppuser=7760)

So far, I'd say our top 3 for flavor are Lime Green Salad, Sungold, and Snow White.

[Dalmatiansoap]

http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/IMAG5295.jpg

http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/IMAG5296.jpg

http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/IMAG5294.jpg
:nanadrink:

[sunfish]

http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/IMAG5295.jpg

http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/IMAG5296.jpg

http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/IMAG5294.jpg
:nanadrink:

Did you get the Mouse ?

[Scuba_Dave]

I have a dormouse doing damadge in tomatoes, I ll have to make a sort of trap if I want to eat any tomato sauce this season. Any sugestions for traps?

Bucket mouse trap, low cost, easy to use & works great


http://www.crappie.com/crappie/attachments/off-topic-forum/70599d1317476092-ultimate-mouse-trap-ultimate-mouse-trap.jpg

[Darkman]

Bucket mouse trap, low cost, easy to use & works great


http://www.crappie.com/crappie/attachments/off-topic-forum/70599d1317476092-ultimate-mouse-trap-ultimate-mouse-trap.jpg


Well done! Capable of multiple kills and it won't break your finger!

The BETTER mouse trap.

[Dalmatiansoap]

Did you get the Mouse ?
Not jet. We did spread few baits arround so we ll see. We did trap few birds to be hones to.
Bucket mouse trap, low cost, easy to use & works great


http://www.crappie.com/crappie/attachments/off-topic-forum/70599d1317476092-ultimate-mouse-trap-ultimate-mouse-trap.jpg

Simple setup! Is that peanut batter?

[Scuba_Dave]

Not jet. We did spread few baits around so we ll see. We did trap few birds to be hones to.

Simple setup! Is that peanut batter?

Yup, peanut butter. Not sure who came up with this idea but it works

[harveyc]

My dad hates mice and I showed him that photo last night. He actually felt sorry for the mice! :)