Tomatoes - Page 18

sunfish · 01-25-2012, 10:15 AM

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

Whoohoo

Richard · 01-25-2012, 11:16 AM

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

Yes, I guess January is about over

sunfish · 01-25-2012, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Richard

Yes, I guess January is about over

Good thing I have volunteers

venturabananas · 01-27-2012, 01:40 AM

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Originally Posted by sunfish

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

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

nannerfunboi · 01-27-2012, 10:21 PM

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

venturabananas · 01-27-2012, 10:50 PM

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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!

sunfish · 01-27-2012, 10:52 PM

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

and peppers

nannerfunboi · 01-28-2012, 06:30 PM

yea.. yea.. yea.. fine.. LOL

at least i have lettuce up .in my cold frame..
sigh.. warm weather?????????

sunfish · 02-20-2012, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by sunfish

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

Whoohoo

sunfish · 02-22-2012, 02:30 PM

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Come on Ante show them off

Dalmatiansoap · 02-22-2012, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by sunfish

Come on Ante show them off

the nut collection?

sunfish · 02-22-2012, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Dalmatiansoap

the nut collection?

The am I crazy collection

sunfish · 02-22-2012, 02:35 PM

Tomato Casual*»* Worldâ€™s Largest Tomato

Dalmatiansoap · 02-22-2012, 02:38 PM

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The am I crazy collection

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

SoBe Musa · 02-22-2012, 05:55 PM

No such thing as too many tomatoes Ante.!!

Richard · 02-22-2012, 06:33 PM

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No such thing as too many tomatoes Ante.!!

Reminds me of this classic cookbook:

venturabananas · 02-22-2012, 07:28 PM

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 · 02-22-2012, 08:23 PM

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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: Towards an optimal Tomato food

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 · 03-02-2012, 01:08 AM

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 · 03-02-2012, 08:01 AM

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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.

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