The Last Container Roundup

amideutch · September 26, 2010

As the weather is getting colder I went out yesterday and harvested everything in the back yard that was ripe or getting color. As the rain is increasing I wanted to get them in before they started to split. We were fortunate that we had nice weather up till Friday when a cold front moved in. Here are some pictures of the haul. The picture of the hearts is Krasnyi Mayak and the pastes are Casady's Folly. Happy to report I did not loose one plant to disease this season. Ami

rnewste · September 26, 2010

Hi Ami,

Glad to hear you had a good Season. Tomatoes look great - and no disease all year! Lucky you. Well, I am sure it is not "luck" but good planning and treatment.

Have you thought about putting those containers to work growing Snow Peas or other hardier Fall crop. Seems a shame to let them sit idle for so long until next Spring.

Raybo

amideutch · September 27, 2010

Raybo, nice thought but at 49 degrees N. Lat not doable unless you have a greenhouse. I wait till the first frost then pull the plants and put the rest to bed till next year. This year I mixed Actinovate with EXEL LG and applied as a foliar. Ami

clara · September 29, 2010

Ami, those Krasnyi Mayak do look good! And what a pity for me that I couldn't transplant mine... What about the taste? clara

amideutch · September 30, 2010

clara, very,very good. I can't wait to try the Admiralteyskoe Serdtse as I have some big green ones on the vine and just waiting for them to color up. Another new one I'm waiting on is Bilders. It's a Red PL beefsteak and I have alot of 1+ pounders on the plant waiting to show some color. I got it from Manfred Hahm. Ami

September 27, 2010	#3
amideutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany 49°26"N 07°36"E Posts: 5,041	Raybo, nice thought but at 49 degrees N. Lat not doable unless you have a greenhouse. I wait till the first frost then pull the plants and put the rest to bed till next year. This year I mixed Actinovate with EXEL LG and applied as a foliar. Ami __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘...Holy Crap .....What a ride!'

September 30, 2010	#5
amideutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany 49°26"N 07°36"E Posts: 5,041	clara, very,very good. I can't wait to try the Admiralteyskoe Serdtse as I have some big green ones on the vine and just waiting for them to color up. Another new one I'm waiting on is Bilders. It's a Red PL beefsteak and I have alot of 1+ pounders on the plant waiting to show some color. I got it from Manfred Hahm. Ami __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘...Holy Crap .....What a ride!'

September 26, 2010	#2
rnewste Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Campbell, CA Posts: 4,064	Hi Ami, Glad to hear you had a good Season. Tomatoes look great - and no disease all year! Lucky you. Well, I am sure it is not "luck" but good planning and treatment. Have you thought about putting those containers to work growing Snow Peas or other hardier Fall crop. Seems a shame to let them sit idle for so long until next Spring. Raybo

September 29, 2010	#4
clara Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 1,351	Ami, those Krasnyi Mayak do look good! And what a pity for me that I couldn't transplant mine... What about the taste? clara