Garden as of 7/9/2012

Worth1 · July 9, 2012

Yes with all of the tom foolery I do I get lucky and grow a few tomatoes.

Surprisingly Costoluto Genovese is still pumping out tomatoes.

Worth
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Zana · July 9, 2012

Man oh man am I envious. Mine are nowhere near as lush looking....or as far along. Enjoy them, Worth!

Zana

MikeInCypress · July 9, 2012

Worth,
What varieties are these? They look so good.

MikeInCypress

Worth1 · July 9, 2012

Mike
From top Orange Russian, Neves Azorian Red and Costoloto Genovese.
The one in my hand is Neves Azorian also.

I also have a few others--well many others to pick in the future.

Thanks all.

Worth

Worth1 · July 9, 2012

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Originally Posted by Zana

Man oh man am I envious. Mine are nowhere near as lush looking....or as far along. Enjoy them, Worth!

Zana

Thank you Zana I'm going to hit them tomorrow with more fertilizer and so forth, going to see how long I can keep these things going.

Not bad for being mostly ignored and on a drip timer for maybe 3 hours a day.

Worth

sprtsguy76 · July 9, 2012

Worth-I hope you have better luck with the Orange Russian than I did, for me it was one of the most tasteless heart tomatoes I have ever grown. I still havent tried CG but would like to someday. Looking good!

Damon

lakelady · July 9, 2012

Wow, so you really DO grow tomatoes? Hmmm...I was beginning to think you were some guy just hanging out here busting chops

Seriously, your plants look fabulous for growing in such a hot climate! Very impressive! The garden plot looks lovely too. Will you come here and fix mine for me? lol Do you get critters, or do they just become dinner when one shows up? I didn't see any fencing around the garden.

Oh hey, what are you using for cages? Something galvanized? I don't see any rust like my CRW cages. Looks pretty nice!

meadowyck · July 9, 2012

they are looking good.

Mojave · July 9, 2012

Beautiful garden Worth!

Heritage · July 9, 2012

A Garden of Eden in Texas! Great job, Worth. (watch out for the snakes)

Steve

Worth1 · July 10, 2012

Thank you everybody for the kind words.

Antoniette,
They are Texas Tomato Cages.
I live in an area of Texas that is a transition zone.
It is just south of the Balcones escarpment.
This is a fault that runs through the state from the south west to the north east.
The climate dramatically changes south of the escarpment.
On the escarpment line we have our own climate in Central Texas similar to the Mediterranean.
One of the few places in Texas you can grow olives.

Many German immigrants came here and it reminded them of home so they setteled here.

Well I could go on and on about the different areas of the state and its flora and fauna but I would bore you to death.

Thank you all again.

Worth

Crandrew · July 10, 2012

I love that last shot that captures the garden zone. Looks good Worth!

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Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Garden as of 7/9/2012 Yes with all of the tom foolery I do I get lucky and grow a few tomatoes. Surprisingly Costoluto Genovese is still pumping out tomatoes. Worth Attachment 26502 Attachment 26503 Attachment 26504 Attachment 26505 Attachment 26506 Attachment 26507 Last edited by Worth1; November 17, 2012 at 06:42 PM.

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MikeInCypress Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 963	Worth, What varieties are these? They look so good. MikeInCypress __________________ "Growing older, not up"

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lakelady Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: northern NJ zone 6b Posts: 1,862	Wow, so you really DO grow tomatoes? Hmmm...I was beginning to think you were some guy just hanging out here busting chops Seriously, your plants look fabulous for growing in such a hot climate! Very impressive! The garden plot looks lovely too. Will you come here and fix mine for me? lol Do you get critters, or do they just become dinner when one shows up? I didn't see any fencing around the garden. Oh hey, what are you using for cages? Something galvanized? I don't see any rust like my CRW cages. Looks pretty nice! __________________ Antoniette

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meadowyck Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: Brooksville, FL Posts: 1,001	they are looking good. __________________ Jan “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” -Theodore Roosevelt

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Mojave Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: SF Bay area Z9a Posts: 821	Beautiful garden Worth! __________________ Bill _______________________________________________ When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe. -John Muir Believe those who seek the Truth: Doubt those who find it. -André Gide

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Zana Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Southwestern Ontario, Canada Posts: 4,521	Man oh man am I envious. Mine are nowhere near as lush looking....or as far along. Enjoy them, Worth! Zana

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sprtsguy76 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Santa Clara CA Posts: 1,125	Worth-I hope you have better luck with the Orange Russian than I did, for me it was one of the most tasteless heart tomatoes I have ever grown. I still havent tried CG but would like to someday. Looking good! Damon

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Heritage Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 1,255	A Garden of Eden in Texas! Great job, Worth. (watch out for the snakes) Steve

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Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Thank you everybody for the kind words. Antoniette, They are Texas Tomato Cages. I live in an area of Texas that is a transition zone. It is just south of the Balcones escarpment. This is a fault that runs through the state from the south west to the north east. The climate dramatically changes south of the escarpment. On the escarpment line we have our own climate in Central Texas similar to the Mediterranean. One of the few places in Texas you can grow olives. Many German immigrants came here and it reminded them of home so they setteled here. Well I could go on and on about the different areas of the state and its flora and fauna but I would bore you to death. Thank you all again. Worth

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Crandrew Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: asdf Posts: 1,202	I love that last shot that captures the garden zone. Looks good Worth!