Leaf Thread - Page 5

pauldavid · June 29, 2015

Very nice pics Robert!

Worth1 · July 2, 2015

The kitten reminds me of grumpy cat.
Worth

Bipetual · July 2, 2015

Yeah, most kitties don't like getting their feet wet. Unless they're playing with water coming out of the faucet!

AlittleSalt · July 4, 2015

Tomato seedlings growing from the seeds I got from Worth. I couldn't see the picture viewer, so they're a little off center.

Worth1 · July 4, 2015

Great job Robert I hope you get some fruit from them.
The Lime Green Salad seeds were saved by me just rubbing the seed coat off in a tea strainer and letting them dry on a plate.
I really hope you get to try them with this weather you just may get to.

Worth

pauldavid · July 4, 2015

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlittleSalt

Tomato seedlings growing from the seeds I got from Worth. I couldn't see the picture viewer, so they're a little off center.

Nice! Good job Robert

AlittleSalt · July 7, 2015

Gialle Squash Update (Not sure how to spell it)

My fingers are spread 6 inches. It's difficult getting a measuring device into the picture. There is corn thickly planted behind the squash on the fence.

pauldavid · July 7, 2015

Thats big! Good job Robert!

AlittleSalt · July 11, 2015

This is how we shade tomatoes. It was put up in a hurry because it was so hot working in the direct sun. It is a clothesline basically. Our oldest grandson called them Dragons a few years ago, so we all call them Dragons now.

They are easy to adjust for however much sun the plants need.

pauldavid · July 11, 2015

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlittleSalt

This is how we shade tomatoes. It was put up in a hurry because it was so hot working in the direct sun. It is a clothesline basically. Our oldest grandson called them Dragons a few years ago, so we all call them Dragons now.

They are easy to adjust for however much sun the plants need.

That will work! Have to put up some Dragons tomorrow myself.

whistech · July 11, 2015

My dragons won't go up until the middle of August and they should be able to come down about the middle of September. They will be shading the JD's Special CTex tomatoes.

AlittleSalt · July 12, 2015

I planted the fall tomatoes that were outgrowing their solo cups yesterday evening. That was near 1/3 of what I have growing in cells and solo cups. I watched the sun today, and found out that I need to reposition the sheets to where the part that hangs down on the left (East) needs to be hang down much less. The part to the right (West) needs to be lower to protect them from the 5pm sun. In Texas, it is hottest at 5 pm during summer and early fall.

I will most likely need to keep the dragons until mid or late September. I'm guestimating the producing crop to be between mid October through mid November. It would be nice to have fresh tomatoes on Thanksgiving.

I have and will be planting long shelf life tomatoes: Porter and Piennolo Del Vesuvio last a long time after being picked. I also chose a lot of earlier varieties just to give them a better chance. Siberian produces down to 38F - and are meant for growing way up north of us. We will see how they do.

Of course, I might also be being stubborn and might grow a failed crop. So many other accomplished gardeners have way more wisdom. That's why they don't waist their effort to grow fall tomatoes. Logic tells me to listen to them...and I am, but - you see the plants in the ground - I have to try. Shading, lots of leaves, drip irrigation, time, research and planning, and dealing with whatever is killing the older plants... even if the tomato plants do not produce - I will have at least tried my best. And if they fail, I'll try better next year.

Sorry for the sermon. That is how I live with RSD. If I can live with RSD - I'm going to figure out how to grow fall tomatoes in Texas.

I know there is a way to grow tomatoes in a fall garden in Texas. Otherwise all the sites wouldn't say it is possible. I try my best to find sites with advice - that are not selling seeds.

I've mainly used the dragons for pepper plants in the past. And it works.

pauldavid · July 12, 2015

Robert, I hope that we get us some fall maters this year. If we don't, it won't be from a lack of trying. Mas margaritas if necessary

. I decided to put my dragons up this evening too. I will probably have to adjust mine too. Keep on doing what you do, we are all learning together

Worth1 · July 12, 2015

Okay the shade sheets are now officially called dragons.

I (((wont))) be putting my 800 TC Egyptian cotton sheets outside.

Worth

pauldavid · July 12, 2015

Quote:

Originally Posted by Worth1

Okay the shade sheets are now officially called dragons.

I (((wont))) be putting my 800 TC Egyptian cotton sheets outside.

Worth

If you did, all the bad bugs would be easy to find in the morning. They would all be sleeping lavishly for you to find

July 12, 2015	#73
pauldavid Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NE Louisiana, Zone 8A Posts: 1,179	Robert, I hope that we get us some fall maters this year. If we don't, it won't be from a lack of trying. Mas margaritas if necessary. I decided to put my dragons up this evening too. I will probably have to adjust mine too. Keep on doing what you do, we are all learning together

June 29, 2015	#61
pauldavid Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NE Louisiana, Zone 8A Posts: 1,179	Very nice pics Robert!

July 2, 2015	#62
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	The kitten reminds me of grumpy cat. Worth

July 2, 2015	#63
Bipetual Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Illinois, zone 5a Posts: 579	Yeah, most kitties don't like getting their feet wet. Unless they're playing with water coming out of the faucet!

July 4, 2015	#65
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Great job Robert I hope you get some fruit from them. The Lime Green Salad seeds were saved by me just rubbing the seed coat off in a tea strainer and letting them dry on a plate. I really hope you get to try them with this weather you just may get to. Worth

July 7, 2015	#68
pauldavid Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NE Louisiana, Zone 8A Posts: 1,179	Thats big! Good job Robert!

July 11, 2015	#71
whistech Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Between The Woodlands and Spring, Texas Posts: 553	My dragons won't go up until the middle of August and they should be able to come down about the middle of September. They will be shading the JD's Special CTex tomatoes.

July 12, 2015	#72
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	I planted the fall tomatoes that were outgrowing their solo cups yesterday evening. That was near 1/3 of what I have growing in cells and solo cups. I watched the sun today, and found out that I need to reposition the sheets to where the part that hangs down on the left (East) needs to be hang down much less. The part to the right (West) needs to be lower to protect them from the 5pm sun. In Texas, it is hottest at 5 pm during summer and early fall. I will most likely need to keep the dragons until mid or late September. I'm guestimating the producing crop to be between mid October through mid November. It would be nice to have fresh tomatoes on Thanksgiving. I have and will be planting long shelf life tomatoes: Porter and Piennolo Del Vesuvio last a long time after being picked. I also chose a lot of earlier varieties just to give them a better chance. Siberian produces down to 38F - and are meant for growing way up north of us. We will see how they do. Of course, I might also be being stubborn and might grow a failed crop. So many other accomplished gardeners have way more wisdom. That's why they don't waist their effort to grow fall tomatoes. Logic tells me to listen to them...and I am, but - you see the plants in the ground - I have to try. Shading, lots of leaves, drip irrigation, time, research and planning, and dealing with whatever is killing the older plants... even if the tomato plants do not produce - I will have at least tried my best. And if they fail, I'll try better next year. Sorry for the sermon. That is how I live with RSD. If I can live with RSD - I'm going to figure out how to grow fall tomatoes in Texas. I know there is a way to grow tomatoes in a fall garden in Texas. Otherwise all the sites wouldn't say it is possible. I try my best to find sites with advice - that are not selling seeds. I've mainly used the dragons for pepper plants in the past. And it works.