Update - Muddy Bucket Farm 08 Jun 2012

ContainerTed · June 8, 2012

Here's a quick tour of how things are looking this morning. I'll do some detailed posts in the individual dwarf forums, but wanted to share this overall look at what is growing well this year. Dwarf tomatoes, sweet peppers, Blue Lake green beans, a few White Half Runners, Peas, some Rattlesnake pole beans, yellow sweet corn, two areas of okra, Burpless Cucumbers, Onions, and Cabbage. Lots of work this past early spring on weeds is paying off this year. Enjoy this little tour of my 40' X 85' of veggies.

rnewste · June 8, 2012

Ted,

Absolutely stunning!!

I've clicked through your slideshow twice now. What a wonderful job you have done in transforming that empty field into something so productive.

Curious as to what Dwarf Project variety is in slide 19?

Keep up the excellent work.

Raybo

meadowyck · June 8, 2012

love the tranformation your garden area has going on. wow all those wonderful maters and other veggies.

dpurdy · June 8, 2012

Ted,
It looks as though the Muddy Bucket Farm is doing very well this year. Great looking garden. Everything looks picture perfect. Diligence and hard work pays off. Looks like your on your way to a great harvest this year.

ContainerTed · June 8, 2012

Thanks, Folks. I'm still learning.

Raybo, the plant in picture #19 is Arctic Rose. The particular seeds for that one came from SherryAK (vial #3228). It was the first to show fruit and what you can't see in the picture is the other side of this little tomato machine which has as many fruits as this side.

I hope Sherry and Craig decide to release this one this year. It is very prolific, very early, and very tasty with pink toms that average about 5 to 6 ounces. I rate the taste of this Grumpy family progeny at 8.0 to 8.5. We shall see what the end of the season brings.

Crandrew · June 8, 2012

Really looks great Ted. Everything in order and well maintained, with plenty of fruit to be harvested soon.

gssgarden · June 8, 2012

Very impressive!!

Greg

akgardengirl · June 10, 2012

Ted, "Arctic Rose" from Sherry also has the first tomatoes of the dwarves I am growing out this year. Cute little plant...I'll be tasting it for the first time this year. I hope it gets released this fall.
Sue

greyghost · June 10, 2012

Really a beautiful garden, Ted. Enjoy your harvest!! Darlene

amideutch · June 11, 2012

Looking good Ted and very sanitary indeed. Nows the time to bring out the lawn chairs and a rack of beer and enjoy the fruits of your labor. Ami

z_willus_d · June 11, 2012

Yes, every thing looks outstanding. Not a yellow leaf in site, good variety, and plenty of production under way. I'm envious, yes I am.
-naysen

jerryinfla · June 11, 2012

Ted - I just love the looks of a traditional row garden and yours is absolutely beautiful. Very nice work!

ContainerTed · June 11, 2012

Thanks to all for the positives. Jerry, I like the row setup because I get to do most of the weeding by just running the rotatiller down the rows and then I only have the area between the plants to do manually.

Ami, my small personal sized cooler takes 8 of the 12 oz cans of Natural Ice. After a long afternoon on the back patio watching the cows graze, I find the cooler sometimes needs to be refilled.

Oh, the trials and tribulations of retirement.

remy · June 11, 2012

Excellent as always!
Remy

gtnate · June 11, 2012

Ted, I noticed that you tie everything to a single stake. Do you prune your plants at all, and if so, how many growing stems do you leave on each plant?

June 8, 2012	#5
ContainerTed Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: 6a - NE Tennessee Posts: 4,538	Thanks, Folks. I'm still learning. Raybo, the plant in picture #19 is Arctic Rose. The particular seeds for that one came from SherryAK (vial #3228). It was the first to show fruit and what you can't see in the picture is the other side of this little tomato machine which has as many fruits as this side. I hope Sherry and Craig decide to release this one this year. It is very prolific, very early, and very tasty with pink toms that average about 5 to 6 ounces. I rate the taste of this Grumpy family progeny at 8.0 to 8.5. We shall see what the end of the season brings. __________________ Ted ________________________ Owner & Sole Operator Of The Muddy Bucket Farm and Tomato Ranch

June 11, 2012	#10
amideutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany 49°26"N 07°36"E Posts: 5,041	Looking good Ted and very sanitary indeed. Nows the time to bring out the lawn chairs and a rack of beer and enjoy the fruits of your labor. 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!'

June 11, 2012	#12
jerryinfla Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Central Florida Posts: 377	Ted - I just love the looks of a traditional row garden and yours is absolutely beautiful. Very nice work! __________________ Jerry - You only get old if you're lucky.

June 11, 2012	#13
ContainerTed Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: 6a - NE Tennessee Posts: 4,538	Thanks to all for the positives. Jerry, I like the row setup because I get to do most of the weeding by just running the rotatiller down the rows and then I only have the area between the plants to do manually. Ami, my small personal sized cooler takes 8 of the 12 oz cans of Natural Ice. After a long afternoon on the back patio watching the cows graze, I find the cooler sometimes needs to be refilled. Oh, the trials and tribulations of retirement. __________________ Ted ________________________ Owner & Sole Operator Of The Muddy Bucket Farm and Tomato Ranch

June 11, 2012	#14
remy Buffalo-Niagara Tomato TasteFest™ Coordinator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Z6 WNY Posts: 2,354	Excellent as always! Remy __________________ "I wake to sleep and take my waking slow" -Theodore Roethke Yes, we have a great party for WNY/Ontario tomato growers every year on Grand Island! Owner of The Sample Seed Shop

June 8, 2012	#2
rnewste Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Campbell, CA Posts: 4,064	Ted, Absolutely stunning!! I've clicked through your slideshow twice now. What a wonderful job you have done in transforming that empty field into something so productive. Curious as to what Dwarf Project variety is in slide 19? Keep up the excellent work. Raybo

June 8, 2012	#3
meadowyck Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: Brooksville, FL Posts: 1,001	love the tranformation your garden area has going on. wow all those wonderful maters and other veggies. __________________ Jan “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” -Theodore Roosevelt

June 8, 2012	#4
dpurdy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Norwich, New York Posts: 255	Ted, It looks as though the Muddy Bucket Farm is doing very well this year. Great looking garden. Everything looks picture perfect. Diligence and hard work pays off. Looks like your on your way to a great harvest this year.

June 8, 2012	#6
Crandrew Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: asdf Posts: 1,202	Really looks great Ted. Everything in order and well maintained, with plenty of fruit to be harvested soon.

June 8, 2012	#7
gssgarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: N.C. Posts: 1,827	Very impressive!! Greg

June 10, 2012	#8
akgardengirl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Anchorage, AK zone 3/4 Posts: 1,410	Ted, "Arctic Rose" from Sherry also has the first tomatoes of the dwarves I am growing out this year. Cute little plant...I'll be tasting it for the first time this year. I hope it gets released this fall. Sue

June 10, 2012	#9
greyghost Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: southeastern PA Posts: 760	Really a beautiful garden, Ted. Enjoy your harvest!! Darlene

June 11, 2012	#11
z_willus_d Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Eastern Suburb of Sacramento, CA Posts: 1,313	Yes, every thing looks outstanding. Not a yellow leaf in site, good variety, and plenty of production under way. I'm envious, yes I am. -naysen

June 11, 2012	#15
gtnate Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 88	Ted, I noticed that you tie everything to a single stake. Do you prune your plants at all, and if so, how many growing stems do you leave on each plant?