Homemade Earthbox Plants / Harvest

timcunningham · June 7, 2006

STUMP OF THE WORLD

All of the above were picked 6-26-06. Momotoro, Japanese Oxheart, Stump of the world, Mariannes peace, Silvery Fir Tree, Cherokee Purple, Brandywine (Sudduth)

Added 6-30-2006: Persimmon

Added 7-3-2006 My pointy brandywine

Added 7-10-2006 My Frist Grub's Mystery Green. Thanks for the seeds Grub!

MsCowpea · June 7, 2006

Wow, beautiful plants and fruit. Nice job on the HM earthboxes. I just picked up another really heavy-duty storage box yesterday to make another one-I am as much addicted to self-watering containers as I am to tomatoes.

Mantis · June 7, 2006

Looking good Tim. That Japanese Oxheart looks very prolific.

Cant wait to load up my boxes and see how they go.
What type of fertilizer are you using in them??

timcunningham · June 8, 2006

I use a small amount of 10-10-10 (1/2 cup) because I have manure and compost in the soil. I find I get Blossom End Rot if the soil is too fertilizer rich.

Suze · June 8, 2006

Great pictures, Tim. Your chicken wire caging set up looks much neater than I had envisioned. :wink:

I'll be interested in hearing how the Japanese Oxheart tastes -- it looks amazing.

timcunningham · June 26, 2006

6/26/2006 added pic of "Stump of the world."

chilhuacle · June 26, 2006

Great shots and everything is so healthy looking. How big are those totes?

That Stump looks delicious. Mine is loaded up, can't wait for a ripe one.

Rena · June 26, 2006

Beautiful!!!!

Mantis · June 27, 2006

That looks yummy Tim. The tomatoes look ok as well

angelique · June 27, 2006

Hi Timcunningham,

How do the Japanese Oxhearts taste? They sure look might beautiful.

Angelique

timcunningham · June 27, 2006

Angelique,

The Japanese Oxheart is a very dense firm and fleshy tomato. I would consider the taste more sweet than tart. The flavor is not overpowering. I would consider this a good all round tomato for slicing, canning, or paste. It is not the knock your socks off type of flavor, that you serve to vistors. But it is a good tomato and I got lots of them.

timcunningham · July 1, 2006

7/1/2006 - Added 3 images of Persimmon.

angelique · July 1, 2006

Hi Tim,

Thanks for the description.

Angelique

timcunningham · July 3, 2006

7-3-2006 Added Photos of my Brandywine tomato. Got 4 entire tomatoes from brandywine this year! Also the shape is little strange they had a very oxheart shape to them!?! Big tomatoes though, nice color. Didn't taste as good as the ones last year because I had to pick it early, due to disease on the plant.

Oh well, I will try a fall crop of Brandywine.

Tania · July 4, 2006

Tim,
Beautiful tomatoes and plants - thanks for sharing! I certainly enjoyed the tour...

We just started seeing some early tomatoes here in PNW, I am so jealous! :wink:

June 7, 2006	#1
timcunningham Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Middle Georgia Posts: 241	Homemade Earthbox Plants / Harvest STUMP OF THE WORLD All of the above were picked 6-26-06. Momotoro, Japanese Oxheart, Stump of the world, Mariannes peace, Silvery Fir Tree, Cherokee Purple, Brandywine (Sudduth) Added 6-30-2006: Persimmon Added 7-3-2006 My pointy brandywine Added 7-10-2006 My Frist Grub's Mystery Green. Thanks for the seeds Grub! __________________ Visit my site: tomatoindex.com a database of over 2700 varieties. Vote for your favorite.

June 7, 2006	#2
MsCowpea Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: S. FLorida / Zone 10 Posts: 369	Wow, beautiful plants and fruit. Nice job on the HM earthboxes. I just picked up another really heavy-duty storage box yesterday to make another one-I am as much addicted to self-watering containers as I am to tomatoes. __________________ "When we kill off the natural enemies of a pest we inherit their work." Carl Huffaker

June 8, 2006	#4
timcunningham Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Middle Georgia Posts: 241	I use a small amount of 10-10-10 (1/2 cup) because I have manure and compost in the soil. I find I get Blossom End Rot if the soil is too fertilizer rich. __________________ Visit my site: tomatoindex.com a database of over 2700 varieties. Vote for your favorite.

June 26, 2006	#6
timcunningham Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Middle Georgia Posts: 241	6/26/2006 added pic of "Stump of the world." __________________ Visit my site: tomatoindex.com a database of over 2700 varieties. Vote for your favorite.

June 26, 2006	#7
chilhuacle Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Concord CA z9b, just west of Tomatoville Posts: 415	Great shots and everything is so healthy looking. How big are those totes? That Stump looks delicious. Mine is loaded up, can't wait for a ripe one. __________________ Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day; teach a person to use the Internet and they won't bother you for weeks. Bruce

June 7, 2006	#3
Mantis Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Oz Posts: 1,241	Looking good Tim. That Japanese Oxheart looks very prolific. Cant wait to load up my boxes and see how they go. What type of fertilizer are you using in them??

June 8, 2006	#5
Suze Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 3,027	Great pictures, Tim. Your chicken wire caging set up looks much neater than I had envisioned. :wink: I'll be interested in hearing how the Japanese Oxheart tastes -- it looks amazing.

June 26, 2006	#8
Rena Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Warm Springs, GA Posts: 1,421	Beautiful!!!!

June 27, 2006	#9
Mantis Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Oz Posts: 1,241	That looks yummy Tim. The tomatoes look ok as well

June 27, 2006	#10
angelique Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Rocklin, California Posts: 501	Hi Timcunningham, How do the Japanese Oxhearts taste? They sure look might beautiful. Angelique

July 1, 2006	#12
timcunningham Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Middle Georgia Posts: 241	7/1/2006 - Added 3 images of Persimmon. __________________ Visit my site: tomatoindex.com a database of over 2700 varieties. Vote for your favorite.

July 3, 2006	#14
timcunningham Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Middle Georgia Posts: 241	7-3-2006 Added Photos of my Brandywine tomato. Got 4 entire tomatoes from brandywine this year! Also the shape is little strange they had a very oxheart shape to them!?! Big tomatoes though, nice color. Didn't taste as good as the ones last year because I had to pick it early, due to disease on the plant. Oh well, I will try a fall crop of Brandywine. __________________ Visit my site: tomatoindex.com a database of over 2700 varieties. Vote for your favorite.

July 4, 2006	#15
Tania Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Anmore, BC, Canada Posts: 3,970	Tim, Beautiful tomatoes and plants - thanks for sharing! I certainly enjoyed the tour... We just started seeing some early tomatoes here in PNW, I am so jealous! :wink: __________________ Tatiana's TOMATObase