Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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July 29, 2006 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Zone 7b sw New Mexico,.
Posts: 197
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Kimberly Overload !!!, Wow!!
Talk about a workhorse tomato.My Kimberlys are about three weeks later than normal in 2006, but oh my !!, what production. Flattened globes, handball sized, about 3 ounces each. Real mouth stuffers!!! And tasty too.
I counted 46 fruits in all stages of green and ripeness this morning on one plant and six more trusses of 6 flowers each waiting to be pollinated on the same plant. My other 2 Kimberly plants are loaded too. Is 100+ fruits per plant a possibility??? Best regards, Bill (aka Spudleaf Willie) |
July 29, 2006 | #2 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Chicago
Posts: 91
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Wow, that's great to hear as I plan on growing a couple of Kimberlys next year. My Matina has close to a hundred fruits and they've been pretty tasty too.
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July 29, 2006 | #3 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Rock Hill, SC
Posts: 5,346
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Earl posted this picture of the output of 4 plants:
in this topic: http://www.tomatoville.com/viewtopic.php?t=884&start=15
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July 29, 2006 | #4 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Utah
Posts: 675
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My Kimberly hasn't been as early as I'd hoped, but it is loaded with fruit---even with the heat we've been having. I'm still waiting for ripe toms. I have a cherry almost ripe, it was from a neihbor---she said it was a grape tomato, but they are perfectly round so I'll have to ask her again. At this point I really don't care what variety it is!!!!
Tyffanie |
July 29, 2006 | #5 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Central New Jersey Z/6
Posts: 554
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Yeah, my Kimberly has been crankin' em
out also for a few weeks now and is a nice early type. Will certainly be growing these again....JJ61 |
July 31, 2006 | #6 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Concord CA z9b, just west of Tomatoville
Posts: 415
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I haven't picked for over a week but finally did so today so I could water the plant. We went through many days of 100°+ heat including two days in a row of 112°. The fruit stayed on the vine and was still in perfect shape when picked though a few did have sunscald.
177 Tomatoes - 14 pounds from 1 plant.
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August 1, 2006 | #7 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Utah
Posts: 675
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Wow! That's amazing. I hope some of my plants do that good.
Tyffanie |
August 1, 2006 | #8 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: S.E. MI
Posts: 794
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I started mine in my basement in Jan and had my first in April. Then i had a few more, then the leave curled and it sat their for a couple months.
Now it's switched back on and churning them out. |
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