First BLT of 2008

KCMO_Don · July 30, 2008

I will try and make a VERY long story short.
We planted 50 varieties this year, and I wanted the plants to have the BEST start! I used a gas powered auger to drill 12" x 4 FOOT deep holes for each plant, and planted them deep in home made compost.
We did however plant in a 100 year flood plain.... it flooded. HARD, THREE times

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Plants were under 6 feet of water with logs rolling over them and everything!
I was devastated. I didn't even go look at them for 2 weeks. When I did, i noticed I only lost TWO plants, and the remaining plants were jumping out of the ground with zero foliage issues!
Best season I have EVER had!
And this Carbon x Marianna's peace BLT, on HOME MADE bread was exquisite!
(the Carbon is hiding behind Marianna)
and for the record both were amazing, but I prefered the Carbon. In our garden Marianna was more pink than red, but both were as close to perfect as you could ask for!

Douglas14 · July 31, 2008

Looks great Don!
I grew Marianna's Peace a few years ago, and it is an excellent BLT tomato IMO.

fourtgn · July 31, 2008

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

SLO_Gardener · July 31, 2008

Yum! I think that BLTs with heirlooms could possibly be the perfect food. Hubby and I recently had our first BLTs of the season with Carbon toms and they were fantastic!

July 30, 2008	#1
KCMO_Don Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: KANSAS Posts: 223	First BLT of 2008 I will try and make a VERY long story short. We planted 50 varieties this year, and I wanted the plants to have the BEST start! I used a gas powered auger to drill 12" x 4 FOOT deep holes for each plant, and planted them deep in home made compost. We did however plant in a 100 year flood plain.... it flooded. HARD, THREE times. Plants were under 6 feet of water with logs rolling over them and everything! I was devastated. I didn't even go look at them for 2 weeks. When I did, i noticed I only lost TWO plants, and the remaining plants were jumping out of the ground with zero foliage issues! Best season I have EVER had! And this Carbon x Marianna's peace BLT, on HOME MADE bread was exquisite! (the Carbon is hiding behind Marianna) and for the record both were amazing, but I prefered the Carbon. In our garden Marianna was more pink than red, but both were as close to perfect as you could ask for! __________________ GIGGITY - GIGGITY

July 31, 2008	#2
Douglas14 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 602	Looks great Don! I grew Marianna's Peace a few years ago, and it is an excellent BLT tomato IMO.

July 31, 2008	#3
fourtgn Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Northern Indiana Posts: 75	Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

July 31, 2008	#4
SLO_Gardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2008 Location: San Luis Obispo, CA Posts: 22	Yum! I think that BLTs with heirlooms could possibly be the perfect food. Hubby and I recently had our first BLTs of the season with Carbon toms and they were fantastic!