Gulf Coast region - Page 2

meadowyck · June 14, 2012

mysidx

sounds like you should maybe give fall/winter/spring a try at growing maters.

I was an up north grower and having to learn a whole new growing skill, fall winter spring.

This will be my first try at growing them during this time frame, so I'll see how it goes.

brengolio · June 14, 2012

I'm going to try b54reds method (growing tomatoes all year long).......... My neptunes (determinates) are coming to an end...... I've had an awesome year with them...... but, after getting the recommendation from B54red last year on the spudakees ......... the neptunes taste does not even come close to the spuds...... so, I've used the neptunes for soups and sauces....... I'm now trying to set indian stripe and spuds out....... I'm hoping for the best......... I still have plenty of new tomatoes on my spuds......... B54red have you ever had the spuds that you planted in the spring last till the end of the season in the fall?

Pictures of the neptunes

brengolio · June 14, 2012

These are my spuds.......... they are still producing but they look tired....... should I add some fertilizer at this point?

meadowyck · June 14, 2012

brengolio
that is some impressive group of tomatoes. I sure wish I had just a handful of those.

I'm so mater deprived it isn't funny. Oh it has been way too long since having a homegrown mater out of my garden. But there is hope, maybe in several months from now I will start having some as well.

brengolio · June 14, 2012

meadowyck
when did you put your plants out?

b54red · June 14, 2012

I had a Spudakee plant that I put out last year on April 17 and it last until the third freeze of winter. It also produced a ton of fruit. Usually I don't get any plants to live that long because of my fusarium problems.

Those plants could probably benefit from a good dose of fertilizer at this point in the season. Try to keep them from developing too many stems and forks or you will end up with a mess as the plants continues to get larger.

I have new Spudakee seedlings just potted up in the greenhouse for setting out in July and August. I only have one plant still alive in the garden and it is over 8 ft tall but has no foliage on the bottom 6 feet of the plant because of Gray Mold and caterpillars; but it is still setting a few fruits.

meadowyck · June 14, 2012

brengolio

The past two summer season down here, I started them like when I lived up north to only find no way am I going to get tomatoes during this time frame.

Other on here from FL said that we grow during the fall/winter/spring time frame, so this fall will be my first attempt at growing me some maters.

I'm planning to start seed late July. I've applied for the dwarf project as I have very limited space to grow and will be growing in grow bags.

I was just wondering if you ever tried a different season to grow. Do you ever get cold or any frosts?

brengolio · June 14, 2012

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Originally Posted by meadowyck

brengolio

The past two summer season down here, I started them like when I lived up north to only find no way am I going to get tomatoes during this time frame.

Other on here from FL said that we grow during the fall/winter/spring time frame, so this fall will be my first attempt at growing me some maters.

I'm planning to start seed late July. I've applied for the dwarf project as I have very limited space to grow and will be growing in grow bags.

I was just wondering if you ever tried a different season to grow. Do you ever get cold or any frosts?

I started my seeds in late january this past year.......... we only had acouple of frost this year......... it was unseasonably warm......... this year I'm going to try B54reds method and try to grow all year long........ or until winter sets in......... I'm looking forward to trying it........ I think I have a good location to plant these tomatoes out........ at about 3pm a big oak tree shades the late afternoon sun.......... we shall see........... good luck with the project your involved with.

b54red · July 18, 2012

We had a big rain here last night so I went out this morning and set out around 20 seedlings for fall. I set out about 15 a little over 2 weeks ago. These are the varieties I set out: Big Beef, Tarasenko-6, Marianna's Peace, Limbaugh's Legacy, Terhune, Lescana, Zogola, Carbon, Cowlick's Brandywine, 1884, Dr. Wyches Yellow, Fish Lake Oxheart, Black Krim, Spudakee, Goliath, Indian Stripe, JD's Special C Tex, Dana's Dusky Rose and Cherokee Purple. I have a few plants left for replacements and more coming on in the greenhouse. I hope most of what I have already planted can survive the next month so I don't need the replacements but experience tells me many will not make it. In normal years the last good week to set out is the first week of August and after that it is rare for the plants to have time to make but not impossible. Down here you never know if winter will arrive in October or all the way til January.

June 14, 2012	#16
meadowyck Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: Brooksville, FL Posts: 1,001	mysidx sounds like you should maybe give fall/winter/spring a try at growing maters. I was an up north grower and having to learn a whole new growing skill, fall winter spring. This will be my first try at growing them during this time frame, so I'll see how it goes. __________________ Jan “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” -Theodore Roosevelt

June 14, 2012	#19
meadowyck Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: Brooksville, FL Posts: 1,001	brengolio that is some impressive group of tomatoes. I sure wish I had just a handful of those. I'm so mater deprived it isn't funny. Oh it has been way too long since having a homegrown mater out of my garden. But there is hope, maybe in several months from now I will start having some as well. __________________ Jan “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” -Theodore Roosevelt

June 14, 2012	#22
meadowyck Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: Brooksville, FL Posts: 1,001	brengolio The past two summer season down here, I started them like when I lived up north to only find no way am I going to get tomatoes during this time frame. Other on here from FL said that we grow during the fall/winter/spring time frame, so this fall will be my first attempt at growing me some maters. I'm planning to start seed late July. I've applied for the dwarf project as I have very limited space to grow and will be growing in grow bags. I was just wondering if you ever tried a different season to grow. Do you ever get cold or any frosts? __________________ Jan “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” -Theodore Roosevelt

June 14, 2012	#20
brengolio Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: prairieville la Posts: 132	meadowyck when did you put your plants out?

June 14, 2012	#21
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	I had a Spudakee plant that I put out last year on April 17 and it last until the third freeze of winter. It also produced a ton of fruit. Usually I don't get any plants to live that long because of my fusarium problems. Those plants could probably benefit from a good dose of fertilizer at this point in the season. Try to keep them from developing too many stems and forks or you will end up with a mess as the plants continues to get larger. I have new Spudakee seedlings just potted up in the greenhouse for setting out in July and August. I only have one plant still alive in the garden and it is over 8 ft tall but has no foliage on the bottom 6 feet of the plant because of Gray Mold and caterpillars; but it is still setting a few fruits.

July 18, 2012	#24
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	We had a big rain here last night so I went out this morning and set out around 20 seedlings for fall. I set out about 15 a little over 2 weeks ago. These are the varieties I set out: Big Beef, Tarasenko-6, Marianna's Peace, Limbaugh's Legacy, Terhune, Lescana, Zogola, Carbon, Cowlick's Brandywine, 1884, Dr. Wyches Yellow, Fish Lake Oxheart, Black Krim, Spudakee, Goliath, Indian Stripe, JD's Special C Tex, Dana's Dusky Rose and Cherokee Purple. I have a few plants left for replacements and more coming on in the greenhouse. I hope most of what I have already planted can survive the next month so I don't need the replacements but experience tells me many will not make it. In normal years the last good week to set out is the first week of August and after that it is rare for the plants to have time to make but not impossible. Down here you never know if winter will arrive in October or all the way til January.