Danwigz's Tomatoes

danwigz · May 30, 2010

Okay, not sure if this deserves its own thread, or should be in a different forum, but here's where I'll put my garden "blog" for the season.

I just finished planting the last (well almost) tomato plants. This is much earlier than last year in Wisconsin, so hopefully this will mean a lot more tomatoes. A few of my plants are starting to grow their first flowers, and I'm eagerly waiting for them to bloom.

I've done 4 separate plantings this season,
1st extremely early (too early May 1st): plants are stunted but growing
2nd about 2 weeks later (May 15thish): plants slightly stunted, growing slowed but not as much as the first group
3rd about a week ago (May 22ndish): no stunting, extremely good growth
4th with plants I just purchased from WIsunflower and a Cherokee Purple I picked up from a local garden shop (May 30th).

Overall my Brandywine-Pink plants are showing their first flower growth, but the Green Zebras seem to be waiting longer. My largest and most beautiful plant is a Green Zebra; it was planted in the 3rd group. I've used a fertilizer for all my plants called Tomatoes Alive and am using a mix of Organic and non-organic Miracle grow garden soil along with a cheap topsoil.

I'm also doing a small experiment with my volunteer grape tomatoes (a generic variety I got through a school fundraiser last year). I have a total of 16 in small pots, 9 of which I'm experimenting with fertilizers. All are in Miracle grow potting mix, 3 have added worm castings to the mix, 3 have added Tomatoes Alive, and the rest don't have anything besides the potting mixture.

In total I have the 16 volunteers, 7 (+1 yet unplanted) Green Zebras, 3 Brandywine-Pink, 1 Cherokee Purple, 1 Sungold, 1 Green Dr, 1 Snow White Cherry, 1 Black Cherry, 1 KBX, 1 Sicilian Paste, and 1 Negro Azteca. Additionally I have 3 Matt's Wild Cherry plants that are all very small that I'm not sure what I'm going to do with. I have room for one more plant in a bed, but the other two I'll probably have to find another large pot to put in.

What I'm going to do if those 16 volunteers actually produce lots of fruit is beyond me. Pics to come soon.

Dan

May 30, 2010	#1
danwigz Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 150	Danwigz's Tomatoes Okay, not sure if this deserves its own thread, or should be in a different forum, but here's where I'll put my garden "blog" for the season. I just finished planting the last (well almost) tomato plants. This is much earlier than last year in Wisconsin, so hopefully this will mean a lot more tomatoes. A few of my plants are starting to grow their first flowers, and I'm eagerly waiting for them to bloom. I've done 4 separate plantings this season, 1st extremely early (too early May 1st): plants are stunted but growing 2nd about 2 weeks later (May 15thish): plants slightly stunted, growing slowed but not as much as the first group 3rd about a week ago (May 22ndish): no stunting, extremely good growth 4th with plants I just purchased from WIsunflower and a Cherokee Purple I picked up from a local garden shop (May 30th). Overall my Brandywine-Pink plants are showing their first flower growth, but the Green Zebras seem to be waiting longer. My largest and most beautiful plant is a Green Zebra; it was planted in the 3rd group. I've used a fertilizer for all my plants called Tomatoes Alive and am using a mix of Organic and non-organic Miracle grow garden soil along with a cheap topsoil. I'm also doing a small experiment with my volunteer grape tomatoes (a generic variety I got through a school fundraiser last year). I have a total of 16 in small pots, 9 of which I'm experimenting with fertilizers. All are in Miracle grow potting mix, 3 have added worm castings to the mix, 3 have added Tomatoes Alive, and the rest don't have anything besides the potting mixture. In total I have the 16 volunteers, 7 (+1 yet unplanted) Green Zebras, 3 Brandywine-Pink, 1 Cherokee Purple, 1 Sungold, 1 Green Dr, 1 Snow White Cherry, 1 Black Cherry, 1 KBX, 1 Sicilian Paste, and 1 Negro Azteca. Additionally I have 3 Matt's Wild Cherry plants that are all very small that I'm not sure what I'm going to do with. I have room for one more plant in a bed, but the other two I'll probably have to find another large pot to put in. What I'm going to do if those 16 volunteers actually produce lots of fruit is beyond me. Pics to come soon. Dan