So HERE'S where everyone is! :-)))

materlvr · July 8, 2006

Well, hello my fellow (former) GW mater buds! I kept wondering where everyone went! Barb, I think I owe you an email!

Here's my question......we moved into a brand new house in March, and I planted out on May 8th, late, for my zone (8-9). We had "new house" dirt (not soil), so I dug huge holes and filled each one with a ton of Kellogg's "Gromulch". My tomato plants are 4-7 feet tall, but only Druzba and Kosovo are productive. I have about 50 greenies on each plant. I have one (1) mater on a 5 ft. Tidwell German, one (1) on a 5 ft. Stump of the World, one Aunt Gerties Gold, and, here's the shocker, about 8 maters on my Earl's Faux, which is from seed I saved from last year. My Marianna's Peace is as expected, with about 7 maters.

What's happened? Was the Gromulch a bad idea? What should I use next year????? Man, this is really crappy dirt, so I gotta use some type of soil amendment. Any ideas?

I tell you, Druzba was a last minute addition, as a "main crop" tomato, and I'll never again be without it!!

Glad to see this site doing so well, and glad to read postings from the GW oldsters! Hi, Chris!!!

July 8, 2006	#1
materlvr Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Temecula, CA Zone 9b Posts: 181	So HERE'S where everyone is! :-))) Well, hello my fellow (former) GW mater buds! I kept wondering where everyone went! Barb, I think I owe you an email! Here's my question......we moved into a brand new house in March, and I planted out on May 8th, late, for my zone (8-9). We had "new house" dirt (not soil), so I dug huge holes and filled each one with a ton of Kellogg's "Gromulch". My tomato plants are 4-7 feet tall, but only Druzba and Kosovo are productive. I have about 50 greenies on each plant. I have one (1) mater on a 5 ft. Tidwell German, one (1) on a 5 ft. Stump of the World, one Aunt Gerties Gold, and, here's the shocker, about 8 maters on my Earl's Faux, which is from seed I saved from last year. My Marianna's Peace is as expected, with about 7 maters. What's happened? Was the Gromulch a bad idea? What should I use next year????? Man, this is really crappy dirt, so I gotta use some type of soil amendment. Any ideas? I tell you, Druzba was a last minute addition, as a "main crop" tomato, and I'll never again be without it!! Glad to see this site doing so well, and glad to read postings from the GW oldsters! Hi, Chris!!!