The EarthTainer "Farm" Update June 1 - Tomatoes, Peppers, & Cukes

[rnewste]

The "Farm" is in full swing today:



In Harvest mode:



Jetsetter:





Better Boy left; Big Daddy right:



Big Daddy:



Big Beef:



Momotaro:



Early Large Red:



Vilmorin Dona F1:



Today's haul:



I'm glad I decided to prune the lower 12 inches. Minimal fungal problems:



The Peppers are going great:


Colossal


Bianca

And the cukes are filling out:


Sweet Success


Diva

Still trying to decide if the Burpee On-Deck variety is a "keeper":



I have had to reseed 3 times due to very poor germination:



At some point, reseeding becomes not worth it, as the taller stalks will shade the new seedlings.

Next to the On-Deck, I am growing Gurney's Gotta Have It variety (on the right):



Much better first-time germination. So we will see how the comparison goes (2 on left: On Deck; 3 on right: Gotta Have It):



The fertilizer trials continue with all exceeding the performance of the original Tomato-tone. I am now trialing different fertilizers on the same variety (Desters) at the suggestion of "Dust" here on Tomatoville.



...and I will close with a bit of garden color:


From seeds Dole Plantation Store Oahu.

Raybo