Big Beef??

Redbaron · July 6, 2013

Ron,
Of course I remember. It killed off my entire Dwarf project TWICE.

Then I had a solid month of completely saturated ground with standing water! By the time the ground dried out we were already having highs in the 90's

Shortly after that it hit 100 a couple days!

I couldn't catch a break this spring at all. And so far the only ripe fruit I have gotten is a single solitary sun gold F1. Even my carbon isn't doing anything, unlike your carbon copy.

The good news is I have a ton of The Miracle BPF fruit set and something told me this spring to plant more than just 2 of them as I did most other varieties I trialed. So hopefully that early small determinate will get me by until the others finally start producing. A bit small for a slicer, but usable in a pinch. Also a couple Native sun managed to set before the heat hit.

PS Last week was the first week I had both blooming plants and reasonable weather conditions for fruit set, so next week I will be looking closely for signs I may actually have a crop this year! Crossing fingers and toes.

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Redbaron Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 4,488	Ron, Of course I remember. It killed off my entire Dwarf project TWICE. Then I had a solid month of completely saturated ground with standing water! By the time the ground dried out we were already having highs in the 90's Shortly after that it hit 100 a couple days! I couldn't catch a break this spring at all. And so far the only ripe fruit I have gotten is a single solitary sun gold F1. Even my carbon isn't doing anything, unlike your carbon copy. The good news is I have a ton of The Miracle BPF fruit set and something told me this spring to plant more than just 2 of them as I did most other varieties I trialed. So hopefully that early small determinate will get me by until the others finally start producing. A bit small for a slicer, but usable in a pinch. Also a couple Native sun managed to set before the heat hit. PS Last week was the first week I had both blooming plants and reasonable weather conditions for fruit set, so next week I will be looking closely for signs I may actually have a crop this year! Crossing fingers and toes. __________________ Scott AKA The Redbaron "Permaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted & thoughtful observation rather than protracted & thoughtless labour; & of looking at plants & animals in all their functions, rather than treating any area as a single-product system." Bill Mollison co-founder of permaculture Last edited by Redbaron; July 6, 2013 at 02:37 PM.