Have You Ever Just Given Up?

obispo45 · June 28, 2007

Sometimes things regardless of how hard we try, maybe even how much we know or maybe even how much we hope, things just don't work out. I'm not a quitter....other than being the only guy/boy in 7th grade chorus way back when....sad story for a gray very slow day in February, I seldom if ever quit. On second thought I quit or gave up on that rag-tag ER show two seasons ago too

. Give me a few moments and I'm sure I could think of a few others....thats besides the point though

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OK. I give up. I quit!! For 4 years now I've had such high expectations for Black Krim. Yes, its still very early in the season here and my "high expectations" have been tempered and lowered each successive season. First year I grew it, it was moderately productive IMO but undoubtedly my tastiest tomato. So it secured a semi-permanent spot so to speak. Since then to make a long story short, things just haven't worked out. I've heaped all kinds of attention on it, taken the hands off approach, grown it in distant and varied plots, tried seeds from a variety of sources, etc, etc.... Appears it just wasn't meant to be. This seasons plants are shall we say rather unimpressive. Granted 4 seasons in the grand scheme of things is a narrow window of time but I think I quit!!

Has anyone just hoped and hoped, tried and tried but been continuely suckered in by a particular cultivar? Same thing has happened to me on a lesser extent with Aunt Ruby's German Green but I cut my losses earlier. I'm probably more experienced with peppers, particularly the hot ones, and the pepper Charleston Hot and Black Krim tell a similar story of the not ment to be ilk. Just curious.

June 28, 2007	#1
obispo45 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: SE Minnesota Zone 4.51a Posts: 139	Have You Ever Just Given Up? Sometimes things regardless of how hard we try, maybe even how much we know or maybe even how much we hope, things just don't work out. I'm not a quitter....other than being the only guy/boy in 7th grade chorus way back when....sad story for a gray very slow day in February, I seldom if ever quit. On second thought I quit or gave up on that rag-tag ER show two seasons ago too. Give me a few moments and I'm sure I could think of a few others....thats besides the point though. OK. I give up. I quit!! For 4 years now I've had such high expectations for Black Krim. Yes, its still very early in the season here and my "high expectations" have been tempered and lowered each successive season. First year I grew it, it was moderately productive IMO but undoubtedly my tastiest tomato. So it secured a semi-permanent spot so to speak. Since then to make a long story short, things just haven't worked out. I've heaped all kinds of attention on it, taken the hands off approach, grown it in distant and varied plots, tried seeds from a variety of sources, etc, etc.... Appears it just wasn't meant to be. This seasons plants are shall we say rather unimpressive. Granted 4 seasons in the grand scheme of things is a narrow window of time but I think I quit!! Has anyone just hoped and hoped, tried and tried but been continuely suckered in by a particular cultivar? Same thing has happened to me on a lesser extent with Aunt Ruby's German Green but I cut my losses earlier. I'm probably more experienced with peppers, particularly the hot ones, and the pepper Charleston Hot and Black Krim tell a similar story of the not ment to be ilk. Just curious.