Season 2019 journal

taboule · June 14, 2019

Greetings,

It's been a while since I posted. Was out of town early june and came back to a jungle.

Every year this time around, I run behind in caging my tomatoes. Then they get big and it becomes a challenge to slide the corset ...hmm... i mean the cage onto them. So decided this year I'll get ahead of it -except I didn't. Came back to see many of them had collapsed due to a combo of weight, rain and wind. It took me another week to control them all, finally.
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All of them have flowers now, here's Brandywine

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Big Zack, first time growing it. Following the big tomato thread, I guess I should keep only one or two blooms once I get pollination.

061319-big-Z.jpg

And best part, the first fruit, a 4th of July as expected (my only hybrid), a bit late this year.

061319-4th-july.jpg

I stopped at 41 plants this year. Just culled one that didnt look as good as I like and replaced it with a more vigorous leftover. No mercy here, survival of the fittest, and very much the best reason to grow lots more than needed, and use only the best. Still many left for gifting or to fix "accidents."

For the old/remote garden, I only planted some leftover (from winter) potatoes, a mix of golden and pink, and leaving the rest of it to rest this year.

I'm officially done planting for now.

tbc...

June 14, 2019	#22
taboule Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: MA Posts: 903	100% done Greetings, It's been a while since I posted. Was out of town early june and came back to a jungle. Every year this time around, I run behind in caging my tomatoes. Then they get big and it becomes a challenge to slide the corset ...hmm... i mean the cage onto them. So decided this year I'll get ahead of it -except I didn't. Came back to see many of them had collapsed due to a combo of weight, rain and wind. It took me another week to control them all, finally. 061319-lower-bed.jpg All of them have flowers now, here's Brandywine 061319-BW.jpg Big Zack, first time growing it. Following the big tomato thread, I guess I should keep only one or two blooms once I get pollination. 061319-big-Z.jpg And best part, the first fruit, a 4th of July as expected (my only hybrid), a bit late this year. 061319-4th-july.jpg I stopped at 41 plants this year. Just culled one that didnt look as good as I like and replaced it with a more vigorous leftover. No mercy here, survival of the fittest, and very much the best reason to grow lots more than needed, and use only the best. Still many left for gifting or to fix "accidents." For the old/remote garden, I only planted some leftover (from winter) potatoes, a mix of golden and pink, and leaving the rest of it to rest this year. I'm officially done planting for now. tbc...