Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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June 13, 2019 | #706 |
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Are you planning to sauce or fresh eat?
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June 13, 2019 | #708 |
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Belosnezhka cherry
Black plum Is it normal for Brad's Atomic Grape to have spindly leaves? Rosso Sicilian and Emerald Apple. Red Robin (maybe) |
June 13, 2019 | #709 |
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Tomatoes in Part Shade
These are the ten tomatoes up by the house (all different varieties) plus eggplant and dill at the far end. They get full sun from about 10am to 4:00 or so and seem to like not having full bore sun all day. These photos were taken around 10:30 this morning. I can't wait until they ripen! *tapping foot impatiently*
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June 13, 2019 | #710 |
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Garden Tomato Foliage Improving
Oh my, there has been a temperature turnaround since that streak of upper 90's and 100's has broken. Lately we've had four days of rain followed by two cloudy cool days and the tomatoes are loving it, especially these that are in full all day sun down in the garden. Yesterday the high was only 69! Totally amazing and soooo nice!
Left to Right: Boxcar Willie, Earl's Polish, Marianna's Peace, Thessaloniki, SOTW The lower foliage on this Thessaloniki is so curled from growing in the heat but the new top foliage produced in cooler weather is just fine: Same thing with SOTW: I'm also noticing more fruit set since the weather turned except for Earl's Polish. There's only one tomato on the whole plant. Maybe a Polish tomato doesn't like the weather here in Georgia! |
June 13, 2019 | #711 |
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Short answer is "some of both". We eat a lot of them fresh, but also can/freeze a lot for later use (almost 20 gallons last year) I'm also faced with the spectre of my wife's moocher family, who will gladly sit back and ask when their tomatoes are gonna be ripe...It's a bit taxing at times...
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June 14, 2019 | #712 |
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Pink Brandywine
Definitely going to grow this one again. Delicious.
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June 14, 2019 | #715 |
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"moocher family"......that's funny!
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June 15, 2019 | #716 |
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June 16, 2019 | #717 |
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Girl Girl’s Weird Thing, upper left
Solar Flare, upper right Cherokee Lime Stripes, a tad short of full ripeness, bottom I like striped tomatoes. |
June 16, 2019 | #718 |
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First time I'm seeing the Cherokee Lime Stripes and GGWT. Makes me realize that if I want the more flamboyant varieties I am going to have to grow from seeds next year.
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June 16, 2019 | #719 |
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Seeing Brad Gates tomatoes was enlightening. I now grow more striped and bicolor and odd color tomatoes than anything else. I just wish Pink Berkeley Tie Dye grew better in my conditions but unfortunately it’s only good about every 4th year.
Prior to this year I mostly ordered seedlings through the mail. This winter I finally set up a seed starting area in the garage and went a little overboard with seeds, lol. So many more choices with seeds. |
June 17, 2019 | #720 |
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Nothing even close to rope but..
I took these pictures.
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