The reason for Brandywine sudduth's poor yield - Page 5

Lilypon · September 12, 2008

So do I Feldon and thank you! The first one is ripe now (I'm not expecting a lot from the first one but who knows......I've picked and eaten a few other varieties and the taste has been pretty good so far). We also enjoyed Gregori's Altai (excuse my spelling if it's wrong) a great deal (have had many tasty sandwiches from it already).

Lilypon · September 12, 2008

I should also mention this summer, for at least a month, we had low humidity (for a change) and high winds (the jet stream danced over us an awful lot). In fact we often had 60 to 80 mph winds (however my garden is within the city so it wasn't quite as high here)....so I'm guessing low humidity/lower temps (which I haven't seen/felt since I seriously started growing tomatoes) and the plant getting shaken an awful lot by Mother Nature caused my large crop.

This year it seemed it was the last week of June or the first week of July before we started getting warm to hot temps and higher levels of humidity (meanwhile I had a small flush/or two that seemed to have pollinated very, very well).

where_with_all · September 15, 2008

I was wondering- If you could plant bee- attracting companion plants around the plant to increase the chances of polination?

feldon30 · September 15, 2008

I touch the flowers of all my tomato plants with an electric toothbrush in the early morning. I figure that's as good as depending upon chance with the bees.

bakersville · September 18, 2008

I am still trying to figure out why so many claim it has a poor yield. Since I got so many ripe fruit off of mine; I either have to give them away or god forbid, make them into sauce.

Tormato · September 19, 2008

My tomatoes are just about done for the year. About 100 varieties, and Brandywine Sudduth outproduced them all.

I guess, for some of us, this thread should read...

The reason for Brandywine Sudduth's rich yield.

Gary

September 12, 2008	#61
Lilypon Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 303	So do I Feldon and thank you! The first one is ripe now (I'm not expecting a lot from the first one but who knows......I've picked and eaten a few other varieties and the taste has been pretty good so far). We also enjoyed Gregori's Altai (excuse my spelling if it's wrong) a great deal (have had many tasty sandwiches from it already). __________________ "At the heart of gardening there is a belief in the miraculous" Mirabel Osler

September 12, 2008	#62
Lilypon Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 303	I should also mention this summer, for at least a month, we had low humidity (for a change) and high winds (the jet stream danced over us an awful lot). In fact we often had 60 to 80 mph winds (however my garden is within the city so it wasn't quite as high here)....so I'm guessing low humidity/lower temps (which I haven't seen/felt since I seriously started growing tomatoes) and the plant getting shaken an awful lot by Mother Nature caused my large crop. This year it seemed it was the last week of June or the first week of July before we started getting warm to hot temps and higher levels of humidity (meanwhile I had a small flush/or two that seemed to have pollinated very, very well). __________________ "At the heart of gardening there is a belief in the miraculous" Mirabel Osler

September 15, 2008	#63
where_with_all Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 152	I was wondering- If you could plant bee- attracting companion plants around the plant to increase the chances of polination? __________________ Where With All on Long Island

September 15, 2008	#64
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	I touch the flowers of all my tomato plants with an electric toothbrush in the early morning. I figure that's as good as depending upon chance with the bees. __________________ [SIZE="3"]I've relaunched my gardening website -- [B]TheUnconventionalTomato.com[/B][/SIZE] * [I][SIZE="1"]*I'm not allowed to post weblinks so you'll have to copy-paste it manually.[/SIZE][/I]

September 18, 2008	#65
bakersville Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: westminster Posts: 11	I am still trying to figure out why so many claim it has a poor yield. Since I got so many ripe fruit off of mine; I either have to give them away or god forbid, make them into sauce.

September 19, 2008	#66
Tormato Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MA Posts: 4,971	My tomatoes are just about done for the year. About 100 varieties, and Brandywine Sudduth outproduced them all. I guess, for some of us, this thread should read... The reason for Brandywine Sudduth's rich yield. Gary