New - First year growing

sparkie22 · June 4, 2014

My name is Yvette and my husband thinks I'm an addict. First year ever planting tomatoes and I planted 16!

All look healthy, but the caspian pink. The leaves have been rolled upward for 3 weeks.

peppero · June 4, 2014

Welcome to T'ville. Maybe your husband will understand some day. It is a matter of perspective.

jon

Father'sDaughter · June 4, 2014

Welcome Yvette! And yes, it's all perspective. Better get your husband hooked on garden tomatoes quick because if you hang around here for a while, you'll quickly learn that 16 isn't really that many...

sparkie22 · June 4, 2014

Thanks for the welcome!! Once we have some fresh tomatoes, he'll change his mind!

kath · June 4, 2014

Welcome, Yvette! Your husband will come around, especially if he likes what comes out of the garden! The rolled up leaves are probably just a stress response. I see that in lots of the varieties that I grow and it doesn't seem to make a difference- they still produce lots of tomatoes. Caspian Pink can be a shy producer in some conditions, though.

lexusnexus · June 4, 2014

Where is Fair Oaks? Sounds like you are off to a great start.

Dan

sparkie22 · June 4, 2014

Sacramento suburb!

So far so good, knock on wood.

pycoder · June 5, 2014

Eight signs you are a Tomato Addict

Tomato Gardening alone
Making excuses, finding excuses to tend your tomatoes
Daily or frequent tomato gardening/or forum reading needed to function
Inability to reduce or stop tomato intake
Tomato gardening secretly
Becoming angry when confronted about buying more Tomato plants
Failure to care for physical appearance
Trembling in the morning until you've surveyed your tomato garden

Hi, my name is Alan. I am a tomato addict....

(Credit: Rick F. - The 8 signs of an addict http://forum.earthbox.com/index.php?topic=5826.0)

pycoder · June 5, 2014

Here's a link to a copy of an essay originally published in the February 1958 edition of Astounding titled "The Dread Tomato Addiction".

It's a good warning to all of us here at TV that we need to be careful about our potential tomato addictions

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http://dreadtomatoaddiction.blogspot...ons-essay.html

b54red · June 5, 2014

I've been up for over an hour just waiting for enough light to get out and check my tomatoes. Oops it looks bright enough now. Bye.

Bill

June 4, 2014	#1
sparkie22 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Fair Oaks, California Posts: 15	New - First year growing My name is Yvette and my husband thinks I'm an addict. First year ever planting tomatoes and I planted 16! All look healthy, but the caspian pink. The leaves have been rolled upward for 3 weeks.

June 4, 2014	#6
lexusnexus Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: MD Suburbs of DC, Zone 7a Posts: 500	Where is Fair Oaks? Sounds like you are off to a great start. Dan __________________ Dan

June 5, 2014	#8
pycoder Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Torrance, CA / Zone 10 / Sunset Zone 22 Posts: 9	Eight signs you are a tomato addict Eight signs you are a Tomato Addict Tomato Gardening alone Making excuses, finding excuses to tend your tomatoes Daily or frequent tomato gardening/or forum reading needed to function Inability to reduce or stop tomato intake Tomato gardening secretly Becoming angry when confronted about buying more Tomato plants Failure to care for physical appearance Trembling in the morning until you've surveyed your tomato garden Hi, my name is Alan. I am a tomato addict.... (Credit: Rick F. - The 8 signs of an addict http://forum.earthbox.com/index.php?topic=5826.0)

June 5, 2014	#9
pycoder Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Torrance, CA / Zone 10 / Sunset Zone 22 Posts: 9	The Dread Tomato Addiction Here's a link to a copy of an essay originally published in the February 1958 edition of Astounding titled "The Dread Tomato Addiction". It's a good warning to all of us here at TV that we need to be careful about our potential tomato addictions . http://dreadtomatoaddiction.blogspot...ons-essay.html

June 4, 2014	#2
peppero Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: selmer, tn Posts: 2,944	Welcome to T'ville. Maybe your husband will understand some day. It is a matter of perspective. jon

June 4, 2014	#3
Father'sDaughter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: MA/NH Border Posts: 4,919	Welcome Yvette! And yes, it's all perspective. Better get your husband hooked on garden tomatoes quick because if you hang around here for a while, you'll quickly learn that 16 isn't really that many...

June 4, 2014	#5
kath Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: zone 6b, PA Posts: 5,664	Welcome, Yvette! Your husband will come around, especially if he likes what comes out of the garden! The rolled up leaves are probably just a stress response. I see that in lots of the varieties that I grow and it doesn't seem to make a difference- they still produce lots of tomatoes. Caspian Pink can be a shy producer in some conditions, though.

June 4, 2014	#7
sparkie22 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Fair Oaks, California Posts: 15	Sacramento suburb! So far so good, knock on wood.

June 5, 2014	#10
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	I've been up for over an hour just waiting for enough light to get out and check my tomatoes. Oops it looks bright enough now. Bye. Bill