Sun Gold F1 - Page 5

AlittleSalt · August 27, 2014

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Originally Posted by Tracydr

Ha! Funny?
But really, artichokes are a very cool plant. Everybody thinks I'm growing some exotic, Jurassic Park plant!

That sounds pretty cool to us. (I just read to my wife what you replied.) I'll have to look that up tonight.

goodwin · August 28, 2014

Salt -
Experimenting with the raised beds will be an interesting project. For tomatoes you would need to raise the pH a bit and make sure you don't overdo the nitrogen. The soil here is sandy and a little alkaline, and the plants do well. As you know, tomatoes send out some serious roots so the beds need to be deep enough.

Ginger, I spent last week in Ocala. Wow, is that place humid! However, it sounds like you get a second season which must be nice. It is looking like fall here. We've had an unusually rainy summer here in New Mexico and it was a good test to see if these varieties would split like Sungold. So far that hasn't been a problem. I'll be curious to hear how they do for you.

Lee

AlittleSalt · August 28, 2014

Lee, I spent a few days in Anthony, New Mexico. After driving hours through the Chihuahuan Desert down I-20 and I-10 in Texas, we finally got there and it was all green there. The farmers get water from irrigation ditches coming off the Rio Grande river. It was so odd seeing a huge cotton field thriving beautifully green in the desert. I asked farmers how they amended the sand or what they had to do to be able to grow - the answer was simple: ADD WATER.

I know, this has nothing to do with this thread and all, but seeing your location made me think about that. I won't ever forget visiting Anthony, New Mexico.

In reply to your post, I have been wondering if I might be adding too much nitrogen by turning green legume plants into the soil. I am now waiting for the legume plants to dry before turning them into soil. The PH is at 6.7 in those two beds. I should also say that the beds are built out of 2 x 12s. The dirt level is 2 inches below the 2 x 12s....lets see, I think 2 x 12s actually measure out to 1.5" x 11.5" So the raised amended soil is 9.5" sitting on soil that has not been amended.

Cole_Robbie · August 28, 2014

That reminds me of flying into Vegas over the desert. The irrigation systems were pipes that spun around a central axis to go over the field. So from above, the land looked like green circles within brown squares.

NewCreature · January 3, 2015

If you like he sweet of Sungold, you may want to try the Orange Paruche. I grew both this year and found the Orange Paruche to be slightly bigger and even sweeter.

Mike (aka NewCreature)
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PhilaGardener · January 4, 2015

Does anyone know the parentage of Sungold F1? Or is that some closely held, big company trade secret?

jmsieglaff · January 4, 2015

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Originally Posted by PhilaGardener

Or is that some closely held, big company trade secret?

Pretty sure you nailed it.

jmsieglaff · January 4, 2015

It is the only tomato that I've grown every year for a number of years with at least 2 plants every year. It is the last remaining tomato hybrid I grow. I find the flavor to be sweet yes, but also has other flavors that to me are unique. I like the it best before it is completely ripe and orange--more yellow-orange just after the last of the green diminished.

August 28, 2014	#62
goodwin Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Espanola, New Mexico Posts: 608	Salt - Experimenting with the raised beds will be an interesting project. For tomatoes you would need to raise the pH a bit and make sure you don't overdo the nitrogen. The soil here is sandy and a little alkaline, and the plants do well. As you know, tomatoes send out some serious roots so the beds need to be deep enough. Ginger, I spent last week in Ocala. Wow, is that place humid! However, it sounds like you get a second season which must be nice. It is looking like fall here. We've had an unusually rainy summer here in New Mexico and it was a good test to see if these varieties would split like Sungold. So far that hasn't been a problem. I'll be curious to hear how they do for you. Lee

August 28, 2014	#63
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	Lee, I spent a few days in Anthony, New Mexico. After driving hours through the Chihuahuan Desert down I-20 and I-10 in Texas, we finally got there and it was all green there. The farmers get water from irrigation ditches coming off the Rio Grande river. It was so odd seeing a huge cotton field thriving beautifully green in the desert. I asked farmers how they amended the sand or what they had to do to be able to grow - the answer was simple: ADD WATER. I know, this has nothing to do with this thread and all, but seeing your location made me think about that. I won't ever forget visiting Anthony, New Mexico. In reply to your post, I have been wondering if I might be adding too much nitrogen by turning green legume plants into the soil. I am now waiting for the legume plants to dry before turning them into soil. The PH is at 6.7 in those two beds. I should also say that the beds are built out of 2 x 12s. The dirt level is 2 inches below the 2 x 12s....lets see, I think 2 x 12s actually measure out to 1.5" x 11.5" So the raised amended soil is 9.5" sitting on soil that has not been amended.

August 28, 2014	#64
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	That reminds me of flying into Vegas over the desert. The irrigation systems were pipes that spun around a central axis to go over the field. So from above, the land looked like green circles within brown squares.

January 3, 2015	#65
NewCreature Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Flint, TX Posts: 19	If you like he sweet of Sungold, you may want to try the Orange Paruche. I grew both this year and found the Orange Paruche to be slightly bigger and even sweeter. Mike (aka NewCreature) <><

January 4, 2015	#66
PhilaGardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Near Philadelphia, PA Posts: 1,940	Does anyone know the parentage of Sungold F1? Or is that some closely held, big company trade secret?

January 4, 2015	#68
jmsieglaff Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Southern WI Posts: 2,742	It is the only tomato that I've grown every year for a number of years with at least 2 plants every year. It is the last remaining tomato hybrid I grow. I find the flavor to be sweet yes, but also has other flavors that to me are unique. I like the it best before it is completely ripe and orange--more yellow-orange just after the last of the green diminished.