I'm loving this weather!!!

[Rajun Gardener]

I snapped a few pics this morning while checking on the plants. We haven't had any significant rain in a few weeks and it's dry. We have a front coming in Thursday night and that should help them grow. I haven't watered except when I transplanted and if this keeps up I might have to start.




I tried the new Goliath Giant Early Bush Hybrid because it's supposed to be earlier than Early girl but I think Early girl will give up the first ripe tomato. These were all sprouted and transplanted the same time so it's a good test.





Here's Early Girl, it's hard to tell but that big tomato is starting to blush





These are Big Beef Hybrid, every plant is loading up with 5 trusses and they're at the top of my poles so I'll be making a better trellis system to use the lower and lean method.





This is in the shorter row of tomatoes on the right in the first pic. Here's a ribbon vine to a multi bloom flower. It's an F-1 cross that should grow a huge tomato, Big Zac X Domingo called Wixom Slammer. It didn't get fully pollinated and will be smaller than it could've been.



This is another F-1 with a smaller ribbon vine, Mega Marv X Domingo called Magadom. I don't think this one is pollinated, it's all closed up so I'll wait to see what happens.


I'll make a cross with these two plants to try to save that ribbon vine megabloom trait, it should be fun to see how big a tomato these plants will make.

[bower]

Rajun, you sure got the jump on this season! Everything looks great.

[Rajun Gardener]

Thanks Bower! I'm not sure when I planted but it was earlier than most and I got lucky with the weather.

I picked squash last night. I missed some and have a few big ones. Zucchini is famous for that hiding game.

[Rajun Gardener]

The verdict is in, Early Girl beat out Goliath Giant Early Bush Hybrid and will be the first ripe tomato. Goliath isn't even starting to blush.

Another EG blushing on a different plant

Goliath Giant Early Bush Hybrid still green, at least they're nice sized tomatoes.


I rigged up a trellis system to hang tomatoes so I can use the lower and lean method. I used 1/2" EMT cut to 8.5' and hammered in the ground 2'. Them used 3/4" PVC "T's" and a short piece of pipe to slide over the EMT to hold a 3/16" cable. I drove in street sign poles 3" deep and secured the EMT with chain link fence bottom tension wire to hold the end EMT pole from leaning when I put tension on the cable. I have a turnbuckle on the other end to tighten the cable.





I'm an idiot!!!
After noticing one of the Big Beef tomatoes started to blush I realized that it's not Big Beef. Somehow I grabbed Big Beef labels instead of Big Red Cherry labels when I transplanted earlier this year. I hope these tomatoes taste great because I have 15 cherry tomato plants growing. URGH!!!



and the persimmon tree is loaded with fruit.

[Worth1]

The wind is rocking my truck and I cant get out, raining cats and dogs.
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[Rajun Gardener]

Send me 3/4" and I want it to lightly drizzle so it soaks in.

We're supposed to get it tomorrow.

[Worth1]

This has been the best year in years for weather.
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