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Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Zone 6a Denver North Metro
Posts: 1,910
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Small is the gate and narrow the path that leads to the finest Brandy Boy's in the land.
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#137 |
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Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Smoot, Wyoming
Posts: 523
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Haha - Ricky - you've got that right. We've been able to find that gate and path every year. Guess we will continue until we find a better one! We're giving Sudduth another look and Cowlicks a first glance this year too.
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#138 |
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Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: San Diego-Tijuana
Posts: 2,594
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Cowlick's did awesome last year. Given a choice, that's the Brandywine for me.
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#139 |
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Virginia Bch, VA (7b)
Posts: 1,337
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#140 |
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Illinois, zone 6
Posts: 8,407
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Coming inside for the next transplant into 4" pots, I've kept them a nice pale green by restricting fertilizer. It helps for surviving the cold nights. Now I will add Osmocote and they will green up for sale, as well as grow faster.
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#141 |
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Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: San Diego-Tijuana
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very pretty, even without the green lantern corps membership
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#142 |
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Wasilla Alaska
Posts: 2,010
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Yes, they are a very nice BW. However, I have a new one that I am trialing this year that I got from a member here who knows his tomatoes, and he said it was the best he has seen. It is growing right beside a BW Sudduth's, if it passes the test, I will send out some seed.
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#143 |
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Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7
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Nice looking healthy plants, Cole. They are almost ready for plant out. My second batch seedlings are about the same size. But the first ones are about 12 to 16" tall, some flowing. Tomorrow they will have permanent home in the garden. No more freeze/frost in 15 day forecast and nothing under 48F. til April 6.
Oh ! my peppers and eggplants are very anxious too. hehe. I should take some pictures tomorrow before I start planting.
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Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Smoot, Wyoming
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#145 |
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Wasilla Alaska
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I have three sources of seed. One was given to me from a friend and it came right from Camo Chef, but my favorite came from Tatiana. I cannot explain why there was some variation in taste. I got 39lbs from a plant that came from Tatiana's seed, nice shaped fruit and the taste was great. My favorite for taste is still Sudduth's, I also had good luck with Liam's, it may not be pure though, I would have to look it up.
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#146 |
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Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Smoot, Wyoming
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I also have a BW Sudduth's right next to a BW Cowlicks in our GH right now. The Cowlick's seed is from Tatiana. This is the first year for Cowlicks for us. I thought from your post that it was Cowlicks that was on trial for you this year. What is the new BW that you are growing for the first time that you have planted right next to BW Sudduths?
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#147 |
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Wasilla Alaska
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I grew Cowlick's for 3 seasons.The new one is just called BW, it was picked up at a stand by a member here, who has grown a bunch of varieties. He says it is the best BW he has seen. I will report back soon on it. He can chime in if he wants and disclose all the info.
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#148 |
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Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Chicago IL
Posts: 857
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Cole, do you use any fert during this stage? Specifically anything from Kelp4less?
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#149 |
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Join Date: May 2016
Location: Siena-Monteriggioni, Italy
Posts: 213
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If I look at your pics I get almost discouraged
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#150 |
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Join Date: May 2016
Location: Siena-Monteriggioni, Italy
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Nice job Roper! How big are your plastic cups? Are you planning on repotting your seedlings in bigger pots or will you transplant them directly into the ground, raised beds or whatever their final destination is? I sowed my seeds in trays that have small cells (see post #149) so I will definitely have to repot them. I read that many Tville members use party cups for this second stage. Yours seem smaller and of the kind I could find more easily and for a cheaper price.
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