I think I'm going no-till - Page 11

AlittleSalt · May 5, 2016

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Originally Posted by Cole_Robbie

Thanks. The 2x4 posts and twine come in at about 50 cents per row foot of trellising. It is the most economical approach I can find that has a chance of working. I use a lot of twine, but it costs next to nothing. I tried Florida weave, but my plants get too big and collapse everything.

Thank you Cole, I know Florida weave wouldn't work for me too for the same reason.

tryno12 · May 6, 2016

I had rabbits eat 30 or so 5" plants Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Will the rabbits eventually leave the plants alone once the plants get larger? i wonder how mature is enough to be less fearful of losing more?
Thank You

Cole_Robbie · May 6, 2016

My rabbits are fenced out. I saved a baby bunny from a big snake last year, only to realize within the next few days that he was eating my plants. He got a few. I think he got too fat to fit back through the hole in the fence after that.

tryno12 · May 6, 2016

yeah, i "saved" the one that got to big to get out last year with a SHOVEL! They never touched a tomato plant - only beens. This year they attacked the transplants - have never been bothered by rabbit's on tomatoes - i guess just a bit too small of a transplant this year??? how do i insert a smile or grumpy face?
Thanks

Cole_Robbie · May 6, 2016

Black plastic mulch tip of the day: paint markers will write on it. I bought a yellow one at Wal-Mart for $2. It goes a lot faster to mark the plants that way as I plant, and then go back with the notebook later:

Aerial · May 7, 2016

Cole, gorgeous plant! I see you gave in to the calling...

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Originally Posted by Cole_Robbie

The Skyreacher they have on the cover keeps calling my name.

zeuspaul · May 7, 2016

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Originally Posted by tryno12

I had rabbits eat 30 or so 5" plants Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Will the rabbits eventually leave the plants alone once the plants get larger? i wonder how mature is enough to be less fearful of losing more?
Thank You

12 to 18 inches you might be safer from rabbits. They will snack on tomatoes if they can reach them when they start to turn red. I don't think rabbits are fond of eating tomato plants but they eat the small plants before they find out they don't like them.

If unfenced I use 12 inch diameter baskets made from poultry netting or hardware cloth to protect from rabbits.

Cole_Robbie · May 12, 2016

All of my tomatoes are finally in the ground, all 900 feet of them.

Here's a pic from today: http://i.imgur.com/JtUb1RB.jpg

My list of high tunnel varieties is here: http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=40692

Here is a list of the varieties I have planted outside. Some names have been translated, and I'm sure there are some misspelled ones:

Ambrosia Red
Ambrosia Rose
Amethyst Cream
Amursky Tiger
Andizhansky
Anmore Dew Drops
Anmore Treasures
Arkasin
Aroma
Atkinson
Banskia Queen
Batjanja
Beauty Mark
Bedouin
Benissoui Nante
Beryl Beauty
Betalux
Big Green Dwarf
Black Hole Sun
Black Icicle
Black Magic
Black Plum
Blueberry Sugar
Bola Maciza
Bosky Chabarovsky
Bosque Blue Bumble Bee
Brandywine OTV
Brandywine Sudduth
Chadwick Cherry
Chang Li
Chernomor
Chocolate Champion
Chocolate Lighting
Citron Compact
Coastal Pride Orange
Cole
Cuban Black
Cyril’s Choice
Czech Bush
Da Chilo
Dagestansky
Daniel Burson
De Barao Black
De Barao Orange
Degestansky
Desert Rose
Dwarf Pink Passion
Dwarf Wild Fred
Elgin Pink
Esmerelda Golosina
Everett’s Rusty Ox Heart
Fahrenheit Blues
Firesteel
Flora-dade
Fuzzy Wuzzy
Gargamel
Giant Willie
Gigant-10 Novikova
Glasnost
Green Doctor’s Frosted
Gregori Altai
Harless Creek Gold
Highlander Pink
Honey Giant
Hssiao His Hung Shih
Ina
Indian Stripe PL
Indigo Cherry Drops
Italian Market Wonder
Jade Beauty
Jazz
KBX
Kazachka
Koskioso Verte
Leningradsky Skorospelyi
Li Cun
Livingston’s Main Crop Pink
Lotos Pink
Lucinda
Lucinda
Maglia Rosa
Malachite Box
Malawi Cherry
Mandarinka
Mano
Marbonne F1
Master Carnosa
Midnight in Moscow
Mikhalych
Momotaro F1
Mr Snow
Muddy Waters
Napa Rose
Negrillo de Almoguera
Nepal
New Big Dwarf
Nicholas Duchov
Northern Lights
Novosadsky Jabucher
Orange Bull’s Heart
Orange Icicle
Orange Jazz
Orange Russian 117
Oranzhevaya Slivka
Pani Jana
Paul Robeson
Paul Robeson PL (unstable)
Peramoga 165
Perth Pride
Pineapple Pig
Pink Icicle
Pink Rose
Pink Tiger
Pink Titan
Pink Vernissage
Pit Viper
Polish Favorite
Porter
Purple Bumble Bee
Purple Dragon
Qiyanai Huang
Rebel Yell
Red Bumble Bee F1
Reisetomate (traveler’s tomato)
Remy Rouge
Rose Quartz Multiflora
Roza Vetrov
Russian
Russian Apple Tree
Russian Bull’s Heart
Shaker Village
Sibirsky Malahit
Sioux
Sky Reacher
Sosulka Rosoveya
Southern Nights
Spot Yellow
Spudakee
Starfire Isis
Submarine Blush
Sunrise Bumble Bee
Sweet & Thin from Malinova
Sweet Adelaide
Sweet Cherry
Sweet Cranberry
Sweet Orange II
Sweet Scarlet
Sweet Sue
Sweet for Children
Taimyr
Tasmanian Chocolate
Terhune
Tommy Toe
Tsar’s Royal Gift
Uluru Ochre
Utyonok (Duckling)
Vorlon
Wes
Wherowkowhai
White Cherry
Wild Fred
Wild Rose
Willard Wynn
Wine Jug
Wooly Blue Jay
Yamali Brown
Yamali Green
Yamali Red
Yamali Yellow
Yellow Icicle
Yellow Jazz
Yellow Jazz Heart
Yellow Mortgage Lifter
Yukon Quest
Zaitska
Zebra Rita
Zhelhj Delikates
Zigan

Worth1 · May 12, 2016

What a list.

Cole_Robbie · May 12, 2016

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Originally Posted by Worth1

What a list.

It was made possible by a lot of generous seed-swappers, I should add. Thank you to everyone who traded seeds with me.

AlittleSalt · May 12, 2016

Cole, there are some that I'll be asking you about. I Agree with Worth - What a list.

I few that I am very interested in are how Ambrosia Red, Bosque Blue Bumble Bee, Indigo Cherry Drops - how they do for you. Of course, you know I want to know about the Chinese tomatoes. I'm growing some Japanese tomatoes that are very happy in Texas soil.

Kazedwards · May 12, 2016

What a list Cole. I can only imagine having that much room! You missed having a variety that starts with X though. Lol.

-Zach

Gerardo · May 12, 2016

Hope Tlaloc isn't as generous as last year, a lot of those deserve a good taste test. Mikhalych is winning taste tests down here. Go Sugar's Magic!

Cole_Robbie · May 12, 2016

Thanks guys. Gerado, I'm glad you liked Sugar's stuff so much. I will send you more when you run out. I collect it in winter, because the grass has died and it is easier. But the summer stuff makes much better tea. It bubbles like crazy.

BigVanVader · May 12, 2016

Wow dude, super list. I am a little jealous of your space though. I keep wanting to use all my rows for tomatoes since I have so many varieties I cant fit in. One day I have several acres to grow on. Good luck on the season and I will be patiently waiting to read your reviews later on.

May 12, 2016	#158
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	All of my tomatoes are finally in the ground, all 900 feet of them. Here's a pic from today: http://i.imgur.com/JtUb1RB.jpg My list of high tunnel varieties is here: http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=40692 Here is a list of the varieties I have planted outside. Some names have been translated, and I'm sure there are some misspelled ones: Ambrosia Red Ambrosia Rose Amethyst Cream Amursky Tiger Andizhansky Anmore Dew Drops Anmore Treasures Arkasin Aroma Atkinson Banskia Queen Batjanja Beauty Mark Bedouin Benissoui Nante Beryl Beauty Betalux Big Green Dwarf Black Hole Sun Black Icicle Black Magic Black Plum Blueberry Sugar Bola Maciza Bosky Chabarovsky Bosque Blue Bumble Bee Brandywine OTV Brandywine Sudduth Chadwick Cherry Chang Li Chernomor Chocolate Champion Chocolate Lighting Citron Compact Coastal Pride Orange Cole Cuban Black Cyril’s Choice Czech Bush Da Chilo Dagestansky Daniel Burson De Barao Black De Barao Orange Degestansky Desert Rose Dwarf Pink Passion Dwarf Wild Fred Elgin Pink Esmerelda Golosina Everett’s Rusty Ox Heart Fahrenheit Blues Firesteel Flora-dade Fuzzy Wuzzy Gargamel Giant Willie Gigant-10 Novikova Glasnost Green Doctor’s Frosted Gregori Altai Harless Creek Gold Highlander Pink Honey Giant Hssiao His Hung Shih Ina Indian Stripe PL Indigo Cherry Drops Italian Market Wonder Jade Beauty Jazz KBX Kazachka Koskioso Verte Leningradsky Skorospelyi Li Cun Livingston’s Main Crop Pink Lotos Pink Lucinda Lucinda Maglia Rosa Malachite Box Malawi Cherry Mandarinka Mano Marbonne F1 Master Carnosa Midnight in Moscow Mikhalych Momotaro F1 Mr Snow Muddy Waters Napa Rose Negrillo de Almoguera Nepal New Big Dwarf Nicholas Duchov Northern Lights Novosadsky Jabucher Orange Bull’s Heart Orange Icicle Orange Jazz Orange Russian 117 Oranzhevaya Slivka Pani Jana Paul Robeson Paul Robeson PL (unstable) Peramoga 165 Perth Pride Pineapple Pig Pink Icicle Pink Rose Pink Tiger Pink Titan Pink Vernissage Pit Viper Polish Favorite Porter Purple Bumble Bee Purple Dragon Qiyanai Huang Rebel Yell Red Bumble Bee F1 Reisetomate (traveler’s tomato) Remy Rouge Rose Quartz Multiflora Roza Vetrov Russian Russian Apple Tree Russian Bull’s Heart Shaker Village Sibirsky Malahit Sioux Sky Reacher Sosulka Rosoveya Southern Nights Spot Yellow Spudakee Starfire Isis Submarine Blush Sunrise Bumble Bee Sweet & Thin from Malinova Sweet Adelaide Sweet Cherry Sweet Cranberry Sweet Orange II Sweet Scarlet Sweet Sue Sweet for Children Taimyr Tasmanian Chocolate Terhune Tommy Toe Tsar’s Royal Gift Uluru Ochre Utyonok (Duckling) Vorlon Wes Wherowkowhai White Cherry Wild Fred Wild Rose Willard Wynn Wine Jug Wooly Blue Jay Yamali Brown Yamali Green Yamali Red Yamali Yellow Yellow Icicle Yellow Jazz Yellow Jazz Heart Yellow Mortgage Lifter Yukon Quest Zaitska Zebra Rita Zhelhj Delikates Zigan Last edited by Cole_Robbie; May 12, 2016 at 03:05 AM.

May 12, 2016	#162
Kazedwards Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 368	What a list Cole. I can only imagine having that much room! You missed having a variety that starts with X though. Lol. -Zach __________________ -Zach

May 6, 2016	#152
tryno12 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Indianapolis Area 46112 Posts: 857	I had rabbits eat 30 or so 5" plants Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Will the rabbits eventually leave the plants alone once the plants get larger? i wonder how mature is enough to be less fearful of losing more? Thank You

May 6, 2016	#153
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	My rabbits are fenced out. I saved a baby bunny from a big snake last year, only to realize within the next few days that he was eating my plants. He got a few. I think he got too fat to fit back through the hole in the fence after that.

May 6, 2016	#154
tryno12 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Indianapolis Area 46112 Posts: 857	yeah, i "saved" the one that got to big to get out last year with a SHOVEL! They never touched a tomato plant - only beens. This year they attacked the transplants - have never been bothered by rabbit's on tomatoes - i guess just a bit too small of a transplant this year??? how do i insert a smile or grumpy face? Thanks

May 6, 2016	#155
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	Black plastic mulch tip of the day: paint markers will write on it. I bought a yellow one at Wal-Mart for $2. It goes a lot faster to mark the plants that way as I plant, and then go back with the notebook later:

May 12, 2016	#159
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	What a list.

May 12, 2016	#161
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	Cole, there are some that I'll be asking you about. I Agree with Worth - What a list. I few that I am very interested in are how Ambrosia Red, Bosque Blue Bumble Bee, Indigo Cherry Drops - how they do for you. Of course, you know I want to know about the Chinese tomatoes. I'm growing some Japanese tomatoes that are very happy in Texas soil.

May 12, 2016	#163
Gerardo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: San Diego-Tijuana Posts: 2,598	Hope Tlaloc isn't as generous as last year, a lot of those deserve a good taste test. Mikhalych is winning taste tests down here. Go Sugar's Magic!

May 12, 2016	#164
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	Thanks guys. Gerado, I'm glad you liked Sugar's stuff so much. I will send you more when you run out. I collect it in winter, because the grass has died and it is easier. But the summer stuff makes much better tea. It bubbles like crazy.

May 12, 2016	#165
BigVanVader Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Greenville, South Carolina Posts: 3,099	Wow dude, super list. I am a little jealous of your space though. I keep wanting to use all my rows for tomatoes since I have so many varieties I cant fit in. One day I have several acres to grow on. Good luck on the season and I will be patiently waiting to read your reviews later on.