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Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Mid-Atlantic right on the line of Zone 7a and 7b
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So two 36” will do when it hits 90 outside. I’m thinking my roll up sides would do the same when it’s that hot outside, and I don’t have to buy a fan or use electric.
I’m wondering when it is still cool/cold out in early spring but a full sun day. I’d like to be able to leave my roll up sides buttoned down for March and part of April. Maybe even inflate the sides in early March to retain more heat at night. Will I still need two fans? Thinking about an intake vent kit for fresh air at night too. |
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Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Mid-Atlantic right on the line of Zone 7a and 7b
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Got them yesterday in the mail and sowed 4 last night. Stay tuned... Also sowed seeds from my first cross. hoping to see what the f1 fruit will look and taste like sometime in early October. All I can say with certainty is that it will be large and yellow (orange).. |
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Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: North carolina
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Wasilla Alaska
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I have a couple of others that people are going to tweek over. The best I have is Bloody Butcher x Dester (pink) F4. It is amazing, it has a very complex taste and the fruit has a good shape. If I can retain what I have in subsequent generations I will kill it at the markets with this tomato. Very exciting indeed, I will grow 10 or less varieties next year, the experimenting is coming to an end. Thanks for the report. I am growing the Mat-Su F9 seeds right now. I will send a bunch to someone like Marsha who does seed offers, so they can spread the joy. I have them pretty dialed in, more than 80 percent of 32 are on the early side, the rest are just a few days behind. I grew about 500 plants to get it it stable to my liking, so I hope they do well for all to enjoy. |
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Omaha Zone 5
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Unfortunately, the plant met an unexpected end as it was LOADED with golf ball sized tomatoes. It had flowered early when we had a warm start to winter followed by an extended cool spring and I shook it as there were no bees yet. Later, a plumber that was trying to repair the backflow valve of the hose spigot got tangled up in the foliage and knocked the tall container over. Startled, he then stepped on the main stem. I tried resetting to no avail, too much foliage. Looking forward to trying the new version Mat-Su Express next year. Thank you , Mark, for sharing your years of work with your audience here. It's keeping us upbeat despite all the growing challenges we are having with the weird weather this year. - Lisa |
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#201 |
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Wasilla Alaska
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Here's a couple of pics of some outdoor determinate tomatoes. Some are in pots some straight in the dirt. They are getting fed the same tomato formula as the GH tomatoes, and get it twice a day. They like that stuff too. Some plants have more than 50 tomatoes set not counting the marbles.
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#202 |
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Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Indialantic, Florida
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Thanks for posting those pictures of your outside tomatoes. Gives us more to aspire to. What kind of determinate tomato? and how does it taste?
BTW - I bought some Damsel seeds to grow this fall. Thanks for the recommendation. |
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Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: So Cal
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Hi Mark indoors or outdoors you sure know what you are doing. Mike
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#204 |
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: NJ, zone 7
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Gorgeous fruits.
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#205 |
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Vancouver Island
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phenomenal fruit set Mark. just awesome.
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#206 |
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Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: 7B
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OMG. Look at the fruit set . And look at them cheeks....perfect bottoms and tops.
I'm going to have to do MUCH more reading. Some look great, others have knarly bottoms and tops. Just had a nor-easter of a rain, and technically, it's as if it's rained for 10 days straight. Mark's not going to tell us , but I think he lives under a glass bubble ! |
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#207 |
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Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: alberta
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Hello AKmark.....are you still running the Floranova @1350 ppm, at a 6.3 pH for the remainder of the season? cheers
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Wasilla Alaska
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I have also been pushing Hydro Gardens Hobby Blend. People seem to like it, good value for money spent. I use 4-18-38, CaNO3, MgSO4, and KNO3 as recommended by HG for injectors. It is delivered by spray stakes or a hose. pH is 6.2-6.5 on average. |
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#209 |
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin
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Mark do you feed your outdoor plants the same way that you do for your indoor buckets? I am assuming that your outdoor plants are in ground.
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Wasilla Alaska
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They are fed the same. Some are in containers, some in the ground, both are loaded. The fruit quality looks to be very good, I hope we don't get a rainy spell, that could change it up a bit.
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