Got Buds ?

[bigcheef]

Hey John,

Here is a shot of what you'll be seeing on Kimberly very soon:


I was amazed at how quickly this plant set fruit after flowering.

RIK

[bigcheef]

And while I'm posting pics..........

Here are a couple of the nicest looking budz I've seen in my garden this year so far:

~Aunt Gertie's Gold~


~Coustralee~

[Tomstrees]

nice pics ~
90% of my plants have buds ~
How long do you guys guesstimate
until there is a ripe tomato ?
Whats the timeline for "mater developement" ?

~ Tom

[bigcheef]

That's a question for the experts, but I do know it is different for each variety. Of course the cherries ripen quickly after setting fruit and the beefsteaks take their time.

I'm guessing size is a big factor in determining time from fruit set to ripe.

RIK

[Tomstrees]

bigcheef -

I just can't wait ~

Tom

[bigcheef]

I feel ya man!

I think you and I may be on the same schedule with this heirloom thing. Last year was my first year growing anything other than hybrids. I grew 8 plants total and 3 heirloom varieties. After tasting that first ripe Cherokee Purple, I was hooked.

This year I'm really blowin it out, (for me at least) and growing about 34 plants with around 20 some odd varieties.

Now if I can just get my Brandywine Sudduth's to stop dropping blossoms , I'll be good to go. Everything else seems to be setting fruit fine and I did plant a few extra's of BWS so we shall see.

Still extemely stoked down here in Tennessee 8)

RIK

[Tomstrees]

RIK,

Yes, same for me ...
4 hybrids, 11 heirlooms last year -
This year, 1 hybrid (Brandyboy)
20 heirlooms ~ seeing a trend here ? lol ...
Brandywines seem to be fussy ~
My Red BW is one of the few plants that
does not have buds ~

Tom (who understands "stoked" ! lol)

[matermama]

"Oooool righty then" can someone help me out. I have buds forming and have been pinching them off ,due to the plant is not more than 2-3 ft high and i want the energy to go in the root and foliage first ?
i have been told by others to let it go and grow . But i have heard others say no ,not yet.
When is the right time? to pinch or not to pinch?

My Bakers is doing good Valaree , abit skinny but growing good.
thanks
sue

[matermama]

Dude Tomstrees
I am from Ca , i know stoked. My bro still says it. You have to put a "totally" in front of it though to be offiical. LOL :wink:
sue

[barkeater]

Tom, was it May 4 or so you planted? If so your harvest dates are easy assuming normal Jersey weather.

If you planted early tomatoes in pots and/or cherry tomatoes, the first will ripen around the 4th of July.

Earlies in the ground you may get a first by July 10, but definitely by July 20. Big beefsteak tomatoes will ripen in early August.

[Tomstrees]

Barkeater-

Yes all tomaotes went out May 4th ~
Was a "bumpy" ride (sometimes scary??!!)
but yes early it was this year ~
I was thinking maybe getting
a ripe mater the last week of June (SFT) , as I've noticed a baby mato ...

CA Sue (to OH ???!!!) -

Def. "Totally Stoked" ...
but after reading I'll have ripe
maters 2 weeks earlier than last year ?
"Super Stoked" !!!


~ Tom

[Sorellina]

Ciao Tom,

Another transplanted Cali girl here. Don't let the weather harsh your mellow, man. Till then, just chill out n kick it with some buds, the kind you have a beer with, not the kind you wait to turn into a tomato.

[coronabarb]

You guys crack me up...I know what my kids mean when they say 'bud'...has to do with 'stoked', LOL.

Tom, the Red Brandywine shouldn't be picky like Brandywine. BW doesn't do well here for me, but RBW does just fine. A great tomato.

[Tomstrees]

Julianna ! :wink:

coronabarb -

Yeah, just a slow runner for me but really looking forward to it ~

Tom

[matermama]

yep i m in Ohio, CA is way to expensive!!!!!!!!! for my taste.
If i m going to spend nine hundred grand on a home i want land with that house!!!! LOL
The real estated is out of the planet there in CA
I do miss sushi though
sue