A gallery of my tomatoes - Page 3

chalstonsc · May 25, 2012

Vinny,
Please tell me about how you deal with your "fungal issues"....thanks.
Tom

Vinny · May 25, 2012

I use a combination of 3 products. Exel LG which is a systemic fungicide. Actinovate which is a bacterial fungicide. Also Daconil which is more of a preventative fungicide. The first 2 you can mix with a tablespoon of molasses which is good for the plant and helps the fungicide stick to the plant. I spray that on a different day than the Daconil usually 3 or 4 days apart.

mlynn · May 25, 2012

Are those Smartpots your using? If so, how many years old are they. I've bought (20) 25 gallon pots this year and am a little curious as to how long they'll last.

Vinny · May 25, 2012

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Originally Posted by mlynn

Are those Smartpots your using? If so, how many years old are they. I've bought (20) 25 gallon pots this year and am a little curious as to how long they'll last.

Wow 25 gallon, those gotta be pretty big. The 10 gallon seem big to me. this is the 2nd year for my 10 gallons and my 1st year on the 7 gallons. I won't use the 7s for tomatoes again I feel they are a little small and that 10 gallon are the prefect size. Probably use the 7s for peppers or herbs next year. The 10s aren't really showing any signs of wear. The problem with the 7s is that they dry out a little to quickly With the temps here.

mlynn · May 25, 2012

That makes sense because the pots "breath". I did the 25's because I always find myself having to water sometimes twice a day when it gets late in the summer and the plants are over 6' tall. I was also a little concerned with the fact that their fabric and not plastic thus would dry out a little faster. And yes, you don't realize just how big they are until your trying to fill them with soil. I was lucky enough to get a truck load of the LeafGrow that comes from Maryland for free and another 5X8 trailer full of 3 year old horse manure for $20. Add a couple big bags of vermiculite and your good to go. I could'nt imagine what it would costs to fill with retail priced Miracle potting soil. I'll posts some shots of mine in a couple days. Their about 2' tall with blooms and look very healthy.

Vinny · May 25, 2012

Temps are already in the 90s here but watering once a day seems to just barely be enough, the 10 gallons fair much better though. Several of my plants are over 6' tall. Cost of soil is a little prohibitive but I'm not growing as many plants as you are, 12 is enough for me for now.

johnnytwofingers · May 26, 2012

Vinny,

Do you feel that the breathable smart pots "perform" better than a standard pot?

Vinny · May 26, 2012

I think there is something to the "air pruning" that a smart pot has over a regular pot. I get larger healthier root systems in smart pots over regular ones. What I mean by air pruning is that when a root gets to the fabric of the smart pot it doesn't just start winding in circles like it would in a normal pot it stops growing and the energy the root system would normaly be putting into worthless bottom of the pot swirling is instead put into growing new more productive root branches.

Vinny · June 7, 2012

Ive by far had more Paul Roberson than anything else. This is after 2 weekends of making, canning, freezing Salsa and Pasta sauce. I can't keep up. Ive had some splitting lately because of all the rain and at this point Ive stopped fighting the fungus because heck Ive got more than enough tomatoes (not that I wont have to harvest quite a bit more).

mlynn · June 7, 2012

Are the yellow ones Azoychka?

Vinny · June 7, 2012

nope, those are Aunt Gertie's Golds. The long orangish smaller ones in the bowl are Amish gold and the other plum looking ones that are more white than anything are cream sausage. From left to right Aunt Gertie's gold, Brandywine OTV, Cherokee Purple, Black Crimson, Paul Roberson then Taps those are the large types. The bowl has black cherry tomatoes and if I picked all that we're ripe it would likely fill that bowl. I don't much care for the black cherry though the skins are far to thick.

Crandrew · June 7, 2012

Cheers Vinny! You are doing great and very early.

raindrops27 · June 8, 2012

Vinny, I'm curious, how many plants of tomatoes do you have growing in total? They look so delicious!

Vinny · June 8, 2012

13 plants total pics earlier in this thread if you want to see them.

jennifer28 · June 8, 2012

Vinny

As I said before, very nice! From one Italian to another, when you gonna make sauce with that?

Ok I'm only half Italian but I make a mean sauce, so I'm going to dig out that recipe and post it in the recipes area.

Would love to see any sauce recipes you may have.

June 8, 2012	#45
jennifer28 Two-faced Drama Queen Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital Posts: 955	where's the gravy? Vinny As I said before, very nice! From one Italian to another, when you gonna make sauce with that? Ok I'm only half Italian but I make a mean sauce, so I'm going to dig out that recipe and post it in the recipes area. Would love to see any sauce recipes you may have.

May 25, 2012	#31
chalstonsc Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: sc Posts: 339	Vinny, Please tell me about how you deal with your "fungal issues"....thanks. Tom

May 25, 2012	#32
Vinny Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: Homosassa, FL Posts: 63	I use a combination of 3 products. Exel LG which is a systemic fungicide. Actinovate which is a bacterial fungicide. Also Daconil which is more of a preventative fungicide. The first 2 you can mix with a tablespoon of molasses which is good for the plant and helps the fungicide stick to the plant. I spray that on a different day than the Daconil usually 3 or 4 days apart.

May 25, 2012	#33
mlynn Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: virginia Posts: 15	Are those Smartpots your using? If so, how many years old are they. I've bought (20) 25 gallon pots this year and am a little curious as to how long they'll last.

May 26, 2012	#37
johnnytwofingers Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 74	Vinny, Do you feel that the breathable smart pots "perform" better than a standard pot?

June 7, 2012	#40
mlynn Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: virginia Posts: 15	Are the yellow ones Azoychka?

June 7, 2012	#42
Crandrew Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: asdf Posts: 1,202	Cheers Vinny! You are doing great and very early.

June 8, 2012	#43
raindrops27 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: long island Posts: 327	Vinny, I'm curious, how many plants of tomatoes do you have growing in total? They look so delicious!