Gobig's June 17th 2011 update

[Gobig_or_Gohome_toms]

Lots of first flowers on most plants now sun angle was not good for the photos but they are attached. Plants are reaching or surpasing the top rungs of the cages.

First is Terhune left and Barlow Jap Right

Second is cowlicks left and stump of the world right.

Third is big beef foreground and black cherry to the rear

Fourth is the woods with ground cherries and sungold and craigella

Fitth is earl of edgecombe

Sixth is new big dwarf

Seventh and eighth are frosty f4 3066

Ninth and tenth are frosty f4 3067

Craig

[recruiterg]

Craig. Looking good. I don't know what you are feeding those plants, because once again, they are about a foot taller than mine. Great work. I've got a lot of flowers, but no fruitset yet as far as I can tell. Here's hoping for good weather.

[Gobig_or_Gohome_toms]

Thanks Pat only been miracle grow potting mix with some osmocote and a couple of jobes tomatoe spikes along with miracle grow for tomatoes at plant out with this wet spring I have not waterd since. I want to give the next round of watering miracle grow bloom booster but the plants have to dry out first.

I am just glad you enjoy the pics and hope others do as well.

Craig

[matereater]

Craig, what size pots are you using?? btw, all your plants look great!

[DRT0MAT0]

Looks like your doing everything right. My plants are looking allot like yours. Not to bad for us Northerners. Do you have any babies on there yet? I got about a dozen cherries about the size of a pea.

[darwinslair]

<smiling> going to have to stop down for a beer. Your plants are ahead of mine I think. Looking good.

Tom

[darwinslair]

Craig also feeds them horse steroids and Flintstone's vitamins too <smile>

Tom

[Gobig_or_Gohome_toms]

Thanks all they are in 20 inch pots and the upper deck ones are 20 inch as well but do not hold quite as much potting mix. Hoping for a great season. Tom I finally got the Terhune seeds from 2008 planted this year and have one in one of my prime spots and it is looking good, was a little smaller plant then the very strong growing barlow jap but is catching up to it now after plant out hope they taste as good as the fruit you shared with me last year.

Craig

[Gobig_or_Gohome_toms]

Originally Posted by darwinslair

<smiling> going to have to stop down for a beer. Your plants are ahead of mine I think. Looking good.

Tom

With this cool spring I think the containers will get a head start due to the cool ground.

Craig

[darwinslair]

yeah, containers I have are well ahead of what is in the ground height-wise, but barring some odd mid-summer freeze, should still be a banner year.
Tom

[darwinslair]

I had to stop by and see for myself your monster tomatoes Craig. They have grown since you took photos. gosh darnoodley. Most are taller than I am, and I am not a short person.

I took a couple photos just to show people here what a difference even a couple of days has made.

Tom

[darwinslair]

gosh darnoodley?

Did I really say that? I must be having a stroke or something.

[Gobig_or_Gohome_toms]

Yep they are getting bigger everyday and most all have flowers that are hopefully going to set fruit this week. The smaller plant in the first picture is Terhune grown from seeds you gave me in 2008. It might be smaller but has allot more blooms then the bigger plant it is next to.

Craig

[darwinslair]

Originally Posted by Gobig_or_Gohome_toms

The smaller plant in the first picture is Terhune grown from seeds you gave me in 2008. It might be smaller but has allot more blooms then the bigger plant it is next to.

Craig

Smaller? none of your plants are "smaller" Just some are not as monstrously huge as others.

<smile> looking good Craig.

Tom

[darwinslair]

Walked down to Craig's with Nell and the dog. Craig showed me around his plants. If the Terhune sets half the blossoms it has, it is going to be an amazing year for it. The plant is taller than I am.

Tom