Heirloom Tomatoes South Africa

ManieM · February 21, 2014

Hi

My first gardening attempt starting of with heirloom tomatoes. +/- 2 and a half months from seed. 6 Varieties.

Tomato 1 - Purple Russian
Tomato 2 - Black Cephus Tomato 3 - Black Seaman
Tomato 4 - Eva Purple Ball
Tomato 5 - Brandywine Sudduth's
Tomato 6 - Brandywine Yellow

Had some red spider. Used organic garlic and canola oil spray. Planted 2 plants of each. Tomato 1, 2 & 6 - one plant of each was dying and I took it out.

Will post more when ripe.

ginger2778 · February 21, 2014

Great looking so far. Nice!

Marsha

Doug9345 · February 21, 2014

Nice looking green tomatoes. Looking at the name of the files. Is Tamatie a local term for tomatoes?

kath · February 21, 2014

They're off to a great start! Hope your spray took care of the spider problem for you.

kath

ManieM · February 21, 2014

Hi

Thanx Marsha.

Doug - Yes, when I saved the files I used Afrikaans, my native language, one of 11 official laguages in SA.

Kath, the spray worked, thanx.

Manie

peppero · February 21, 2014

Welcome to T'ville. Tomatoes look good especially at this time.

jon

jcrous · February 21, 2014

Manie,
I have used the same spray against red spider mite with very good results. I innitially bought a 200ml bottel insect spray (organic) and it worked. When I mentioned it one day to a seed company rep he told me the sell the same thing under another name, but a liter for the same price. It just stinks, but work like a charm.

I have now changed to raised beds and everything performs so much better and stays damp. So I guess the red spider mite will never pitch up again.

February 21, 2014	#7
jcrous Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Cape Town, South Africa Posts: 23	Manie, I have used the same spray against red spider mite with very good results. I innitially bought a 200ml bottel insect spray (organic) and it worked. When I mentioned it one day to a seed company rep he told me the sell the same thing under another name, but a liter for the same price. It just stinks, but work like a charm. I have now changed to raised beds and everything performs so much better and stays damp. So I guess the red spider mite will never pitch up again. __________________ Regards Johan Crous

February 21, 2014	#2
ginger2778 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10 Posts: 9,283	Great looking so far. Nice! Marsha

February 21, 2014	#3
Doug9345 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Durhamville,NY Posts: 2,706	Nice looking green tomatoes. Looking at the name of the files. Is Tamatie a local term for tomatoes?

February 21, 2014	#4
kath Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: zone 6b, PA Posts: 5,664	They're off to a great start! Hope your spray took care of the spider problem for you. kath

February 21, 2014	#5
ManieM Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: South Africa Posts: 4	Hi Thanx Marsha. Doug - Yes, when I saved the files I used Afrikaans, my native language, one of 11 official laguages in SA. Kath, the spray worked, thanx. Manie

February 21, 2014	#6
peppero Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: selmer, tn Posts: 2,944	Welcome to T'ville. Tomatoes look good especially at this time. jon