2016 Season Progression

jpop · February 10, 2016

Stepped on enough of other posters threads so I figured I would start my own.

Growing the following from leftover seed from 5 or more years ago:

Big Beef
Super Sioux
Golden Queen
Virginia Sweet
New Big Dwarf
Rosella Purple
Tasmanian Chocolate
Roma
Heatwave

Transplanted these on 1-7-16 (1st Pic), and the rest are today 2-10-16. Great progression thus far over an approximate month.

ginger2778 · February 10, 2016

They look terrific. Healthy, setting lots of fruit. Well done! Wait till you have 43 earthboxes like I do!

jpop · February 10, 2016

Thank you Marsha. Happy thus far, hope it holds out. Would love to have as many plants and EB's as you. One day. Slowly but surely. How are your plants doing?

AlittleSalt · February 11, 2016

They do look wonderful jpop.

jpop · February 11, 2016

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Originally Posted by AlittleSalt

They do look wonderful jpop.

Thank you Salt. Started late relative to most down here due to moving into a new home, so I hope the weather holds out. Will keep everyone posted going forward.

Fiishergurl · February 11, 2016

Jpop they look marvelous!! Inspires me to get mine planted out but have to hold off acoule more weeks because its been in the 30s and 40s at night here.

Cant wait to see more photos of yours. Love to see such healthy looking plants.... :-)

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jpop · February 11, 2016

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Originally Posted by Fiishergurl

Jpop they look marvelous!! Inspires me to get mine planted out but have to hold off acoule more weeks because its been in the 30s and 40s at night here.

Cant wait to see more photos of yours. Love to see such healthy looking plants.... :-)

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Tapatalk

Thank you Ginny. The weather will likely break in a few weeks, fingers crossed for you.

kath · February 11, 2016

All your plants look really happy, jpop, and what a tropical paradise you have!

kath

greenthumbomaha · February 11, 2016

I'll carry the torch and step into your thread

There's proof that new isn't better, just like us older folk. You'll have big juicy tomatoes in no time.

If you don't mind my asking, are those plant labels or something for bugs on your stakes? What are they made from and how are they attached.
If that is a label, what did you use to write on it? If it can withstand a humid environment with baking sun, I'd love to give it a try. Still looking for that bulletproof label system.

I'll be looking forward to more photos your next update. It is so beautiful there! All I've see is yucky snow for the past month.

- Lisa

jpop · February 11, 2016

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Originally Posted by kath

All your plants look really happy, jpop, and what a tropical paradise you have!

kath

Thank you Kath. Backyard a work in progress. Come late spring I will be revamping in order to accommodate a typical fall grow out

jpop · February 11, 2016

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Originally Posted by greenthumbomaha

I'll carry the torch and step into your thread

There's proof that new isn't better, just like us older folk. You'll have big juicy tomatoes in no time.

If you don't mind my asking, are those plant labels or something for bugs on your stakes? What are they made from and how are they attached.
If that is a label, what did you use to write on it? If it can withstand a humid environment with baking sun, I'd love to give it a try. Still looking for that bulletproof label system.

I'll be looking forward to more photos your next update. It is so beautiful there! All I've see is yucky snow for the past month.

- Lisa

They are actually double sided sticky yellow fly traps. I could not believe how effective they are and according to others they typically last a growing season however I have had to change them out 3 times in 6 weeks due to them being completely full. As far as my personal labeling system as you can see I used containers so it makes it somewhat simplified VS growing in the ground. I use a weatherproof vinyl tape with a black marker. And yes I was very pleased at the germination percentage as I had a surplus of young plants due to my assumption that I would have 30 - 50% less.

Cole_Robbie · February 11, 2016

Nice pics.

I had a market customer who told me that the best tomato plant he ever grew was next to his pool and got splashed by his grand kids almost every day.

jpop · February 11, 2016

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Originally Posted by Cole_Robbie

Nice pics.

I had a market customer who told me that the best tomato plant he ever grew was next to his pool and got splashed by his grand kids almost every day.

It has been too cold for the kids and I do not run the heater. obviously will have chlorine evaporation so maybe that has something to do with it

jpop · February 21, 2016

2-21-16 Update:

jpop · February 21, 2016

more pics

February 10, 2016	#2
ginger2778 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10 Posts: 9,283	They look terrific. Healthy, setting lots of fruit. Well done! Wait till you have 43 earthboxes like I do!

February 10, 2016	#3
jpop Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: SE Florida Zone 10 Posts: 319	Thank you Marsha. Happy thus far, hope it holds out. Would love to have as many plants and EB's as you. One day. Slowly but surely. How are your plants doing?

February 11, 2016	#4
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	They do look wonderful jpop.

February 11, 2016	#6
Fiishergurl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Oak Hill, Florida Posts: 1,781	Jpop they look marvelous!! Inspires me to get mine planted out but have to hold off acoule more weeks because its been in the 30s and 40s at night here. Cant wait to see more photos of yours. Love to see such healthy looking plants.... :-) Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Tapatalk

February 11, 2016	#8
kath Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: zone 6b, PA Posts: 5,664	All your plants look really happy, jpop, and what a tropical paradise you have! kath

February 11, 2016	#9
greenthumbomaha Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Omaha Zone 5 Posts: 2,514	I'll carry the torch and step into your thread There's proof that new isn't better, just like us older folk. You'll have big juicy tomatoes in no time. If you don't mind my asking, are those plant labels or something for bugs on your stakes? What are they made from and how are they attached. If that is a label, what did you use to write on it? If it can withstand a humid environment with baking sun, I'd love to give it a try. Still looking for that bulletproof label system. I'll be looking forward to more photos your next update. It is so beautiful there! All I've see is yucky snow for the past month. - Lisa

February 11, 2016	#12
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	Nice pics. I had a market customer who told me that the best tomato plant he ever grew was next to his pool and got splashed by his grand kids almost every day.