The EarthTainer "Farm" At Plant-out + 2 Months, June 4

rnewste · June 4, 2015

Things are progressing well. Wonderful cooler May / early June than in past years. Plants are loving it:

Picked my first BTD Pink today:

The Brandyboy is over 68" tall:

And the Momotaro Fight is doing quite well:

I am amazed at the girth of its stalks:

The DIVA and Sweet Success are looking fine:

And are flowering/setting fruit:

The NuMex Heritage 6-4 Peppers and a second planting of Sweet Success in EarthBoxes are starting to take off:

So far, no bugs or fungal problems "Clean-'n-Green" .... this typically hits me in late June / early July.

Needless to say, I am a "Happy Camper" at the moment:

Raybo

dokutaaguriin · June 4, 2015

Looking very good, Ray!
Jeff

JamesL · June 4, 2015

Gorgeous!

DonnaMarieNJ · June 4, 2015

DROOL.........

MissS · June 4, 2015

Look'n good Ray. How is the water holding out for you?

rnewste · June 4, 2015

Thanks all for your words of encouragement!

MissS,

Water rationing / penalties start on June 15. Will have to shut down a couple of the EarthTainers shortly after that. Front yard grass will go first, then backyard next. Keeping a dozen of my best 'Tainers fed is my highest priority. Already down to weekly showers, dinner on paper plates, drinking directly from the beer bottle, etc.

Raybo

BucksCountyGirl · June 5, 2015

Wow, Ray! Everything looks lush as usual. That BTDP looks fabulous. I am trying them for the first time this year as well (also in an earthtainer). I hope mine turn out as nice as yours. Cheers!

Fiishergurl · June 5, 2015

Incredible Ray! Just gorgeous plants. Pink Berkeley Tie Dye is one of my favorites... :-) Yummy.

Ginny

aclum · June 5, 2015

Hi Raybo,

Everything looks great! "Clean-'n-Green" is good

! I'm having a similar year in my garden - a very refreshing change of pace (at least in my case

). - We've been so lucky with the weather (so far!). I think you've still got some nice weather ahead, but here in the valley we're looking at temps hitting 100 in a few days.

I hadn't heard about the water restrictions going into effect on June 15. I'll have to have to check out what's going on in our area. We're not doing paper plates yet, but have been conserving in the other ways you mention. Hopefully we'll both be able to conserve enough in other areas to at least keep some of our plants going through the summer.

Anne

Delerium · June 6, 2015

Nice work Ray! How's the temps in your area? We are starting to go in to the 90's this week. Might be time for us to start using shade cloth.

rnewste · June 6, 2015

We have been having relatively cool weather the past 5 weeks. That is all about to change tomorrow when Los Gatos will be in the upper 80s with Monday hitting 94.

Will put up the Coolaroo shade canopy over the tomatoes approx. June 25.

Raybo

efisakov · June 21, 2015

Any new pictures of ripe tomatoes?
The BTDP looked great. I am growing second year in a row BTD Heart. Very nice too.

rnewste · June 21, 2015

Ella,

I am averaging about 1 per day, until the "flood" hits in mid-July:

Momotaro left, BTD Pink right

A Goose Creek hiding in the leaves:

Brandy Boy over the top of its 80" cage:

Life is Good......

Raybo

pauldavid · June 22, 2015

Quote:

Originally Posted by rnewste

Ella,

I am averaging about 1 per day, until the "flood" hits in mid-July:

Momotaro left, BTD Pink right

A Goose Creek hiding in the leaves:

Brandy Boy over the top of its 80" cage:

Life is Good......

Raybo

Everything is looking great Raybo!

Fiishergurl · July 11, 2015

Ray how are the tomatoes doing and what is your favorite?

Ginny

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June 4, 2015	#1
rnewste Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Campbell, CA Posts: 4,064	The EarthTainer "Farm" At Plant-out + 2 Months, June 4 Things are progressing well. Wonderful cooler May / early June than in past years. Plants are loving it: Picked my first BTD Pink today: The Brandyboy is over 68" tall: And the Momotaro Fight is doing quite well: I am amazed at the girth of its stalks: The DIVA and Sweet Success are looking fine: And are flowering/setting fruit: The NuMex Heritage 6-4 Peppers and a second planting of Sweet Success in EarthBoxes are starting to take off: So far, no bugs or fungal problems "Clean-'n-Green" .... this typically hits me in late June / early July. Needless to say, I am a "Happy Camper" at the moment: Raybo

June 4, 2015	#4
DonnaMarieNJ Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northeast New Jersey Posts: 731	DROOL......... __________________ DonnaMarieNJ I pay the mortgage, but my cats own the house!

June 4, 2015	#5
MissS Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin Posts: 3,149	Look'n good Ray. How is the water holding out for you? __________________ ~ Patti ~

June 5, 2015	#7
BucksCountyGirl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Holland, PA/Zone 7A Posts: 692	Wow, Ray! Everything looks lush as usual. That BTDP looks fabulous. I am trying them for the first time this year as well (also in an earthtainer). I hope mine turn out as nice as yours. Cheers! __________________ - Kelli Life's a climb...but the view is fantastic

June 5, 2015	#9
aclum Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Merced, CA Posts: 832	Hi Raybo, Everything looks great! "Clean-'n-Green" is good ! I'm having a similar year in my garden - a very refreshing change of pace (at least in my case). - We've been so lucky with the weather (so far!). I think you've still got some nice weather ahead, but here in the valley we're looking at temps hitting 100 in a few days. I hadn't heard about the water restrictions going into effect on June 15. I'll have to have to check out what's going on in our area. We're not doing paper plates yet, but have been conserving in the other ways you mention. Hopefully we'll both be able to conserve enough in other areas to at least keep some of our plants going through the summer. Anne

June 4, 2015	#2
dokutaaguriin Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Alberta, Canada Z3a Posts: 905	Looking very good, Ray! Jeff

June 4, 2015	#3
JamesL Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 1,992	Gorgeous!

June 5, 2015	#8
Fiishergurl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Oak Hill, Florida Posts: 1,781	Incredible Ray! Just gorgeous plants. Pink Berkeley Tie Dye is one of my favorites... :-) Yummy. Ginny

June 6, 2015	#10
Delerium Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: California Posts: 942	Nice work Ray! How's the temps in your area? We are starting to go in to the 90's this week. Might be time for us to start using shade cloth.

June 21, 2015	#12
efisakov Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: NJ, zone 7 Posts: 3,162	Any new pictures of ripe tomatoes? The BTDP looked great. I am growing second year in a row BTD Heart. Very nice too. __________________ Ella God comes along and says, "I think I'm going to create THE tomato!”

July 11, 2015	#15
Fiishergurl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Oak Hill, Florida Posts: 1,781	Ray how are the tomatoes doing and what is your favorite? Ginny Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Tapatalk