Counting babies!

shlacm · June 26, 2010

Yup, it's my FIRST year growing... anything, and I'm officially obsessed!

I counted my tomatoes tonight, and there were 69 on 19 plants!!! 29 on Yellow Pear, 16 on Matt's Wild Cherry and 24 divided amongst 13 others. And probably half of the 24 were TINY, so tiny that I had to practically hang upside down to look up into what used to be the bloom.

Or perhaps crazy?

VORTREKER · June 26, 2010

If your crazy you have come to the right asylum.

shlacm · June 27, 2010

Good to know, lol! Now, I just have to count the days 'til I get to taste my first GOOD tomato in 12 years!!!

Talon1189 · June 27, 2010

Good luck with your babies

TomNJ · June 27, 2010

You're not crazy - I've been growing tomatoes for some 35 years and I still count my babies (83 on 28 plants as of yesterday).

Of course it is possible we are both crazy!

TomNJ

Timmah! · June 27, 2010

It's fun to watch the progress of one's effort in concert with the sometimes not-so-benevolent environment. I'm seeing new fruits everyday, even though the sustained mid 90's are dropping 1/2 the blooms. Cool down on the way. Yay!

jhp · June 27, 2010

Sounds about right to me! I haven't tallied em up, but I like to count how many on a plant. For example, right now, I have 10 on my Azoychka, a beautiful cluster of 6 on Costoluto Genovese and 5 on my Rosella Crimson! Hmm, now you've got me thinking about tallying up my tomato babies. Ah, forget it, too much to do today and anyway, that number will just keep going up and up as the days go by! I too am getting impatient waiting for tomatoes to ripen.

Jen

ubergoober · June 27, 2010

we are all in good company. I just freaked out last night and called the whole family outside to see the first 4 babies on my Black Krim. lol

dustdevil · June 27, 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by shlacm

I counted my tomatoes tonight, and there were 69 on 19 plants!!!

Do you howl with delight when there's a full moon? I think the neighbors would like that...just don't leave any tomato stakes lyin' around.

shlacm · June 27, 2010

hmmmm, wasn't there a full moon last night?

Timmah - It's supposed to cool down? I wonder if that extends to VA! Now I have to go check the weather, lol. It's like a SAUNA right now, I HATE humidity!!!

Tom & jhp - Good to know I'm not alone, lol! I doubt I'll keep the tally going, but I HAD to know!

uber - I saw your post about that, too funny! Wonder what the neighbors were thinking... or perhaps they're used to it!

Talon, thanks!

TomNJ · June 27, 2010

I stop counting greenies once I get to about 100 - just do so for comparison to prior years. I start up again as they ripen, counting and weighing each variety as I pick them, again for comparison.

TomNJ

piegirl · June 27, 2010

You just have a healthy, fun addiction - I count my earlies but stop after short awhile. Think I have at least fifty not counting cherries and about 6-7 just setting buds. Definitely will be awhile before I have anything ripe, except maybe a cherry or two. piegirl

June 26, 2010	#1
shlacm Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Central VA Posts: 436	Counting babies! Yup, it's my FIRST year growing... anything, and I'm officially obsessed! I counted my tomatoes tonight, and there were 69 on 19 plants!!! 29 on Yellow Pear, 16 on Matt's Wild Cherry and 24 divided amongst 13 others. And probably half of the 24 were TINY, so tiny that I had to practically hang upside down to look up into what used to be the bloom. Or perhaps crazy?

June 26, 2010	#2
VORTREKER Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Pottsboro Texas 7B-8A TRANSITION ZONE Posts: 77	If your crazy you have come to the right asylum. __________________ Have you gardened all of your life? Not yet.

June 27, 2010	#4
Talon1189 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Farmington, Michigan. Zone 5b/6a Posts: 421	Good luck with your babies __________________ Always looking for a better way to grow tomatoes ..........

June 27, 2010	#5
TomNJ Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2009 Location: Floyd VA Posts: 771	You're not crazy - I've been growing tomatoes for some 35 years and I still count my babies (83 on 28 plants as of yesterday). Of course it is possible we are both crazy! TomNJ

June 27, 2010	#6
Timmah! Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Elizabethtown, Kentucky 6a Posts: 754	It's fun to watch the progress of one's effort in concert with the sometimes not-so-benevolent environment. I'm seeing new fruits everyday, even though the sustained mid 90's are dropping 1/2 the blooms. Cool down on the way. Yay!

June 27, 2010	#7
jhp Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Danbury, CT Posts: 492	Sounds about right to me! I haven't tallied em up, but I like to count how many on a plant. For example, right now, I have 10 on my Azoychka, a beautiful cluster of 6 on Costoluto Genovese and 5 on my Rosella Crimson! Hmm, now you've got me thinking about tallying up my tomato babies. Ah, forget it, too much to do today and anyway, that number will just keep going up and up as the days go by! I too am getting impatient waiting for tomatoes to ripen. Jen

June 27, 2010	#8
ubergoober Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Brampton, Ontario Canada Posts: 202	we are all in good company. I just freaked out last night and called the whole family outside to see the first 4 babies on my Black Krim. lol

June 27, 2010	#12
piegirl Tomatovillian™ Honoree Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 791	You just have a healthy, fun addiction - I count my earlies but stop after short awhile. Think I have at least fifty not counting cherries and about 6-7 just setting buds. Definitely will be awhile before I have anything ripe, except maybe a cherry or two. piegirl