2012 harvest

The Future · February 21, 2012

Is anyone else in the northern hemisphere harvesting yet? So far I only have Romas and a few others ripening. Dancing with Smurfs, amazon chocolate and some negro aztecs. These were planted May of last year mind you...

rnewste · February 21, 2012

Yep, I am still picking a few tomatoes from plants put in last August. Got to rip them out this week however, as I need to get the garden prepared for Spring plant-out now.

Raybo

Alpinejs · February 22, 2012

Yes, I have picked a lot of Marianna's Peace, Stupice, Kosovo, today two
Kellogg's, One Omar's Lebanese, and this coming week I will have my first
tastes of Cowlicks, Cherokee Green and Purple and Stump of the World.
They are all growing in my hoophouse. Next year, I will dedicate one entire
hoophouse to nothing but Marianna's Peace. Breakfast, lunch and dinner!!

The Future · February 22, 2012

Impressive. What months of the year do you not have any tomatoes to pick? I have yet to pick any between July and September by deduction due to lows being to high for fruit set. Highs do not get above 93 so that isn't the problem. Am trying to carthenopathics to see if they differ any and also some currant types this year.

Alpinejs · February 22, 2012

the Future....I return from Canada in late Oct. with started seedlings, so have tomatoes in
Jan., Feb. and we'll see how long. I leave in late April with 100 seedlings hopefully about
18" tall. I should have tomatoes here till that time and then have to "kill" them as I want
the hoophouses ready for the next generation when I return.

LOL, yesterday, I got a request from the mgr. of a local nursery for some seedlings for his
personal use. As long as I stay off Tomatoville, I feel like an expert.

The Future · February 29, 2012

How do you transport these seedlings?

Today I harvested amazon chocolate, prudens purple, romas, Japanese black trifele.

Alpinejs · February 29, 2012

The future.....the transportation of all those plants is still a work in progress.
I have rebuilt my trailor to hold 5 clear plastic bins. The trailor cover is heavy
canvas with a 3X7' heavy plastic window like you see in sails. I am trusting
that that will gather enough sun rays to keep the plants warm. At night,
a quilt and tarp will go over the trailor and four candles in tin cans inside to
overcome any marginal temps. My route, through Wyo., Mont., Dakotas
is normally sunshine, but I will have to watch weather reports as cold with
no sun could kill the plants. The boat trip is only 9 miles, so they can be in
the bins with lids on (small vent holes). Then a day in the cabin while I
rebuild the hoophouse (I am sure the plastic will be history) and then about
two weeks in the hoophouse and finally planted, if they are still alive!!

Man, what efforts tomatoholics will put forth in their quest for 'golden ring"
of gardening.

casino · February 29, 2012

I agree, The quest for the golden ring is an adiction, Now......... my numbers could be wrong but somewhere I read there are 3000 varieties in cultivation and 10, 000 recorded different varieties. Could that be true, there really are that many different tomatoes?

Alpinejs · February 29, 2012

I am not the guy with the autoritative answers, but I read....somewhere,
that there are 3500 under cultivation and 25,000 known varieties. I can
guarantee that of those "known varieties", 24,700 are not "known" by me!!

The Future · March 1, 2012

I also had heard the 10,000...if that is true, 9,724 are not known by me. Happy harvests to all.

The Future · March 12, 2012

I harvested more Romas, dancing with smurfs, amazon chocolate and the first Russian black. Dancing with smurfs is prolific. Gotta beat the snails to the fruit though (the are sprawling). See a big amazon chocolate in waiting. Must bag it for protection. Also, cutting from that plant are in order. Found a bird damaged fruit ripe this weekend. At least the bird left the other half of the fruit for me (eaten right there in the field of course).

jgaleota · March 12, 2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alpinejs

Yes, I have picked a lot of Marianna's Peace, Stupice, Kosovo, today two
Kellogg's, One Omar's Lebanese, and this coming week I will have my first
tastes of Cowlicks, Cherokee Green and Purple and Stump of the World.
They are all growing in my hoophouse. Next year, I will dedicate one entire
hoophouse to nothing but Marianna's Peace. Breakfast, lunch and dinner!!

What was your source for Marianna's Peace, if I may ask?

The Future · March 12, 2012

Not directed at me but FYI I got mine from sandhill preservation.

Alpinejs · March 12, 2012

igaleota....sorry, but back then, when I got seeds, I put them in pill bottles and only labelledd the name. Now, I add date and source, but, the long and short of it is that I
don't know who my source was so it is good that The Future replied to you.

If you haven't tasted them, I think you will LOVE them!!

Tracydr · March 12, 2012

No tomatoes, yet. Just a few peppers and lettuce/radishes for me. I'm so thankful for my overwintered pepper plants. I wish my tomatoes would survive years, like my jalapeños, anaheims and habaneros do.
Oh, the eggplants look to be nearly ready to set fruit. I have two plants that are 3 years old, loaded with flowers. They also survive my winters. But, tomatoes, can't make it through my summers. I need to get better at fall plantings. So far, my fall plantings of tomatoes haven't done well.

February 21, 2012	#1
The Future Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Bermuda Posts: 364	2012 harvest Is anyone else in the northern hemisphere harvesting yet? So far I only have Romas and a few others ripening. Dancing with Smurfs, amazon chocolate and some negro aztecs. These were planted May of last year mind you... __________________ Wise selfishness is taking care of everyone else so that they don't bring harm to you.

February 22, 2012	#4
The Future Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Bermuda Posts: 364	Impressive. What months of the year do you not have any tomatoes to pick? I have yet to pick any between July and September by deduction due to lows being to high for fruit set. Highs do not get above 93 so that isn't the problem. Am trying to carthenopathics to see if they differ any and also some currant types this year. __________________ Wise selfishness is taking care of everyone else so that they don't bring harm to you.

February 29, 2012	#6
The Future Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Bermuda Posts: 364	How do you transport these seedlings? Today I harvested amazon chocolate, prudens purple, romas, Japanese black trifele. __________________ Wise selfishness is taking care of everyone else so that they don't bring harm to you.

March 1, 2012	#10
The Future Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Bermuda Posts: 364	I also had heard the 10,000...if that is true, 9,724 are not known by me. Happy harvests to all. __________________ Wise selfishness is taking care of everyone else so that they don't bring harm to you.

March 12, 2012	#11
The Future Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Bermuda Posts: 364	I harvested more Romas, dancing with smurfs, amazon chocolate and the first Russian black. Dancing with smurfs is prolific. Gotta beat the snails to the fruit though (the are sprawling). See a big amazon chocolate in waiting. Must bag it for protection. Also, cutting from that plant are in order. Found a bird damaged fruit ripe this weekend. At least the bird left the other half of the fruit for me (eaten right there in the field of course). __________________ Wise selfishness is taking care of everyone else so that they don't bring harm to you.

February 21, 2012	#2
rnewste Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Campbell, CA Posts: 4,064	Yep, I am still picking a few tomatoes from plants put in last August. Got to rip them out this week however, as I need to get the garden prepared for Spring plant-out now. Raybo

February 22, 2012	#3
Alpinejs Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Alpine, Calif. in winter. Sandpoint Lake, Ont. Canada summers Posts: 850	Yes, I have picked a lot of Marianna's Peace, Stupice, Kosovo, today two Kellogg's, One Omar's Lebanese, and this coming week I will have my first tastes of Cowlicks, Cherokee Green and Purple and Stump of the World. They are all growing in my hoophouse. Next year, I will dedicate one entire hoophouse to nothing but Marianna's Peace. Breakfast, lunch and dinner!!

February 29, 2012	#8
casino Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Southfield, Michigan Posts: 318	I agree, The quest for the golden ring is an adiction, Now......... my numbers could be wrong but somewhere I read there are 3000 varieties in cultivation and 10, 000 recorded different varieties. Could that be true, there really are that many different tomatoes?

March 12, 2012	#15
Tracydr Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina, zone 7 Posts: 3,207	No tomatoes, yet. Just a few peppers and lettuce/radishes for me. I'm so thankful for my overwintered pepper plants. I wish my tomatoes would survive years, like my jalapeños, anaheims and habaneros do. Oh, the eggplants look to be nearly ready to set fruit. I have two plants that are 3 years old, loaded with flowers. They also survive my winters. But, tomatoes, can't make it through my summers. I need to get better at fall plantings. So far, my fall plantings of tomatoes haven't done well.