Tomato Freaks

Deweyknives

Deweyknives

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I only hear from my cousin if his car is broke, or if he has extra tomato plants!:thumbup::thumbup: He called yesterday, "Extra plants, come get 'em." I ended up with 29 plants, 12 different kinds, ALL HEIRLOOM!!!:cool: [he started more than 200 plants!!:eek::confused:]

Now I'm diggin holes all over the yard!! :D:D

12 more to go!
 
I got lucky and got some heirloom giant beefsteak and brandywine plants this year. They have only been in the ground a few weeks and are already chest high with golfball size fruits. Looks like it's going to be a good year for tomatoes if I can keep the deer away. Otherwise we'll be having venison instead.
 
Tomatoes are great. We grow them every year. Most of the tomatoes offered these days are hybrids so heirloom A/K/A non GM seeds would be a big plus. I think you should collect the seeds every year. Within the last few years a little tomato called the 'grape tomato' has been seen quite often and these are heirloom so if you get the chance to snag some get those do so before they start getting messed with genetically like the rest of them.

If you were to offer some of those seeds for sale in vacuum sealed bags or something I bet they'd sell like hotcakes because most 'survival seed stores' don't include much in the way of tomatoes just for the reason that most are hybrids. Well, that and the fact that tomatoes are highly susceptible to bugs and most figure pesticides will be in short supply in a survival situation I guess.

I just like the the heirlooms for not having to buy seed every year. We have four plants growing now all from last years seeds. You got a good deal on those. What a treasure! :thumbup:

STR
 
George, I always enjoy our chats. One of these times, we really will save the world!! :eek::D

Plants are lookin' good. 2 are in a pretty poor spot [poor soil] but still made it thru their "aaaahh,Thank You" stage. The rest of them took hold very well. About doubled in size in a few days. I've got everything from cherry-size [2 species, one yellow-orange & one black-ish/purple] to giant 3lb. reds, and everything in between. Pinks,reds,black/purple,multi-color.

Definately have to save some seeds!!

Ooohh, can't wait!!!! :thumbup::thumbup:
 
How do you people get them to grow!!!
My Mom is a major Tomato Freak but she can't get a tomato plant to grow any bigger than 5 or 6 inches tall and then they curl up and die!
Down here all we have is sand so next year I'm going to build a box bed for her to grow them in. What kind of bagged dirt is best and what plant food or fertilizer should be put on them?
Thanks for any tips you can give me!!!!
 
L6steel said:
How do you people get them to grow!!!
My Mom is a major Tomato Freak but she can't get a tomato plant to grow any bigger than 5 or 6 inches tall and then they curl up and die!
Down here all we have is sand so next year I'm going to build a box bed for her to grow them in. What kind of bagged dirt is best and what plant food or fertilizer should be put on them?
Thanks for any tips you can give me!!!!
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Hey Bubba!!!! I use the Miracle Grow potting soil. The hanging plants are on the south side of the smithy, so they get sun most of the day. I water them daily.:thumbup:
 
indian george said:
Hey Bubba!!!! I use the Miracle Grow potting soil. The hanging plants are on the south side of the smithy, so they get sun most of the day. I water them daily.:thumbup:
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George, you're starting to make me nervous with all this talk about "plants", and "Miracle Grow". ;)
 
L6steel
George knows of what he speaks. When I was at graduate school at U Won’t Finish about 35 miles west of you I always grew 1 or 2 “Patio” tomatoes. Use a 5 gallon bucket or something the same dimension but nicer looking and use nothing in them but good high grade potting soil, Miracle Grow is one of the best. I’ve also gone to adding some mulch to the top for moisture retention. I don’t want to say you can’t over water a tomato but so long as they are not underwater they should be fine. You can also start with bigger plans in 1 gallon or larger pots and one of my favorites is called the Sweet100 small little grape size things that don’t need salt.
STR
I have a couple of volunteer tomatoes growing in my garden right now I have no clue what exactly they are, I tend to run about 6 different types of plants each year, but if you like I will shoot a digital photo of the plant and send you a few tomatoes in a flat rate box for next season. If the seeds survived the winter and the tilling and the preen they must be pretty hardy.
 
The garden is taking a beating with all the rain we are getting. It's be the rainiest July on record here.:jerkit::jerkit:
One me my hanging tomato plants is giving flowers and they just fall off and the do not develop any fruit.:confused::confused:
 
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oldschool45 said:
L6steel

I have a couple of volunteer tomatoes growing in my garden right now I have no clue what exactly they are, I tend to run about 6 different types of plants each year, but if you like I will shoot a digital photo of the plant.
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Sounds Cool:cool::thumbup:
 
I just staked up the last couple of plants. What a jungle!!! :eek:;)

Lots of little green marbles!!! :thumbup::thumbup:
 
oldschool45 said:
L6steel
George knows of what he speaks. When I was at graduate school at U Won’t Finish about 35 miles west of you I always grew 1 or 2 “Patio” tomatoes. Use a 5 gallon bucket or something the same dimension but nicer looking and use nothing in them but good high grade potting soil, Miracle Grow is one of the best. I’ve also gone to adding some mulch to the top for moisture retention. I don’t want to say you can’t over water a tomato but so long as they are not underwater they should be fine. You can also start with bigger plans in 1 gallon or larger pots and one of my favorites is called the Sweet100 small little grape size things that don’t need salt.
STR
I have a couple of volunteer tomatoes growing in my garden right now I have no clue what exactly they are, I tend to run about 6 different types of plants each year, but if you like I will shoot a digital photo of the plant and send you a few tomatoes in a flat rate box for next season. If the seeds survived the winter and the tilling and the preen they must be pretty hardy.
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This seems to happen to April and I every year. We had two we saved this year just to see what they were. One is that low acid tomato I tried out last year and didn't really care for. They stay green though and were pretty good fried. The other is one of the grape tomatoes but unfortunately all of our plants are showing signs of dropping off here lately. Not sure what happened as last year at this time they were still producing very well. Production is down about half and the tomatoes are smaller now all the sudden. May have to re-fertilize but I think all the heat from June took its toll on them for a time. Been unseasonably cool here for July compared to usual. Still though even with production down we have more tomatoes than we can possibly eat. So I'm not complaining. My water melons are doing great though.

If you want to drop a care package off in the mail that is fine with me my friend. I never turn down free food or free potential food. You can find all the info to get those to me address and all in my forum in the Low Rider clip thread. Thanks :thumbup:

STR
 
STR
Its got some golf size green tomatoes on it now and it is about a foot and a half high. I’ll see how long it takes them to turn and what size they end up at.
I’m down to no ripe tomatoes at the moment. Made a quart of tomato salad for a family fish fry yesterday (tomatoes and garlic roasted and some non-roasted tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, olive oil and balsamic vinegar) a quart of salsa (roma’s, jalapeno’s, onions, bell peppers and thai peppers) aging a little and a little and tomatoes ala caprase for a pre-dinner salad.
 
L6 not a tomato but this was in Pensacola about September of 99' same idea witha tomato plant.
 

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