Baby Jerseyland Tomato Fun...
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Sycamore Slough
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Everyone knows that The Garden State is liek, The Promised Land for Tomatoes.
So I'm doing my part to raise the little Red nightshades.
Some Baby Fotos:
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Here's some flats of heirlooms, maybe Black Krim, Hillbilly Potato Leaf & Cherokee Purple ??
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Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Sycamore Slough
Getting decent germination %
Getting decent germination % except the Cherokee Purple. That one is a Ferry-Morse issue, but my El-Cheapo Paste tomato seeds are aboot 100% sprouting.
That's one of the Roma or San Marzano breeds.
Another batch of San Marzano in "Jiffy-7" peat pods. They dehydrate faster in the greenhouse, so I've been leaving the dome-lid on.
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So the 7 & 10-day old
So the 7 & 10-day old seedlings got their first microdose of fertilizer today. I want the Maxicrop liquid seaweed extract, but can't find locally.
Called the local Agway to see if they'll order me some. I hate the thought of Amazon, although that's what I'll have to do if they can't get the stuff.
Using bales of Canadian stuff the Agway peddles for starter mix:
It's OK, but the "Sunshine" line of products is good for a few weeks without added Fertilizer.
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Fug yeah. Live long and
Fug yeah. Live long and prosper. _\\//
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Sycamore Slough
They're so Cute when they are
They're so Cute when they are infants.
I like the Jiffy-7 flats for ease of use, but they get expensive with dozens & dozens, at 7 bucks each. The commercial-grade flats are about 80 cents each and about the same cost for seedling mix. The J-7 flats come with 72 pods and a dome lid. Much quicker to seed one of those since the medium is already there.
All of the plants will need transplanting in a few weeks. Some I'll sell in 6" pots to recoup my investment in soil and seed. Others will go in the ground and need irrigation. The wild-card experiment will be 5-gallon bucket planters with low-maintenance irrigation.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Sycamore Slough
That one is "Rio Grande"
That one is "Rio Grande" which look like Plum tomatoes in that photo. Some people say theirs came out round, not oval.
Planted a Gross of those today.
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Why did Mrs. Tomato turn red?
Why did Mrs. Tomato turn red?
She saw Mr. Green Pea over the back fence.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Sound and Vision
looking good, Stu!
looking good, Stu!
what will you do with all the tomatoes?
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>>the Cherokee Purple.
>>the Cherokee Purple.
my brother grew that one last year.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: gypsy tailwind
Damn that's a lot of tomatoes
Damn that's a lot of tomatoes.
Looking good!
We do (7) 25 ft. rows of toms. thought that was a lot.
We always do Cherokee purps.
Like the Black Krim, not in this years lineup though.
We're doing.
Cherokee purps.
Orange Oxheart
Juliet
Mountain Fresh
Mushroom Basket
Arctic Plenty
Classic Beefsteak
Chef's Choice
Grandma's Pick
Jersey Devil
We live in a cloud forest, so we go with only a couple of heirlooms.
Early and Late blight @ 3,500 feet in WNC is always a huge problem.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Ken D.
You are going to need a lot
You are going to need a lot of five gallon buckets for that experiment. Container gardening does have some advantages, but do you think they will be big enough?
What's the plan for the ones going into the ground? Do you have some plots ready?
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Move over Disco Stu. It's
Move over Disco Stu. It's FARMER Stu now.
;)
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So yeah,
So yeah,
Thanks all, for the input.
Mr. T.O.D. has an interesting roster of Tomatoes. T.O.D. do you ever save seed from open-pollinators ?? I would love to try some of those varieties. For the sake of time I've been planting whatever is available locally. Plum / Roma / San Marzano I can always move because there are a Gazillion Italian restaurants nearby, so I'll find out which of the "Paste Tomato" varieties are the most prolific and tasty.
And how well they keep, fend off various blights and insects etc. It's all a test to select for vigor and productivity.
The various Heirlooms, Cherries, Beefsteaks will sell at fancy Restaurants with a 'Farm-to-Fork' model, but that's more time and effort.
The goal is to keep some productive and tasty varieties in Wood-heated greenhouses through the cold months.
Tomatoes like at least 6 hours of light and temps over 60 to stay alive.
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We've tried keeping open
We've tried keeping open pollinated seeds years ago.
Then realized it's just easier ordering them.
This sight we stand by 100% and have had success (germination,quality etc.) with for many years.
https://www.totallytomato.com/
Get their paper catalog. It's pretty cool.