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Post by paulf on Jul 30, 2016 9:07:36 GMT -5
A little later than normal for here but Friday July 29 the first real tomato was harvested in the S.E. Nebraska garden: Stump of the World, 7 ounces. Cherry tomatoes have been picked for a week or so, but they don't really count because I don't really count them.
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Post by stratcat on Aug 2, 2016 0:32:18 GMT -5
That's great, Paul. I can't wait!
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Post by paulf on Aug 2, 2016 10:21:18 GMT -5
On the Fish Family Flavor scale the Stump rated 5/5; sweet, juicy and meaty. Next up are Carbon and Mortgage Lifter. They are ripening fast now. BLTs are not far down the road.
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Post by spacecase0 on Aug 2, 2016 16:48:56 GMT -5
once all the tomatoes are producing, everything is producing well, I harvested a 1/2 gallon of cherry tomatoes yesterday, so getting about 1.3 gallons a week now from 2 plants they are called Texas Wild Cherry shop.nativeseeds.org/collections/tomatoes/products/tm012only type I am growing this year
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Post by bestofour on Aug 3, 2016 7:59:31 GMT -5
Mine were late turning red too but I figured it was because I planted a little later than usual. I've got tons of cherry tomatoes but the bigger types are weird shaped and just not good tasting. Wonder if the extreme heat has caused this.
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Post by daylilydude on Aug 20, 2016 9:46:19 GMT -5
bestofour, on these bigger types and not tasting good, which varieties are they?
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Post by daylilydude on Aug 20, 2016 9:48:28 GMT -5
paulf, what varieties of cherry toms are you growing this year and do you have a favorite in your household?
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Post by paulf on Aug 20, 2016 10:00:41 GMT -5
Usually I grow one variety cherry only because my wife demands one. I don't care so much for the little ones. I even enjoy Black Cherry which is in the garden this year along with a variety called Sweetie and another, Matt's Wild Cherry. I have grown Hawaiian Cherry and some yellow Cherry and Ambrosia Pink. Ambrosia was very good my wife says. Three cherries is a waste of space so next year it is back to one.
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Post by daylilydude on Aug 20, 2016 10:33:46 GMT -5
My wife would like to grow more cherry tomatoes and her favorite is the one called "Pink Ping Pong" which I really should get fresh seeds for next season...
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Aug 21, 2016 15:18:31 GMT -5
Heh, in Florida in August if I say, "And so it begins again," I'm referring to transplanting tomato seedlings...so I can pray for a harvest before Jack Frost arrives.
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Post by paulf on Aug 21, 2016 15:34:56 GMT -5
How many years do you have frost...maybe 1 out of 5?
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Aug 22, 2016 9:43:17 GMT -5
Oh, no. I'm up in the NW part of the state, where we have an actual winter every year - it's just really short and mild by your standards. I get frost every single year, and at least a couple of hard freezes in most years. A few years ago in January we had a 0.1" of ice pellets (though frozen precipitation is very rare here) and later that month we had a couple of nights around 15F that killed my poor mandarin orange tree. The part of Florida where frost is uncommon is around 400 miles south and east of my place. My tomatoes are typically done in by frost around Thanksgiving, though in a mild year they can hang on a few weeks later. So I am not kidding about the timing being tight for fall tomatoes - I don't usually even try the late varieties in the fall. My last frost is usually the first or second week of March. So, I plant out spring tomato plants in March.
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Post by bestofour on Aug 26, 2016 13:03:09 GMT -5
daylilydude Abraham Lincoln. I planted them last year too but I won't again.
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