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Post by directsunlight on Jun 19, 2012 13:01:58 GMT -5
Direct, when you put your plants outside, how much sun are they getting? Are you container gardening, or putting them into a garden bed? It sure sounds like something is stressing them ... have you tried a feeding of compost tea to give them a boost? For the first couple of days, they were in full shade. I then moved them where they got 2-3 hours of shade, then 5-6. Yesterday I moved them back to the 2-3 hours of sun range. I water them every day, but haven't added any fertilizer to the mix. It was potting soil, rabbit hill brand. The tomato in the 5 gallon pot has done exceedingly well, in being set outside the same way. I know that's different, taking a bigger and more mature plant and comparing it to seedlings. I've got some hasta grow, can try it on there & see if it helps. Compost tea can be next. It's been a struggle for me, getting plants hardened off. That's been the toughest part of gardening for me, the past few years since I started growing tomatoes and peppers from seeds.
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Post by annclaire on Jun 19, 2012 13:20:32 GMT -5
Direct, I can't recall where you are located, but I am in NW Oklahoma, zone 6b (almost zone 5a) and I simply am not patient enough to start plants inside and then go through the hardening process. Actually, my seed starting inside is a dismal faillure LOL Anyway, I find that I have more success with starting seed outside in the garden ... I use plastic gallon milk jugs with the bottom cut out. I plant the seed (tomatoes and peppers), screw the milk jug down into the soil over the seed, then hill more soil up around the outside of the jug, water it in, and put the lid on. Over the next couple of weeks, I will water each day and depending on the temperature, either take the cap off most of the day, or leave it on. Since I am also in a high wind area, I will anchor the jugs ... this is how I did it a couple of years ago: Basically, I threaded a piece of water pipe through the handles and tied each end to a rebar stake I was able to set them out the same time others would start seed inside LOL
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Post by dirtdobber on Jun 20, 2012 12:06:26 GMT -5
well what the heck a few more I picked today some with just a hint of blush but 102 or higher temps coming next several days so they would split.
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Post by garrett on Jun 20, 2012 15:38:53 GMT -5
still blooming in texas too.lol
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Post by annclaire on Jun 20, 2012 16:13:55 GMT -5
I FOUND ONE!!! I found a mater on my beefstake that is about the size of a quarter! Woohoo!!! ;D
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Post by txdirtdog on Jun 21, 2012 16:30:51 GMT -5
well what the heck a few more I picked today some with just a hint of blush but 102 or higher temps coming next several days so they would split. Nice haul!
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Post by blujen on Jun 21, 2012 17:55:55 GMT -5
Wow dobber, thats quite a haul! What are you gonna make out of them? =)
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Post by dirtdobber on Jun 22, 2012 10:44:29 GMT -5
I FOUND ONE!!! I found a mater on my beefstake that is about the size of a quarter! Woohoo!!! ;D Great love finding them hiding on the plants.
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Post by dirtdobber on Jun 22, 2012 11:16:30 GMT -5
Thanks TXDD
blujen they will be gone all fresh eatin before I know what happened. Neighbors and family all are waiting with oreders of do you have any more maters. I give them away faster than I can pick them lol. I never learned how to can or stuff like that so I pick eat what I want and say I got em come and get them.
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Post by annclaire on Jun 22, 2012 22:53:01 GMT -5
LOL - I even found another one today! Woohoo!!!
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Post by coffeebreak on Jun 30, 2012 8:12:05 GMT -5
Don't know what these will taste like this the 1st year that I'm growing them. These Are the Black Seaman tomato and they will soon be ready to Harvest. Charles
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Post by garrett on Jun 30, 2012 9:38:46 GMT -5
we love the dark maters. mom has russian persimmon maters. tasty.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2012 22:26:05 GMT -5
Picked the first two Deuce Di Picardie (a yellow) tomatoes today. Bout the size of Stupice.
They was OK, tho a bit on the green side.
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Post by coffeebreak on Aug 3, 2012 12:43:39 GMT -5
This is one of my Bi color Tomatoes that I growing this year it very meaty on the inside like an Heart and the taste is good and the Best part inside that Tomato are the seeds to my 1st Tomato cross Charles
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Post by LinFL on Aug 3, 2012 17:07:09 GMT -5
Pretty, pretty!
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Post by elkwc3656 on Sept 9, 2012 20:03:24 GMT -5
I will try to post a picture of a new favorite of mine. Randy's Brandy. A Brandywine selection from the Tulsa area. Has done well here in the intense heat and drought conditions. Have been harvesting from this plants since mid June. Get at least one picking like this most weeks and some weeks more. It is still loaded and appears it will produce till frost. Seem to be fairly disease resistant also and has a good flavor. I received another new favorite from the same source Grandma Suzy's. I will try to post pictures of it later. The seeds sent to me produce both RL and PL plants. I'm trying to establish stable seeds for each type. Jay
<a href="http://s76.photobucket.com/albums/j40/elkwc36/?action=view¤t=100_0054.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j40/elkwc36/100_0054.jpg" border="0" alt="Randy's Brandy"></a>
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