Tomato time!

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Re: Tomato time!

Post by texasweed » February 24th, 2012, 10:13 pm

Bavaria wrote:I was reasonably happy w/ the Brandywine, but as you said not highly productive. What is your thoughts on the 1884 tomato? :)
Which Brandywine? There are a half dozen that go by that name. Suddith is the heirloom. Anyway like you, I like them but for me in the south very poor producers if they produce at all. Cannot even think about them up here in Prescott AZ.

Never tried the 1884. Normally I stick with what I have had good luck with, but since coming to AZ I am having to start over. Last season I lost just about every plant as I put them out too soon and most froze to death. Only thing I hate up here. I am use to putting out plants March 1, not May 1st. Even May first may be too early up here, last Memorial day we had fricking SNOW. Can you believe that? Fricking SNOW 60 miles north of Phoenix AS on the first day of the Summer vacation season. :shock: I was not impressed. :x

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Re: Tomato time!

Post by Bavaria » February 26th, 2012, 8:03 am

Brandywine pink potato leaf from burpee . No way on the snow, as my wife have discussed we are eventually moving where it is a little warmer, where ever that is.

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Re: Tomato time!

Post by Michael Wise » February 27th, 2012, 1:12 pm

http://i424.photobucket.com/albums/pp32 ... 61a3c7.jpg

The 3 closest to the camera are the beefsteaks that were late to the party.

I culled the extra seed in each cell. Of the 26 seeds sown, 25 came up!

Most are already starting to sprout their true leaves, as well.

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Re: Tomato time!

Post by Bavaria » February 27th, 2012, 1:57 pm

Are those peat pellets? I use potting soil myself. Peat isn't good on pepper germination from my experience. Of course i'm off topic a bit.

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Re: Tomato time!

Post by Michael Wise » February 27th, 2012, 2:41 pm

Coir pellets.

Only my second year, but so far I like them.

For bottom watering, they wick up water well.


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Re: Tomato time!

Post by Michael Wise » February 29th, 2012, 12:16 pm

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Coming along!

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Re: Tomato time!

Post by Michael Wise » March 2nd, 2012, 2:49 pm

I know I would need to expose the plants to the outdoors gradually, but is there any reason I can't do that now at only 2 weeks old?

Last year I waited until I was 2 weeks from transplant before I started hardening them. The weather has been so nice lately, though, I thought it would be nice to get them out and start acclimating them early.

I would still bring them in every evening since the temps are still dropping to the 40's.

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Re: Tomato time!

Post by MorpheusPA » March 2nd, 2012, 3:07 pm

Yeah, sure, go ahead if you like. Hardening can start at any time after sprouting (and some do it in cold frames to sprout and harden at the same time). Technically they'll tolerate any temperature down to about 35, but I'd pull 'em in just to be sure.

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Re: Tomato time!

Post by Michael Wise » March 12th, 2012, 11:47 am

Everybody is coming along nicely. They are still legging out a little more than I'd prefer, but I'm starting to take them outside this week, so maybe real sun will help out.

Group photo:

http://s424.photobucket.com/albums/pp32 ... f6f9eb.jpg

And I thought this little guy was pretty. :D Nice and compact. Don't know why it isn't stretching out like the rest, but oh well. Sunshine should fix the rest.

http://s424.photobucket.com/albums/pp32 ... a877b0.jpg

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Re: Tomato time!

Post by MorpheusPA » March 12th, 2012, 3:08 pm

The little guy is fine, just a touch laggy. He'll be along, he's probably setting up root systems.

I'd seriously consider carting mine into the sun, but...well, seven flats and still going. It's not going to happen.

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Re: Tomato time!

Post by TurfMan » May 12th, 2012, 7:45 am

I can not wait to see my Tomatoes this year as the stuff I am using actually produced me a large 7 foot Tomato plant and very tasty Tomatoes with only two treatments. Less stress on the plant transfer and less waste on pests or sick plants.
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