Author Topic: TOMATO PROGRESS 2009 (Read 37410 times)

Deb P · « **Reply #140 on:** July 07, 2009, 14:29:40 »

It's weird; although my tomato plants were pretty late in being planted into their final positions, and were nearly all flowering when they were, 'Sweet Olive' is usually the first to fruit and ripen, but this year althought it had fruit first, 'Thai Pink Egg' looks as though it will win the race this year! Also doing well, HSL 'Orange Heart', 'Orange Banana' and 'Legend' have started to change colour slightly.... ;D

I'm trying something different this year, no sideshoots or leaves below the first truss, then letting them go, tying in the sideshoots as they grow. We shall see if I get a bigger yield this way!

davyw1 · « **Reply #141 on:** July 08, 2009, 15:21:42 »

Intresting Deb, i think you may get a bigger crop quantity wise, but i wonder if you will be down on size and wieght, wonder if this will affect the size of the seeds
Regardless, hope it works the way you want it

tim · « **Reply #142 on:** July 09, 2009, 09:07:55 »

Tony - not sown till 15 May but a bit daunting??

tonybloke · « **Reply #143 on:** July 09, 2009, 21:31:49 »

if half of those flowers set....................................... ;)

tonybloke · « **Reply #144 on:** July 10, 2009, 17:33:32 »

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some of todays tom's. going to enter them in local flower / produce show 2morra

davyw1 · « **Reply #145 on:** July 10, 2009, 20:47:12 »

I would have put a photo of my pickings, but its hardly worth taking a photo of two black russian toms

cleo · « **Reply #146 on:** July 11, 2009, 11:10:51 »

We had the first of the season yesterday-`Matina`- a standard red with a decent flavour-nothing too complicated and fairly low in acid.

tonybloke · « **Reply #147 on:** July 11, 2009, 20:02:19 »

Yipee!! I won the Tomato class at my local hortic show !! ;) 8)

landimad · « **Reply #148 on:** July 11, 2009, 20:04:32 »

Well done TonyBloke,
Mine are not there yet, but I am sure the little green ones will go red in time. Me thinks I put them out to late.

saddad · « **Reply #149 on:** July 11, 2009, 20:06:41 »

Well done Tony... :)

davyw1 · « **Reply #150 on:** July 11, 2009, 20:18:05 »

Well done Tony what did you bench.

tonybloke · « **Reply #151 on:** July 11, 2009, 20:30:10 »

15 gardeners delight, 1st prize
2 cucumber 'cumlaude' 1st prize
plate blackcurrants (sprigs) 1st prize
9 runner beans 1st prize
plate redcurrants (sprigs) 2nd prize
20 gosseberries 2nd prize

1 x single fuchsia (novice section) 1st prize and a cup!!
1 x double fuchsia, 2nd prize

Not a bad day !! 8) 8)

GrannieAnnie · « **Reply #152 on:** July 11, 2009, 22:51:45 »

Quote from: davyw1 on July 10, 2009, 20:47:12

I would have put a photo of my pickings, but its hardly worth taking a photo of two black russian toms

Davy, I'm eager to hear about your Russian toms. I'm trying Anna Russian and Black Krim for the first time. Anna is heart shaped with a definite point on the end and very flimsy looking plants though the tomatoes look like they'll be a hefty size. The Black Krim are just beginning to turn darkish orange but the shoulder is dark green still and cracked- I was wondering what color they should be to pick??

(A ground hog gnawed away half of a ripe-ish one last night >:( )

Congrats, Tonybloke- you swept them clean, didn't you!

tim · « **Reply #153 on:** July 12, 2009, 07:05:11 »

Sounds like a good meal, Tony?

tonybloke · « **Reply #154 on:** July 12, 2009, 08:35:44 »

the show is on for 2 days, but yes, it'lll make a good meal tonight!! ;)

tim · « **Reply #155 on:** July 12, 2009, 08:58:37 »

Not in the running this year, but who cares??

When you consider the lack of light we have.

tonybloke · « **Reply #156 on:** July 12, 2009, 09:26:53 »

any chance of some seed, tim? ;)

tim · « **Reply #157 on:** July 12, 2009, 09:42:32 »

tonybloke · « **Reply #158 on:** July 12, 2009, 10:11:09 »

ships saint and lucciola?

tim · « **Reply #159 on:** July 12, 2009, 10:47:50 »

A few - e-mail me?

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