It was a long weekend folks, but the maters are finally in the ground!
We moved in December and I had to start from scratch on the tomato patch.
First I picked a corner of the yard near the fence that gets about 12+ hours of
sun a day.
Second, my dad and I spent a few gruelling hours hand digging the 6 week old
SOD up from a 100+ square foot area.
Next, we hand dug and broke up the existing soil/red clay to a depth of 6~12".
(This red clay is great as it is not very dense, breaks up easy, and hold tons of
moisture!)
Then we mixed in organic soil from the local garden supply, along with a few
bags of cow manure, some lime, and organic fertilizer. This raised the height about 10" above grade.
Finally I topped the border of this new 5x18' bed with cyprus mulch to make a
nice weed/mud free border around the perimeter.
It is now supporting 18 of the finest tomato plants around, with hopes that a
lot of sun, great soil, and constant attention will lead to the largest & best harvest I have ever had!
Now, guess what variety got put in the garden first.
The first one to get it right will win a no-expenses paid trip for two to Tomatopalooza[tm] VI this July, where they will get the pleasue of sampling a
tomato from said first planted variety!
Lee
OK. I guess I should be fair and tell you what I planted to make the guess easier.
Dreamy F2 x2
Dwarf Emerald Giant F4
Summertime Gold F4
Tasmanian Chocolate x2 F4
Cuostralee
BW x Tad F6 (Gotta name this sucker this year!)
Big Beef
Spear's Tennessee Green
Large Barred Boar
Orange Heirloom
Sungold Select II
Witty F4 - Big Yellow (Gotta name this one too!)
Ferris Wheel
Stokes County
Tidwell German
Djenna Lee's Golden Girl
Pale Leaf Mortgage Lifter
KBX
Gary O'Sena
Joe Thieneman's Austrailian Heart