2015 tomatoes

[pinklady5]

Beautiful photos. I miss my Barlow Jap plants this year as well as Prudence Purple. Both do very well for me in the garden as well.

[AKmark]

Great pictures, how's the taste of Barlow Jap? I have been wondering about that one for awhile. It sure looks like you are having a good season.

[ginger2778]

Originally Posted by efisakov

Xanadu (bl ,RL)
Name of that one may change. Seeds are from Marsha/Gigner2778. She is still working on that variety. They are looking nice. Beautiful stripes.
Thanks for sharing, Marsha.

You are welcome Ella, wait till you taste them!

[Jonnyhat]

now those are some Jersey tomatoes! I'm right across the bridge in PA about 30 min from the commodore barry bridge. I did the same thing with my tomato bed and covered it in plastic and got them outside mid April my plants are over 6ft tall except the Taxi, but my Taxi plants are loaded, 1 plant has over 40 fruit sets on it.

Question? When do you typically see your first non-cherry variety ready to eat?

[RobinB]

Ella,
Gorgeous as always! Love your lillies and your tomatoes are so big! I hope you have a wonderful season! Most of mine have only been in the ground for a couple of weeks.

[pinklady5]

AKmark - barlow jap is a wonderful tomato with that classic pink taste. Great production and always the first of the pinks to ripen in my NJ garden. My avatar photo is a ripe barlow jap tomato.

[efisakov]

Originally Posted by Jonnyhat

now those are some Jersey tomatoes! I'm right across the bridge in PA about 30 min from the commodore barry bridge. I did the same thing with my tomato bed and covered it in plastic and got them outside mid April my plants are over 6ft tall except the Taxi, but my Taxi plants are loaded, 1 plant has over 40 fruit sets on it.

Question? When do you typically see your first non-cherry variety ready to eat?

Year after year is different. Usually a week after July 4th, but once in a blue moon some will ripen earlier. Among those are (Taxi and Matina does not count) Amazon Chocolate, Azoychka, Black from Tula, Black Master, Carbon, JD's Special C-Tex, Vorlon, and one year was Omar’s Lebanese the first to give a ripe tomato. These varieties are 75 days (except OL).

[efisakov]

Originally Posted by RobinB

Ella,
Gorgeous as always! Love your lillies and your tomatoes are so big! I hope you have a wonderful season! Most of mine have only been in the ground for a couple of weeks.

Thank you, RobinB. Wish you a great season as well.

[efisakov]

Originally Posted by pinklady5

Beautiful photos. I miss my Barlow Jap plants this year as well as Prudence Purple. Both do very well for me in the garden as well.

Pinklady,

So many people were raving about BJ, my one plant last year did not do well. It was in one of the beds that just did not want to produce or grow. I had to give it second chance in different place.
Sorry you do not have it this year.
Are you moving this summer or your plans have changed?

Mark,
I do not remember the taste, It was one tomato or so and plant was in distress. Sometimes taste is affected.

[efisakov]

Lillie.

[efisakov]

Daylilies
this once are huge

[efisakov]

I grew okra in containers last year. It did well. Doing it again. They are soon to flower.

[efisakov]

Black Master and Bl. Cherry vertical graft plant.

[pinklady5]

Originally Posted by efisakov

Pinklady,

So many people were raving about BJ, my one plant last year did not do well. It was in one of the beds that just did not want to produce or grow. I had to give it second chance in different place.
Sorry you do not have it this year.
Are you moving this summer or your plans have changed?

Mark,
I do not remember the taste, It was one tomato or so and plant was in distress. Sometimes taste is affected.

Ella,

I haven't moved yet but it will be in the coming months down to Monmouth county. I lost my seedlings this spring. Something was up with the soil (I think) and they stopped growing so I had to give up on them. I had to go to the area supplier, who luckily has a decent selection of heirlooms, but they don't sell any of my preferences.

[ddsack]

I grew okra in containers last year. It did well. Doing it again. They are soon to flower

Ella, did you seed directly in the big pots, or did you transplant from smaller starts? I am trying to grow okra in a large pot this year, but I only had two seeds come up in my cell pack, one grew well, the other is a runt, but growing normally. I potted up once, before transplanting both outside to the final pot. Now the larger nice one is wilting and losing lower leaves, the runt is fine. I don't see any stem rot, so not sure what the problem is. I am considering putting a few more seeds in the pot in case the large plant doesn't make it. Yours looks beautiful! Do you have any special tips for okra in pots?