Brandy Boy Hybrid - Page 6

Hudson_WY · June 5, 2016

Cecil - yes - you should try them at least once!

isuhunter - your plants look great! They should be producers!

AKMark - I Agree - we are freezing the ones we plan to can tomato juice with - now. My wife likes to pour off the water when they thaw and claims it makes better juice that way. I have to agree with her!

I topped all of the Brandy Boy plants to make room for our 2nd crop - the rest of the tomatoes on the vine are ripening now - there are still a high percentage of Brandy Boy tomatoes in the "One Pound" club!

Hudson_WY · June 5, 2016

We are making the transition to our 2nd GH crop of tomatoes. We cloned the plants we grew in the 1st crop a couple of weeks ago. We have already planted the Sweet 100s and a few Brandy Boys. As we harvest most of the tomatoes off the vines of a plant - we pull the plant and make room for the 2nd crop.

It is great to see these new plants energy charged and healthy - ready to go!!

Gardeneer · June 6, 2016

Getting ready for second season.

Of all the tomatoes with "Brandy" in the name, I like BRANDY BOY. I like it for more than one reason, one of which is the fruit shape. Not round , slightly ribbed, perfect size for slicing. Probably I will grow it again in the future.

Gardeneer

Hudson_WY · June 6, 2016

I Agree Gardeneer - Here are a couple of Brandy Boys that are coming ripe this morning.

Maybe it is the humidity in your area causing Brandy Boy to not perform for you last year? I have noticed that Brandy Boy doesn't set fruit well in our GH when the humidity is high and the outside humidity is as high as it is inside. When that happens I can't clear the humidity in the GH and fruit just doesn't set during that segment of time - IMO

Hudson_WY · June 10, 2016

OK - here are the last photos of Brandy Boy tomatoes for a while - we had so many big ones (over a pound) this year that I wanted to share.

Hudson_WY · June 10, 2016

Just about every Brandy Boy we harvest weighs in the one pound category. Brandy Boy has awesome taste!!

Gardeneer · June 11, 2016

That is amazing, Hudson.
You have found a true winner in your GH.

Gardeneer

Hudson_WY · June 11, 2016

I caught a glimpse and had to take a closer look at the base of this Brandy Boy plant - it's looking like a tree trunk - haha

Gardeneer · June 12, 2016

No wonder why they are pumping out so many fruits.
What you've go in that soil ?

OH, yeah ! I see mushrooms growing out of it too.
What is the secret, Hudson ?

Gardeneer

isuhunter · June 15, 2016

Mine have started to take off.

Hudson_WY · June 16, 2016

Nice! Look at those Brandy Boy trusses full of blossoms! That's the Brandy Boy that I know!

Hudson_WY · June 16, 2016

This photo is of our 2nd Brandy Boy crop this year - they are coming along nicely!

AKmark · June 17, 2016

Hudson, why do you pull out such nice plants and start over, it seems like you would get a huge hiccup in production? When our plants hit a height where we cannot manage them we simply drop the plants, and I run mine for about 8 months without so much as a burp in production.
I know many people try different angles, but from what I saw, you chopped out nice healthy plants.
At any rate, you have some nice stuff going there, but as a commercial grower, I just gave my two cents that's all.
Keep the nice pics rolling I enjoy them.

NarnianGarden · June 17, 2016

Perhaps an attempt to stay clean from diseases?

Hudson_WY · June 17, 2016

AKmark - I like the way you drop your plants and harvest about 8 months! I have considered trying that in my center beds that have more height potential (16'). My side beds are raised which restricts the vertical height. This is the first year I have grown two crops so I am experimenting with that - also.

NarnianGarden is also correct. In the past - when I grow a crop from March through November - about 1/3 to 1/2 succumb to disease along the way. I thought by starting over with healthy cuttings I could avoid the disease part? I hope the 2nd crop will produce through December?

I have plants still producing on the East side of the GH for another month or two - I planted them a few weeks later and haven't pulled them yet so they can continue to produce while the plants on the West side of the GH at least begin to set fruit.

Thanks for your suggestions!

June 15, 2016	#85
isuhunter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 140	Mine have started to take off. Last edited by isuhunter; June 15, 2016 at 09:37 PM.

June 6, 2016	#78
Gardeneer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7 Posts: 4,914	Getting ready for second season. Of all the tomatoes with "Brandy" in the name, I like BRANDY BOY. I like it for more than one reason, one of which is the fruit shape. Not round , slightly ribbed, perfect size for slicing. Probably I will grow it again in the future. Gardeneer

June 11, 2016	#82
Gardeneer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7 Posts: 4,914	That is amazing, Hudson. You have found a true winner in your GH. Gardeneer

June 12, 2016	#84
Gardeneer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7 Posts: 4,914	No wonder why they are pumping out so many fruits. What you've go in that soil ? OH, yeah ! I see mushrooms growing out of it too. What is the secret, Hudson ? Gardeneer

June 16, 2016	#86
Hudson_WY Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Smoot, Wyoming Posts: 523	Nice! Look at those Brandy Boy trusses full of blossoms! That's the Brandy Boy that I know!

June 17, 2016	#88
AKmark Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Wasilla Alaska Posts: 2,010	Hudson, why do you pull out such nice plants and start over, it seems like you would get a huge hiccup in production? When our plants hit a height where we cannot manage them we simply drop the plants, and I run mine for about 8 months without so much as a burp in production. I know many people try different angles, but from what I saw, you chopped out nice healthy plants. At any rate, you have some nice stuff going there, but as a commercial grower, I just gave my two cents that's all. Keep the nice pics rolling I enjoy them.

June 17, 2016	#89
NarnianGarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Finland, EU Posts: 2,550	Perhaps an attempt to stay clean from diseases?