Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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June 24, 2017 | #76 | |
Tomatovillian™
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July 8, 2017 | #77 |
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First flush of fruit from one DLH plant- DTM = 92 days. Average weight is a little over one pound. Taste results coming soon- the first two fruit from the bottom of the plant had mixed reviews on flavor- the first smaller fruit was mealy and had no flavor, the second 2 lb. fruit that I posted about previously was delicious, and was shared with a large group at lunch.
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July 8, 2017 | #78 |
Tomatovillian™
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they look beautiful. nice consistent shape too.
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July 8, 2017 | #79 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10
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Freaking Awesome!
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July 8, 2017 | #80 |
Tomatovillian™
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Thanks KarenO and Marsha! BTW, are you growing a few of these in your fall rotation?
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July 8, 2017 | #81 |
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I have two growing. got a later start than some of my others but about 3 feet tall, strong and starting to bloom.
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July 8, 2017 | #82 |
Tomatovillian™
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Excellent. One observation I have- DLH flowers are really small! Yet they produce really big fruit! I was beginning to wonder if I had the right variety early on. Pink Brandywines, for instance, usually have huge single and megablooms and these produce 1-1.5 lbs fruit. Let me know if you see the same thing..
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July 8, 2017 | #83 |
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July 8, 2017 | #84 |
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You can use either! I did have the one PL variant from his seed, which died due to TMV. It could have been a seed mix up on my part due to Terhune being next to it in the tray. But all of the other seeds from Dutch have grown true. The only thing I can add is that the germination rate for me was 6/16, and for others it has been lower than is typical. So you may want to sow quite a few just in case
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July 8, 2017 | #85 | |
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Uh Oh....
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It's possible there are variations due to growing conditions, but I can't think why my blossoms would be bigger. We had a month of rain after plant-out and now the plant is fighting off Septoria (better than others, I might add). The blossoms don't look dainty, but kind of rough. Unless they're all megablooms from the rain? Oh, I really don't want it to be the wrong variety! Well, as a famous Book says, "Ye shall know them by their fruits." Nan |
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July 8, 2017 | #86 | |
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Oh, and I don't recall any megablooms on any of my three plants. I did have a few doubles, but nothing more than that. The shape has been very consistent, with no catfacing. Last edited by Spartanburg123; July 8, 2017 at 09:21 PM. Reason: Added another observation |
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July 8, 2017 | #87 | |
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July 8, 2017 | #88 |
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Consistent shape and good bottoms, no beef steak butt going on there!!! Yeah!
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July 8, 2017 | #89 | |
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Highly scientific procedure, dealing with such esoteric things as gravity, center of mass, gravity waves, etc. |
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July 8, 2017 | #90 | |
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Those are so looking good! |
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