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Old June 30, 2017   #16
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Tealeaves- looking back on it, I now wish I had put it along a fence and just let it sprawl! Don't worry about suckers, just let it rip! This plant starts with a squeal and ends with a roar!

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Thanks for touching base, Tea. My plant is no monster, either. It's about 5' tall. Hey, we can't all be Mike!

Yours are in containers, and it's good to know that container-grown Post Office Spoonful can stay a reasonable size. You're giving us data on how this variety performs in containers, and that's valuable.

It's possible this variety doesn't like to be pruned. Mine has made all kinds of branches, but I never prune or de-sucker anything, so I can't tell you.

Anyone else out there try to prune a Post Office Spoonful plant? Or any currant? How's that working for you?

Congratulations on setting fruit!

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I definitely will not prune or de-sucker the other two. I think I'll put one in another container to compare it to the one I pruned, and put the other one in the front and let it go wild. I will keep you updated on the one that I pruned.
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Wow, that is one huge plant for Mike, I can barely see his face in all that.
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All I could see was 1 hand. Mike may be a goner in there....makes me want to grow it, LOL!
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All I could see was 1 hand. Mike may be a goner in there....makes me want to grow it, LOL!
Follow that hand all the way to the right. When you see the stake to the right with white ties on it you have gone too far, hahaha. I found Waldo!
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All I could see was 1 hand. Mike may be a goner in there....makes me want to grow it, LOL!
Imp, I'll have bagged seed available this fall!

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I've got ripe fruit! From plant-out on May 14 to July 7 = 54 days. Taste is a little on the acid side, but not overpowering by any means.

Plant is taller than me. but not a wall like Mike's.

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Imp, I'll have bagged seed available this fall!

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I've got ripe fruit! From plant-out on May 14 to July 7 = 54 days. Taste is a little on the acid side, but not overpowering by any means.

Plant is taller than me. but not a wall like Mike's.

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Woohoo! Next year is my cherries and biggies year, and I do love those pops of tomato in a salad and just like tomato candies, so many flavors and colors.
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I have to take a bag and remove 358 ripe POS tomorrow. I'm probably NOT far off....LOLOLOL
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Since these are so prolific, has anyone thought of pickling them with maybe yellow wax beans as dilly beans or even bread and butter pickles? Might be good and sure would look pretty if they stayed whole in the jars.
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Darin, sounds like you've got quite a tomato machine going! What will you do with them all?

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Since these are so prolific, has anyone thought of pickling them with maybe yellow wax beans as dilly beans or even bread and butter pickles? Might be good and sure would look pretty if they stayed whole in the jars.
Imp, mine hold together nicely, at least until they're dead ripe. I don't know if they'd hold through being cooked, though- do you have to cook 'em for pickling?

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Imp, mine hold together nicely, at least until they're dead ripe. I don't know if they'd hold through being cooked, though- do you have to cook 'em for pickling?

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Pickling tomatoes can be done hot or cold process; cold requires being in the fridge is all. I may try some of the currant ones next year both ways if no one else does.
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Darin, sounds like you've got quite a tomato machine going! What will you do with them all?

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Nan, I've been dumping them on people at work to put in their salads, or eat at their desk! These little boogers have a great acidic snap!
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Mine is busy setting fruit... hundreds of them...
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Time for a salad!!! Great flavor!!
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