The EarthTainer "Farm" 6/9 - CornTainers are a' Poppin (pics)

rnewste · June 9, 2010

For comparison, here is a picture of the sweetcorn on May 30:

Ten days later, they have grown by 20 inches:

Silks are now showing and growing at an unbelievable rate:

At this pace, I should have corn on the July 4'th table.

Early Girl on the left, with Bloody Butcher on the right:

Wonderful green leaves from bottom to top. Far different than last Season. Fortunately, no sign of Powdery Leaf Mildew this season (so far).

But, there is no "Free Lunch". I'm having critters starting to develop, but only on 3 Varieties, which is kind of strange:

I'm using Sevin on them with some success.

The Calcium Nitrate "snack" trial is going well. Here is my Goose Creek (left) and Sudduth (right) on June 1:

Here is the same 'Tainer today June 9:

12 inches of growth in the past 8 days! I have expanded the "snack" treatment to all of my 'Tainers as of yesterday.

The over-wintered Peppers continue to outpace those started from seed in January:

So for early June, things are going well:

Raybo

sprout · June 10, 2010

IiLooking great! I've been seeing a lot of aphids too. We're neighbors, I'm in los gatos. I can't wait to see how my goose creek plants turn out. You were kind enough to send me some last year. They're pretty vigorous so far, lots of blooms.

lefty_logan · June 10, 2010

I think I might have to build a couple of these this winter so that I can successfuly grow corn and peppers which i've never done.

amideutch · June 10, 2010

Ray, I hope you got a machete hanging by the back door. Your going to need it just to get to the Tainers. Ami

rnewste · June 10, 2010

sprout,

Those are Goose Creek in the 3 front 'Tainers in the last picture. They are more dense in foliage than any of the other varieties that I am growing this year. Beautiful "Celery green" leaves.

Ami,

Yep, I can almost sit there and watch this stuff grow - especially the corn. Can't imagine what August is going to look like. I just bought a Coolaroo sun screen today that I will put on top of the main 'Tainer Farm when I start to see sun scald. I didn't protect them last Season, and lost a lot of fruit. At $26.00 for a 6 ft by 15 ft section on Amazon, I couldn't pass it up.

Raybo

Timmah! · June 10, 2010

Outstanding growth there, Ray! The GC's growth is really a contrast to the Sudduth's.

rnewste · June 10, 2010

Timmah,

Yeah, the "snack" seems to be working well on the GC. The real test will be on seeing how effective this is on minimizing BER. Will be 2 more weeks to get to this stage.

Raybo

Timmah! · June 10, 2010

A few weeks ago, I bought 14 different tomato plants to set out. Of those, the Sudduth also seems to be slower growing than the others so far, while the fastest growing seem to be Manyel, Black from Tula & Druzba.

Dewayne mater · June 10, 2010

Great stuff Ray! I've been feeding my tainer maters a snack on every feeding of a mix of a calcium magnesium product and a general purpose fertilizer, both are liquids. My BER rates have slowed tremendously with only a tomato or two having it in the last 10 days. Of course, I also addressed the extreme heat stress issues, so it is difficult to say what gets the credit. So, I won't change a thing. Looking forward to your reports through the summer as things turn crispy around here!

June 9, 2010	#1
rnewste Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Campbell, CA Posts: 4,064	The EarthTainer "Farm" 6/9 - CornTainers are a' Poppin (pics) For comparison, here is a picture of the sweetcorn on May 30: Ten days later, they have grown by 20 inches: Silks are now showing and growing at an unbelievable rate: At this pace, I should have corn on the July 4'th table. Early Girl on the left, with Bloody Butcher on the right: Wonderful green leaves from bottom to top. Far different than last Season. Fortunately, no sign of Powdery Leaf Mildew this season (so far). But, there is no "Free Lunch". I'm having critters starting to develop, but only on 3 Varieties, which is kind of strange: I'm using Sevin on them with some success. The Calcium Nitrate "snack" trial is going well. Here is my Goose Creek (left) and Sudduth (right) on June 1: Here is the same 'Tainer today June 9: 12 inches of growth in the past 8 days! I have expanded the "snack" treatment to all of my 'Tainers as of yesterday. The over-wintered Peppers continue to outpace those started from seed in January: So for early June, things are going well: Raybo

June 10, 2010	#3
lefty_logan Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Southern California Posts: 111	I think I might have to build a couple of these this winter so that I can successfuly grow corn and peppers which i've never done. __________________ Logan

June 10, 2010	#4
amideutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany 49°26"N 07°36"E Posts: 5,041	Ray, I hope you got a machete hanging by the back door. Your going to need it just to get to the Tainers. Ami __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘...Holy Crap .....What a ride!'

June 10, 2010	#5
rnewste Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Campbell, CA Posts: 4,064	sprout, Those are Goose Creek in the 3 front 'Tainers in the last picture. They are more dense in foliage than any of the other varieties that I am growing this year. Beautiful "Celery green" leaves. Ami, Yep, I can almost sit there and watch this stuff grow - especially the corn. Can't imagine what August is going to look like. I just bought a Coolaroo sun screen today that I will put on top of the main 'Tainer Farm when I start to see sun scald. I didn't protect them last Season, and lost a lot of fruit. At $26.00 for a 6 ft by 15 ft section on Amazon, I couldn't pass it up. Raybo Last edited by rnewste; June 10, 2010 at 01:27 AM.

June 10, 2010	#2
sprout Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: los gatos, CA Posts: 34	IiLooking great! I've been seeing a lot of aphids too. We're neighbors, I'm in los gatos. I can't wait to see how my goose creek plants turn out. You were kind enough to send me some last year. They're pretty vigorous so far, lots of blooms.

June 10, 2010	#6
Timmah! Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Elizabethtown, Kentucky 6a Posts: 754	Outstanding growth there, Ray! The GC's growth is really a contrast to the Sudduth's.

June 10, 2010	#9
Dewayne mater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2008 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 1,212	Great stuff Ray! I've been feeding my tainer maters a snack on every feeding of a mix of a calcium magnesium product and a general purpose fertilizer, both are liquids. My BER rates have slowed tremendously with only a tomato or two having it in the last 10 days. Of course, I also addressed the extreme heat stress issues, so it is difficult to say what gets the credit. So, I won't change a thing. Looking forward to your reports through the summer as things turn crispy around here!