My Zone4 OP's are showing color...whew

keithaxis · August 25, 2006

Wow, does it seem like a long time for the first ones to come when you only have later season varieties. Here are the few ripe when I got home today. In this first photo you should see a few you already know and the one on the left is a pink ping pong although it is first one and pretty small one. Put 30 varieties (50 plants) in the ground on Memorial day and now late August I am seeing colors, the next 5 weeks should be real neat...

These are grown in two settings. Most smaller fruited plants were put in half whiskey barrells (14 barrells) Shoot, now that I am looking I guess I still do not have a ripe mater in the raised beds. All types you see above were from barrells and my goodness are they a headache to maintain compared to the raised beds. I do see that the raised beds will have black from tula, caspian pink, black krim ready in the next week.

Amazing that the past 3 days we had clouds and highs of 65, but today we got back to the normal 80 and the coloring sure happened today compared to tuesday, wed and thursday...

keithaxis · August 25, 2006

Garden in Back area. 8'x2' beds (two plants in each)Way out beyond fence are extra plants that I kinda through out there and wow are there some hidden fruit in that jungle (CP, Omar L, ARGG, Black from Tula)..

Here are the Suddath on left and OTV on right

Here is the suddath from different angle for the person who asked for plants that fruited low to ground...

kimpossible · August 25, 2006

Awesome looking garden & view! Healthly looking plants - at least it was worth the wait! You probably won't know what to do with them all a few weeks from now.

My guess is the camera is facing north??? (morning shot?)

keithaxis · August 25, 2006

The main shot you see is looking pretty much straight south. Here are a couple other shots, one from when I was doing a lot of fun work expanding the garden in mid march and the other picture below is from July 2nd with the view of Mt Rainier to the SE, when it is clear it is nice...my couple daughters have the best view of it all from the swingset...

Tomato plants and clear view early july...facing SE

August 25, 2006	#1
keithaxis Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Buckley, WA Posts: 54	My Zone4 OP's are showing color...whew Wow, does it seem like a long time for the first ones to come when you only have later season varieties. Here are the few ripe when I got home today. In this first photo you should see a few you already know and the one on the left is a pink ping pong although it is first one and pretty small one. Put 30 varieties (50 plants) in the ground on Memorial day and now late August I am seeing colors, the next 5 weeks should be real neat... These are grown in two settings. Most smaller fruited plants were put in half whiskey barrells (14 barrells) Shoot, now that I am looking I guess I still do not have a ripe mater in the raised beds. All types you see above were from barrells and my goodness are they a headache to maintain compared to the raised beds. I do see that the raised beds will have black from tula, caspian pink, black krim ready in the next week. Amazing that the past 3 days we had clouds and highs of 65, but today we got back to the normal 80 and the coloring sure happened today compared to tuesday, wed and thursday...

August 25, 2006	#2
keithaxis Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Buckley, WA Posts: 54	a few more shots Garden in Back area. 8'x2' beds (two plants in each)Way out beyond fence are extra plants that I kinda through out there and wow are there some hidden fruit in that jungle (CP, Omar L, ARGG, Black from Tula).. Here are the Suddath on left and OTV on right Here is the suddath from different angle for the person who asked for plants that fruited low to ground...

August 25, 2006	#3
kimpossible Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Z5b SW Ont Canada Posts: 767	Awesome looking garden & view! Healthly looking plants - at least it was worth the wait! You probably won't know what to do with them all a few weeks from now. My guess is the camera is facing north??? (morning shot?) __________________ *So Many Tomatoes ... So Little Time*

August 25, 2006	#4
keithaxis Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Buckley, WA Posts: 54	Garden position The main shot you see is looking pretty much straight south. Here are a couple other shots, one from when I was doing a lot of fun work expanding the garden in mid march and the other picture below is from July 2nd with the view of Mt Rainier to the SE, when it is clear it is nice...my couple daughters have the best view of it all from the swingset... Tomato plants and clear view early july...facing SE