2011 tomatoes started

b54red · April 12, 2011

I've got two beds of tomatoes started with onions running down the center of both beds. I started tying the taller plants to the trellis after taking these pictures. As you can see I have a few seedlings left to plant to get all 100 varieties I am going to plant this year.

Does anyone need some fresh oregano? Don't think I will be able to use this much. This stuff grows and spreads like a ground cover and is really hard to control. I put out a tiny bunch of it last year and it is now about 8 feet by 4 feet in one of my beds.

Timbotide · April 12, 2011

Looking good Bill. Looks like you will need to make a ton
Of Spaghetti Sauce to use up all of that Oregano.
Have you planted your Big Buck okra yet??

Tim

Tim

b54red · April 12, 2011

The Becks is about 3 inches tall in egg cartons and now has true leaves so I will be moving it into individual coffee cups until it is at least 10 inches tall and then put it in the garden.

linuxman51 · April 12, 2011

looking good. Everyone needs a little wiener in the garden to keep things straight.

Timbotide · April 12, 2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by b54red

The Becks is about 3 inches tall in egg cartons and now has true leaves so I will be moving it into individual coffee cups until it is at least 10 inches tall and then put it in the garden.

I planted my Becks last night and since we don't have karate class tonight I may start my melons and
Cantaloupes when I get home.

Tim

organichris · April 13, 2011

Nice. Very nice.

greyghost · April 13, 2011

Bill, Your beds and plants are beautiful and that's such a cute little dog!
Darlene

b54red · April 14, 2011

Darlene the dog is a miniature dachshund and we have two more that are piebalds and they are really cute. I also have 3 larger dogs but they are kept out of the garden by the electric fence which the dachshunds just stroll under. Our son has offered us another miniature and I'm afraid we will end up taking it in also. We are becoming dog hoarders. They are a lot of fun and company; but they are really hard on the poor yard. But how much affection does grass give one?

linuxman51 · April 14, 2011

miniature dachshunds are quite entertaining, I've got a miniature wire-haired and she gets in to everything (and on occasion, under the fence and out into the neighborhood)

greyghost · April 14, 2011

You'll have to post pics of the others sometime-I'll bet they're adorable!
I guess there are worst things than being a pet hoarder-we're cat
hoarders. We know people with the long-haired (wire-haired?) and
they're beauties, too. Would love to have one if it weren't for all of
my kitties-they'd be so jealous.

remy · April 14, 2011

Everything looks great!
Remy

fortyonenorth · April 15, 2011

B54 - a couple of questions...

When did you start your onions? They are huge!

I'm interested in your interplanting of the onions and tomatoes. Obviously, the tomatoes will shade-out the onions eventually - will the onions be sufficiently mature by that time that it won't matter?

barefootgardener · April 16, 2011

Bill, everything is looking great! Yes, oregano does spread quickly..I planted some at the old homestead about ten years ago and it spread and grows right along with the grass now...Smells great when the grass is cut..I use a lot of fresh oregano to cook with, then in the fall I like to dry it and hang it in bunches..

b54red · April 17, 2011

Forty, I started the onion seed last September and put out the onions the last week of January.
My onions are already forming some nice bulbs and will have time to finish developing before they are shaded out. They will be sending up seed stalks very soon signaling the beginning of the end for onions. I tried this method last year and a friend of mine planted the same kind on the same day except they were on their on away from other plants. I was shocked that mine actually did better than his even though they were between two rows of tomatoes. I used to use a bed for onions only but got tired of waiting for them to finish. I ended up planting too many tomatoes too late so I adapted.

b54red · April 17, 2011

Darlene I could not handle having cats. I once had a neighbor who owned several cats and they kept leaving some nasty surprises for me in the garden. For a couple of years I was reluctant to get my hands dirty because sometimes they got really really dirty. If you know what I mean and I'm sure you do if you have a bunch of cats.

April 12, 2011	#4
linuxman51 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: montgomery, al Posts: 91	looking good. Everyone needs a little wiener in the garden to keep things straight. __________________ gearhead... (with a small garden) 1990 volvo 740 16vturbo, hx-52. Race car. 10.82@129mph 1994 volvo 940 wagon, turbo. 14.5@?. Good at hauling dirt, excellent DD 2003 Evo VIII, ams 35r, cams, etc. 440awhp, fun DD 11.6@123mph

April 14, 2011	#9
linuxman51 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: montgomery, al Posts: 91	miniature dachshunds are quite entertaining, I've got a miniature wire-haired and she gets in to everything (and on occasion, under the fence and out into the neighborhood) __________________ gearhead... (with a small garden) 1990 volvo 740 16vturbo, hx-52. Race car. 10.82@129mph 1994 volvo 940 wagon, turbo. 14.5@?. Good at hauling dirt, excellent DD 2003 Evo VIII, ams 35r, cams, etc. 440awhp, fun DD 11.6@123mph

April 14, 2011	#11
remy Buffalo-Niagara Tomato TasteFest™ Coordinator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Z6 WNY Posts: 2,354	Everything looks great! Remy __________________ "I wake to sleep and take my waking slow" -Theodore Roethke Yes, we have a great party for WNY/Ontario tomato growers every year on Grand Island! Owner of The Sample Seed Shop

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Timbotide Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Northport Alabama Posts: 304	Looking good Bill. Looks like you will need to make a ton Of Spaghetti Sauce to use up all of that Oregano. Have you planted your Big Buck okra yet?? Tim Tim

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b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	The Becks is about 3 inches tall in egg cartons and now has true leaves so I will be moving it into individual coffee cups until it is at least 10 inches tall and then put it in the garden.

April 13, 2011	#6
organichris Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 630	Nice. Very nice.

April 13, 2011	#7
greyghost Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: southeastern PA Posts: 760	Bill, Your beds and plants are beautiful and that's such a cute little dog! Darlene

April 15, 2011	#12
fortyonenorth Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: NW Indiana Posts: 1,150	B54 - a couple of questions... When did you start your onions? They are huge! I'm interested in your interplanting of the onions and tomatoes. Obviously, the tomatoes will shade-out the onions eventually - will the onions be sufficiently mature by that time that it won't matter?

April 16, 2011	#13
barefootgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan Zone 4b Posts: 1,291	Bill, everything is looking great! Yes, oregano does spread quickly..I planted some at the old homestead about ten years ago and it spread and grows right along with the grass now...Smells great when the grass is cut..I use a lot of fresh oregano to cook with, then in the fall I like to dry it and hang it in bunches..

April 17, 2011	#14
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	Forty, I started the onion seed last September and put out the onions the last week of January. My onions are already forming some nice bulbs and will have time to finish developing before they are shaded out. They will be sending up seed stalks very soon signaling the beginning of the end for onions. I tried this method last year and a friend of mine planted the same kind on the same day except they were on their on away from other plants. I was shocked that mine actually did better than his even though they were between two rows of tomatoes. I used to use a bed for onions only but got tired of waiting for them to finish. I ended up planting too many tomatoes too late so I adapted.