Tom's Yellow Wonder - Page 5

daylilydude · March 14, 2007

Hi Tom,
I hope you don't mind i PM'ed Mischka about moving you Tom's Yellow Wonder project to research and development so it would be eaiser for you and everyone else to keep track .

Tomstrees · March 15, 2007

Works for me!
Thanks !

~ Tom

daylilydude · March 15, 2007

Tom , out of 6 i planted 4 have sprouted .

Tomstrees · March 16, 2007

Rich,

Thats really great news ~ Keep us posted !

~ Tom

PaulF · March 22, 2007

Four of five seeds planted germinated and all four are very healthy....five weeks to dirt!

duajones · March 22, 2007

What a wonderful looking tomato, and it sounds prolific as well. Hope to grow it one day!

Duane

Suze · March 22, 2007

I'm growing two plants this year, and will post results later on. They just got planted in the garden about 10 days ago.

Suze · April 10, 2007

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The picture is about a week old; plants are already a bit larger. No fruitset yet. C'mon heat and sun! I've had a LOT of overcast days here for the last few weeks.

jenn_sc · April 10, 2007

Tom,

I wanted to mention that four of the five seeds I started sprouted within 5 days. They are now sturdy little plants about 8 inches high and are ready for planting out. Unfortunately our weather went nuts and we've had below freezing temps for a few days

So they're in a nice warm sunny spot by a southwest window....rarin' to go!!!!

I can't wait. If all goes well I plan to take samples to Tomatopalooza this summer

Jennife

Tomstrees · April 10, 2007

Thats some great news all !
Mine are up and growing and can't WAIT to get outside ~
They really are one of the strongest of the bunch ~

~ Tom
(who really can't wait until everyones plants get growing!)

Adenn1 · April 10, 2007

Hey Tom...add me to the list...I have four TYW's that were started on 3/20...all doing great and are some of the best looking of bunch. Will try to get some pics out soon.

Tomstrees · April 11, 2007

Thats great news ! Hows the weather by you ? At least a few weeks yet until TYW can get into my garden ...

~ Tom

Adenn1 · April 12, 2007

Weather is less than desirable...getting heavy rains right now. Next ten day weather report shows highs in the 40's for early next week and more rain

. I guess I should not complain about the moisture...but sure would like it to warm up a bit. I fear that we will go from this straight into summer heat and never have a nice warm spring. Kids so desperately want to play outside...it's been a long winter.

My cukes and zukes are growing great in my neighbors greenhouse...so much so that I fear they may get too big before I can get them in the garden.

I don't see putting anything in the garden till early May...and even this may be optimistic if this crazy weather holds any longer.

korney19 · April 20, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by bully

...I call that shape 'Popeye chin' it's not catfaced or multi-lobed per se ..It just looks like Popeye's chin after Bluto let him have it. You get a lot of Popeye chins with Tom's Yellow Wonder.
...
Bully

If I recollect, (it's been a while!), he had that chin even before Bluto let him have it!

tjg911 · April 20, 2007

Well I finally have something to say. I started all my tomato seeds (9 varieties) on 4/7 and most varieties germinated well. Do you see where this is going?

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Out of 10 TYW seeds I got just 2 to germinate and grow leaves, 1 was just a stalk. But bad as that is, Prue, which I usually have good luck with tho it may take 10-14 days to germinate, STILL has not produced 1 plant (as of this morning) and this is from 2004 seeds. Jeesh!

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So last Saturday I started another 6 pack. In 3 cells I have TYW, 3 seeds per cell. In the other 3 cells is Prue, also with 3 seeds per cell.
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Both sets of seeds started on 4/7 and 4/14 sat on the kitchen table, received the same amount of moisture, same temps (warm, a constant 70-78 degrees, heating with wood is so cozy!) yet the seeds I started last Saturday 4/14 were coming up on Thursday 4/19. I have 6-8 of each variety now.

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Is TYW giving people germination problems? It is odd that Prue did so poorly too yet the 2nd set of both seeds did so well so quickly.
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Looking forwards to trying TYW in about 100 days from today.
.
Tom

March 14, 2007	#61
daylilydude Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Iuka, Mississippi Zone 7b Posts: 482	Hi Tom, I hope you don't mind i PM'ed Mischka about moving you Tom's Yellow Wonder project to research and development so it would be eaiser for you and everyone else to keep track . __________________ Richard

March 15, 2007	#62
Tomstrees Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NJ Bayshore Posts: 3,848	Works for me! Thanks ! ~ Tom __________________ My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view. ~ H. Fred Ale

March 15, 2007	#63
daylilydude Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Iuka, Mississippi Zone 7b Posts: 482	Tom , out of 6 i planted 4 have sprouted . __________________ Richard

March 16, 2007	#64
Tomstrees Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NJ Bayshore Posts: 3,848	Rich, Thats really great news ~ Keep us posted ! ~ Tom __________________ My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view. ~ H. Fred Ale

March 22, 2007	#65
PaulF Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brownville, Ne Posts: 3,283	Four of five seeds planted germinated and all four are very healthy....five weeks to dirt! __________________ there's two things money can't buy; true love and home grown tomatoes.

March 22, 2007	#66
duajones Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Corpus Christi,Texas Z9 Posts: 1,996	What a wonderful looking tomato, and it sounds prolific as well. Hope to grow it one day! Duane

March 22, 2007	#67
Suze Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 3,027	I'm growing two plants this year, and will post results later on. They just got planted in the garden about 10 days ago.

April 10, 2007	#68
Suze Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 3,027	Click for Larger Size The picture is about a week old; plants are already a bit larger. No fruitset yet. C'mon heat and sun! I've had a LOT of overcast days here for the last few weeks.

April 10, 2007	#69
jenn_sc SPLATT™ Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Florence, SC Posts: 502	Tom, I wanted to mention that four of the five seeds I started sprouted within 5 days. They are now sturdy little plants about 8 inches high and are ready for planting out. Unfortunately our weather went nuts and we've had below freezing temps for a few days So they're in a nice warm sunny spot by a southwest window....rarin' to go!!!! I can't wait. If all goes well I plan to take samples to Tomatopalooza this summer Jennife

April 10, 2007	#71
Adenn1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Philly Posts: 559	Hey Tom...add me to the list...I have four TYW's that were started on 3/20...all doing great and are some of the best looking of bunch. Will try to get some pics out soon. __________________ Mark

April 11, 2007	#72
Tomstrees Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NJ Bayshore Posts: 3,848	Thats great news ! Hows the weather by you ? At least a few weeks yet until TYW can get into my garden ... ~ Tom __________________ My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view. ~ H. Fred Ale

April 12, 2007	#73
Adenn1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Philly Posts: 559	Weather is less than desirable...getting heavy rains right now. Next ten day weather report shows highs in the 40's for early next week and more rain . I guess I should not complain about the moisture...but sure would like it to warm up a bit. I fear that we will go from this straight into summer heat and never have a nice warm spring. Kids so desperately want to play outside...it's been a long winter. My cukes and zukes are growing great in my neighbors greenhouse...so much so that I fear they may get too big before I can get them in the garden. I don't see putting anything in the garden till early May...and even this may be optimistic if this crazy weather holds any longer. __________________ Mark

April 20, 2007	#75
tjg911 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: zone 5b northwest connecticut Posts: 2,570	Well I finally have something to say. I started all my tomato seeds (9 varieties) on 4/7 and most varieties germinated well. Do you see where this is going? . Out of 10 TYW seeds I got just 2 to germinate and grow leaves, 1 was just a stalk. But bad as that is, Prue, which I usually have good luck with tho it may take 10-14 days to germinate, STILL has not produced 1 plant (as of this morning) and this is from 2004 seeds. Jeesh! . So last Saturday I started another 6 pack. In 3 cells I have TYW, 3 seeds per cell. In the other 3 cells is Prue, also with 3 seeds per cell. . Both sets of seeds started on 4/7 and 4/14 sat on the kitchen table, received the same amount of moisture, same temps (warm, a constant 70-78 degrees, heating with wood is so cozy!) yet the seeds I started last Saturday 4/14 were coming up on Thursday 4/19. I have 6-8 of each variety now. . Is TYW giving people germination problems? It is odd that Prue did so poorly too yet the 2nd set of both seeds did so well so quickly. . Looking forwards to trying TYW in about 100 days from today. . Tom