My Garden 2018 - Page 8

bad.kelpie · June 15, 2018

So far, I'm really liking the teepees. They add enough stability so wind can't knock the plants over, and also angle them so i can walk through easily. This is one. I believe this one has pineapple, GGWT, captain lucky, and candy sweet icicle.

Mocha splash, getting stripey

Bear creek

Captain Lucky. Almost kinda heart shaped?

Koala Doug · June 16, 2018

Very nice! I especially love the striped tomato picture.

bad.kelpie · June 19, 2018

Bunch of boring pictures of green tomatoes XP
And a couple other pics

bad.kelpie · June 24, 2018

Teepees are disappearing.

I bought tomatoes at the Farmers Market yesterday! I can't eat grocery store tomatoes anymore. They are awesome. I don't know what kind, small salad type, red/round. I don't know if they taste extra good because they are, or because it's been so long since I've had a real tomato.

bad.kelpie · June 27, 2018

First ripe tomato, Indido Cherry Drops

zipcode · June 28, 2018

Quote:

Originally Posted by bad.kelpie

I don't know if they taste extra good because they are, or because it's been so long since I've had a real tomato.

I hear many people saying that (first tomatoes taste good because you haven't had any). I don't think that's really so true, they just are, and it's mostly because there is a lot of 'assimilates' stored in the plant before production starts and there's extra energy lying around, which then gets quickly redirected to the those early fruits. The first one or two are a little more mild, but imo the best tomatoes are usually on the first or second truss unless you nutrition is on point.
Your trusses are loaded, you'll be swimming in tomatoes soon.

Nan_PA_6b · June 28, 2018

The first are always the worst here; maybe we get too much rain early in the season.
Nan

bad.kelpie · June 28, 2018

Several more have started to ripen, all small tomatoes. Blush, candy sweet icicle, and Barry's Crazy cherry. No big tomatoes yet, but I suspect the first will be Rutgers or Mocha splash, or maybe captain lucky. Or possibly bear creek, but I doubt it.

PhilaGardener · June 28, 2018

Lookin' good!

bad.kelpie · July 2, 2018

Today's harvest includes blush, pink tiger, lucky tiger, Indigo Cherry Drops, Barry's Crazy cherry, and a bunch of beans. Still no big tomatoes.

ginger2778 · July 2, 2018

Very nice!

bad.kelpie · July 11, 2018

Mocha Splash today, just barely blushing, but it was barely above the dirt, had to get it before the bunny.

I wonder what will be next.

bad.kelpie · July 14, 2018

The answer to "what will be next?" is Everything! Ate that Mocha Splash today, a very good tomato. Better than the Chocolate Stripes I grew last year, and more balanced than the GGWT, which is just sweet. We have Bear Creek, Pineapple, Captain Lucky, GGWT, Martino's Roma, and Cherokee Green here.

bad.kelpie · July 15, 2018

Better picture of the big tomatoes. Smaller Bear Creek, ready to eat today, and maybe cherokee green.

Koala Doug · July 15, 2018

Absolutely wonderful picture!

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June 15, 2018	#106
bad.kelpie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2016 Location: Washington State Posts: 239	So far, I'm really liking the teepees. They add enough stability so wind can't knock the plants over, and also angle them so i can walk through easily. This is one. I believe this one has pineapple, GGWT, captain lucky, and candy sweet icicle. Mocha splash, getting stripey Bear creek Captain Lucky. Almost kinda heart shaped?

June 16, 2018	#107
Koala Doug Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Detroit Posts: 688	Very nice! I especially love the striped tomato picture.

June 19, 2018	#108
bad.kelpie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2016 Location: Washington State Posts: 239	Bunch of boring pictures of green tomatoes XP And a couple other pics

June 24, 2018	#109
bad.kelpie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2016 Location: Washington State Posts: 239	Teepees are disappearing. I bought tomatoes at the Farmers Market yesterday! I can't eat grocery store tomatoes anymore. They are awesome. I don't know what kind, small salad type, red/round. I don't know if they taste extra good because they are, or because it's been so long since I've had a real tomato.

June 28, 2018	#112
Nan_PA_6b Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 3,194	The first are always the worst here; maybe we get too much rain early in the season. Nan

June 28, 2018	#113
bad.kelpie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2016 Location: Washington State Posts: 239	Several more have started to ripen, all small tomatoes. Blush, candy sweet icicle, and Barry's Crazy cherry. No big tomatoes yet, but I suspect the first will be Rutgers or Mocha splash, or maybe captain lucky. Or possibly bear creek, but I doubt it.

June 28, 2018	#114
PhilaGardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Near Philadelphia, PA Posts: 1,940	Lookin' good!

July 2, 2018	#115
bad.kelpie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2016 Location: Washington State Posts: 239	Today's harvest includes blush, pink tiger, lucky tiger, Indigo Cherry Drops, Barry's Crazy cherry, and a bunch of beans. Still no big tomatoes.

July 2, 2018	#116
ginger2778 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10 Posts: 9,283	Very nice!

July 14, 2018	#118
bad.kelpie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2016 Location: Washington State Posts: 239	The answer to "what will be next?" is Everything! Ate that Mocha Splash today, a very good tomato. Better than the Chocolate Stripes I grew last year, and more balanced than the GGWT, which is just sweet. We have Bear Creek, Pineapple, Captain Lucky, GGWT, Martino's Roma, and Cherokee Green here.

July 15, 2018	#119
bad.kelpie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2016 Location: Washington State Posts: 239	Better picture of the big tomatoes. Smaller Bear Creek, ready to eat today, and maybe cherokee green.

July 15, 2018	#120
Koala Doug Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Detroit Posts: 688	Absolutely wonderful picture!