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April 29, 2015 | #32 |
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Wow!! Amazing pictures and tomatoes!! Great job Mark.
I have to ask... on the last group of pictures, the third pic from the top, the potato leaf plant with the beautiful large ribbed tomatoes.. is that Big Zac?? Ginny |
April 29, 2015 | #33 |
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Real nice pictures thank you for posting! Anxious to learn the results of your crosses.
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April 30, 2015 | #34 |
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Barefootgardener, those are supposed to be a Potato leaf Black Krim x PL Early Girl, if it took, I will have to see a ripe fruit to be sure. If it did not take, I have the most prolific, early, (pl) Black Krim around.
The mother plant had fruit exactly like a regular leaf Black Krim, it was a pick out of several starts, but it was not early. We have some other varieties that are really loading up too, I will post a pic when they make people stop and stare. |
April 30, 2015 | #35 |
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Wow- pretty amazing pics Mark! Keep them coming! It's pretty amazing what one can do with a greenhouse! I am definitely getting one, ONE day You said you sell your maters at markets... Do you do anything else with all those maters, like make jams, salsas,etc?
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I see the Black Krim X Early Girl -- sounds very interesting. Please let us know how this one does. How is the winter climate in Wasilla? Colder & snowier than say Ketchikan?
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May 2, 2015 | #37 |
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It has began
Got my first ripening tomato 95 days from seed, it is one of my Bloody Butcher crosses. The good part for me; it is beating Early Girl in production and earliness, and has as big of fruit, some bigger. I grew one of these last year, and the taste is great, the most important part.
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May 2, 2015 | #38 |
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Yay! that is super early, Good for you! (and the grower gets the first one
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May 6, 2015 | #39 |
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Tomatoes
Here's a few pics of the patch, 2 pics of a cross, Stump, BW Landis Valley, and Mrs Benson, it is the best fruit set this year that I have ever had.
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May 6, 2015 | #40 |
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That is a beautiful sight!
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May 12, 2015 | #41 |
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Tomatoes
We have got to try a few ripe tomatoes, and all three varieties so far are from our own crosses. The red tomato is potato leaf Black Krim x PL Early Girl, they taste just like EG with a softer texture.
We are also growing a few tomatoes for sheer size, that has been fun too. Everything is going well, I will post the list soon. Last edited by AKmark; May 12, 2015 at 01:48 AM. |
May 12, 2015 | #42 |
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Beautiful, Mark! And shaping up for another great season in Wasilla!
Very impressed with the 95 days from seed, too. I think tomatoes want to adapt to our northern climates. |
May 12, 2015 | #43 |
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Very nice Mark your tomatoes are always so beautiful.
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May 12, 2015 | #44 |
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I always am eager to click on this thread when new pictures are posted. It is so impressive what you're able to do with your greenhouse in Alaska. Meanwhile I'll be planting out probably this weekend and eagerly waiting for the first ripe tomato--depending on the weather either the very last couple days of June or early July.
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May 14, 2015 | #45 |
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Large cherry tomatoes
Here are a couple more pics of my slabs I am growing, still no blushing, and both are over 20 inches the bigger one is a bit over 22 I think.
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