snuffy
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Post by snuffy on Feb 12, 2013 20:43:03 GMT -5
Nursery got 'em in yesterday! Potted them in gallon pots today.About a third of them.Doesnt take much to make me happy!   Last night  Tonight Tomater time. I'll transplant them in about a month into their beds weather permitting snuffy |
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bhiatt
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Post by bhiatt on Feb 12, 2013 20:53:56 GMT -5
aint nothing better than some good ol tomaters. In the summer time I live off of bologne and tomato sandwiches. Funny because I never get sick of them either. Tomatos around here go for close to 1.50lb now. I usually get them from other members of my local.
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Feb 12, 2013 21:05:55 GMT -5
My neighbor is a die hard 4th generation Georgia farmer.He covets his tomatoes too.Babies them to the point the neighborhood gets jealous cause is so devoted to them.Keeps em in the basement real neat in nice little pots.Tomatoe people must all go to the same school.
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n8hounder
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Post by n8hounder on Feb 12, 2013 22:27:10 GMT -5
Ohh that's cheating It always tastes best if you start your own seeds and have to baby them into a tasty monster.. what type you got? |
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snuffy
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Post by snuffy on Feb 12, 2013 22:47:35 GMT -5
Ohh that's cheating It always tastes best if you start your own seeds and have to baby them into a tasty monster.. what type you got? Celebrity is my main variety I plant.Outstanding taste and yield for our area.Also will plant some Porters and Improved Porters,my wife likes them. snuffy |
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Post by n8hounder on Feb 13, 2013 0:32:57 GMT -5
I can't say I have done celebrity, I like porters too, always like how they have a distinct leaf shape from all others. Nice taste also. My new favorite is called peace vine, very small, biggest are size of a nickle. But the flavor is tangy and strong. Mouth watering ,making me hungry just thinking of them. Happy gardening hope it's a good year for ya!
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Post by texaswoodie on Feb 15, 2013 7:56:36 GMT -5
Lookin' good Snuff! I let the nusery do the babying and get mine right before I plant them. I always plant Rutgers, an old Heritage variety that has lots of acid.
Curt
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2013 9:30:09 GMT -5
Aw man, all I got was more snow and counting. I can not think of anything better than standing in the garden with a salt shaker and eating tomatoes.
Jim
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Post by jakesrocks on Feb 15, 2013 10:31:06 GMT -5
Got a couple more months of winter here. I'll start my Brandywines from seed in a week or so. Got the pots all sterilized and ready to go. Grow lights are checked for dead bulbs. Heat mats are working. Fresh bags of starter mix. Gonna start Jalapenos and Cilantro too, so I can get my home made salsa fix. Onions and garlic don't do good here, so I'll buy those at the farmers market.
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snuffy
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Post by snuffy on Feb 15, 2013 10:46:59 GMT -5
Yeah,we get an early start here.But we have to have everything done and picked by the middle of June or first of July.Gets too hot for anything to set fruit.Yall have gardens coming in good after mine is gone!But aint it fun!
snuffy
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Post by jamesp on Feb 15, 2013 10:59:09 GMT -5
Good for you Snuffy.The heat gets us in Atlanta.We do Better and Bigger Boy here.I hung five 5 gallon buckets last year and put drip irrigation to them.They were 7 feet high and grew to the ground.BUT,you had to water them every single day.Planted in top,not side...
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Post by bhiatt on Feb 15, 2013 15:06:52 GMT -5
same here with the heat. Gotta water nearly everyday in the summer. Ive got a buddy that has some of those cherry sized tomatoes. He dont even eat them and I go over there in the summertime and pick them. The same plants grow tomatoes every year. Hes has them in a raised bed. I bet I picked at least 1,000 of them last year. The plants spread from the raised bed over to his dogs kennel fence and grew up it. 8-10 ft away or so. They actually made a nice sunscreen for the dog when hes in there.
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Post by beefjello on Feb 15, 2013 21:57:13 GMT -5
Nice Snuffy.. look forward to seeing those babies mature and produce!
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n8hounder
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Post by n8hounder on Feb 16, 2013 7:58:38 GMT -5
To cool , I like that so many here dig the gardening action. Maybe they should start a gardening spot on the site. I was thinking of checking out a garden forum but I have plenty to check out here. On the tomatoes, I've noticed that smaller types have much less splitting if any. Also better flavor's , anyone like the peach tomatoes? I love those ,I have to plant some every year. They are so unique, I wonder how long it took to breed those and who started them going..
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Post by colliel82 on Feb 16, 2013 12:20:30 GMT -5
That's a lot of tomato plants. Do I see home made salsa in your future?
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Post by cpdad on Feb 16, 2013 15:48:28 GMT -5
sweet snuffy...i'm a celebrity mater person also...cant wait to see how they do. everything but hot peppers burned up here last year....never leave watering tasks to the step kids when you venture off  ...kev. |
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