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Post by amanitovirosa on May 8, 2016 19:34:30 GMT -5
All I see is some pots in a potential bog Really though, this is awesome, I wish I had time to grow tomatoes. Maybe next year. Do you save your own seed? ...haha, that will become a bog at some point, I just haven't figured out where yet . For now, I repotted all those from their tiny peat pellets (first time with those, won't be using them again), into individual pots. They are much bigger, they look small because I always bury them deep, roots develop from the stalks. They are in that pool because they're outside now and I cover it up with plastic at night. Plus, I put some water in there for them to draw up instead of watering every pot. Yes, these are all from my own seed that I harvest every year, I've been doing it for a while. I've sent out seeds here before, nobody asked for any this year. My seed offer is without expiry . AV.
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Post by amanitovirosa on May 23, 2016 6:44:52 GMT -5
...a great tomato storm is looming, here is the setup for my Twin Tomato Tornadoes this year. 16 plants in each one, I will be supporting them in a spiral fashion, one clockwise and the other counter clockwise. They're about 14-15 feet high so I should have enough height support. Maybe I won't be losing control of my garden this year! ...Thanks for looking and Happy Growing! AV.
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Post by lloyd on May 23, 2016 8:02:54 GMT -5
That's amazing.
I've been growing tomato's from seed under lights with the CP's. Today the cherry tomatoes are going in two 17" pots and the bigger ones into two earthboxes. Nothing like yours but it's all I have room for.
Almost forgot, the fancy hot pepper seedlings are going out also.
:-D
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Post by neilmac on May 23, 2016 12:19:23 GMT -5
Wow, looks great, love the rocks
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Post by amanitovirosa on May 25, 2016 21:12:46 GMT -5
...thank you for the compliments gentlemen. I like screwing around in the garden, it's a big 'carte blanche' I purposefully created for myself.... AV
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Post by dvg on Jun 3, 2016 14:04:27 GMT -5
AV. Haha AV! That is really quite the setup you have going there. Now if only it was on a ley line and had an aquifer under it... ...you'd really have something special going on there. dvg
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Post by amanitovirosa on Jun 4, 2016 7:31:24 GMT -5
...thanks DVG, I think??? Ley line, aquifer???, I don't know what these are, I'm an idiot. Cheers!
AV.
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Post by dvg on Jun 4, 2016 13:09:07 GMT -5
Haha, don't be too hard on yerself... ...I do like the clockwise/counterclockwise vortices side by side though! dvg
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Post by amanitovirosa on Jun 14, 2016 19:23:02 GMT -5
...so here is the beginning of some very turbulent tomato forces! Twister #1 Twister #2 ...the weather is not really cooperating, very cool nights, Tomats don't like that, they should be much bigger. I hope it warms up soon. Thanks for looking! Cheers AV.
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Post by amanitovirosa on Jun 25, 2016 20:03:59 GMT -5
...here is a little update. I have already begun tying them to the supports in a clockwise/counter clockwise fashion. Lots of fruit already but we need rain here badly!!! ...slowly they are beginning to take their intended form. Happy Growing! AV.
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Post by morphman on Jun 25, 2016 20:50:24 GMT -5
That's a serious set up man and I know it was a lot of work.
I absolutely love it. I'm growing tomatoes this year for the first time in my life. I just put them in rubbermaid tubs out in my patio.
Wish me luck !!
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Post by amanitovirosa on Jun 25, 2016 21:11:12 GMT -5
...Thanks Morphman, I don't really look at it as work though. More of a way to relax and keep myself sane, plus I love a REAL tomato! Good luck with yours, remember, indeterminates will need staking. Here is a quote I really like from one of my tomato books... "The garden suggests there might be a place where we can meet nature halfway" - Michael Pollan (I don't know who he is). Here is something I just said..."Keep your hands in the dirt!" Cheers!
AV.
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Post by morphman on Jun 25, 2016 21:35:54 GMT -5
I totally know what you mean. I try to do as much as I can with plants because it's my therapy and I also don't consider it work Still a big effort you did.
What the heck are indeterminates ? Don't tell me I gotta start reading up on tomatoes like I do with CPs and Orchids.
Speaking of real tomatoes, when I first came to Canada my mom had a basket of fruit on her table and I couldn't tell if they were real or not. Even after I touched and smelled them. Had to peel a banana to be convinced. I'm used to going to markets where I know the availability by smell and not sight.
Cheers
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Post by amanitovirosa on Jun 25, 2016 21:59:53 GMT -5
...it's not the effort that is the problem it is the lack of time needed to put forth the effort. The tomato is a fruit and not a vegetable originating from tropical South America. The explorers brought it back to Europe where it became prized and popular. Very early on it was believed to have aphrodisiac qualities. Basically there are two types of tomatoes; determinite, which grow to a 'determined' size, produce fruit and then stop growing and producing. These are usually medium size, probably the wise choice for container growing, but no fun! Then there are indeterminate tomatoes. These are the ones that will grow year round into trees if given the right conditions. The only reason our tomatoes here in Canada die sometime in Oct/Nov is because they are tropical, and Canada is not. Give yours all the sun and heat you can without cooking the roots, the hotter the better! Pruning is important as well. At every stalk/branch apex will grow a new stalk, from which will grow branches and more new stalks. You can control your tomato by pruning these off before it gets completely out of control. Hope this helps, experience will tell you more. The most important thing it will tell you is never to buy tomatoes at the store because THEY ARE NOT TOMATOES!!! Once you grow your own you never go back....Good Luck.
AV.
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Post by morphman on Jun 25, 2016 23:10:34 GMT -5
Thanks AV for the wealth of knowledge. Really helps I have like ten plants now with some being considerable bigger than other (cost more). So how do I know if what I have is determinate or not. Also have peppers and other stuff but this is the TOMATO THREAD so I'll stick to tomatoes here
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