Re: Supermarket Tomatoes
With heavy rains, half the remaining tomatoes have split. #2 plant has died. A few remain intact.
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Good luck!
Many of mine are in limbo -- main stem and side branches died but new shoots are coming live with new blossoms. This happened last year, too with some of the indeterminates. But the first frost is only a month away. I guess if I had a longer season, new flush of growth would be a good thing....
Many of mine are in limbo -- main stem and side branches died but new shoots are coming live with new blossoms. This happened last year, too with some of the indeterminates. But the first frost is only a month away. I guess if I had a longer season, new flush of growth would be a good thing....
One of the 6 tomatoes on plant #4 is beginning to blush. Looks promising. Plant #3 has no leaves on it but the stems are still green, so I will leave it for now. Plant #1 has new leaves and a few blossoms on it. Temps should start falling soon so there is hope for the remaining plants survival. Remember, this is Miami.
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It's really a different climate! You are happy the temperatures are falling, and by that you mean temperatures are becoming bearable (about the average summer temp for here) and I'm feeling anxious because it's 43°F this morning...coldest reminder of fall so far, though it's supposed to "warm up" a bit to night time temps of 50's for the rest of the week.
I hope they all start growing well and produce lots of fruits for you.
I hope they all start growing well and produce lots of fruits for you.
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It sounds like you did get some good harvest. Are you pleased with their performance and flavor?
I started out just trying to grow tomatoes, then embarked on a quest to identify tomato varieties that grow well in my garden and taste outstanding ....now I have seeds for hundreds of varieties.... ...and only a couple dozen varieties that I have been able to grow and identify as "great!" And maybe a handful that are returning keepers that I plan to grow every year.... I have many many more varieties still waiting to grow out and try... But will very likely acquire even more seeds for new to me varieties
I started out just trying to grow tomatoes, then embarked on a quest to identify tomato varieties that grow well in my garden and taste outstanding ....now I have seeds for hundreds of varieties.... ...and only a couple dozen varieties that I have been able to grow and identify as "great!" And maybe a handful that are returning keepers that I plan to grow every year.... I have many many more varieties still waiting to grow out and try... But will very likely acquire even more seeds for new to me varieties
The beetles look like the Asian flower beetle. It is a type of scarab beetle. They are a nuisance but relatively easy to catch since they are slow and glutinous. They usually appear eating overripe fruit like mangoes and papaya. When a horde of them are on the papaya and they have been eating a while it is easy to just scrape them into a bag. Some of them just drop to the ground. They can fly, but usually don't when they are full. Cleaning up any over ripe fruit usually sends them on their way. They are not particular they will go after roses, corn, coconuts, as well as fruit. They usually go after pollen but they like to hang around decaying vegetables and fruits.
You might want to send the specimen to your Dept of Ag. for id. It was in Florida in the past, but according to this article there have not been many recent sightings.
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewc ... sectamundi
You might want to send the specimen to your Dept of Ag. for id. It was in Florida in the past, but according to this article there have not been many recent sightings.
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewc ... sectamundi
Market tomatoes are bred for looks, disease resistance, and ability to ship and keep well. Of the tomatoes you trialed which ones tasted best. I know at the market they don't always say what variety they are only that they are a cherry, grape or on the vine.
Most of what you probably grew were hybrids. They won't be exactly the same as the market fruit, but they can be good too. I actually liked the sungold F2 better than sungold. Not as sweet, but sweet all the way not just when it was ripe and a lot less cracking.
Most of what you probably grew were hybrids. They won't be exactly the same as the market fruit, but they can be good too. I actually liked the sungold F2 better than sungold. Not as sweet, but sweet all the way not just when it was ripe and a lot less cracking.
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