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Re: Applestar's 2014 Tomato Gardens
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First tomatoes to be harvested this season
(I have better handwriting than that -- I really do -- but the pentip kept on snagging on the papertowel )
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Reason: Fixed typo in name of tomato (thanks DigitS)
Reason: Fixed typo in name of tomato (thanks DigitS)
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Haha you are right, Steve! I keep wanting to write Annemore because of my friends name and thought I did well dropping the "e" .... (I'll fix that now)
I'll have to go look at her blog, thanks for the heads up.
Lakngulf -- thanks so much! Lots of little green ones and blossoms on mist of the plants now, so there will many many more before we know it. (I should start getting things ready for the avalanche )
I'll have to go look at her blog, thanks for the heads up.
Lakngulf -- thanks so much! Lots of little green ones and blossoms on mist of the plants now, so there will many many more before we know it. (I should start getting things ready for the avalanche )
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I practiced removing sepals, petals, and anther cones from all pre-yellow petal flower buds from about 1/2 of a Zluta Kytice floral truss. Removed yellow petaled and immature buds. If all goes well, I will collect pollen from a likely cross prospect (am thinking Terhune) tomorrow or day after tomorrow and attempt my first cross of the season. Also practiced with a couple of a Neves Azorian Red and a Terhune (Broke a mega bloom Grandma Oliver's Chocolate blossom ), and managed a couple of tiny Coyote blossoms (I want to try crossing this one with Terhune too for the clear epi).
I have yet to succeed with getting a cross to "take" so you may be hearing about many more tries.
Here are update photos of the Raised Veg garden beds again. They just keep growing! Close up of the runner bean flowers I hope I do have Purple Podded Pole beans growing here somewhere. Their magenta blossoms will be gorgeous added to the mix, along with other pole beans which should have white blossoms.
I have yet to succeed with getting a cross to "take" so you may be hearing about many more tries.
Here are update photos of the Raised Veg garden beds again. They just keep growing! Close up of the runner bean flowers I hope I do have Purple Podded Pole beans growing here somewhere. Their magenta blossoms will be gorgeous added to the mix, along with other pole beans which should have white blossoms.
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Thanks! You'll like this, juliuskitty -- Amethyst Cream is first pictured
SFH TOMATO GARDEN -- starting from the left of the arch trellis
Amethyst Cream (I didn't know it was going to be so
hairy. Is it related to Seattle's Blue Wooly Mammoth?)
Dancing with Smurfs
Scarlet Knight
Royal Hillbilly
Coyote
Dixiewine (suffering from Russet Mites -- lost the first truss )
Brazilian Beauty (No mention of antho in BB write ups.... )
Not Purple Strawberry (Can't wait to try this one)
Grandma Oliver's Chocolate (...and this one )
Rebel Yell (deteriorating/slow growth due to Russet Mite
infestation )
Captain Lucky (This is another highly recommended variety)
Indian Zebra Burson's (Looking very productive )
Primrose Gage (not to worry, there's an unblemished fruit
on the other side of the stem)
Girl Girl's Weird Thing (seems to be later maturing)
Malkhitovaya Shkatulka (showing signs of Russet Mites)
Liz Birt {purple} (Just requested a sister line seeds to this for next year.)
Terhune (Our taste trial reigning champion -- tough competition this year )
...turns out the little one on the bottom-left is Terhune. Others are GO'sC.
Wes (Seed from last year's triple mega)
Ananas Noire (Can't wait!)
Variegated PL x Big Cheef Stripes (Lots of gorgeous and unfading
variegated foliage so far)
Faelan's First Snow {CP type fruits == Variegated Cherokee Purple}
(Variegation fades with heat and returns with cooler temperature.)
Coyote Not (seed from a Jaune Flammée like bicolor/possible cross
Winter Indoor Tomato growout of Coyote. Unfortunately suffering from
Russet Mites)
SFH TOMATO GARDEN -- starting from the left of the arch trellis
Amethyst Cream (I didn't know it was going to be so
hairy. Is it related to Seattle's Blue Wooly Mammoth?)
Dancing with Smurfs
Scarlet Knight
Royal Hillbilly
Coyote
Dixiewine (suffering from Russet Mites -- lost the first truss )
Brazilian Beauty (No mention of antho in BB write ups.... )
Not Purple Strawberry (Can't wait to try this one)
Grandma Oliver's Chocolate (...and this one )
Rebel Yell (deteriorating/slow growth due to Russet Mite
infestation )
Captain Lucky (This is another highly recommended variety)
Indian Zebra Burson's (Looking very productive )
Primrose Gage (not to worry, there's an unblemished fruit
on the other side of the stem)
Girl Girl's Weird Thing (seems to be later maturing)
Malkhitovaya Shkatulka (showing signs of Russet Mites)
Liz Birt {purple} (Just requested a sister line seeds to this for next year.)
Terhune (Our taste trial reigning champion -- tough competition this year )
...turns out the little one on the bottom-left is Terhune. Others are GO'sC.
Wes (Seed from last year's triple mega)
Ananas Noire (Can't wait!)
Variegated PL x Big Cheef Stripes (Lots of gorgeous and unfading
variegated foliage so far)
Faelan's First Snow {CP type fruits == Variegated Cherokee Purple}
(Variegation fades with heat and returns with cooler temperature.)
Coyote Not (seed from a Jaune Flammée like bicolor/possible cross
Winter Indoor Tomato growout of Coyote. Unfortunately suffering from
Russet Mites)
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Mine didn't seem to be so hairy. I wonder if there is an environmental aspect to that? I grew Captain Lucky last year, it was gorgeous and so scrumptious, not overwhelmingly productive though.
Is Indian Zebra Burson a different tomato than Indian Stripe? Indian Stripe was found by Mr. Burson, and introduced by Bill Jeffers. He (Jeffers)crossed it with Daniels, it was PL. He stabilized the cross recently, named it Daniel Burson. I am CRAZY about that one, so let us know how you like your IZB, and I can send you seeds for DB.( its got that pretty CP color, very productive, PL)
Is Indian Zebra Burson a different tomato than Indian Stripe? Indian Stripe was found by Mr. Burson, and introduced by Bill Jeffers. He (Jeffers)crossed it with Daniels, it was PL. He stabilized the cross recently, named it Daniel Burson. I am CRAZY about that one, so let us know how you like your IZB, and I can send you seeds for DB.( its got that pretty CP color, very productive, PL)
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Are you referring to "Coyote Not"? That one was grown from saved seeds.
I saved seeds from fruits that grew true to type in the summer and planted them to grow in winter.
When that one finally fruited, it ripened to something NOT true to type (presumably although the fruits in the summer were true to type, I managed to save seeds from one that got bee-crossed. Jaune Flammée was growing right next to it and the fruit characteristic was similar so I'm making the assumption that JF is the pollen source)
I saved those seeds and grew them again to see what would happen.
...the other one "Not Purple Strawberry" is an established variety name of an unexpected result that has been stabilized over time. It grows and produces according to a specific true type, but the whimsical name was kept by the grower who discovered it.
I saved seeds from fruits that grew true to type in the summer and planted them to grow in winter.
When that one finally fruited, it ripened to something NOT true to type (presumably although the fruits in the summer were true to type, I managed to save seeds from one that got bee-crossed. Jaune Flammée was growing right next to it and the fruit characteristic was similar so I'm making the assumption that JF is the pollen source)
I saved those seeds and grew them again to see what would happen.
...the other one "Not Purple Strawberry" is an established variety name of an unexpected result that has been stabilized over time. It grows and produces according to a specific true type, but the whimsical name was kept by the grower who discovered it.
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Daniel Burson sounds great! I would appreciate that.Juliuskitty wrote:Mine didn't seem to be so hairy. I wonder if there is an environmental aspect to that? I grew Captain Lucky last year, it was gorgeous and so scrumptious, not overwhelmingly productive though.
Is Indian Zebra Burson a different tomato than Indian Stripe? Indian Stripe was found by Mr. Burson, and introduced by Bill Jeffers. He (Jeffers)crossed it with Daniels, it was PL. He stabilized the cross recently, named it Daniel Burson. I am CRAZY about that one, so let us know how you like your IZB, and I can send you seeds for DB.( its got that pretty CP color, very productive, PL)
I see the Indian Zebra Burson's color breaking, I think, but still waiting for that blush. I'm suspecting this IS the same as Indian Stripe introduced by Bill Jeffers. I'll keep both names on the variety for now.
42 Days was the winner of non-cherries to ripen first Here is a cluster of Coyote: Shadowboxing Dwarf is suffering from Russet Mites but has two very interesting looking fruits
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Blush is starting to blush. It has russet mites as you can tell by the stem color. I hope it out paces the russet mites!
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The other squash seedling under the cloche was an Uncle David's Dakota Dessert and became infested with SVB's. Harvested a tiny racket ball sized immature fruit which baked up into summer squash like but firm, -- sweet and nutty and delicious. Another unknown volunteer was also SVB ridden and disposed.
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The broken pre-germinated seedling grew what looks like a Kakai squash. Keeping an eye on it but it seems OK so far.The other squash seedling under the cloche was an Uncle David's Dakota Dessert and became infested with SVB's. Harvested a tiny racket ball sized immature fruit which baked up into summer squash like but firm, -- sweet and nutty and delicious. Another unknown volunteer was also SVB ridden and disposed.
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EXCITEMENT
First of the big'uns were harvested yesterday -- a couple days to full ripe.
I kept looking at that big Indian Zebra/Stripe in the truss and there was a smaller one quietly ripening behind it!
And I almost didn't realize this Ananas Noire was ready. I held it in my hand it to see how it was doing and felt the faint softness (not quite give). I had to touch others to make sure I wasn't imagining it. But when I turned it over, it looked like this, This one should look REALLY interesting when cut open.
Also, first two of the Amethyst Cream cherry -- this was another one I had to feel around. I was really pleased to see the color and put some Coyote next to them for comparison -- almost a perfect match.
First of the big'uns were harvested yesterday -- a couple days to full ripe.
I kept looking at that big Indian Zebra/Stripe in the truss and there was a smaller one quietly ripening behind it!
And I almost didn't realize this Ananas Noire was ready. I held it in my hand it to see how it was doing and felt the faint softness (not quite give). I had to touch others to make sure I wasn't imagining it. But when I turned it over, it looked like this, This one should look REALLY interesting when cut open.
Also, first two of the Amethyst Cream cherry -- this was another one I had to feel around. I was really pleased to see the color and put some Coyote next to them for comparison -- almost a perfect match.
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I was feeling sluggish today, so I was just "going out to take a look." I didn't even take a harvesting bucket/basket.... Then I found... all this
Malkhitvaya Shkatulka (Malachite Box) is a GWR (Green When Ripe) variety and I couldn't tell by looking if any of ALL these fruits in the clusters was ripe -- the bottom-most one was Captain Lucky was looking a little constrained, so I felt it to see how it was doing -- I thought it would be impossible to remove from it's cradle once soft. Well, it turned out that the pressure from the three stalks had cause it to burst and crack, plus it was JUST slightly soft to the touch. It's so hard to tell with these unusually colored fruits! Captain Lucky, like Ananas Noire, is supposed to be a tricolor.
I was appalled to find two of the Not Purple Strawberry fruits just lying on the ground. But closer inspection showed that they tore themselves off the vine because I'd failed to tie these two up for support. One had started to blush, but the other one looks a bit green. Luckily, the other part of the same cluster with three green fruits were still tied up with a strip of an old T-shirt.
Malkhitvaya Shkatulka (Malachite Box) is a GWR (Green When Ripe) variety and I couldn't tell by looking if any of ALL these fruits in the clusters was ripe -- the bottom-most one was Captain Lucky was looking a little constrained, so I felt it to see how it was doing -- I thought it would be impossible to remove from it's cradle once soft. Well, it turned out that the pressure from the three stalks had cause it to burst and crack, plus it was JUST slightly soft to the touch. It's so hard to tell with these unusually colored fruits! Captain Lucky, like Ananas Noire, is supposed to be a tricolor.
I was appalled to find two of the Not Purple Strawberry fruits just lying on the ground. But closer inspection showed that they tore themselves off the vine because I'd failed to tie these two up for support. One had started to blush, but the other one looks a bit green. Luckily, the other part of the same cluster with three green fruits were still tied up with a strip of an old T-shirt.
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I wish I had so many tomatoes as you do! I get at most 2 a day and that is not even everyday. Next year I am probably going too rip out a border and make it a tomato bed. My container garden just does not get enough sun for tomatoes to do well. Everything else does great but tomatoes do not like it.
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The beans are growing wild in the Raised Bed
Vegetable Garden. I picked the Neves Azorian Red tomato in the photo --a few more shades darker than the pictured-- yesterday evening because there were heavy rains predicted last night and I didn't want it to split. (We actually had nearly 1 inch of rain) I think I'll take a picture of it tomorrow.
Here are the beans I harvested today That mystery variety (that does not appear to be Brazilian Beauty) is starting to blush
Vegetable Garden. I picked the Neves Azorian Red tomato in the photo --a few more shades darker than the pictured-- yesterday evening because there were heavy rains predicted last night and I didn't want it to split. (We actually had nearly 1 inch of rain) I think I'll take a picture of it tomorrow.
Here are the beans I harvested today That mystery variety (that does not appear to be Brazilian Beauty) is starting to blush
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Yeah, as I've mentioned before, this not a big property and I have several small to medium garden beds that are divided and built in different areas surrounding the house, but if you plant even just one of them and make plans to keep the beds productive through different times of the growing season with appropriate crops, you can harvest something practically every day.
Growing same crops in different microclimates of your garden can also extend the crops' productive period.
I didn't always have extras, but once you get the hang of it, expanding your garden -either bigger bed or multiple beds- can help to grow more than you and your family can eat fresh. The you can store for future in the freezer, or make extra cooked food, or make preserved food -- It's a lot of fun.
Growing same crops in different microclimates of your garden can also extend the crops' productive period.
I didn't always have extras, but once you get the hang of it, expanding your garden -either bigger bed or multiple beds- can help to grow more than you and your family can eat fresh. The you can store for future in the freezer, or make extra cooked food, or make preserved food -- It's a lot of fun.