tomatoes

[Alto Mare]

Last season I spent over $200 purchasing tomatoes plants, this year I was determined not to purchase any.

These were started from seeds, my wife told me I wouldn't be eating tomatoes this year with those.
I don't know, after 4 week  they look pretty good to me and already about 2' tall with flowers.


I believe I will be eating some and probably better than usual

Sal

[STRIPER LOU]

Those look nice and healthy Mr. C.

Tomatoes, garlic, and parsley are like my favorite ingredients. Hope you have a bumper crop, looks like a great start!

......................Lou

[RowdyW]

The taste of home grown tomatoes can't be beat.

[mo65]

   Sal, I wish you were closer, I could fix ya up for those tomato plants. My dad deals in plants and produce...we always have left over plants that don't sell...and whoever is around at the time gets a killer deal. We are just starting to get a few green ones. Hope your plants do well. 

[Gfish]

The taste of home grown tomatoes can't be beat.

Straight-Up! I don't even bother buying 'em anymore.
Gfish

[Keta]

We planted last week, it froze the last 2 nights and looks like it will 2 more.  We were ready for it and know how to survive.

[Bill B]

Cool Beans....errr Tomatoes    Looks like it's gonna be a good harvest brother.....Bill

[bhale1]

Tomatoes huh.....we use a bunch of them in our house too!!! You are talking about making salsa right
Brett

[steelhead_killer]

We planted cherry and plumb tomato and they are doing great!  Mine are like 30" and have more flowers than ever.  We have not had the best weather either.  The best tomato growing I ever had was in Nevada.  Hot, dry air with plenty of water at the base of the plant.  Had giant crops. 

Andy

[Alto Mare]

We planted last week, it froze the last 2 nights and looks like it will 2 more.  We were ready for it and know how to survive.

I already know that you know how to survive, i've listened to your stories for some time now.
As going out in the middle of a snow storm and get the snow off the roof before it caves in, chopping ice off the pond so the sheep could drink, crawling under the foundation to melt the frozen pipes.
And at times you get lucky with shotting off the heater when a heatwave of above 35 degreese rolls in.
I still don't know how you manage Lee.

Sal

[Keta]

One good thing is our summers are not too hot Sal.  Some of our corn is just now coming up and is protected by being 2" below the surface level in post holes.  My garlic is over 2' tall and thriving.  My bees are cold though.  The peppers and tomatoes are planted alongside fence panels so we can cover them up in the spring and fall.  If we survive the next 4 days we should be OK until late August or early September.

We planted cherry and plumb tomato and they are doing great!  Mine are like 30" and have more flowers than ever.  We have not had the best weather either.  The best tomato growing I ever had was in Nevada.  Hot, dry air with plenty of water at the base of the plant.  Had giant crops.  

Andy

Iowa is a good place to grow anything but I could not deal with the humidity and the long drive to saltwater.

[mikeysm]

Try growing some 349h parts.

Mike

[Keta]

Try growing some 349h parts.

Mike

Spools, bearings, rings, stands and gears. 

[oc1]

Stuff grows pretty fast here but tomatoes are really difficult for us.  The piercing insects ruin them before they can fully ripen.  In the most recent attempt we were putting each green cluster of fruit in a little mesh bag to protect them.  They did great until the last few weeks when the rats found them and chewed the bags and tomatoes.
-steve

[Keta]

We are having a heat wave here, it has warmed up to 45 with wind and trying to rain.