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Hamilton Nj

i got half my garden planted about 20 plants all b/z lol plus a few superstk. ,picked up 12 sweet 1oo cherrys today,and 12 beefsteak tomatos for eating trying supersonic lol ! just wondering hows it going for everyone bein layed up with my back for 2 weks now lol ,havent posted much pizza

5/3/2011 9:09:43 PM

Brooklyn Corner, Nova Scotia

Lots of plants still inside Pete. 3-4 of the best I'll keep and give the rest away. All nice and healthey and potted up twice. That makes about 24 in total, all my 3.56 which is 3.59 Perry x open.

5/3/2011 9:23:45 PM

Joliet, IL

Going nicely here pizza....I have 53 remaining plants that are in the shazzydome greenhouse getting stronger everyday. Not much sunshine in the past 3 weeks, but the 3 good days of sun last week kicked them in gear. The best 6 will go in around 2 weeks depending on night time temps at that point and avoiding last freeze chance. Plants were started april 2nd. Line up will be 7.33 hunt, 5.35 lyons, 5.18 lyons, 4.25 lyons, 4.04 johnson/butler, and 3.08 shenoha. my parents and some friends will get a few for eaters and the other 40 will be grown by some local heavy tomato hitters and the bobby's tap tomato contest participants. Hoping for some more mega bloom fuzies here this year. I will terminate some plants after megabloom is successully set to try to concentrate energy to tomatoes if it works out right and I have enough substantiated plant at that time.

5/3/2011 9:49:58 PM

Joliet, IL

Terminate the main stalk that is...not the plants hopefully...lol

5/3/2011 9:53:10 PM

Ann Arbor, Mi

Waiting for germination.

5/4/2011 6:48:45 PM

On top of Brush Mountain, Pa.

I still think you guys are all starting way too early. Are your nights going to be warm enough that the first blossoms on your plants will actually be fertilized? Most people are planting based on the last frost date. You should be aiming more toward warm nights. Marv

5/4/2011 6:57:23 PM

Adams County

Pizza, not starting here until June, but will reading all the post....

5/4/2011 8:48:45 PM

Hamilton Nj

marv,what is the lowest temp for a megablossom to most likely abort!!!???

from the size of my plants i think i wont see any megablossoms for a month !! lot of mine got destroyed with the fungi nats they ate my 2-7.33 hunts good thing i got some backup but will be starting later next year!! thanks pizza

5/4/2011 9:21:10 PM

Brooklyn Corner, Nova Scotia

Maybe I'm going about this all wrong. This year, like last year, I'm aiming for a very large plant with a massive root system by July. I can have my fill of eating tomatoes and leave the best ones for show. By the end of August I pruned mine at @ 7 feet and leave only the largest on each plant. Being indeterminate, the plant should keep growing until frost. What am I missing? Open for suggestions.

5/4/2011 9:44:30 PM

valparaiso, in

I have some early ones that I started for practice that I will put out in a week or so. I will start a few more when I do plant, and then the rest a week or so after that.

5/5/2011 2:26:47 AM

On top of Brush Mountain, Pa.

Pizza: Please read Tomato Tip #4. Marv

5/5/2011 6:40:25 PM

Wv

ALL well some planted some still potted,its been wet here rains daily. treetop

5/7/2011 1:26:44 PM

Akron,N.Y.

I had very poor germination with my Big zac ,but good rates with other varieties.I might try and start a few more and see how they do.
Gene

5/7/2011 11:39:53 PM

On top of Brush Mountain, Pa.

Sometimes the Big Zac is slow to germinate. Don't throw them out yet. Marv

5/8/2011 10:30:50 AM

Waynesboro, Virginia

I had some seeds that germinated after 40-50 days in peat pots.Like Marv said, don't toss them yet.

5/8/2011 11:58:52 AM