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Post by cheddachasa on Feb 8, 2019 15:15:15 GMT -5
In one corner we have Aztek. From Heritage Seed Market: ""Aztek” is a gorgeous micro-dwarf variety, a pale milky jade when unripe and a bright canary yellow when ripe. The fruits are very large for a cherry, and look like small peaches with a pointed end. Aztek was very early and a robust fruit setter; the plant stayed small, under 10″ tall, but at least 8″ wide."
In the other corner, we have Venus. According to Renaissance Farms, "Venus micro dwarf tomato is a very beautiful and tasty fruit that grows on a 5 inch plant. It’s sweet and juicy with a little tartness too. Very good for snacking and salads!"
Both varieties were purchased from Heritage Seed Market. In fact, the Venus seeds were a gift they included. Thanks!
This battle will be held in a brand new Bounty Elite though it probably could be held in a Harvest. The grow-anything kit was used and I will be using AG nutes and CALiMAGic.
Let the battle begin!
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Post by Shawn on Feb 8, 2019 15:33:27 GMT -5
Following. Remember do not use the calimag until day 30  |
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Post by cheddachasa on Feb 24, 2019 16:24:33 GMT -5
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Post by Shawn on Feb 24, 2019 17:17:57 GMT -5
Cute tiny things  |
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Post by cheddachasa on Mar 3, 2019 21:43:30 GMT -5
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Post by Shawn on Mar 4, 2019 4:46:08 GMT -5
Both look healthy
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Post by cheddachasa on Mar 10, 2019 20:20:11 GMT -5
The Aztek has grown tremendously over the past week! It is now almost 6” tall, the height claimed when well lit. It is also starting to spread out. I have some clusters that should be blooming soon. Can’t wait! The Venus is definitely lagging behind. While it has grown a lot in the past week, it is not even 4” yet. Venus is a lot denser than Aztek which has me worried that it isn’t getting enough light to the undergrowth. Starting to see bud clusters here too. Fed the plants 12ml of AG nutes and their first teaspoon of CaliMagic.   |
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Post by MaryL on Mar 12, 2019 17:53:40 GMT -5
Wow, that Aztek really exploded!
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Post by ASFx on Mar 12, 2019 18:55:01 GMT -5
These tiny dwarf tomato varieties are always so much fun to grow. I remember growing a bunch of red robins in some extra 4" pots a few years ago. Some of these micro dwarf tomatoes really produce a lot for their size.
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Post by cheddachasa on Mar 17, 2019 13:51:56 GMT -5
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Post by ASFx on Mar 17, 2019 14:27:59 GMT -5
Wowee, that aztec is really taking off. If you end up getting a good amount of fruit off of it, i think i'll have to try that variety as well.  looks like 5 or 6 of those could probably fit pretty easily in a Farm unit. |
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Post by clumsythumbs on Mar 17, 2019 15:37:55 GMT -5
Been reading and following this thread-- very impressed and excited about these results! Two really great looking plants. Re-reading, saw how small both get and somehow this did not sink in before! What perfect tomato plants for AGing!
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Post by MaryL on Mar 24, 2019 18:36:14 GMT -5
I agree with clumsythumbs - their short height makes them ideal for AG because you can even grow them in a 12” unit. How exciting!
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Post by cheddachasa on Mar 26, 2019 10:58:25 GMT -5
Fed the ladies last night. 12ml of AG nutes and a teaspoon of CaliMagic. Some of you may recall I had to finally terminate my heirloom cherry tomatoes due to white flies. Well they’re back. 😡 I set up some yellow sticky traps around the garden and have caught a few in only a couple of days. All I can do now is keep an eye on the plants and shake them occasionally to release any flies lounging on the plant. I will also have to do some pruning. I wanted to leave them alone but I don’t want them growing into each other. I will also remove some bottoms leaves and try to get the plants some circulation. They’re very dense.     |
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Post by Shawn on Mar 26, 2019 11:27:46 GMT -5
Let me ask a few questions...
Do you have windows open? This can let flies in. Especially with fresh mulch.
Do you have plants in dirt indoors? There can be eggs and larvae in those.
Look under some of the leaves to see if there are eggs or flies.
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Post by cheddachasa on Apr 7, 2019 11:18:00 GMT -5
Shawn, I do have house plants but never seem to see any flies on them. I caught a good amount of flies on my glue traps and haven’t seen any in a few days. Fingers crossed!
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Post by cheddachasa on Apr 7, 2019 11:25:01 GMT -5
59 days from planting and the ladies are doing well! I had to trim older leaves from both plants as they get so dense the lower leaves aren’t getting enough light. There are so many tomatoes on the Aztec and some should be ripening in a week or two.  Venus is coming along though it’s fruit is tiny compared to the Aztec. There are a lot of fruit on this one too.  Here are both plants.   |
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Post by Shawn on Apr 7, 2019 12:43:11 GMT -5
Looking good!
Hopefully the flies were a fluke thing
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Post by MaryL on Apr 25, 2019 12:40:31 GMT -5
How are these coming along? How is your fly situation? Fingers crossed you got rid of them.
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Post by cheddachasa on Apr 28, 2019 14:55:02 GMT -5
I hadn’t realized that it’s been three weeks since an update! I was away for a week and nervous about the plants but they survived! I was also worried about coming home to a white fly infestation but it looks like I dodged that bullet. Im getting some almost ripe fruit on both plants. Aztek  Venus  |
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looks like 5 or 6 of those could probably fit pretty easily in a Farm unit.