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Post by lynnee on Feb 21, 2023 11:39:37 GMT -5
Started a new tomato garden today, 2/21/23, in a Bounty Wireless. Planted two pods of Burpee Veranda Reds, and two pods of AG Heirlooms (red). Photos to come when something starts to happen.  |
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Post by lynnee on Mar 12, 2023 21:39:41 GMT -5
Why was I thinking that the tomatoes were stalled? At 19 days, these are looking good! Burpee Veranda Reds at left, AG Heirloom Reds at right. I'm pushing it, leaving 4 seedlings in a Bounty Wireless, so will probably move two plants soon. AG nutrients only so far.  |
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Post by scarfguy on Mar 13, 2023 11:09:20 GMT -5
My rule of thumb is a max of:
1 tomato in a harvest (harvest isn't tall enough for a pepper)
2 tomatoes or 1 pepper in a harvest XL 2 tomatoes or 2 peppers in a bounty
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Post by lynnee on Mar 17, 2023 23:10:39 GMT -5
Yesterday I transferred the two middle seedlings (one Veranda Red, one AG Heirloom Red) to an empty Bounty. At 23 days, the roots on the four plants were already intertwined, but the roots weren't hard to separate with gentle tugging. I did lose some long white roots, but the plants seem to have withstood the relocation. |
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Post by lynnee on Apr 3, 2023 15:32:47 GMT -5
As usual, I let the tomatoes go too long without pruning, so there were a lot of big lower leaves sapping energy away from the blooms. Waiting also meant that the pruned plant looks more misshapen, but the aim is to encourage fruit set. The stalks with only blooms left will continue to develop fruit, using energy from the leaves elsewhere on the plants. I did an R&R with one Bounty, and left the second one to continue on the preset schedule (R&R and add nutes in 5 days). The plants were started at the same time, but are now in different room locations, so the comparison going forward isn't exact.) In both Bounties, there is a Veranda Red on the left, and an AG tomato on the right. (I think they may be Golden Harvests rather than Heirloom Reds.) The air circulation is much improved. I also moved the pods on the right forward to give them more space to grow. One of them was crowding against a wall, and the other was competing with my roller coaster!    |
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Post by scarfguy on Apr 3, 2023 15:53:51 GMT -5
Nice tomatoes.... but I'm more impressed with your roller coaster!  |
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Post by lynnee on Apr 3, 2023 16:03:31 GMT -5
Nice tomatoes.... but I'm more impressed with your roller coaster! I just repaired my Loop roller coaster, which tore itself apart when the lift knot came loose. I love both roller coasters to pieces!    |
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Post by scarfguy on Apr 3, 2023 16:08:45 GMT -5
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Post by lynnee on May 7, 2023 18:24:37 GMT -5
The Veranda Reds are finally "breaking orange", so I harvested them and set them out to finish ripening in the kitchen.   |
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Post by scarfguy on May 7, 2023 18:42:44 GMT -5
That's a healthy looking tomato!
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Post by swimmom500 on May 7, 2023 19:05:18 GMT -5
They are looking good!
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Post by lynnee on May 7, 2023 19:23:52 GMT -5
This time I pruned them early, to encourage more fruit and larger fruit! There is an AG Heirloom Red in the same Bounty, with fruit that is beginning to ripen, but it doesn't have a lot. |
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Post by lynnee on Jul 20, 2023 16:46:37 GMT -5
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Post by lynnee on Jul 31, 2023 13:05:47 GMT -5
Tomato canopies grow back so quickly after pruning! Top 7/20/23; Bottom 7/29/23  Left 7/29/23; Right 7/20/23  |
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Post by slw on Jul 31, 2023 13:55:50 GMT -5
Your tomatoes look great, lynnee. Now I need some Veranda Reds! |
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Post by swimmom500 on Jul 31, 2023 15:02:16 GMT -5
Tomato canopies grow back so quickly after pruning! Top 7/20/23; Bottom 7/29/23 Left 7/29/23; Right 7/20/23 I have some Veranda Red seeds. Looking at your haul makes me want to set up another garden |
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Post by lynnee on Aug 23, 2023 16:41:37 GMT -5
Pruned these guys again today. Both had regrown a solid canopy, and were hiding lots of ripe or almost ripe tomatoes. All four plants are nearing the end of their productive life. The Harvest:  Veranda red and Heirloom Red in Bounty:  Veranda Red and Heirloom Red in Bounty:  |
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Post by lynnee on Oct 25, 2023 18:08:02 GMT -5
Last week I harvested a ton of tomatoes from one of my Bounties with Heirloom and Veranda Reds (shown in photo of Bounty next to Farm in previous post). Then the plants just died. Today I cleaned out the garden, after 235 days. The roots were brown and mushy, and the water was very discolored. It had been three weeks since the last R&R, but I think that the AG location was simply too hot for such old plants (about 8 months). The Heirloom and Veranda Reds in the other Bounty (same age as the ones that died) are still going strong. They have a thick green canopy that needs pruning, and a lot of ripening tomatoes. |
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Post by pfunnyjoy on Oct 25, 2023 23:33:09 GMT -5
Wow! I did AG Heirloom tomatoes once, I for sure did not get anywhere NEAR that many! Color me impressed!
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Post by Shawn on Oct 26, 2023 5:45:15 GMT -5
I love your tomato pics
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