Not a bad morning ... I'm starting to harvest big tomatoes pretty much every morning now. This picture shows green zebras, two Paul Robesons (woo hoo!), and a whole lotta Brandyboys. One nice thing: the Kellogg's Breakfast are slow to ripen, so I'm not getting my whole harvest at once, which is annoying because one household can only eat so many tomatoes.
I'll post on the Brandboys later, but so far, I've been very impressed with the yield on these suckers. These are very productive plants ...
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Hi Jon - walking thru a Home Depot 60 days ago, I couldn't help myself and purchased another pre-grown plant (German Johnson heirloom). Foolishly, I put it in a fairly shaded area (2 hours direct sun per day max). It has really grown bushy and 4ft tall but very few buds and certainly no toms. I have another spot in the yard picked out with lots more sun where I should have put it to begin with. Can I transplant this w/o harming it? If so, any tips to do so? Thanks! Will from Naples
ReplyDeleteHey, Will ... Hmmm. Transplanting usually involves quite a bit of shock, so mature plants will typically go into a period of suspended growth and drop flowers. Then again, if you're not getting any fruit any way, what's to lost? Tomatoes are hardly ornamental plants. My only advice: if you're going to do it, get as much soil as humanly possible with the roots. Tomatoes have extremely deep roots (they can extend 4-feet down quickly), so reduce the shock by getting as much as possible.
ReplyDeleteI have been growing tomatoes in container pots in East Hollywood for the past two years. Started following your blog last year, but did not use your container soil mix until this year. WoW! What a difference1 Amazing Growth! I have 7 containers and 2 Earthboxes overflowing with tomatoes this year, your commentary and helpful tips are just terrific. Thanks for helping me bring in the tomatoes! Hopefully I can figure out how to post my tomato plant pictures.
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ReplyDeleteSo glad to hear the soil is working and you're having a good harvest ... I'm about to post a picture of yesterday's picking and boy-oh-boy was it a good day around here.
All the more reason for us to understand the ripening process.
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