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 Re: TFF Gardening Thread
[Re: Frank I]
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06/25/10 02:30 PM
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Next year I am going to be making & using some of the big tomato cages that apparently work well for many tomato gardeners. They're the ones that are 5' tall, ~20-22" in diameter, and have a 6"x6" mesh so you can reach through and pull tomatoes. If I buy a 150' roll though (way too much for me) I can make some for anybody here that wants what I have left.
Anyone want one? If so, just PM me.
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
[Re: mysavioreigns]
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06/25/10 04:16 PM
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what tomato verities did good for you this year?
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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06/25/10 04:56 PM
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I only grew Roma and they turned out very well (after I initially thought they died). I talked to a guy who said some variety with "giant" in the name grew really well for him.
LSS should have some info on his, he grew a ton of varieties.
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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06/25/10 05:24 PM
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what tomato verities did good for you this year? I had great luck with Heatwave, Homestead, Lemon Boy, Better Boy, Big Boy, Beefsteak, and Early Girl...I also did well with a large cherry tomato variety (I don't know their name, I planted them 3 years ago and have had volunteers the last 2 growing seasons)...The Brandywine didn't do very well for me. I only planted one plant and actually did get some tomatoes on the plant, but only about 6. The Sugary Grape cherry tomato did produce, but the plant didn't do well from early on. The Mountain Pride didn't do well at all...
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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06/25/10 05:50 PM
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LSS, what part of Tx are you in?
I am in Mesquite east of Dallas by about 10 miles,lol. I think the early girl did , is doing, best for me. I only did 3 varieties though, early girl, better boy and celebrity. This is the first year I "got serious" with tomatoes. Of the 3 varieties I did 2 of each. I pulled all the suckers from one of each plant and I do not like how they turned out. The plant still produced ok , but the foliage was minimal. I know the goal is to produce produce and not branches and leaves but I dont think I have enough leaves from the pulled sucker plants to support good tomato growth. I think I could of done better if the plants had more leaves on them. I'll save the sucker pulling for plants that are crowded, or maybe try pulling every other sucker. For the most part i am going to leave the suckers from now on.
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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06/25/10 08:26 PM
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LSS, what part of Tx are you in?
I am in Mesquite east of Dallas by about 10 miles,lol. I think the early girl did , is doing, best for me. I only did 3 varieties though, early girl, better boy and celebrity. This is the first year I "got serious" with tomatoes. Of the 3 varieties I did 2 of each. I pulled all the suckers from one of each plant and I do not like how they turned out. The plant still produced ok , but the foliage was minimal. I know the goal is to produce produce and not branches and leaves but I dont think I have enough leaves from the pulled sucker plants to support good tomato growth. I think I could of done better if the plants had more leaves on them. I'll save the sucker pulling for plants that are crowded, or maybe try pulling every other sucker. For the most part i am going to leave the suckers from now on. I'm down by Lake Whitney in the NE corner of Bosque County...I've always just planted and watered/fertilized the plants. I don't trim them or anything. They need to leaves to help protect the fruit and to promote good production... I did also do very well with Roma tomatoes...In fact those have done better than anything else I've planted. I've always been told due to the fact we get so hot so fast, the plants that produce the larger fruit won't do well. However, if you plant them early enough and if they are shaded, then they will produce. Also, you must remember to shake them once the flowers are there...
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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06/25/10 08:43 PM
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I've been thinking a lot about shading mine next year. I'm going to grow 2 half-rows of beans in front of them, which should shade them in the evenings. The fence will shade them until about 7-8am. I think that should be enough (if not too much) sun as is.
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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06/25/10 09:02 PM
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I am with you guys on the shading but reading on the net I think the plants stop, or slow production because of the temps, nt so much because of sunlight. Never the less, I am going to plant okra or similar in my garden next year that will block the sun from about 3-4pm till sundown.
How are the Heat wave plants doing, should they still be producing more in the middle of summer? TEXAS SUMMERS ARE BRUTAL!!!!
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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06/28/10 03:12 PM
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i shade tomatoes inside corn rows...works great
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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06/28/10 03:36 PM
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 June 26, 2010 Harvest: 6 Yellow Squash, 2 Carmen Peppers, 5 Cubanelle Peppers, 4 Zucchini Squash, 3 Gypsy Peppers, 1 California Wonder Pepper, 1 Cayenne Pepper, 1 Hot Jalapeno Pepper, 6 Hot Banana Peppers, 5 Anaheim Chile Peppers, 12 Lemon Boy Tomatoes, 1 Watermelon (fell off the vine when I tried to move it so I could pull a squash), 1 Eggplant (... See Morelittle yellow thing. It went from green to yellow, so I pulled it...), 22 Sweet Banana Peppers, 29 Sweet 100 Tomatoes (little cherry tomatoes), 39 Roma Tomatoes, 7 Cucumbers, 17 Large Cherry Tomatoes, 1 Brandywine Tomato, 50 Tomatoes (mixture of Super Fantastic, Homestead, Heatwave, Early Girl, Big Boy and Better Boy)...
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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06/28/10 05:51 PM
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*boiling some sweet corn* 
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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06/28/10 06:44 PM
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Just finished canning my 7th quart of dill pickles last Friday and there's enough out there now to make another qt in the next day or so (just letting them get a tad bigger). Popped open the first jar last week. I think my boy found a new favorite, he just about wiped out the jar of pickles in a couple of days. He's only 7 yrs old. 
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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06/28/10 07:21 PM
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Our garden flooded last night and today there are hundreds of these white bugs on the squash plants. Anybody know what they might be? The kind of look like blister bugs, but all white except for a little black on the feet.  Some of the squash have started rotting on the plant. Connection?
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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06/28/10 07:25 PM
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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06/28/10 07:29 PM
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Nope, but I'll work on getting one.
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