Growing the following tomatoes..
This year I'm growing :
1) some unknown yellow tomato 2) purple prince 3) roma 4) bush beefstake 5) and one purple prince-yellow cross i created myself I tried to cross the purple prince with the yellow last year and saved the seeds. I'm growing them now though i'm not sure if the cross was successful or it self-fertilized. I'll know soon enough when the tomatoes on that plant get their color. The year before that I crossed a beefstake variety of tomato with a grape sized tomato and saved the seeds. I found out that you get a ping-pong ball sized tomato from that! The gene/s for small sized tomatoes appears to be dominant over large sized tomatoes. I'm also doing another experiement this year. I saw this news clip on grape wine yards in France. They mentioned that the grape growers were very happy this summer. Aside from killing a whole bunch of people, the hot, dry summer over there has helped produce a very good crop of grapes. Because of the heat & dryness, the grapes have less moisture in them and hence taste sweeter. Wines therefore will taste better and be of higher quality (and command a higher price) So i'm extending that same principle to tomatoes. I did not water the tomato plants. I figure the fruits will also be less watery and more full of flavor. Lets see if I'm right. So far the number of tomatoes are down compared to last year but if they taste better, hell it will be worth it. |
Growing the following tomatoes..
When last we left our heros, on Thu, 28 Aug 2003 23:00:39 GMT,
zalzon scribbled: This year I'm growing : 1) some unknown yellow tomato So, where did your unknown yellow tomato come from? Mine was labeled as a Manalucie, but clearly isn't. I really wish I could figure out what it is, because it's a brave little soldier in The War of the spit! Thrips. It's a potato leaf, yellow tomato that is about the size of a tennis ball. I thought it was determinate, but I have since then discovered several runners running a covert operation under cover of the sweet potatoes. I thought I had a mushroom under the sweet potato vines, but it was a lovely yellow tomato. Pam -- "Maybe you'd like to ask the Wizard for a heart." "ElissaAnn" |
Growing the following tomatoes..
On Sat, 30 Aug 2003 03:16:01 GMT, Pam Rudd
wrote: When last we left our heros, on Thu, 28 Aug 2003 23:00:39 GMT, zalzon scribbled: So, where did your unknown yellow tomato come from? I was lost driving around town and popped into a supermarket. There they had these round shiny yellow globes sitting neatly in the vegetable section. I took a closer look and found they were tomatoes. I bought a couple, and saved the seeds. I thought it was determinate, but I have since then discovered several runners running a covert operation under cover of the sweet potatoes. I thought I had a mushroom under the sweet potato vines, but it was a lovely yellow tomato. don't let the tomato touch the ground/soil or it will be ruined. i stake and cage my plants. |
Growing the following tomatoes..
When last we left our heros, on Sat, 30 Aug 2003 03:51:12 GMT,
zalzon scribbled: On Sat, 30 Aug 2003 03:16:01 GMT, Pam Rudd wrote: mystery yellow tomatoes I thought it was determinate, but I have since then discovered several runners running a covert operation under cover of the sweet potatoes. I thought I had a mushroom under the sweet potato vines, but it was a lovely yellow tomato. don't let the tomato touch the ground/soil or it will be ruined. You should explain that to the tomato, I've picked 4 or 5 perfect yellow tomatoes from under the sweet potato vines. i stake and cage my plants. So do I, but the mystery yaller tomato's philosophy is, apparently, "Don't Fence Me In...". I went on vacation and it made a break for it. Pam -- That's the difference between me and the rest of the world! Happiness isn't good enough for me! I demand euphoria! --Calvin |
Growing the following tomatoes..
On Sat, 30 Aug 2003 13:40:51 GMT, Pam Rudd
wrote: So do I, but the mystery yaller tomato's philosophy is, apparently, "Don't Fence Me In...". I went on vacation and it made a break for it. g Serves you right! I have reluctantly come to the conclusion that I'm either going to use a rebar (rebar mesh) cage for tomatoes or prune them and trellis them in the future. This year, we used 'tomato cage wire' to make our tomato cages. We used pieces of rebar (the bar kind, not the mesh kind) to brace the cages, as last year the tomatoes broke their wooden stakes and collapsed their cages. We pounded the rebar down into the ground as far as we could, then dropped the cages over it, to get the effect of having woven the bars through the cages. This is strong stuff: iron, I suppose. Iron rods. The tomatoes have STILL managed to collapse their cages. Pat |
Growing the following tomatoes..
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Growing the following tomatoes..
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Growing the following tomatoes..
"Pat Meadows" wrote in message This year, we used 'tomato cage wire' to make our tomato cages. We used pieces of rebar (the bar kind, not the mesh kind) to brace the cages, as last year the tomatoes broke their wooden stakes and collapsed their cages. We pounded the rebar down into the ground as far as we could, then dropped the cages over it, to get the effect of having woven the bars through the cages. This is strong stuff: iron, I suppose. Iron rods. The tomatoes have STILL managed to collapse their cages. Pat Been there done that. Over the years, we have used; stakes with pruning- good, bush tomatoes- fair, comercial tomato cages-poor, comercial cage with strengthening- poor. This year We splurged, and I bought 150"x5" rebar, cut them into 5 or 6 foot sections. We made about thirty cages, with the expectation that we will not have to repeat, for many years. This years report, we have had tomatoes taller than our corn, have not suckered one. It has been a good year to be a vine, so we have had pretty good luck.len |
Growing the following tomatoes..
On Thu, 28 Aug 2003 23:00:39 GMT, zalzon
wrote: I saw this news clip on grape wine yards in France. They mentioned that the grape growers were very happy this summer. Aside from killing a whole bunch of people, the hot, dry summer over there has helped produce a very good crop of grapes. Because of the heat & dryness, the grapes have less moisture in them and hence taste sweeter. Wines therefore will taste better and be of higher quality (and command a higher price) Mmm. There has been quite a lot of coverage of this, mainly I think because all sorts of different fruit has ripened earlier than it would normally do. However, will they actually be producing better wine from these sweeter grapes, or will it just produce wines of higher alcohol levels? In any case, the norm for many wines now seems to be 14% or higher (and some of this may well be from added sugar). I always thought that to get a good wine, you needed a balance between the natural fruit sugars and the natural acids. I've heard people say that very hot summers can tip the balance too much the other way (and sometimes even diminish the acid content too), leading to wines that can be bland. Mind you, the approach for your tomatoes may well be fine - many people recommend cutting back on watering & feeding once they've fruited to get the best flavour. Good luck. Colin ----- (Sorry - no direct email. Please reply via the newsgroup) |
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