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09-07-2005, 11:18 PM
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Ripe Tomatoes by July 4th, Almost...
Missed my goal by a couple of days this year, but still the week of July
4th. Sausalito won the race this year. I did pick a couple of big green ones for my wife to fry up for herself. Not the biggest of course! Lots of green ones and blooms so this year looks good, not like last year. John! in NE GA US |
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10-07-2005, 02:21 AM
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You should always state what part of the world or state you are in. For
instance i live in Canada and no way can we have red tomatoes that early. -----================================================== =========================== "GA Pinhead" wrote in message ... Missed my goal by a couple of days this year, but still the week of July 4th. Sausalito won the race this year. I did pick a couple of big green ones for my wife to fry up for herself. Not the biggest of course! Lots of green ones and blooms so this year looks good, not like last year. John! in NE GA US |
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10-07-2005, 03:05 AM
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I'm in the Chicagoland area, and I don't even have buds yet. I planted
shortly after March 15. We've had almost zero rain. I've watered every day for roughly 1/2 hour with a "seeping" hose. GK Andy Petro wrote: You should always state what part of the world or state you are in. For instance i live in Canada and no way can we have red tomatoes that early. -----================================================== =========================== "GA Pinhead" wrote in message ... Missed my goal by a couple of days this year, but still the week of July 4th. Sausalito won the race this year. I did pick a couple of big green ones for my wife to fry up for herself. Not the biggest of course! Lots of green ones and blooms so this year looks good, not like last year. John! in NE GA US |
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#4
10-07-2005, 03:15 AM
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Uhhhh, Andy.........John said Northeast Georgia USA, or do you want
something a little more specific :-) For the record, I just picked my first one today, Early Girl. Keith in Extreme NE Georgia. To be exact Blairsville, GA USA. For perspective we are 19 miles from North Carolina, 23 miles from Tennessee and 36 miles from South Carolina. "Andy Petro" wrote in message . .. You should always state what part of the world or state you are in. For instance i live in Canada and no way can we have red tomatoes that early. -----================================================== =================== ======== "GA Pinhead" wrote in message ... Missed my goal by a couple of days this year, but still the week of July 4th. Sausalito won the race this year. I did pick a couple of big green ones for my wife to fry up for herself. Not the biggest of course! Lots of green ones and blooms so this year looks good, not like last year. John! in NE GA US |
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#5
10-07-2005, 03:30 AM
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"GA Pinhead" wrote in message . .. Missed my goal by a couple of days this year, but still the week of July 4th. Sausalito won the race this year. I did pick a couple of big green ones for my wife to fry up for herself. Not the biggest of course! Lots of green ones and blooms so this year looks good, not like last year. John! in NE GA US Poughkeepsie NY here (about 1/2 way between NYC and Albany). I've got tons of green ones but no color yet. -- Steve Ever notice that putting the and IRS together makes "theirs"? |
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10-07-2005, 03:58 AM
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Yes way, we can.
I live in Toronto and I had my first ripe tomato on July 7( two days ago). I started them from seed too.(in mid March , I believe. Normal time). And this one isn't even advertised as being an early tomato( Bloody Butcher, heritage variety). There is another one ready to be picked tomorrow. I have also started picking the currant tomatoes( 2 so far). The weather has been disgustingly hot but the tomatoes are loving it. Sally "Andy Petro" wrote in message . .. You should always state what part of the world or state you are in. For instance i live in Canada and no way can we have red tomatoes that early. -----================================================== =========================== "GA Pinhead" wrote in message ... Missed my goal by a couple of days this year, but still the week of July 4th. Sausalito won the race this year. I did pick a couple of big green ones for my wife to fry up for herself. Not the biggest of course! Lots of green ones and blooms so this year looks good, not like last year. John! in NE GA US |
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#7
10-07-2005, 08:08 AM
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Hey Sally,
You're lucky then. I'm in Calgary and just got one tomato starting this week. I also started from seed in March. We had so much rain here my plants which are usually a few feet high by now are barely a foot and a half. I have a little green house which is the only reason I have the tomato I do. The weather here has not been conducive to growing anything but weeds and asperagus (which I've been eating for awhile) So are your tomato plants inside/outside, using anything special on them, anything you can help us less fortunate growers that are going to have to wait until Sept to enjoy our first ripe one? On Sat, 9 Jul 2005 22:58:01 -0400, "Sallyrat&Sweetie" wrote: Yes way, we can. I live in Toronto and I had my first ripe tomato on July 7( two days ago). I started them from seed too.(in mid March , I believe. Normal time). And this one isn't even advertised as being an early tomato( Bloody Butcher, heritage variety). There is another one ready to be picked tomorrow. I have also started picking the currant tomatoes( 2 so far). The weather has been disgustingly hot but the tomatoes are loving it. Sally "Andy Petro" wrote in message ... You should always state what part of the world or state you are in. For instance i live in Canada and no way can we have red tomatoes that early. -----================================================== =========================== "GA Pinhead" wrote in message ... Missed my goal by a couple of days this year, but still the week of July 4th. Sausalito won the race this year. I did pick a couple of big green ones for my wife to fry up for herself. Not the biggest of course! Lots of green ones and blooms so this year looks good, not like last year. John! in NE GA US |
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#8
10-07-2005, 11:48 AM
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GA Pinhead said:
Missed my goal by a couple of days this year, but still the week of July 4th. Sausalito won the race this year. I did pick a couple of big green ones for my wife to fry up for herself. Not the biggest of course! Lots of green ones and blooms so this year looks good, not like last year. John! in NE GA US I will be picking my first tomato (SunSugar) maybe today, and there is color showing on the '4th of July' plant. Planted out last week of May, started indoors second week of April. Held indoors far longer than I would have liked due to miserable May weather, so they got a bit spindly but they are extremely robust now, with lots of green tomatoes. -- Pat in Plymouth MI ('someplace.net' is comcast) Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced. (attributed to Don Marti) |
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10-07-2005, 12:30 PM
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#10
10-07-2005, 01:56 PM
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in NE GA US
Northeast Georgia United States. I thought I did, sorry if I was not clear enough... John! Andy Petro wrote: You should always state what part of the world or state you are in. For instance i live in Canada and no way can we have red tomatoes that early. -----================================================== =========================== "GA Pinhead" wrote in message ... Missed my goal by a couple of days this year, but still the week of July 4th. Sausalito won the race this year. I did pick a couple of big green ones for my wife to fry up for herself. Not the biggest of course! Lots of green ones and blooms so this year looks good, not like last year. John! in NE GA US |
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#11
10-07-2005, 02:07 PM
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Hey Neighbor! You must be on the south side of the mountain. I used to
go up to the Experiment St all the time doing their computer work. Beautiful area to be sure. John! Keith Warren wrote: Uhhhh, Andy.........John said Northeast Georgia USA, or do you want something a little more specific :-) For the record, I just picked my first one today, Early Girl. Keith in Extreme NE Georgia. To be exact Blairsville, GA USA. For perspective we are 19 miles from North Carolina, 23 miles from Tennessee and 36 miles from South Carolina. "Andy Petro" wrote in message . .. You should always state what part of the world or state you are in. For instance i live in Canada and no way can we have red tomatoes that early. -----================================================== =================== ======== "GA Pinhead" wrote in message . .. Missed my goal by a couple of days this year, but still the week of July 4th. Sausalito won the race this year. I did pick a couple of big green ones for my wife to fry up for herself. Not the biggest of course! Lots of green ones and blooms so this year looks good, not like last year. John! in NE GA US |
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#12
10-07-2005, 02:26 PM
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NE Kansas here, picked our first Jetstar on the 5th, picked 20lbs the
9th, (got lots of plants). Planted May 7th. On Sun, 10 Jul 2005 05:48:11 -0500, (Pat Kiewicz) wrote: GA Pinhead said: Missed my goal by a couple of days this year, but still the week of July 4th. Sausalito won the race this year. I did pick a couple of big green ones for my wife to fry up for herself. Not the biggest of course! Lots of green ones and blooms so this year looks good, not like last year. John! in NE GA US I will be picking my first tomato (SunSugar) maybe today, and there is color showing on the '4th of July' plant. Planted out last week of May, started indoors second week of April. Held indoors far longer than I would have liked due to miserable May weather, so they got a bit spindly but they are extremely robust now, with lots of green tomatoes. |
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#13
10-07-2005, 03:25 PM
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On Sat, 09 Jul 2005 18:18:43 -0400, GA Pinhead
wrote: Missed my goal by a couple of days this year, but still the week of July 4th. Sausalito won the race this year. I did pick a couple of big green ones for my wife to fry up for herself. Not the biggest of course! Lots of green ones and blooms so this year looks good, not like last year. John! in NE GA US San Joaquin Valley, CA. Planted (not from seed) in early April. I've been eating Sweet 100s ("cherry" tomatoes) for a couple weeks. Ate two regular sized ones (Better Boy?) last night. Sue |
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#14
10-07-2005, 03:50 PM
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GK wrote:
I'm in the Chicagoland area, and I don't even have buds yet. I planted shortly after March 15. We've had almost zero rain. I've watered every day for roughly 1/2 hour with a "seeping" hose. GK No buds yet? What varities? It sounds like you are watering way to much. I water once a week and make sure the plants get at least 1 inch of water/week. I also mulched heavily. They are well established, so I skipped this weekend watering, they should be fine. And you aren't fertilizing, correct? Low feeders so too much and you get all green, no tomatoes. I'm in a SW Chicago Burb (actually have Chicago bordering to the East, North and South) and so far have picked one Azoychka (smallish yellow beefsteak tomatoes) with two more ripening and have three early girls a dark orange. Two Early Goliath plants I gave away have resulted in one ripe tomato and one dark orange. The Early Golitah I have isn't showing signs yet. The Delicious (late beefteak) is doing OK, a few other plants I gave away have have anywhere from a few little ones finally starting to show to about 10 or so mid size tomatoes. Burgess Stuffing (first time trying) has a bunch, nothing close to ripening (unless they are small stuffing tomatoes?). BTW the last 4 - 5 years I've been starting the tomatoes outside in a cheap-o cold frame. The nice thing is, no hardening off come planting time, just dig up and transplant :0) Oh yeah - despite having a very cool spring (summer more than making up for it) I put a teeny Delicious plant outside & unprotected on March 18th to see how cold it could get before frost wiped it out. The darn thing surivived! |
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#15
10-07-2005, 04:10 PM
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