- Tomatoes need lots of sun (Atleast 6 hrs)
- Avoid over fertilizing
- Avoid over watering
- Don't plant too early, find out what zone your in and your last frost date (I am in Zone 5)
- Plant them Deep
- spray every 7 to 10 days or so with Daconil (for insects and deseases)
- Use good support system (Cage or Stakes)
- Grow Extra Seedlings, Just in case
- Remember to Harden your plants
- Feed the soil and the soil will feed the plant
- Get a copy of the book "100 Heirloom Tomatoes for the American Garden" by Carolyn J. Male
- If you prune, when you prune, practice rooting the cuttings. Its fun and comes in handy.
- And finally, The fun is finding YOUR way
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Tips for Beginner Tomato Gardeners (Myself included)
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Look at our selection of Vegetables
For Me and Lea, Growing fresh Tomatoes, Chili peppers, Lettuce, Beans and herbs provides a great sense of joy and accomplishment. Unfortunately, even though we don't have the luxury of garden space, we turned our little balcony in to a arsenal of Vegetables. Maybe one day, we will be able to enjoy our own little garden plot with a nice little house to go along with it.
Hurrah! I Have Blossoms and Baby Tomatoes!
I know that none of you will be as excited about this as I am, but my tomatoes are blooming flowers everywhere, and at least three of the plants have tiny baby tomatoes. I always get really excited about the first tomatoes. Being fairly new to vegetable gardening, this is one of the few pleasures in life that makes you feel like a kid again.
Timeline of a Tomato Truss
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Army of Tomato totes
These are the second batch of Seedlings i started in mid March. They are growing fast with lots of fat blossoms. The white crud on the leaves is Daconil, its a preventive measure for deceases and insects.
First Tote (Front) - Brandyboy, Early Girl
Second Tote - Pink Brandywine, Husky Red Cherry
Third Tote - 2 Brandyboy, 1 Delecious
Forth Tote - Mixture of Everything (See Other pictures)
Fifth Trash Bin - 2 Unknown Variety
First Tote (Front) - Brandyboy, Early Girl
Second Tote - Pink Brandywine, Husky Red Cherry
Third Tote - 2 Brandyboy, 1 Delecious
Forth Tote - Mixture of Everything (See Other pictures)
Fifth Trash Bin - 2 Unknown Variety
6 Feet Kumato Plant / with many flower clusters
The Crude Self watering Tote design with 2 Kumato Seedlings
The first design was Pretty ugly, however since then we have refined our home made self watering totes. As you can see from the window, its still snowing. I have used the fluorescent shop lights to supplement the lighting till its safe to put the tote outside. Being in Zone 5 our Last frost date is around Early May. The Kumato Seedling on the right, died in April RIP. Since then i have replaced it with a younger seedling.
Building the Homemade Earthbox
Spoiled aren't they?
Seedlings potted up from Styrofoam Cups
Tomato Nursery
When its winter and your a prisoner indoors, plant some Tomatoe Seeds
After living 14 years in Hawaii, me and my wife had to move to the mainland US (MA) for a career change. This being our first winter and not knowing what to expect, we were hit by heavy snow storms. Feeling, like a prisoner indoors and no sun in sight me and my wife decided to experiment with growing tomatoes indoors. This would be our first time, and a experiment in progress. The Egg carton above with F2 Kumato tomato seeds were started Jan 6th and germinated Jan 12th 2008.
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