largest tomato competition

[kanehduhbuz]

:ignore: hello growers - whos interested:rolleyes: in a competion to grow the biggest, bestest tomato? now that this seasons just about over, we could start now and get a tomato grow for everyone to start on the same date (i.e. - start your seed date - jan.31/08) biggest tomato wins:) . lots of time to think about it, set guidlines, etc. since i grow tomatos every year, count me in.:D :woohoo:

[Mutt]

no garden this year, but sounds really cool. Good luck.

[kanehduhbuz]

:hubba: o.k. - checked the in-door start up dates for a bunch of fruits, veggies + flowers - so yesterday, i started up some tomato beef steaks seeds + other items. they will all be going outside in late may. i will be putting 1 tomato plant into a container (pics to follow) + the rest will go into the garden.:D lets all grooooow healthy - :p :watchplant:

[Beer_Guy]

I started mine Feb 26th. Growing "Big Zack", 5 plants so far about 6 inches tall. Probably setting out in May also. I'll join the competition.... :hubba:
Pictures soon.

[DLtoker]

Oh, I will hop in for sure! I have some really cool tomato and lettuce seeds now that the misses says I am not allowed to have the reefer indoors anymore...

So, I guess I will start a few tomato seeds this week and hop on the bandwagon! Here is a pic of some hydroponic lettuce I just got done harvesting and there are more seedlings in the works as well...:cool:

[4u2sm0ke]

Hey looks good DL..okay guys I started a few tamato plants a week ago and I too will be outside in may...Im in....pics later

[smokybear]

I would start a garden but I'm about to relocate. I will be following the thread though. Good luck and keep us posted. Take care and be safe.

[4u2sm0ke]

Here are the pics of Mine...I will be useing MG and they will be planted in Top secret Home Made soil...Good luck everyone:)

[dmack]

Will try my hand at tomatoes this year and would love to join the grow off. Just purchased a strawberry plant too and plan on having about 12 more or so of different veggies and fruits.

[4u2sm0ke]

mine are starting to take off...another week and will start giving nutes..Good Luck Friends

[4u2sm0ke]

Looks to be a cold night..this year is a bit slow..I still plan on keeping these inside until May maybe midmay..LOL..that was funny to type..Heres My Early Girl..

[4u2sm0ke]

I must be the only one playN:)

[Beer_Guy]

I'm still here, my "big zac's" are almost a foot tall now. I forgot to take pics while they were seedlings. They are outside right now, but bringing them in for the next 2 nights because of predicted cold weather.

[godspeedsuckah]

Im in. I am picking up my seeds tonight and getting everything set up. I love gardening, this should be alot of fun.

[trillions of atoms]

i got a beat up baby from the grocery store. half the shoots were bent over and looked pitiful. i took her because she looked like she needed the most help! ill get a photo of her soon.

http://www.marijuanapassion.com/Gallery/data/577/medium/Picture1.jpg

[trillions of atoms]

my father and i finally got a garden in, i will have photos of it and the inground plants... all organic and i will give details when i get there. we just got 30 inground and might go for more. our record at the house was 200 and all got over 8 ft until they just grew out of the cages and back down.

[4u2sm0ke]

Thanks for join in TOA....There still a threat of frost here as well ..I may keep mine in Veg room for another week..Good luck to all

[godspeedsuckah]

My onions are up and doing well, just waiting on the peas. I am going to start my tomato plants this weekend. I am going with an local heirloom beefsteak. Should be great eating and make lots of sauce for the winter. My wife and I are putting in the recession garden this year!!

[Mutt]

Oh what the hell...
Will post a pic up l8r...tossed some maters, cucumbers, and cayenne peppers into some poo n dirt to see what happens.
Everyones plants are lookin good :D Keep it green

[4u2sm0ke]

Hey thanks for join in Mutt..this is fun..I plan on putN mine into its final spot ouside this weekend..

[4u2sm0ke]

Okay here is Mine ready to go out MayB Sunday..I still need to till in some more POO..:) Lets see some Pics:p ...Who is going to fruit first?

[trillions of atoms]

ok heres the garden i was talking about- finished a new row yesterday. admented with mushroom compost cow manure vermeculite screened topsoil and potting mix with lime. tilled around all the plants and dug these holes deep. i will have a couple of these plants going for the competition. beefsteak and mortgage lifters.

and wer' off!
http://www.marijuanapassion.com/Gallery/showgallery.php/cat/583 (http://www.marijuanapassion.com/forum/../Gallery/showgallery.php/cat/583) click link for gallery images of process

http://www.marijuanapassion.com/Gallery/data/583/medium/PICT1178.JPG

garden shot before new row.

http://www.marijuanapassion.com/Gallery/data/583/medium/PICT1203.JPG

new row

http://www.marijuanapassion.com/Gallery/data/583/medium/PICT1209.JPG

will be mulching and updating the further i get.

[bud.uncle]

I'm in...........................

New garden, new country.

Moneymaker, won't be winning any prizes

Roma, for preserving

Beefsteak....................................come on!!!!!!!!!!!!

1 more but the name escapes me, now known as Long Shot

may the best fruit win

http://www.marijuanapassion.com/Gallery/showphoto.php/photo/2820/limit/recent

[bud.uncle]

A few more pics

hmmmmmmmmmmmmm

not loading

will try l8ter

sorry

http://www.marijuanapassion.com/Gallery/showphoto.php/photo/2817
http://www.marijuanapassion.com/Gallery/showphoto.php/photo/2819
http://www.marijuanapassion.com/Gallery/showphoto.php/photo/2818

[md.apothecary]

I should have found this thread earlier... Im a tomato expert :) hehe

[bud.uncle]

Try again..........................

http://www.marijuanapassion.com/Gallery/showphoto.php/photo/2819

http://www.marijuanapassion.com/Gallery/showphoto.php/photo/2818

[bud.uncle]

oooooops

[godspeedsuckah]

Planted mine already. My onions are going along real nice and my peas are jumping right up already. I need to get started on a smaller patch for little things and get my potatoes in soon. I will get some pics up when everything is finished up. Happy growing everyone!!!!

[4u2sm0ke]

Try again..........................

http://www.marijuanapassion.com/Gallery/showphoto.php/photo/2819

http://www.marijuanapassion.com/Gallery/showphoto.php/photo/2818


:) ..good luck bud

[bud.uncle]

oooooops

http://www.marijuanapassion.com/Gallery/data/581/Toms.jpg

http://www.marijuanapassion.com/Gallery/data/581/Tom_2.jpg

http://www.marijuanapassion.com/Gallery/data/581/Little_Helpers.jpg

http://www.marijuanapassion.com/Gallery/data/581/Toms.jpg

http://www.marijuanapassion.com/Gallery/data/581/Absolut_ly.jpg

http://www.marijuanapassion.com/Gallery/data/581/Little_Helpers.jpg

http://www.marijuanapassion.com/Gallery/data/581/what_is_it.jpg

[bud.uncle]

:) ..good luck bud

with the uploading

or the toms?

:hubba:

[4u2sm0ke]

with the uploading

or the toms?

:hubba:


:rofl: ...with Both my Friend:) ...I may have shocked mine by not harding it off...:holysheep: ...I will watch it over this weekend and post a pic Sunday..Thanks for playN bud.uncle:48:

[trillions of atoms]

i cant wait for these babies to start boomin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


if the grow is half as nice as the last's you will all be soon suprised :D

[bud.uncle]

ok ok ok

So.................

At what time/date can we start to post our excuses.........................?

The reasons why

"Oh it's been such a poor Summer"

"I broke my ankle and couldn't keep with the water/feed schedule"


etc etc etc

Of course personally I would never stoop to using excuses.



All of mine will be genuine...........................................

Sorry all

but the shout box is down and ~I'm in withdrawal

Will try n drum up at least 1 more competitor (hippy)

catch u all l8ters

[Fadeux]

Im going to try and cross "Northern Lights" with heirloom tomatoes. Can you imagine how fantastic those BLTs would be?

[bud.uncle]

lol

Simpsons any1

tomwackoooooos

[bud.uncle]

Long Shot

http://www.marijuanapassion.com/Gallery/data/584/come_on.jpg

http://www.marijuanapassion.com/Gallery/data/584/1st_set.jpg

:hubba:

[smokybear]

Looking good everyone. Great work. Take care and be safe.

[trillions of atoms]

http://www.marijuanapassion.com/Gallery/data/583/medium/Picture_066.jpg

http://www.marijuanapassion.com/Gallery/data/583/medium/Picture_067.jpg

trying to add more fotos, this baby is really taking off! and we have had rain the past two days here and been cloudy longer. i admented this soil with mushroom compost and vermeculite and it is really liking it! the stalk foto shows my thumb bent over, it is even fatter in person and was skinny and weak as can be before the two treatments of pinching. now its grown 4X the og size and is getting stronger everyday!

heres what i got out the pond yesterday:

http://www.marijuanapassion.com/Gallery/data/557/medium/Picture_0621.jpg

[bud.uncle]

were you using hemp seed as ground bait?


http://www.marijuanapassion.com/Gallery/data/584/mud_sucker_1.jpg

[Melissa]

nice fish !!anyhows am i to late to join in ????

[bud.uncle]

As far as I am concerned Mel

come on in................................................ ..

what you got growin???????????


should we be worried????????

I've already hinted that I may resort too using excuses

[godspeedsuckah]

LOL, I have a few excuses written down on punch cards and ready to use. Hey Melissa, grow on!!

[bud.uncle]

wana play snap with them

lol

[CANABIAN]

I actually went down to a garden center on the weekend after trying some really nice Juicy Fruit herb. Anyways, I picked up 3 diff types of tomatoes, I forget the names, but they are on the container still. I also got some watermelon and some green pepper plants. They are tiny and were $1.50. So far i've just put them in the kitchen window and had the window open durring the day (has been really nice sunny days but still to early here to put them outside)

I'll enter this, I'm sure I won't endup with the biggest/nicest tomato, but I'm sure I'll learn alot about growing in the process.

[godspeedsuckah]

I'll enter this, I'm sure I won't endup with the biggest/nicest tomato, but I'm sure I'll learn alot about growing in the process.

You never know, but I am sure you will have a great time in the process. I know I will. :farm:

[4u2sm0ke]

nice fish !!anyhows am i to late to join in ????

No way melissa..thanks for join N in...be sure to post your plant...Good luck GIRL:D

[Bella420]

I'm not even thinking about joining in on this one LOL I am starting a garden but its my first garden ever so I am quite nervous LOL but I am gonna keep eye on yalls to compare to mine. All this is new to me and I have never really had a green thumb per se but I am learning a lot...
Thanks!

[Cali*Style]

Biggest tomatoe huh.

I only planted cherries and grapes this year... :cry:

I was going to do heirlooms and romas as well, but never got around to it.:o

Anyway. If you all dont mind, I will hang around and watch.:D

[Melissa]

thanks guys for letting me in :D you certainly have nothing to worry about shes tiny compared to your lot ,,,but u never no she might just take off :giggle: any way here she is 3 weeks old ,,shes a gardeners delight and 10 inches tall 14 in the pot and getting ready to go out side :hubba:
6008960090

good luck ev1

hey bella come on in now u have seen how small mine is :giggle:

[billy_fyshe]

thanks guys for letting me in :D you certainly have nothing to worry about shes tiny compared to your lot ,,,but u never no she might just take off :giggle: any way here she is 3 weeks old ,,shes a gardeners delight and 10 inches tall 14 in the pot and getting ready to go out side :hubba:

hey melissa
hate to break this to ya
gardeners delight is a cherry tomatoe :rolleyes:

but on the upside, very tasty ;)

[Melissa]

hey melissa
hate to break this to ya
gardeners delight is a cherry tomatoe :rolleyes:

but on the upside, very tasty ;)
:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:
oh well it wont be getting to big then :giggle:

[billy_fyshe]

the plant will as its a vine rather than a bush
but the toms will only be small
maybe you should start a tastiest tom comp ;)

[bud.uncle]

Ok ok ok

have a look at my Tom Tubes


Thing is I am not gona put the Toms in them

Can you guess what's goin in instead?

[Melissa]

erm let me think ?????? no dont know :rofl:
i like the look of them ,very cool for them precious weeds we all like to preserve :giggle:

[bud.uncle]

OK Ok

move along

Thread closed

I win

[Aurora_Indicas_Dad]

Lol,if It Isnt Weed,its A Tomato Plant,if Its Not A Tomato Plant,then A Cherry Tomato Plant.they Look Great =)

[bud.uncle]

Ever look at some of your larger tomatoes and wonder if they’d be in the running for the Guinness Book of World Records?

Well unless they’re over 7 pounds, 12 ounces—yes folks, that’s a good-sized newborn baby—you’re out of luck.

Gordon Graham of Edmond, Oklahoma, holds the honour of growing the world’s largest tomato, which he harvested from his backyard greenhouse back in 1986.

Graham grew it on the theory that if he kept letting the plant get bigger, it’d be strong enough to hold, you guessed it, a big tomato.

And the theory paid off, although not before a storm blew over the entire 12-14 foot vine into his cantaloupes. He gave up on the tomato plant, but the future world’s largest tomato had other ideas and just kept growing on its own until one day, it came time to free it from the vine.

In fact, the entire plant became record-setting when it grew to 53 feet and 6 inches, the longest tomato vine ever grown.

Graham was honoured for his efforts by Miracle-Gro, who presented him with an identical in size, weight, and shape epoxy replica of his perishable feat; he jokes that it’s great fun travelling through airports with it, as it never ceases to confound personnel.

Not surprisingly, he also became the man to beat in Miracle-Gro’s $100,000 tomato-growing contest, but the closest competitors didn’t even come within a pound of Graham’s formidable fruit; the contest has since been discontinued, so now your only hope is to leap right into the hallowed halls of Guinness.

Best of luck!


originally posted at

hxxp://www.tomatocasual.com/2007/09/05/world%E2%80%99s-largest-tomato/


change the xx for tt

[4u2sm0ke]

Sorry Friends I have been real busy as of late...Kids all most out of school:yay: and heading to Aunties and or Grandpas.:) ..I also did not know how my plant would take to the move outside..I planted her with my GIANT pumkins so you guys/gals can whatch them both:hubba: ..Also tilled up larger garden for my peppers,onions,corn, and what ever comes along;)..I also have a special place for My Favorite plant The "HERB":rofl: ...check back later



PS...I think pictures of the plant along the grow here is needed for compitition..IMO..

[godspeedsuckah]

Looking great 4u2smoke!! I put 24 "Big Boy's" in for my sauce tomatoes lastnight and also 4 Heirloom Brandywine's for my slicers (yuuuummmmyyyy.) I think we are pretty safe on frost's up here now. My neighbor jumped the gun and her tomato plants had 3 pretty heavy frost's this week and seemed to be doing just fine. In a couple weeks I will find a home for my herb as well. I will get some pic's up shortly of the gardens; probably just individual plants because my garden can be seen right from the road.

[4u2sm0ke]

Hello friends...Here is my update...they are starting to get flowers on her..Pumkins waitN 4 SUN:hairpull: ..Rainy..Cool..and windy at times..Hope next week is better..:) ..also showing my Sauce Garden laid out and ready for the HEAT..Thanks for looking

[bud.uncle]

Ok

and so it starts

the excuses

I have been on a 10 day road trip

my wife assured me she was more than capable of lookin after a few toms.....

so she rings n says I have tied them up for you as they are going mad

so

I will upload some pics asap

this may just give you a clue



more l8terzzzzzzzzzz when I'm straight

[KGB30]

I just started my Beef Tomatos .

[TURKEYNECK]

man I want to jump in on this! Im already eatin 'maters!:D
Oh and the ones you see in the cab are clones from my outdoor betterboys.

[4u2sm0ke]

thanks for playN TURKEYNECK..is the first pic your TOM of choice?...those Look 2B YUMMY...keep us posted my friend with pics we hope..Good luck

[TURKEYNECK]

No, those are just some pix I had available to get the ball rolling..
I'll post some fresh photos of the progress soon.

[bud.uncle]

Ok OK

So,

I found time today to try n put the mess straight.
Boy, and was it a mess.
These buggers are growin fast, n my trip away had left them neglected.
Side shoots galore.
Oh, where to start.

In the end I just had to be brutal.

The followin pics are not really aimed at the toms, but its the same vicinity.


http://www.marijuanapassion.com/Gallery/data/581/5_in_5_to_go.jpg
http://www.marijuanapassion.com/Gallery/data/581/2nd_view.jpg
http://www.marijuanapassion.com/Gallery/data/581/View.jpg
http://www.marijuanapassion.com/Gallery/data/581/view_21.jpg
http://www.marijuanapassion.com/Gallery/data/581/Thumbs_Up.jpg

[4u2sm0ke]

nice garden bud..realy like the second row...love the DIRTY hands..LOL...

[bud.uncle]

Thanks 4u2

You can see the 3rd row

:hubba: here:hubba:

http://www.marijuanapassion.com/forum/showthread.php?t=27148

[Hick]

..You folks just aren't fertilizing properly.. ;)...:p

[bud.uncle]

..You folks just aren't fertilizing properly.. ;)...:p


http://www.wesleyjsmith.com/blog/uploaded_images/manure-773537.jpg

[bud.uncle]

http://www.marijuanapassion.com/Gallery/data/584/Tom_Flower.JPG

[kanehduhbuz]

hello fellow growers :D. sorry about not posting anything, anywhere for the past few months, but our computer went nuts + needed fixing. i do believe everything is now o.k., so lets get this tomato a growin. :cool: in the beginning, i started a bunch of veggies in my grow room. they went nuts + grew way to big, to early, so i had to take the tomatos (may 1st) + plant them, laying sideways in the ground, they were so tall. then the weather here turned quite cold - many mid - may nites, temps were very close to freezing. still is cold. lots + lots of rain. the other day a heavy hail fell - very rare for that to occur here. the weather may be lousy for us, but the garden is quite happy about it. all these pics were taken back on the 8th of june. will update in a couple weeks. great growin everyone - just luv those gardens u guys got goin.:)

[TURKEYNECK]

Just out of the garden.....:p

[trillions of atoms]

for some reason i feel closer to you hick.... only a downwoods boy would even consider growin in a container like that.


I LIKE IT!

i havent even had time to update, but i will :D

[4u2sm0ke]

Here s a shot for you..I am so proud of this pic..:p

[bud.uncle]

4u2

superb

well done m8

has hippy been givin u tips?:rolleyes:

[bud.uncle]

Just out of the garden.....:p

they look just great

mine are not even showin any sign of changing colour yet

"green fried tomatoes"

any1?

[ChatNoir]

My plant has yet to grow even flowers =(

[Puffin Afatty]

UP here we cant even start, unless indoors or a greenhouse, before june and most importantly, my OldLady says I am to stay the heck out of her garden :angrywife:

However, I found 4 tiny seedlings abandoned by the composter and put em here by the patio. The OldLady doesnt like it much, kinda like its competition with Her garden or something, and it takes up some of Her lawn :hubba:

In the background is Puffin's punkin patch. Unknow strains of pumpkins, goards, squash, watermellon, cantalope, etc. I just throw all kinds of seeds back here and they grow, cross breed and end up being food for the deer. I like to watch em cover the yard, that much less I have to cut.

the two on the left are tomatoes and the two on the right are peppers. they are just 23 days old today, notice a couple flowers on all, and peppers on the plant left. :) As fast as the they are growing, I'll be eating them before september I'd say, but I dont really get much chance to garden with the OldLadys prohibitions eh, and have little experience with garden veggies ;)

[4u2sm0ke]

4u2

superb

well done m8

has hippy been givin u tips?:rolleyes:

I wish my friend...But the user manual doesnt go into each seting..I even called Sony and asked them what settng is best to Take pics of MJ...They said they will get back with me...but thanks for the good words

[4u2sm0ke]

UP here we cant even start, unless indoors or a greenhouse, before june and most importantly, my OldLady says I am to stay the heck out of her garden :angrywife:

However, I found 4 tiny seedlings abandoned by the composter and put em here by the patio. The OldLady doesnt like it much, kinda like its competition with Her garden or something, and it takes up some of Her lawn :hubba:

In the background is Puffin's punkin patch. Unknow strains of pumpkins, goards, squash, watermellon, cantalope, etc. I just throw all kinds of seeds back here and they grow, cross breed and end up being food for the deer. I like to watch em cover the yard, that much less I have to cut.

the two on the left are tomatoes and the two on the right are peppers. they are just 23 days old today, notice a couple flowers on all, and peppers on the plant left. :) As fast as the they are growing, I'll be eating them before september I'd say, but I dont really get much chance to garden with the OldLadys prohibitions eh, and have little experience with garden veggies ;)

hey thanks for playN Puff..those look great..keep us posted

[godspeedsuckah]

Well friends, the garden is doing well in spite of the lack of sun lately. I had one heck of a time with cucumber beetles but that may be under control now. I will get some pictures taken tonight and upload tomorrow morning. I hope everyone's garden is doing well.

[snuggles]

they look just great

mine are not even showin any sign of changing colour yet

"green fried tomatoes"

any1?

Me too, LOL I got one harvested and it was just a cherry tomato but I have a ton of green ones. My broccoli I have harvested about 5 times already but the tomatos are a bit slower.

[DLtoker]

Hey folks! No tomatoes for me yet... I did get a chance to speak with someone who holds the number 3 spot in the world for largest pumpkin last week though! He grows everything organically and foliar feeds with his own, full strength teas... That is the biggest part of growing big he says. The rest is a secret. ;) haha. Either way, I am going to be making some teas and we'll see how my tomates react!

Looks good so far everyone!

[4u2sm0ke]

Thanks DLtoker... know him..also know who has the largest..I grow GIANT pumkns and make my own secret tea...My largest so far was 520 lbs.. I plan to top that this year..Thanks for shareing

[KGB30]

Grape tomato plant:ignore: :ignore: :watchplant: :chillpill: :chuck: :48:


Good morning MP

[snuggles]

Hey folks! No tomatoes for me yet... I did get a chance to speak with someone who holds the number 3 spot in the world for largest pumpkin last week though! He grows everything organically and foliar feeds with his own, full strength teas... That is the biggest part of growing big he says. The rest is a secret. ;) haha. Either way, I am going to be making some teas and we'll see how my tomates react!

Looks good so far everyone!

I make teas all the time but never foliar fed with them....hmmm something new to try. But I am 100% organic and I love it, more work but I enjoy getting out there and working, so much for being a lazy pothead LOL. I also highly recommend FFs Peace of Mind series for top feeding, stuff works wonders IMO.

[godspeedsuckah]

Peace of mind is wonderful. In fact I was going to top dress my maters with it tonight.

[Melissa]

My plant has yet to grow even flowers =(


me too cornellius when she was indoors i got 2 flowers now shes outdoors just gone crazy with growth but no flowers or toms:fid:

[TURKEYNECK]

Man mine are puttin off more than I can handle...Ive been forcing tomatoes on everybody I know.. since my last post Ive moved the cuttings out of my veg cab(room for other things:) and they have more than tripled in size and are starting to bloom. I'll post pictures soon.

[trillions of atoms]

Hers my official unofficial entry:


http://www.marijuanapassion.com/Gallery/data/583/medium/Picture_405.jpg

[4u2sm0ke]

hey Trillion thats a MONSTER..No way..I quit

[juicebox]

plants are lookin good.

[4u2sm0ke]

okay sorry havent updated in a while..still no tomms on. she is gettN bushy.I do have a pumkn ready to open and it's in the right place too.Just need to hope a male flower pops up before hers:hubba: .I am feelng good about this pumkin..heres some shots. My pumkins always start out nitro burnt due to the secret mix..Tommato doesnt seem to mind it. but then explode with growth. another week and Im sure she will flower...thanks for looking..:)

[KGB30]

okay sorry havent updated in a while..still no tomms on. she is gettN bushy.I do have a pumkn ready to open and it's in the right place too.Just need to hope a male flower pops up before hers:hubba: .I am feelng good about this pumkin..heres some shots. My pumkins always start out nitro burnt due to the secret mix..Tommato doesnt seem to mind it. but then explode with growth. another week and Im sure she will flower...thanks for looking..:)


Great looking garden MR. Green Thumb..

[4u2sm0ke]

and still no toms:holysheep: ..lots of flowers..another week these should pull a good LB each...and my pumkin will reach 600 lbs..just watch and learn:p ..had to put rebar in to help support the plant:hubba: Good luck

[DLtoker]

Hahah. TOA, that tom. is so small! ;) And everyone else, looking good so far... :ccc:

My Purple Calabash plants are massive this year. Like, largest tomato plants I have ever seen. Hopefully the fruit will resemble what I have seen so far. Pics tomorrow! :D

[TURKEYNECK]

my dad just harvested some MONSTERS...if I wasnt an honest guy....I mean these things are huge, kinda seedy IMO but large..tasty though;)

[slowmo77]

is it to late to put my garden in on this? i'll take some pics tomorrow got some good thc tomatoes growing, jk they're just plain tomatoes and a little bit of everything else.

[godspeedsuckah]

Never too late friend. I will get my pics up soon. I am pulling onions in a week or two and have already been eating yellow squash and grating zucchini squash for bread. I think it will be a good year for corn too, its already chest high and no tassels yet. getting excited!!!!!!!!

[godspeedsuckah]

Can you mail me some of those thc tomatoes???

[slowmo77]

ya we've been eatin alot of squash and zucchini the last week or so, cucumbers, potatos. green beans.. corns dragin its feet. i have some tomatoes we tried in those planters that hang from a tree. (not my idea) at first me thought ok this isn't going to work nut know its puttin out more tomatoes than the ones in the ground.. i'll put some pics up later

[papabeach1]

I did grew big tomatoes in past, I do have problem taste it, most of time it taste nothing, I like it ripe, when you smell the tomoato on the center of it, when it smell good and sweet, it iwll taste good, but bigger tomatoes usually taste nothing, if anyone know how to fix that, let me know I might join hmm

[godspeedsuckah]

Alot of the problem with tomatoes not having much flavor is that most are hybrids now. If you look for some heirloom tomatoes which favor your area papa you will then bite into something that tastes gooooooooooooooooooooood!!

[Puffin Afatty]

:farm: I have 2 little plants about 5 ft tall, just covered with little green tomatoes and yellow flowers :watchplant:

[HippyInEngland]

:postpicsworthless:

[Puffin Afatty]

:postpicsworthless:

Ok, here are a couple pics of the rescued tomatoe plants. I put em too close together but I didnt expect em to get this big[much bigger than those in the OldLady's garden]

these are right behind the house, just off the patio and growing huge. I hope the tomatoes taste better than the OldLady's too :rofl:

[godspeedsuckah]

Posting pictures tomorrow hippy.

[Flyinghigh]

I didn't grow any Tomato's this yr ! Beside it hard to grow tomato's in Adobe that crack in different ways after watering and these cracks r deep and wide and I taken all my OLD Potting soil and put it in my garden area so I can turn it into the soil for next yr grow..

[Flyinghigh]

Here some Pix of what my ground looks like even if it not my garden area this all over the place and the last pix of the garden where I put the potting soil at for next yr Tomato's grow.. Hopefully that will help.

[KGB30]

Beef Tomato

[HippyInEngland]

Im not in this 'show your biggies'

But here is my first beef steak.

[bud.uncle]

:postpicsworthless:


Had some serious BLIGHT issues....................................:eek:

Will try n get some pics up soon...................

You can all have a laugh

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[bud.uncle]

Just a couple I picked today.

The blue spots are the remnants of Bordeaux mixture that I had to use to fight off BLIGHT :shocked:

Going down to the patch later to try and tidy up a bit.

I have never seen Blight hit so hard and fast as this before. :shocked:

I seriously thought I was going to lose all my plants. :eek:

I had to remove a lot of infected leaves.

Will take some snaps for you later.

[bud.uncle]

Blight

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Blight refers to a specific symptom affecting plants in response to infection by a pathogenic organism.

It is simply a rapid and complete chlorosis, browning, then death of plant tissues such as leaves, branches, twigs, or floral organs.[1] Accordingly, many diseases that primarily exhibit this symptom are called blights. Several notable examples are:

* Late blight of potato, caused by the water mold Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary, the disease which led to the Great Irish Famine

* Southern corn leaf blight, caused by the fungus Cochliobolus heterostrophus (Drechs.) Drechs, anamorph Bipolaris maydis (Nisikado & Miyake) by the bacterium Erwinia amylovora (Burrill) Winslow et al., is the most severe disease of pear and also is found in apple and raspberry, among others.

* Bacterial leaf blight of rice, caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas oryzae (Uyeda & Ishiyama) Dowson.[2]

* Early blight of potato and tomato, caused by species of the ubiquitous fungal genus Alternaria

On leaf tissue, symptoms of blight are the initial appearance of lesions which rapidly engulf surrounding tissue. However, leaf spot may, in advanced stages, expand to kill entire areas of leaf tissue and thus exhibit blight symptoms!!

Diseases and pests

Main article: List of tomato diseases

Tomato cultivars vary widely in their resistance to disease. Modern hybrids focus on improving disease resistance over the heirloom plants. One common tomato disease is tobacco mosaic virus, and for this reason smoking or use of tobacco products are discouraged around tomatoes, although there is some scientific debate over whether the virus could possibly survive being burned and converted into smoke.[3] Various forms of mildew and blight are also common tomato afflictions, which is why tomato cultivars are often marked with a combination of letters which refer to specific disease resistance. The most common letters are: V - verticillium wilt, F - fusarium wilt strain I, FF - fusarium wilt strain I & II, N - nematodes, T - tobacco mosaic virus, and A - alternaria.

Another particularly dreaded disease is curly top, carried by the beet leafhopper, which interrupts the lifecycle, ruining a nightshade plant as a crop. As the name implies, it has the symptom of making the top leaves of the plant wrinkle up and grow abnormally.

Some common tomato pests are cutworms, tomato hornworms and tobacco hornworms, aphids, cabbage loopers, whiteflies, tomato fruitworms, flea beetles, red spider mite, slugs,[4] and Colorado potato beetles.


My BLIGHT INFECTED TOMATOES

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[4u2sm0ke]

Man.....I still dont Have any on yet..


How about the smallest?...lol...

[4u2sm0ke]

Heres a THC Tomato...:p

[4u2sm0ke]

sorry my bad:)

[KGB30]

Latest update

[KGB30]

Beef Tomatos:D :D :) :hubba:

[HippyInEngland]

I can see they are tomatoes without you needing to point to them ;)

[4u2sm0ke]

I can see they are tomatoes without you needing to point to them ;)




:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:



I thaught those was GREEN Apples:D

[4u2sm0ke]

After further investigation I too Have some Beef Stake's on..look some what like yours KGB...Sure Glad I didn't post mine..lol...

[KGB30]

I can see they are tomatoes without you needing to point to them ;)



HIE needs all the help he can get. lol

[TURKEYNECK]

I may not have the biggest..but so far I have the most! hehe ULSERS..that is

[4u2sm0ke]

I may not have the biggest..but so far I have the most! hehe ULSERS..that is


yeah..lol..i thaught you was going to say teeth:D ....you have least..lol..:p

[KGB30]

Beef Tomato Update.. Enjoy :p

[4u2sm0ke]

Still Working On Them...CAN YOU TELL THE MALE FROM FEMALE ON PUMKINS?..ALSO AS YOU CAN SEE IM CROSSING MY PUMKIN WITH MY TOMATO PLANT...WISH ME LUCK:)

[Melissa]

my plants dead :not even 1 tiny tom formed itself :fid:

so goodluck guys n girls :peace:

yes 4u2smoke them pumkins are certainly showing whose who ,,,,and
:holysheep: tomatoe pumpkins now that would be fun to see :48:
goodluck

[Puffin Afatty]

I've got a few tomatoes going and quite a few peppers. I didnt know tomatoes grew sooo big and the 2 plants are crowded together as 1 now, The little red pepper plant in middle gave me 2 nice peppers already and the big pepper plant on right has many baseball size peppers formed. I took a couple tomatoes toooo early and have em on counter turning ripe. I think it almost as fun to grow something to eat as it is to grow something to smoke :hubba:

[slowmo77]

man the damn squirels got all my tomoatos, if not for the other houses behind me i'd be eatin them,

[TURKEYNECK]

yeah..lol..i thaught you was going to say teeth:D ....you have least..lol..:p

haha "aint that the tooth..." I mean truth.. :D

[trillions of atoms]

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[trillions of atoms]

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beefsteak bigguns over 2 pounders

and cherry tom now

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[4u2sm0ke]

Welcome Back my friend.....I sure Missed you..Hope is all well now..Lets smoke some and move on huh?


The BHC just wasnt the same....wheres My shirt?..lol..

[trillions of atoms]

workin on it brother...in due time- were gunna have a contest for the logo comming up as well.

good things come to those who wait :D

[4u2sm0ke]

Mine are prety sad:o ...lots of growth and nothing red yet...maybe they crossed with my pumkin..:hubba: ..sure are getting a lot of rain..enjoy friends

[bud.uncle]

Been real busy with 1 thing or another

but have been pullin some Toms from the patch

despite a second bad attack of BLIGHT

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[bud.uncle]

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[greendave]

im in australian and just put in some ox-heart tomato seeds. Can i play? lol

[bud.uncle]

im in australian and just put in some ox-heart tomato seeds. Can i play? lol
BUT

http://www.marijuanapassion.com/Gallery/data/584/44789_this_thread_completely_useless_WITHOUT_IMAGE S_1_.jpg

;)

[godspeedsuckah]

I will get some pics up for you guys soon. I have picked, peeled, cooked, and made sauce from 80+ tomato's so far this season, I have 200+ to go :eek:. Also 160+ pounds of green beans (gave a lot away kept, blanched and froze about 50 pounds for my wife and I) and also picked 7 feed bags full of corn yesterday morning. So far it has been a good year.

[HippyInEngland]

I thought bud had a big garden but it sounds like your garden is the length of an average airport runway :rofl:

[godspeedsuckah]

It has kept me pretty busy so far. I would love to take pictures, but it is a dead give away if anyone around me is on here. Little by little my wife and I are homesteading; we both have wanted to do this so we thought now is better time than never. I give ALOT of vegetables away to friends and neighbors and keep enough for us till the next festival begins lol. Next year I will have 8 or 10 chickens for eggs, a couple pigs (for my belly) a couple sheep and a couple goats (I hate mowing the lawn) and also I loooooooove fresh cheese.

[bud.uncle]

It has kept me pretty busy so far. I would love to take pictures, but it is a dead give away if anyone around me is on here. Little by little my wife and I are homesteading; we both have wanted to do this so we thought now is better time than never. I give ALOT of vegetables away to friends and neighbors and keep enough for us till the next festival begins lol. Next year I will have 8 or 10 chickens for eggs, a couple pigs (for my belly) a couple sheep and a couple goats (I hate mowing the lawn) and also I loooooooove fresh cheese.

We have 4 chicks n a little cock:rolleyes: more than enough eggs for a growing family, thought about pigs, cheap enough here to buy from friends, havin bacon and ham hanging in the barn is excellent but the bacon disappears far to fast:D As for goats, your welcome to them, use big chains, or they will eat everything that you do not want them to eat..................:eek:

[godspeedsuckah]

Electronet, a solar fencer, and a .22 rifle will keep them in line ;) just kiddin.

[bud.uncle]

Did I mention the smell..........................?



oh la la

[godspeedsuckah]

we use to have a couple goats on a dairy farm i worked on, i just thought they were the coolest little critters. They are a pain in the rear but cute.. lol.

[Flyinghigh]

So any of u doing inside Grow ?
Here a pix of mine..
3 Hybrid Excellent, and 3 Old Tyme Favorite.
Under 400 watts MH 15/9 and in Soil. MG food. No way will I use FF that food is for my MJ grow..
These Pix are about 2 weeks old and I will get some more later.

[godspeedsuckah]

I am going to over the winter. I was thinking about putting in a couple pepper plants and tomato plants with the MJ ;) maybe even some mint for tea. Can't wait to get my new room built.

[Flyinghigh]

I am going to over the winter. I was thinking about putting in a couple pepper plants and tomato plants with the MJ ;) maybe even some mint for tea. Can't wait to get my new room built.

2 time growing inside tomatoe's under lights
the first round was when I was expermenting with the beginning of growing MJ had a plant in there but didn't produce big tomatoe's and was using CFL's, so this time maybe with these lights will work like it does with MJ..

Practice makes Prefect.;)

[Puffin Afatty]

My tomatoes are excellent, My Lab picked the biggest one so far, for His dinner salad I guess :rofl: I will take a couple pics here in a while :D

[HippyInEngland]

Mine are still green, I think im growing dwarf giant beefsteaks :rofl:

[godspeedsuckah]

My tomatoes are excellent, My Lab picked the biggest one so far, for His dinner salad I guess :rofl: I will take a couple pics here in a while :D

My 2 labs love yellow squash, green beans, tomato juice and corn on the cob. They sit there and watch my wife and I work on our veggies because they know we will give them some and they will clean the floor up with any that fall. They are good girls, crazy as hell still but very good girls.

[Flyinghigh]

My 2 labs love yellow squash, green beans, tomato juice and corn on the cob. They sit there and watch my wife and I work on our veggies because they know we will give them some and they will clean the floor up with any that fall. They are good girls, crazy as hell still but very good girls.

And there as Good as a Garbage Disposal with out Clogging up the
Drain..:hubba:

[greendave]

anyone got a surefire way to germinate tomato seeds?

[4u2sm0ke]

put them in soil..add a little water..sure fire

[Melissa]

hey 4u2sm0ke

how did the sexing of the pumpkins turnout ??

:48:

[4u2sm0ke]

Hey melissa...I was wondering if anyone remembered..lol...I have some real good ones...I will post pics when I harvest My Ladie outside...I should get a few over 100lbs each...My tomatoes still green..anyway hope you have a great week..thanks for the intrest


KEEP M GREEN

[ozzydiodude]

put them in soil..add a little water..sure fire
:farm: What is the BEST way to harvest tomato seeds? I have just bought plants before, I have two delious plant this year, I would like to keep. COULD I CLONE?:watchplant:

:headbang2: :stoned: :tokie: :headbang: :48:

[4u2sm0ke]

Yes you can...and its a good way to practice..I would take tomatoseeds and place them on papper towel to dry...then save them in cool dark place until next spring..but IMO plants are cheap and all ready to be planted..I do harvest and sell Pumkin seeds..But Tomato seeds ..lots of work..just my thoughts...


take care and be safe

[godspeedsuckah]

Are they heirloom tomato plants? If not, if they are hybrids, don't bother saving the seeds, your results will be all over the map. If they are heirlooms than leave them on the plant till they are about to fall off and are wilted. Take the seeds out of the tomato and leave them in their pulp. Put them in a tupperware container, with the pulp still, till they ferment. Than you can wash them off and let them dry like 4u2smoke stated and store them.

[Flyinghigh]

Ok here a update of my Tomato's plants that I am growing inside..
The Tallest plant is the oldest Aug. 3 and it is already showing her yellow flowers and the others is Aug.26.
I am going to have tomato's by Thanksgiving :hubba:
I am using reg soil and MG Nuts. and 14/10 lites, 400 watts MH.
I have notice that when I watch them everyday they don't grow as good and if I go and leave them alone and check them once a week they show there growing better. So I water once a week and Don't Peep on them they like that..
They are show off..:hubba: :hubba:

[4u2sm0ke]

hey FlyingHigh glad to see you are making use of the room...good luck on these...I will be watching..

[Flyinghigh]

Thanks Smoke!! I figure since I Kicked up the electric a yr ago on growing I didn't want to have a big drop, so I decided to grow indoor Tomato's and give that a try !!

[IRISH]

heres a few pics of our beefeater 'maters'.:) . one is beside a 12.5 HP carb, off my garden tractor. these are a few that fell off before thier time.
a few are just beginning to ripen up a bit. one slice covers an entire piece
of bread.:) ...we sat these in our kitchen window to ripen up...

[HippyInEngland]

Update time everyone :)

[Puffin Afatty]

:farm: my peppers and tomatoes have been very good, still a couple peppers on each plant and lots of tomatoes left, but we will have some frost very soon I expect :hubba:

[IRISH]

GOT Tomatoes???:D ...

1- tomatoe,bacon,mayo,on toast.:) ...
2-fresh picked...
3-cold frame. frosted last couple nights...
4-a few from last night...
5-gotta have bud :D ...
bb...

[4u2sm0ke]

not one dam tomatoe turned red...not a one..there for I supose I lose...big ol green ones tho...

[Dexter]

not one dam tomatoe turned red...not a one..there for I supose I lose...big ol green ones tho...

Why did'nt they go green? don't they all eventually?
I've never tried a green tomatoe

[HippyInEngland]

not one dam tomatoe turned red...not a one..there for I supose I lose...big ol green ones tho...

hXXp://southernfood.about.com/od/tomatoes/a/green_tomatoes.htm

:)


Why did'nt they go green? don't they all eventually?
I've never tried a green tomatoe


hXXp://tomclothier.hort.net/page35.html

:aok:

[Dexter]

hXXp://southernfood.about.com/od/tomatoes/a/green_tomatoes.htm

:)

hXXp://tomclothier.hort.net/page35.html

:aok:

*** is hxxp? Firefox won't open:rolleyes:. thanks anyway

[HippyInEngland]

Change the XX to TT :)

[Flyinghigh]

OK here a Up date pix of the tomato's plants ! and my MJ girls;)
There a little over a Month old and starting to flower and then turn brown and die and don't understand it because U don't need bees to pollinate but wind will do the job from to pollinate each other, from what I have read and from U all !
But this thing with a Brush to transfer the Pollen from one plant to another is way to Much to do.

[TURKEYNECK]

My maters are done..I got several hundred nice ones and they just quit.. so I snatched 'em up and put down some fall greens;) still have a few peppers though...

[godspeedsuckah]

Everthing is over for me. I will till in the last of the lawn clippings and leaves Saturday. Lastweek i planted 170 garlic cloves, can't wait for them next summer :)

[TURKEYNECK]

Everthing is over for me. I will till in the last of the lawn clippings and leaves Saturday. Lastweek i planted 170 garlic cloves, can't wait for them next summer :)

tell me more about the garlic..Ive never grown it but the "old lady" cooks with it alot..

[godspeedsuckah]

It is simple to grow really. Pick your spot you want to put them and make sure you have enough compost material. You take the biggest cloves, remove the white skin but keep a layer of skin on them and plant the bottom of the clove down 2" in the ground, 6" apart and 10" between rows. I mulch over them. Up north here we plant our garlic in October and harvest at the end of june. If you live in the South I am not sure when you would plant. Google search will nail it down for you. I can't wait to pickle some with habanero peppers next summer.......that is soooooooo gooooood!!!

[IRISH]

sooo, do i win? looks like mine are bigger.:D :hubba: :) ... what do i win?:hubba:
come on, don't be shy. gimme my winnings'.:D ...

[Flyinghigh]

I am growing 6 or so tomato plant that I am about Ready to Pull because the flowers are Dieing off after flowering and Don't see any Tomato's Poppin out..
Under 400 Watt MH isn't doing the job and I think I need to switch to the HPS next month after my MJ gets Bigger and I am getting Disappointed with the Tomato's, Plus they are 2 months old..
lite 14-10
potting soil
MG Nutes
Here some pix

[HippyInEngland]

They look really really thirsty.

[Flyinghigh]

They look really really thirsty.

I water 2 a week and with the moister tester always shows wet..

[Flyinghigh]

They look really really thirsty.

Might look thristy but I don'y think so as I water 2 a week.. But they still look troubling with the flowers comes and dies and I try to rub the pollen on the other flowers but I don't think I am doing very well..:eek:

[Flyinghigh]

They look really really thirsty.

Might look thristy but I don'y think so as I water 2 a week.. But they still look troubling with the flowers comes and dies and I try to rub the pollen on the other flowers but I don't think I am doing very well..:eek:

Need help before I PULL Them UP..

[godspeedsuckah]

i really wish i knew flyinhigh. my guess would be temperatures in the closet, what is your temp running at?

[Flyinghigh]

i really wish i knew flyinhigh. my guess would be temperatures in the closet, what is your temp running at?

It been around 72 at night and about 80 during the day.. I am more thinking of they need the 400 watts Hps going on instead of the 400 MH and Not wanting too switch because my Girls r growing under the MH lite and there Just Starting to Walk..:hubba:

[godspeedsuckah]

That is a possibility. How tall are they? If they are under a foot you may want to pinch off the flowers anyway and give them time to veg more.

[lisa]

Good Luck to all the competitors.

[4u2sm0ke]

I thaught this was over a long time ago..lol..I did finnally get some to turn red..and thanks HIE for the green tomatoe reciepe..i printed and did some..yummy..Thanks again..and Banjobuz..I dont think you get anything other then brag rights..you Tomatoe KING!!!for 2008

[4u2sm0ke]

okay...bumping this thread to see who all wants a go at it again...:bong:

Flyinghigh...you got those Matters growing yet?


just picked up some "beefstake" and some early girl..as well as other veggies..lets see who we can get to play along this summer..:ciao:



Zipflip....they have some called "patio" great for your containers..IMO..have fun

[zipflip]

ok im neww to tomatoes here but i just started from seed this mornin some super beefsteak tomato seeds some california wonder bell peppers. and some kaleidoscope mix sweet bell peppers. they different collors thought they was neat. lol
any one a pepper fan?. i flippin love em man i literally eat em like apples when i get em from store.
i hope im not too late for startin from sed.... am i?
im also gonna use some ruber tubs on my deck for the toms and that bg crate box for my peppers.

[4u2sm0ke]

sounds good zip..be sure to have great drainage..and Im not sure what part of the globe your on..IMO..veggies are cheap and instant..I too have bells going as HOT peppers for the chilli and stews..Ill post some pics up later.


only one thing better then stuffed peppers,,is a stuffed:bong1:


:ciao: :bong:

[zipflip]

cool! im a wait til mine sprout at least to take pix lol. but i gotta look up some info on peppers an tomatoes tonite i think
are bells tricky picky buggers or they pretty easy too?

[UKgirl420]

:ciao:ok im in again this yr ,:p
also doing peppers ,,,but seeing as tho my yard is full of :watchplant: im doing these on my mums allotement ,,,not against any rules is it ?
good luck everyone ,:peace:,

[BuddyLuv]

sounds good zip..be sure to have great drainage..and Im not sure what part of the globe your on..IMO..veggies are cheap and instant..I too have bells going as HOT peppers for the chilli and stews..Ill post some pics up later.


only one thing better then stuffed peppers,,is a stuffed:bong1:


:ciao: :bong:

Or many stuffed peppers after many stuffed bongs.

[zipflip]

that one my favorite dishes there buddy dam i hate bein a lazy cook. and a pot smoker. lol

[BuddyLuv]

that one my favorite dishes there buddy dam i hate bein a lazy cook. and a pot smoker. lol

Are you a rice man or a breadcrumb man?

[zipflip]

definately rice.
never herd of them wit breadcrumbs before.. gonna have to try it how ya do it up?
as a kid we use to call the lil rice meatballs inside porcupine meatballs..

[zipflip]

o man im a starvin
marvin now hey lol

[BuddyLuv]

I am a rice man.

[zipflip]

some pix just to make it offiial.
germ'n in peat pellets
7 sweet bells kaleidoscopes
6 super beef steak tomatoes
5 california wonder bell peppers

hey buddy u ever try the sweeet bell peppers for stuffed peppers? i only ad the green CA bells.
i dig the sweet bells in general jst never had em stuffed...?

[BuddyLuv]

I stuff em no matter of color.:hubba:

[4u2sm0ke]

Im a Rice Guy too.....Zip..I make porqupine meatballs..they are awesome..go my veggies in the ground just neeed pics..now where is that camera:bolt::bong:


BuddyLuv...you growing anythingh outside besides MJ?

[cubby]

I'm in . Are we talking outside or inside tomatos? I've never tried inside tomatos, might be worth a try. My outside garden is all set. I'm growing 10 beefsteak and 10 roma tomatos. As well as tomatos I grow a variety of peppers, sweet and hot. My garden is planted basicly with the ingredients nessasary for Italian and Mexican cooking. There's garlic, onions, cellery, and alot of herbs. I put the plastic on my greenhouse yesterday so I can get an early start.

[4u2sm0ke]

I'm in . Are we talking outside or inside tomatos? I've never tried inside tomatos, might be worth a try. My outside garden is all set. I'm growing 10 beefsteak and 10 roma tomatos. As well as tomatos I grow a variety of peppers, sweet and hot. My garden is planted basicly with the ingredients nessasary for Italian and Mexican cooking. There's garlic, onions, cellery, and alot of herbs. I put the plastic on my greenhouse yesterday so I can get an early start.



:heart: can i have your garden:D

and post up some pics when you get a chance..Thanks for join in:ciao: these are outside grows:)

[cubby]

:heart: can i have your garden:D

and post up some pics when you get a chance..Thanks for join in:ciao: these are outside grows:)


I'm gonna' take some pics of my tomatos later, they are about 4-5 inches tall. I started them on my south facing sun porch. In about 2 weeks I'll put them out in the greenhouse to get acclimatised to the southern sun. And NO you can't have my garden, LOL, but I always have an abbundance of dandelions that your'e more than welcome to.;) I would say you could have all the "WEEDS" in my garden but I have a feeling you might go alittle too far.:rolleyes:

[BuddyLuv]

Im a Rice Guy too.....Zip..I make porqupine meatballs..they are awesome..go my veggies in the ground just neeed pics..now where is that camera:bolt::bong:


BuddyLuv...you growing anythingh outside besides MJ?

edit...

[BuddyLuv]

edit... ordered my seeds. No need for stealth this time.LOL

[godspeedsuckah]

ok im neww to tomatoes here but i just started from seed this mornin some super beefsteak tomato seeds some california wonder bell peppers. and some kaleidoscope mix sweet bell peppers. they different collors thought they was neat. lol
any one a pepper fan?. i flippin love em man i literally eat em like apples when i get em from store.
i hope im not too late for startin from sed.... am i?
im also gonna use some ruber tubs on my deck for the toms and that bg crate box for my peppers.

Big pepper fan here!!

[godspeedsuckah]

I am growing some German Pink's from seed savers exchange this year and have a few tricks up my sleeve *insert evil laughter!!!!

[cubby]

I am growing some German Pink's from seed savers exchange this year and have a few tricks up my sleeve *insert evil laughter!!!!



I've never seen German Pinks before I'll have to look them up. I'm also a big pepper fan. The California wonders are a standard in my garden as I've had alot of success with them, great producers very tollerant to desiese and slugs.
My others are:
Big Dipper in green, red, yellow, and orange
The carnival mix, I like the purple and whites in there.
Chocholate bells
Jallepenos
Cascabella (hot)
Cubanelle (sweet)
Anaheim Chili (warm)
Sweet Banna (sweet)
And I figure any space thats left in the pepper garden will be filled in by what ever catches my eye at the garden center over the next couple of weeks.
Mostly I grow the ingredients for Italian and Mexican foods. Nothing goes to waste, whatever I don't eat fresh from the garden I can. Even canned it tastes better than anything your'e gonna' find in the grocery store.:p

[zipflip]

seems everyuone whos up for the tomater challenge also digs bell peppers. shall we do both? i got the CA wonders and kaleidoscopes for this year.
thinin of goin out an grappin some spicy/hot peppers of some kind too.

[BuddyLuv]

I am just doing simple red peppers and a few assorted chilis this year. The kid wants broccoli and cauliflower this year.

[cubby]

I am growing some German Pink's from seed savers exchange this year and have a few tricks up my sleeve *insert evil laughter!!!!



Those are'nt tricks up your sleaves their ARMS.....:rolleyes:

[Dankerz]

no room for tomaters this season, but i got room for my "Jamaica Red Peppers" have had the seeds for many many years..i think i sent a few to some peeps on this site a few years back..now only if i can get these oldies to sprout.

[zipflip]

this is crazy... outta all them seds i tried germ'n in peat pellets not a one has done jack so far so i said hek wit them an im a go buy some started plants next week i think instead. i even cracked the peat pellets open to see if the seeds were even doin anythin an nodda. not even a crack in the shells . lol

[godspeedsuckah]

Those are'nt tricks up your sleaves their ARMS.....:rolleyes:

:eek: Oh crap, Ive been lied too. ;)

[420benny]

I am in! I have 35 tomato plants going right now. 5 different cherries, lots of heirloom varieties. Rules?

[chinaman]

OK dont laugh but i am gonna order those upsidedown tomato planters/plants from the infomercial thats been on lately..i just finished my deck yesterday and i want 1 for each corner lol will order them now infact)

good day:D

[chinaman]

ok they are ordered hehe we will see if what they claim is true!! pics to come soon as get em and germ em :cool:

good day

[zipflip]

well hopefully these new seeds i picked up of the same peppers an maters i tried startin before come up. i just started germ on 8 of each again. i failed some how last time. either that or wal-mart seeds are CRAP.. lol

[4u2sm0ke]

good luck Zip..how are you containers comeing along?



chinsmsn...i almost baught some at target..topsecurvey..please post some pics and let us see how well they really do..do you have plenty of sun in the patio? thanks for shareing..and as you see Im not laughing..

good day

[zipflip]

still got get motivated yet. found some old 3 and 5 gallon planters while diggin thru storage at my folks. my ma said she had some i just had go diggin for them. lol
they pretty neat. i wish i had the room to grow MJ in these inside lol.
i'll prolly use the 5 gal's for the tomatoes n the 3 for the peppers.
wat happens if ya start tomatoes as late as i am. ?

[chinaman]

deck isnt covered yet an wont b till end of summer prolly it gets full sun so should b perfect..i should get them in on monday i hope..im tilling my garden plot today also busy busy guy this weekend lol:D

good day

[cubby]

still got get motivated yet. found some old 3 and 5 gallon planters while diggin thru storage at my folks. my ma said she had some i just had go diggin for them. lol
they pretty neat. i wish i had the room to grow MJ in these inside lol.
i'll prolly use the 5 gal's for the tomatoes n the 3 for the peppers.
wat happens if ya start tomatoes as late as i am. ?



It's not late at all. Alot of people start thier tomatos and peppers in the garden from seed and they haven't gone any further than tilling and amending the soil. My tomatos are about 18 inchs tall and still in 16 oz. cups.The temps here are still dropping to the upper 30's lower 40's at night so I haven't put them in the ground yet. I have all my seedlings in my green house getting used to the sun. I dont usually put them in the ground untill I'm ready to take the cover off the greenhouse because it affords me the option of removing the plants on a particularly warm day while maintaining the cover for the dropping night temps.
I think your pot sizes should be fine. I've never grown peppers in containers but 3 gal. should be fine. I grow my peppers in two 4x4 raised beds. I put 1 plant per square foot. You might think it would be overcrowded but it's not. Also denser planting reduces the opportunity for weed growth.
Iv'e never grown large tomatos in containers but they should do fine as long as they get plenty of sun and water. I have grown cherry tomatos in 5 gal. buckets and they grew great, but like I said alot of water. I usualy water early in the morning then again in the late afternoon/early evening. One of the advantages of growing in pots is the convenience of having them up on the deck so I could pick a few when I gather from my potted herbs. I love garden season:D
Best of luck to everyone in thier gardens.:)

[zipflip]

well at least i still got some hope then huh, cubby? lol

[cubby]

There's always hope when your'e a gardener. (especialy a starvin marvin...LOL )

[chinaman]

ok i went with a hybrid tomato called big boy..planters arent in yet darn it lol:D

good day

[4u2sm0ke]

Good luck Zip..Big Boys are nice..be sure to throw up some pics when they break soil..I am interested in seeing the Patio grow..:lama: I have mine in now and will be posting pics soon..take care and be safe

[zipflip]

i aint guaranteein i'll succeen wit anythi worth writin home about but i'm sure gonna give her a try 4u...
closest i came to actual gardenin was pikin all my grandmas carrots an peas when she had a garden as i was a kid lol.
i never really thought much bout it but when i got them goin im a have to prolly bring em inside to take pix an all. i just dont feel comfy wit havin my outside patio or back yard in pix on here. but they'll all be in seperate planters tho for sure so it wont be too hard. we'll see when time comes i guess.
but thanks for the good luk 4u
and to you as well.

[IRISH]

ok. i'm in again this season. planted my tomatoes in the garden today. put in 8 big boys, 8 early girls, and some sweet 100 cherry toms. we vegged them inside to 8 inches.

remember our giant tomatoe last season?;) :) ...bb...

[zipflip]

sweet. this time my tom seeds came up. got 8 goin. the peppers seem to be lagging tho. i ca see just teeny lil heads gettin ready to pop.
gonna have to go do some readin on tomatoes now lol.
keep ya all updated prolly when i put em in planters then.

[chinaman]

well still waiting on planters ...will be putting some bigboy and early girl into the garden today that we got from nursery will try and post some pics this evening..will do pics of the upside down planters soon as they get here..shoulda just bought them at wally world i guess:D

good day

[zipflip]

well i decided to add my pellet dome to my grow room for time being. kinda got crowded all a sudden.
but how long have you all observed bell peppers taking before they sprout from seed? these lil buggers seem to be takin forever but ya can see lil lite green dots pokin up out each pellet so they all comin. now i'm in like flynn. :D

[cubby]

well i decided to add my pellet dome to my grow room for time being. kinda got crowded all a sudden.
but how long have you all observed bell peppers taking before they sprout from seed? these lil buggers seem to be takin forever but ya can see lil lite green dots pokin up out each pellet so they all comin. now i'm in like flynn. :D



I've started mine from seed, and just about the time you think nothings gonna' come up they start showing themselves, usually about ten days. Then when they start showing their little green selves it can take another week to ten days before they actualy look like plants. Just hang in there, if you can see anything emmerging it probably wont take much longer.
Best of luck:D

[IRISH]

yeah zip, cubby is dead on.:) . they are slow going from seed. typically ,10 days to sprout.

we vegged ours inside for awhile b4 putting them out in the garden. seems like it was around first part of march we began doing several veggies from seed. it broke up the winter blues.

you can grow mj, you can grow veggies. :watchplant: ...bb...

[cubby]

I just put 20 tomatos in the ground, in my green house because we are still seeing nightime lows in the 40's. I've also got 40 peppers ,still in pots, setting in my greenhouse. I built 2 new raised beds today. One for the peppers and one for onions. Went thru 4 bowls and a case and a half of homebrew,fairly productive day. Got a turkey breast and some homemade bread in the oven 'bout time to smoke one more and call it a day.
Best of luck gardeners.

[IRISH]

dang cubby, case and a half? - how did you accomplish anything?;) ...bb...

[slowmo77]

ok i've got about 30 matter plants going. but im havin a problem with a few. they've already started puttin out matters. one already has two on it. not sure whats going on. they're real young plants.

also question for you garden masters. a few of my tomato plant leaves have started to turn yellow. its the bottom leaves. could this be a N dife or what? i know very little about regular garden plants so any ideas will help. everything else in the garden is doing good. i'll take some pics here soon and post them.. thanks everyone

[zipflip]

unfortunately im all new to the gardenin scene myself slowmo, but im anxious to see some pix tho. and maybe take some notes lol. i got 8 beef steak 8 cali bells an 8 kaleidescope bells all sprouted now. Finally.. lol. the pekkers take forever to sprout.:giggle:

[zipflip]

Went thru 4 bowls and a case and a half of homebrew,fairly productive day. .

my dad makes his own brew too. an after a few firt attempts an tweekin his own talent. i find that its hands down better than beer in the stores. granted a guy make it right.
do you do yours from scratch or you use a kit like a "MR. Beer" kit deal?
4bowls an case n half:eek: wow man. i get headspins when i mix beer an then smoke. but if i smoke and drink the beer i'm fine. an 4 my dads homebrews an im blitzed. LOL ya musta been feelin perty dang good huh? lol

[cubby]

dang cubby, case and a half? - how did you accomplish anything?;) ...bb...



I started around 7am. Beer goes quick when you're not paying attention. For some bizzar reason when I garden I can go through a lot of beer and smoke. If I was an acctual farmer I'd probably be a wreck ( but I bet I'd have a smile on my face);)



I'm looking for something to plant with my tomatos, like companion planting, my site has a nice sunny southern exposure, well draining fertile soil. Anyone got any suggestions?

[cubby]

my dad makes his own brew too. an after a few firt attempts an tweekin his own talent. i find that its hands down better than beer in the stores. granted a guy make it right.
do you do yours from scratch or you use a kit like a "MR. Beer" kit deal?
4bowls an case n half:eek: wow man. i get headspins when i mix beer an then smoke. but if i smoke and drink the beer i'm fine. an 4 my dads homebrews an im blitzed. LOL ya musta been feelin perty dang good huh? lol



I've been a homebrewer for 10+ years. I've never used the kits. I brew strictly from scratch,I even grind my own grains. It does take a bit of trial and error to get it down right. But it's deffinately worth it.:D I've just switched over from my winter stock ( a collection of brews in the styles like Guiness, Wiesen, and Dark Double boch) to my summer stock somewhat in the same vein of a lime enfused corona and some german inspired pilsners.
I practicaly never drink commercialy produced beer anymore ( I spoiled myself) with the exception of when a micro-brewery comes out with something new, just to see if I can get an inspiration for a new brew. If I'm invited to a party I always bring a case or so ( the hosts usually think I'm being grasious but it's so I'll be confident that they'll have something I like);)
As far as felling good, I can't complain, no hangover. I don't usually drink that much in a sitting, usually 6-8 is my limit, but when I garden for some reason the wheels come off....:eek:

[IRISH]

been a beer drinker for 30 years, and could never drink a case and a half of any store bought in a single day, let alone a fine pilsner, or a boch, or amber ale. you musta been fall down snockered. how straight did you get your rows buddy?:D . we'll see come pic time.:D .

slowmo, how young are we talking? did they have blooms already? are these plants outside, or in? we only do veggies outside in spring. i've only started them inside, so's to be ready when the frost passes. would love to see pics.:) .

we had a chance for a late frost last night, and again tonight. got down to 35 last night. 1 more like that, then smooth sailing...bb...

[slowmo77]

whats up BB, all mine are in the outdoor garden. they're pretty young i'd say 4 weeks give or take a few days. we're way past any frost down here. our night temps are in the 50's to 60's days in the 80's. i'll go out right now and take a few pics and get them up for you guys to see.



well i was gonna go take pics, but the the wife took the camera. my boy had feild day at school today so i'll take some this evening when she gets home.

[slowmo77]

a few pics of the garden. most of it has bearly started to grow but i hope soon it will be a jungle. i also took a couple of pics of our hangin matter plants. you'll also see my little mj plant growin with a bell pepper plant.

in the small pots i have squash and okra waiting to plant once they get a little bigger

[cubby]

been a beer drinker for 30 years, and could never drink a case and a half of any store bought in a single day, let alone a fine pilsner, or a boch, or amber ale. you musta been fall down snockered. how straight did you get your rows buddy?:D . we'll see come pic time.:D .

slowmo, how young are we talking? did they have blooms already? are these plants outside, or in? we only do veggies outside in spring. i've only started them inside, so's to be ready when the frost passes. would love to see pics.:) .

we had a chance for a late frost last night, and again tonight. got down to 35 last night. 1 more like that, then smooth sailing...bb...



I have'nt drank like that in about 8 years, now I remember why.:eek:
I went out to the greenhouse this morning to check on the tomatos. They look like they were planted in the shape of a arthritic snake. Of the 20, I had to replant 7 just to get them kind of straight, but I did get them plenty deep!
A nieghbor asked me earlier today if I had gotten the peppers in, apparently I talked to him yesterday but I'll be switched if I can remember. I guess it'll be another 8 years before I do that again.
The amazing thing is no hangover. But I did somehow manage to hurt my foot ( not really shore I want to now how).
At least I did'nt do any damage to the tomato plants. They're loving my little greenhouse thy're in. When I opened it this morning that smell of manuer just hit me right in the face, smells like a good garden should, lots of worms too. I guess they come up top in the morning because of the humidity in the greenhouse.
I can hardly wait for the weather to stay warm enough to put my peppers in the new raised beds. Right now they're still in 4 inch pots setting in the greenhouse.

[IRISH]

looks like some rough ground you got to work with slowmo. that bites. but your garden looks nice.:) . were just beginning our out door gardens here. looks like you been at it for a bit.;) . i won't see toms til around july.;) .

cubby, i been known to hang a few good ones too. usually ends up with a bump, and scrape, or two, then 2-3 days recupe'in.;) :) .

been out in the garden all afternoon. planted more peanuts, and more peaches and cream sweet corn. it is round two with the corn. (two rows every 10 days:cool: ).

started a third garden today for cukes, yellow squash, and cantaloupe. just got in. got dark on me. sore as all get out. fix'in to fire up a hoot and show y'all a few pics.:D .