tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47498903686360878882024-02-23T00:05:27.317-08:00Tomatoes!Blog about tomato growing in Southern California.Socaltomatoeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05160415066433726980noreply@blogger.comBlogger1239125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4749890368636087888.post-57522979547357124882015-06-10T22:25:00.001-07:002015-06-10T22:25:51.557-07:00Purchased Two Husky Cherry Red Tomatoes!<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Okay, let's get caught up on things, shall we?<br />
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I harvested a <a href="http://parkseed.com/tumbling-tom-tomato-seeds/p/05351-PK-P1/">Tumbling Tom</a> on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June">June</a> 1. I tried it and found it a bit mealy but otherwise acceptable.<br />
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Last <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday">Saturday</a> we harvested an <a href="http://www.rareseeds.com/isis-candy-cherry-tomato/">Isis Candy</a> and an <a href="http://bonnieplants.com/product/indigo-rose-tomato/">Indigo Rose</a>. My wife tried the <a href="http://bonnieplants.com/product/indigo-rose-tomato/">Indigo Rose</a> and said it wasn't quite ready yet. I don't know what happened with the <a href="http://www.rareseeds.com/isis-candy-cherry-tomato/">Isis Candy</a>, but I know the dogs have been picking off some of the mature ones before I can harvest them.<br />
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We harvested a <a href="http://parkseed.com/tumbling-tom-tomato-seeds/p/05351-PK-P1/">Tumbling Tom</a> last <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monday">Monday</a>. My wife tried it and found it a bit mealy as well.<br />
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Over the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Day">Memorial Day</a> weekend we purchased two <a href="http://bonnieplants.com/product/husky-cherry-red-tomato/">Husky Cherry Red</a> tomato plants! We were surprised to find them. We won't have <a href="http://store.tomatofest.com/Clint_Eastwood_s_Rowdy_Red_p/tf-0121.htm">Clint Eastwood's Rowdy Red</a> or <a href="http://www.rareseeds.com/vorlon-tomato/">Vorlon</a> or <a href="http://www.territorialseed.com/product/Sungold_Tomato_Seed/403">SunGold</a> or <a href="http://parkseed.com/orange-paruche-hybrid-tomato-seeds/p/05439-PK-P1/">Orange Paruche</a> but at least we'll have <a href="http://bonnieplants.com/product/husky-cherry-red-tomato/">Husky Cherry Red</a>!<br />
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I dug holes last weekend but my wife expected me to plant them and I expected her to plant them. One hole is in the "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koi_pond">koi pond</a>" and the other hole is where <a href="http://store.tomatofest.com/Kelloggs_Breakfast_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0276.htm">Kellogg's Breakfast</a> was planted. <a href="http://store.tomatofest.com/Kelloggs_Breakfast_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0276.htm">Kellogg's Breakfast</a> did nothing and was starting to wither away.<br />
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This year will not be a normal year. We planted late (and are still planting!) due to a number of factors. I have pruned the branches off the ground in the "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koi_pond">koi pond</a>" over the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Day">Memorial Day</a> weekend, but by last week it needed to be done again. I haven't gotten to the back yard pruning at all.<br />
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Normally I'd be "training" the tomato plants every morning, but even that has been temporarily curtailed. If the weather is cool enough and I have the time, I'll do a little bit of tomato work at night. But a vast majority of the work is done over the weekend, weather permitting.<br />
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I haven't even started on the on-line spreadsheet this year. There's too much to do around the house.<br />
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And as it stands, I may not do daily blog updates when the harvest rolls in. I used to be able to handle this in the early morning, but no longer. If it happens, it will be at night when I have the time to get things posted.<br />
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I'm not complaining about it, it's just the way things are.<br />
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On the plus side, the growth of <a href="http://www.rareseeds.com/hungarian-heart-toa/">Hungarian Heart</a> has been truly amazing. It's already approaching 5 feet tall. By comparison, I don't think any tomato plant in the "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koi_pond">koi pond</a>" has reached two feet in height.<br />
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Almost all of the plants look quite good but will mature in the middle of the summer heat.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://profiles.google.com/billand88/" rel="author"></a><br />
Socaltomatoeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05160415066433726980noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4749890368636087888.post-75464014380835711102015-05-27T23:15:00.000-07:002015-06-10T22:30:53.125-07:00We're Planted!<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">On <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday">Friday</a> my wife planted <a href="http://www.reimerseeds.com/sunsugar-tomato.aspx">SunSugar</a> and <a href="https://www.tomatofest.com/mariannas-peace-heirloom-tomato.html">Marianna's Peace</a>. Barring any surprises, we have completed planting our tomatoes for 2015.<br />
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On <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday">Saturday</a> I put cages on the uncaged tomatoes and moved a few of them around. <a href="http://www.rareseeds.com/hungarian-heart-toa/">Hungarian Heart</a> continues to look great, while <a href="http://store.tomatofest.com/Black_from_Tula_Heirloom_Tomato_p/tf-0062.htm">Black From Tula</a> doesn't look good at all.<br />
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My wife continues to water the tomatoes as necessary.<br />
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Time permitting, I'll get the on line spreadsheet together.<br />
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We're behind on just about everything in 2015 but we plow ahead as best we can. Let's hope for a good tomato year!</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://profiles.google.com/billand88/" rel="author"></a><br />
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Socaltomatoeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05160415066433726980noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4749890368636087888.post-55959402961053391022015-05-18T22:35:00.000-07:002015-05-18T22:35:51.732-07:00Planted Two More Tomatoes; Harvested Isis Candy<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">On <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuesday">Tuesday</a> I harvested an <a href="http://store.tomatofest.com/Isis_Candy_Cherry_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0256.htm">Isis Candy</a>.<br />
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Because we planted late this year, my wife left the fruit on the seedlings planted in the raised beds. I'm in complete agreement with that strategy. The roots of the tomato plants in the raised beds don't get that deep (the roots reach the original ground and essentially "hit the wall") so there simply isn't too much to lose by keeping the tomatoes on the vine. <br />
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My wife tried it a few days later and didn't like it. However, this is an early tomato. I'll wait for the big flush before making a judgment. That and I didn't taste this one ;)<br />
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On <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday">Saturday</a> my wife planted <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Nebraska_Wedding_p/tf-0334.htm">Nebraska Wedding</a> and <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/San_Marzano_p/tf-0443.htm">San Marzano</a> in the southwest raised bed. I dug two more holes for our last tomatoes...but our son woke up from a very late nap and my wife couldn't plant them.<br />
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Today my wife watered the front yard tomatoes.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://profiles.google.com/billand88/" rel="author"></a><br />
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Socaltomatoeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05160415066433726980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4749890368636087888.post-90898697646191954212015-05-10T22:43:00.000-07:002015-05-10T22:43:23.777-07:00Planted Four More Tomato Plants; Isis Candy Maturing<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">On <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday">Saturday</a> I dug a few more holes and my wife planted four more tomatoes -- <a href="http://store.tomatofest.com/Buffalo_Heart_Giant_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0091f.htm">Buffalo Heart Giant</a>, <a href="http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/content/big-yellow-zebra-tomato.html">Big Yellow Zebra</a>, <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Kelloggs_Breakfast_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0276.htm">Kellogg's Breakfast</a> and <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/INDIGO-APPLE-INDAPPLE.htm">Indigo Apple</a> in the raised bed.<br />
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I think we're down to three tomato plants left to plant. I dug two more holes in another raised bed.<br />
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On an odd note, an <a href="http://store.tomatofest.com/Isis_Candy_Cherry_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0256.htm">Isis Candy</a> tomato is already maturing!<br />
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My wife watered the tomato plants in the front yard. Happy Mother's Day to a great wife and mother!!!</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://profiles.google.com/billand88/" rel="author"></a><br />
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Socaltomatoeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05160415066433726980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4749890368636087888.post-56210769546185658942015-05-03T20:32:00.000-07:002015-05-04T23:42:27.577-07:00Planted 16 More Seedlings!<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Big day today.<br />
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Camille came over to watch our son. That left us to dig lots of holes and plant lots of tomatoes.<br />
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In the morning I brought over three more wheelbarrows of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compost">compost</a> to the "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koi_pond">koi pond</a>" and smoothed out the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compost">compost</a> piles. I did the same for the back yard <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compost">compost</a> piles. Then I dug six holes in the "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koi_pond">koi pond</a>" and took a break for breakfast.<br />
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It was significantly warmer after breakfast. I dug a hole or two in the back yard and stopped for exhaustion. These back yard holes were trouble because they were in virgin, rocky areas. It took a significant amount of time to clear out about two feet of dirt. I took a shower in the afternoon and took a short nap.<br />
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Meanwhile my wife was furiously planting behind me in both the front and back yards.<br />
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In the evening I dug three more holes in the "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koi_pond">koi pond</a>" and one really rocky hole in the back yard. My wife filled all the holes (save one in the "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koi_pond">koi pond</a>" that she thought was too close to another seedling) with seedlings.<br />
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Eight tomato plants were planted in the back yard: <a href="http://store.tomatofest.com/Green_Grape_Organic_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0222.htm">Green Grape</a>, <a href="http://www.johnnyseeds.com/p-7113-red-pear-piriform.aspx">Red Pear Piriform</a>, <a href="http://parkseed.com/chefs-choice-orange-hybrid-tomato-seeds/p/52592-PK-P1/">Chef's Choice Orange</a>, <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Green_Zebra_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0225.htm">Green Zebra</a>, <a href="http://www.victoryseeds.com/tomato_tasmanian-chocolate.html">Tasmanian Chocolate,</a> <a href="http://store.tomatofest.com/Thessaloniki_p/tf-0558.htm">Thessaloniki</a>, <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Speckled_Roman_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0463.htm">Speckled Roman</a> and <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/LARGE-BARRED-BOAR-LARGEBARRED.htm">Large Barred Boar</a>.<br />
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Eight tomato plants were planted in the front yard: <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Black_Cherry_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0059.htm">Black Cherry</a>, <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Paul_Robeson_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0373.htm">Paul Robeson</a>, <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Carol_Chyko_s_Big_Paste_Black_Heirloom_Tomato_p/tf-0102a.htm">Carol Chyko's Big Paste Black</a>, <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Earl_Of_Edgecombe_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0154.htm">Earl of Edgecombe</a>, <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Japanese_Black_Trifele_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0267.htm">Japanese Black Trifele</a>, <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/BERKELEY-TIE-DYE-BTD.htm">Berkeley Tie-Dye</a>, <a href="http://www.seedsavers.org/onlinestore/tomato_3/Tomato-Emmy-OG.html">Emmy</a> and <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Stupice_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0473.htm">Stupice</a>.<br />
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I believe we have around seven more seedlings to plant.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://profiles.google.com/billand88/" rel="author"></a>Socaltomatoeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05160415066433726980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4749890368636087888.post-67836976589181247062015-05-02T23:54:00.000-07:002015-05-04T23:17:13.925-07:00Planted Five More Seedlings In The Back Yard<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Today my wife planted <a href="http://www.rareseeds.com/hendersons-pink-ponderosa-tomato/">Henderson's Pink Ponderosa</a>, <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/PORK-CHOP-PORKCHOP.htm">Porkchop</a>, <a href="http://store.tomatofest.com/Garden_Peach_p/tf-0182.htm">Garden Peach</a>, <a href="http://parkseed.com/chefs-choice-orange-hybrid-tomato-seeds/p/52592-PK-P1/">Chef's Choice Orange</a> and <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/INDIGO-APPLE-INDAPPLE.htm">Indigo Apple</a> in the back yard. A couple of these seedlings were two feet tall but still in their original container.<br />
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One interesting thing noted: Three of the holes dug on the north side near the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemon">lemon</a> tree had some water in them! My wife attributed this to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drip_irrigation">soaker hose</a> feeding the nearby <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose">roses</a>.<br />
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I continued to move a bunch of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compost">compost</a> around in the back yard, slowly flattening the two mounds.<br />
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The gardeners cleared out all the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_pea">sweet peas</a> in the "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koi_pond">koi pond</a>" in the early afternoon. Finally, the "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koi_pond">koi pond</a>" is available for planting! Late in the evening (just before 10 PM) I got three more wheelbarrows of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compost">compost</a> into the "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koi_pond">koi pond</a>".</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://profiles.google.com/billand88/" rel="author"></a><br />
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Socaltomatoeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05160415066433726980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4749890368636087888.post-3849331588809604132015-04-27T22:36:00.001-07:002015-04-27T22:36:25.230-07:00Eight More Seedlings Planted<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">On <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuesday">Tuesday</a> my wife surprised me by planting four tomato plants -- <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/BLUE-BERRIES-aka-Blue-Boar-Berries-BLUEBERRIES.htm">Blue Boar Berries</a>, <a href="http://store.tomatofest.com/Black_from_Tula_Heirloom_Tomato_p/tf-0062.htm">Black From Tula</a>, <a href="http://store.tomatofest.com/Snow_White_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0455.htm">Snow White</a> and <a href="http://store.tomatofest.com/Kentucky_Beefsteak_p/tf-0278.htm">Kentucky Beefsteak</a>. <br />
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However, I wasn't able to dig any holes for the rest of the week -- I was just too busy with other priorities in the evening.<br />
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On <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday">Saturday</a> I dug four more holes in the back yard. Yesterday I prepped the dirt and in the evening my wife planted four more tomato plants -- <a href="http://store.tomatofest.com/Nyagous_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0344.htm">Nyagous</a>, <a href="http://store.tomatofest.com/Yellow_Perfection_Heirloom_Tomato_p/tf-0533.htm">Yellow Perfection</a>, <a href="http://store.tomatofest.com/Orange_Strawberry_Heirloom_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0363.htm">German Orange Strawberry</a> and <a href="http://store.tomatofest.com/Pineapple_p/tf-0381.htm">Pineapple</a>. <br />
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Tonight I managed to dig a couple more holes in the back yard and moved around some more <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compost">compost</a>.<br />
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Our seedlings are getting quite large and should have been planted weeks ago. We'll simply do the best we can and leave it at that.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://profiles.google.com/billand88/" rel="author"></a><br />
Socaltomatoeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05160415066433726980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4749890368636087888.post-75817381069866337892015-04-20T21:15:00.000-07:002015-04-20T21:15:29.022-07:00Planted Two More Tomato Plants<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">On <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wednesday">Wednesday</a> I finished off the third hole left from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuesday">Tuesday</a> and dug a couple more. <br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thursday">Thursday</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday">Friday</a> I didn't do anything about planting <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomato">tomatoes</a>. If I dig too much my right <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knee">knee</a> swells and I have to back off. This was a backing off period.<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday">Saturday</a> afternoon I had a little time to spread out some of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compost">compost</a> in the back yard, but it was too hot to plant.<br />
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Yesterday I worked the <a href="http://www.tomatomania.com">TomatoMania</a> event at <a href="http://floragardens.net/">Flora Gardens</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ojai,_California">Ojai</a>. Not only was it turning dark by the time I got home, I brought home some more seedlings. I went to bed early...<br />
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...and I got up early. But I did spend time before <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawn">dawn</a> prepping the dug dirt piles for planting. Also, I added <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compost">compost</a> to all of our seedlings not yet planted.<br />
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Tonight we got two more planted: <a href="http://www.territorialseed.com/product/Momotaro_Tomato_Seed/early_tomato_seed">Momotaro</a> and <a href="http://store.tomatofest.com/Aunt_Ruby_s_German_Green_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0033.htm">Aunt Ruby's German Green</a>. Afterwards I placed compost in the spaces between the planted <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomato">tomatoes</a>.<br />
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So the short term goal is to plant <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomato">tomatoes</a> in the six remaining holes and then move more <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compost">compost</a> around the areas recently planted. Then it's dig, dig, dig more holes in the back yard. When my wife pins back the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_pea">sweet peas</a> growing in the "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koi_pond">koi pond</a>" in the front yard, I can dig there as well.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://profiles.google.com/billand88/" rel="author"></a>Socaltomatoeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05160415066433726980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4749890368636087888.post-40294839367644069472015-04-14T22:45:00.001-07:002015-04-14T22:45:46.403-07:00Dug Three More Holes This Evening<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I got two more holes dug in the back yard after work and started on a third when it was time for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinner">dinner</a>. Not very exciting, is it?<br />
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I can tell, however, that I'm digging in areas not planted before. I've been hitting too much broken <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asphalt">asphalt</a> in the ground. This evening one of the holes produced a small blue <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Button">button</a>. One thing about this neighborhood -- they buried their mistakes...<br />
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Last night I dealt with an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accounting">accounting</a> issue that I put off for about seven weeks. Tonight I caught up with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ironing">ironing</a>. Tomorrow I have a couple of other niggling items I'll try to get done. Slowly but surely.<br />
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Tomorrow we are planning to plant tomatoes in the evening after work. But at this pace we won't get caught up with planting until <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June">June</a>...</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://profiles.google.com/billand88/" rel="author"></a>Socaltomatoeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05160415066433726980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4749890368636087888.post-79987642706453135702015-04-13T23:19:00.000-07:002015-04-13T23:19:18.054-07:00Moved Some Compost<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We got some compost delivered on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thursday">Thursday</a>. <br />
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I spent <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thursday">Thursday</a> through <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday">Sunday</a> moving the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compost">compost</a> off the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driveway">driveway</a>. We needed the driveway to park our cars. I worked furiously and was wiped out by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday">Sunday</a> afternoon. Note, we don't have the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compost">compost</a> in place, we just got it off the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driveway">driveway</a>. <br />
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I did manage to dig three holes <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday">Sunday</a> afternoon. Two of them were in the southeast raised bed. Both holes were "rooty", I assume from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinus_ponderosa">ponderosa pine tree</a>. I was able to pull out a half of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brick">brick</a> from the second hole.<br />
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The one hole I dug in the back yard growing area had the bottom of a glass jar within the dirt. <br />
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There was no time this evening to do anything about the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compost">compost</a>. I worked late and had other things to catch up on.<br />
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The plants we planted are doing well. But I need to find time to move the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compost">compost</a> to where it's needed and of course, plant more <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomato">tomatoes</a>.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://profiles.google.com/billand88/" rel="author"></a>Socaltomatoeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05160415066433726980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4749890368636087888.post-24714906147976614732015-04-06T10:14:00.001-07:002015-04-06T22:05:25.794-07:00Planted 5 Tomato Seedlings; Catching Up (somewhat)...<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yesterday we planted <a href="http://www.seedsavers.org/onlinestore/tomato_3/Tomato-Hungarian-Heart.html">Hungarian Heart</a>, <a href="http://store.tomatofest.com/Black_Krim_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0063.htm">Black Krim</a>, <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/PINK-BERKELEY-TIE-DYE-PINKBTD100.htm">Pink Berkeley Tie Dye</a>, <a href="http://store.tomatofest.com/Dr_Wyche_s_Yellow_p/tf-0151.htm">Dr. Wyche's Yellow</a> and <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/BLUE-BEAUTY-BLUBEAUTY.htm">Blue Beauty</a> in the back yard.<br />
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So where have we been for the last few months? Well, we've been around. Silent, but we've been around.<br />
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Here's a partial explanation...on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October">October</a> 17, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014">2014</a> my wife and I formally adopted our son, Tony. He was two weeks shy of two years old at the time of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adoption">adoption</a> and as two year old boys are wont to do, he is increasingly active. We've had less time for soil preparation this year (As in, none.). Tony takes first priority.<br />
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During the last six or seven weeks we've all been under the weather in one form or another. In fact, Tony has had two <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Febrile_seizure">febrile seizures</a> during this period. Tony will be fine and will outgrow his <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Febrile_seizure">febrile seizures</a>, but it has been a somewhat scary time while these occur.<br />
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The first occurred in late <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February">February</a> on a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thursday">Thursday</a> while at a restaurant. We called 911 immediately and got him to a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospital">hospital</a>. That was quite scary and concerning for us. However, he was released several hours later with no ill effects.<br />
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The second <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Febrile_seizure">febrile seizure</a> during this period was again on a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thursday">Thursday</a> night in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March">March</a>. In this instance we drove him to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospital">hospital</a>, anticipating the upcoming <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Febrile_seizure">seizure</a>. He was seizing while he was brought into the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospital">hospital</a>. This time, however, he was kept in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospital">hospital</a> for three days. Again, he will be fine but through it all we've learned to be acutely aware of any potential fevers he may have and "get out in front of it" if necessary.<br />
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The second <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Febrile_seizure">seizure</a> was the night before the main <a href="http://tomatomania.com/encino/">TomatoMania Encino</a> event. Because Tony was in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospital">hospital</a> for three days, my wife and I missed the event.<br />
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We get a lot of tomato plants from the <a href="http://tomatomania.com/encino/">TomatoMania Encino</a> event, and volunteer to help during the three day extravaganza. But not this year.<br />
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I did work the <a href="http://tomatomania.com/descanso/">TomatoMania</a> event the next weekend at <a href="http://tomatomania.com/descanso/">Descanso Gardens</a> and got a selection at that time, 5 of which were planted as noted above. I had worked <a href="http://tomatomania.com/rogers-gardens/">Roger's Gardens</a> about a month ago but passed on tomato seedlings because of the upcoming <a href="http://tomatomania.com/encino/">TomatoMania Encino</a> event...but you know the rest of the story.<br />
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As a matter of fact we going to visit relatives yesterday but apparently Tony got a touch of food poisoning <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday">Saturday</a> night and that scotched our <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday">Sunday</a> plans. So we planted some tomatoes.<br />
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I did a couple of speaking events, speaking about tomatoes at the San Fernando Iris Society in early <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February">February</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday">Sunday</a> afternoon at the <a href="http://tomatomania.com/descanso/">Descanso Gardens TomatoMania</a> event. Both went well but I have to watch how I meander from topic to topic...<br />
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Speaking of meandering, I lost the "corner office" to my wife's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose">roses</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irises">irises</a>. We're not going to grow as many tomatoes as previously because of that and the fact we're starting later than ever.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://profiles.google.com/billand88/" rel="author"></a>Socaltomatoeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05160415066433726980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4749890368636087888.post-1926431847732434862014-10-21T07:28:00.000-07:002014-10-21T09:54:26.266-07:00It's Over for 2014<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's over for 2014.<br />
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The tomato plants were pulled last <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday">Saturday</a>. They were meant to be pulled the prior <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday">Saturday</a> but the gardeners didn't show.<br />
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I didn't harvest at all during the week but I did pick off a few tomatoes before the plants were pulled last <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday">Saturday</a>. <a href="http://www.territorialseed.com/product/Sunchocola_Tomato_Seed/new_for_spring_2014">Sunchocola</a>, which looked pretty darn good and strong three weeks ago, got the fungal disease. The top of the plant looked like it had spider webs on it. For what it's worth the <a href="http://www.territorialseed.com/product/Sunchocola_Tomato_Seed/new_for_spring_2014">Sunchocola</a> plant also had a couple of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manduca_sexta">hornworms</a> on it, though that's not related to the fungal disease.<br />
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Our total harvest for the year ended up at 6904 tomatoes. Here are our top ten harvest totals for 2014:<br />
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<a href="http://www.territorialseed.com/product/Orange_Paruche_Tomato_Seed/cherry_tomato_seed">Orange Paruche</a> -- 1250<br />
<a href="http://www.territorialseed.com/product/Sunchocola_Tomato_Seed/new_for_spring_2014">Sunchocola</a> -- 1015<br />
<a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Matt_s_Wild_Cherry_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0313a.htm">Matt's Wild Cherry</a> -- 683<br />
<a href="http://www.johnnyseeds.com/p-7929-sun-gold-f1.aspx">SunGold</a> -- 666<br />
<a href="http://www.burpee.com/vegetables/tomatoes/cherry/tomato-sugar-snack-hybrid-prod001011.html">Sugar Snack</a> -- 333<br />
<a href="http://bonnieplants.com/products/vegetables/tomato-varieties/all-tomatoes/husky-cherry-red-tomato">Husky Cherry Red(2)</a> -- 332<br />
<a href="http://bonnieplants.com/products/vegetables/tomato-varieties/all-tomatoes/husky-cherry-red-tomato">Husky Cherry Red(1)</a> -- 245<br />
<a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/EVANS-PURPLE-PEAR-EVANS.htm">Evan's Purple Pear</a> -- 189<br />
<a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Black_Cherry_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0059.htm">Black Cherry</a> -- 153<br />
<a href="http://www.johnnyseeds.com/p-8711-indigo-rose-og.aspx">Indigo Rose</a> -- 139<br />
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We added a lot of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compost">compost</a> in preparation for this year. The plants started out strong but more importantly we were very pleased with the taste of this year's crop. However, most of the plants "hit the wall" relatively soon. Why?<br />
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Well, one never knows. For instance, it could have been a weak year for seedlings...but barring a few tomato plants that didn't seem to be the issue. The soil was prepped moreso than in other years. But there were two factors overriding everything else: This was the hottest year on record and we got very little rain during the prior winter.<br />
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This record's record heat is consistent with how our plants seemed to peak and die about two to three weeks earlier than before. That is clear. But what about fall and winter rains? We're warming to the opinion that the rains in the fall/winter affect next year's crop. We're beginning to believe that rain brings <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worm">worms</a> up to the top of the soil, depositing <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worm">worm</a> castings where the tomato plants can later use it. <br />
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2013 was our worst harvest year on record. In that year we had little rain the prior fall/winter and I did not prepare the soil like I did in the fall of 2013. And it showed. In 2007 I could find plenty of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worm">worms</a> in our front yard. This year I don't think I saw a single <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worm">worm</a> anywhere in our growing area.<br />
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Our plans for 2015 will involve prepping the soil similar to what we did late last year. That means we should acquire <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compost">compost</a> in the near future. But if we have a low rain amount during the next fall and winter, we may not plant tomatoes for 2015. Or we'll scale back and try to not "fight nature" as much as in prior years.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://profiles.google.com/billand88/" rel="author"></a>Socaltomatoeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05160415066433726980noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4749890368636087888.post-28781759655986997882014-10-03T07:38:00.000-07:002014-10-03T10:00:07.443-07:00Harvested Over 675 Matt's Wild Cherry Tomatoes This Year!<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wednesday">Wednesday's</a> harvest includes 3 <a href="http://bonnieplants.com/products/vegetables/tomato-varieties/all-tomatoes/husky-cherry-red-tomato">Husky Cherry Red(2)</a>, 2 <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Matt_s_Wild_Cherry_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0313a.htm">Matt's Wild Cherry</a> and <a href="http://www.johnnyseeds.com/p-7929-sun-gold-f1.aspx">SunGold</a> for a total of 6 tomatoes.<br />
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No harvest <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thursday">Thursday</a>. The weather got noticeably warmer, getting up to 95 degrees. <br />
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Today's harvest includes 10 <a href="http://bonnieplants.com/products/vegetables/tomato-varieties/all-tomatoes/husky-cherry-red-tomato">Husky Cherry Red(2)</a>, 3 <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Matt_s_Wild_Cherry_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0313a.htm">Matt's Wild Cherry</a>, <a href="http://www.johnnyseeds.com/p-7929-sun-gold-f1.aspx">SunGold</a> and <a href="http://bonnieplants.com/products/vegetables/tomato-varieties/all-tomatoes/husky-cherry-red-tomato">Husky Cherry Red(1)</a> for a total of 15 tomatoes.<br />
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We've now harvested over 675 <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Matt_s_Wild_Cherry_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0313a.htm">Matt's Wild Cherry</a> tomatoes this year (677)! Right now it looks like <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Matt_s_Wild_Cherry_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0313a.htm">Matt's Wild Cherry</a> will hold off <a href="http://www.johnnyseeds.com/p-7929-sun-gold-f1.aspx">SunGold</a> for third place on the 2014 harvest total. Also, we've now harvested 325 <a href="http://bonnieplants.com/products/vegetables/tomato-varieties/all-tomatoes/husky-cherry-red-tomato">Husky Cherry Red(2)</a> tomatoes this year.<br />
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It got down to 54.7 degrees this morning but it is supposed to get hotter than yesterday.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://profiles.google.com/billand88/" rel="author"></a>Socaltomatoeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05160415066433726980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4749890368636087888.post-65326205657338792622014-10-02T07:23:00.000-07:002014-10-02T09:38:27.773-07:00September 2014 Tomato Analysis<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Let's take a look at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September">September</a> numbers from top to bottom...<br />
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2011 -- 768 tomatoes<br />
2010 -- 717 tomatoes<br />
2012 -- 700 tomatoes<br />
2007 -- 647 tomatoes<br />
<b>2014</b> -- 372 tomatoes<br />
2008 -- 204 tomatoes<br />
2013 -- 199 tomatoes<br />
2009 -- 181 tomatoes<br />
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This year was fifth out of eight years. That has been fairly consistent throughout the year.<br />
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My original estimate of 550 tomatoes was far enough away to be a miss. The adjusted estimate of 400 was good.<br />
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<a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Orange_Strawberry_Heirloom_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0363.htm">German Orange Strawberry</a> and <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Clint_Eastwood_s_Rowdy_Red_p/tf-0121.htm">Clint Eastwood's Rowdy Red</a> were pretty productive for the month of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September">September</a>. <a href="http://www.johnnyseeds.com/p-7929-sun-gold-f1.aspx">SunGold</a> started fairly strong while <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Matt_s_Wild_Cherry_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0313a.htm">Matt's Wild Cherry</a> got a second wind toward the end of the month.<br />
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We're down to five plants now, four in the back yard and <a href="http://www.territorialseed.com/product/Sunchocola_Tomato_Seed/new_for_spring_2014">Sunchocola</a> in the front yard. <a href="http://www.territorialseed.com/product/Sunchocola_Tomato_Seed/new_for_spring_2014">Sunchocola</a> is getting a lot of blooms but we're due for a heat wave very soon. <br />
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However, I'm getting bored with the remaining plants. I'll keep 'em around for a bit but they may not make it to the end of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October">October</a>. We'll see. Because of that I won't make an estimate for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October">October</a>.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://profiles.google.com/billand88/" rel="author"></a>Socaltomatoeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05160415066433726980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4749890368636087888.post-24472942925696195042014-09-30T07:26:00.000-07:002014-09-30T10:13:20.508-07:00Harvested 650 SunGold Tomatoes This Year!<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Last <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuesday">Tuesday's</a> harvest includes 2 <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Clint_Eastwood_s_Rowdy_Red_p/tf-0121.htm">Clint Eastwood's Rowdy Red</a>, 2 <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Matt_s_Wild_Cherry_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0313a.htm">Matt's Wild Cherry</a>, <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/PORK-CHOP-PORKCHOP.htm">Porkchop(1)</a>, <a href="http://www.johnnyseeds.com/p-7929-sun-gold-f1.aspx">SunGold</a>, <a href="http://bonnieplants.com/products/vegetables/tomato-varieties/all-tomatoes/husky-cherry-red-tomato">Husky Cherry Red(1)</a>, <a href="http://bonnieplants.com/products/vegetables/tomato-varieties/all-tomatoes/husky-cherry-red-tomato">Husky Cherry Red(2)</a> and <a href="http://www.burpee.com/vegetables/tomatoes/cherry/tomato-sugar-snack-hybrid-prod001011.html">Sugar Snack</a> for a total of 9 tomatoes.<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wednesday">Wednesday'</a>s harvest includes <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Clint_Eastwood_s_Rowdy_Red_p/tf-0121.htm">Clint Eastwood's Rowdy Red</a>, <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Matt_s_Wild_Cherry_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0313a.htm">Matt's Wild Cherry</a> and <a href="http://bonnieplants.com/products/vegetables/tomato-varieties/all-tomatoes/husky-cherry-red-tomato">Husky Cherry Red(2)</a> for a total of 3 tomatoes.<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thursday">Thursday's</a> harvest includes 2 <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Clint_Eastwood_s_Rowdy_Red_p/tf-0121.htm">Clint Eastwood's Rowdy Red</a>, <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/PORK-CHOP-PORKCHOP.htm">Porkchop(1)</a> and <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Matt_s_Wild_Cherry_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0313a.htm">Matt's Wild Cherry</a> for a total of 4 tomatoes.<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday">Friday's</a> harvest includes 2 <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Matt_s_Wild_Cherry_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0313a.htm">Matt's Wild Cherry</a>, <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Clint_Eastwood_s_Rowdy_Red_p/tf-0121.htm">Clint Eastwood's Rowdy Red</a>, <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Indian_Stripe_Tomato_Seedsvv_p/tf-0254b.htm">Indian Stripe</a> and <a href="http://bonnieplants.com/products/vegetables/tomato-varieties/all-tomatoes/husky-cherry-red-tomato">Husky Cherry Red(1)</a> for a total of 5 tomatoes.<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday">Saturday's</a> harvest includes 8 <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Matt_s_Wild_Cherry_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0313a.htm">Matt's Wild Cherry</a> and <a href="http://bonnieplants.com/products/vegetables/tomato-varieties/all-tomatoes/husky-cherry-red-tomato">Husky Cherry Red(1)</a> for a total of 9 tomatoes.<br />
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I pulled out <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Clint_Eastwood_s_Rowdy_Red_p/tf-0121.htm">Clint Eastwood's Rowdy Red</a>, <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Indian_Stripe_Tomato_Seedsvv_p/tf-0254b.htm">Indian Stripe</a>, <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/PORK-CHOP-PORKCHOP.htm">Porkchop(1)</a> and <a href="http://www.burpee.com/vegetables/tomatoes/cherry/tomato-sugar-snack-hybrid-prod001011.html">Sugar Snack</a>. The gardeners threw them away. I gave the gardeners all of our remaining tomatoes.<br />
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We're down to five plants...<br />
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No harvest on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday">Sunday</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monday">Monday's</a> harvest includes 4 <a href="http://www.johnnyseeds.com/p-7929-sun-gold-f1.aspx">SunGold</a> and <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Matt_s_Wild_Cherry_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0313a.htm">Matt's Wild Cherry</a> for a total of 5 tomatoes.<br />
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Today's harvest includes 5 <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Matt_s_Wild_Cherry_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0313a.htm">Matt's Wild Cherry</a>, 4 <a href="http://bonnieplants.com/products/vegetables/tomato-varieties/all-tomatoes/husky-cherry-red-tomato">Husky Cherry Red(2)</a> and 3 <a href="http://www.johnnyseeds.com/p-7929-sun-gold-f1.aspx">SunGold</a> for a total of 12 tomatoes.<br />
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We've now harvested exactly 650 <a href="http://www.johnnyseeds.com/p-7929-sun-gold-f1.aspx">SunGold</a> tomatoes this year! <a href="http://www.johnnyseeds.com/p-7929-sun-gold-f1.aspx">SunGold</a> still resides in fourth place on the harvest list but could make a comeback.<br />
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Some of the <a href="http://www.territorialseed.com/product/Sunchocola_Tomato_Seed/new_for_spring_2014">Sunchocolas</a> are maturing but look "wobbly" at the moment. We'll see how that goes. Meanwhile, there's another big heat wave coming. That will wipe out the second wave <a href="http://www.territorialseed.com/product/Sunchocola_Tomato_Seed/new_for_spring_2014">Sunchocola</a> tomato blooms that have been increasingly appearing...</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://profiles.google.com/billand88/" rel="author"></a>Socaltomatoeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05160415066433726980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4749890368636087888.post-59709759896633688852014-09-22T07:22:00.000-07:002014-09-22T09:58:28.455-07:00Harvested Over 650 Matt's Wild Cherry Tomatoes This Year!<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">So let's catch up on things...<br />
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No harvest on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuesday">Tuesday</a>. But <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuesday">Tuesday</a> only got to 100.4 degrees (that's bad enough). The prior three days were over 107 degrees.<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wednesday">Wednesday's</a> harvest includes 5 <a href="http://www.rareseeds.com/michael-pollan-tomato/">Michael Pollan</a>, 2 <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Matt_s_Wild_Cherry_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0313a.htm">Matt's Wild Cherry</a>, <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Clint_Eastwood_s_Rowdy_Red_p/tf-0121.htm">Clint Eastwood's Rowdy Red</a>, <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/PORK-CHOP-PORKCHOP.htm">Porkchop(1)</a>, <a href="http://www.johnnyseeds.com/p-7929-sun-gold-f1.aspx">SunGold</a> and <a href="http://bonnieplants.com/products/vegetables/tomato-varieties/all-tomatoes/husky-cherry-red-tomato">Husky Cherry Red(1)</a> for a total of 11 tomatoes.<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thursday">Thursday's</a> harvest includes 3 <a href="http://www.johnnyseeds.com/p-7929-sun-gold-f1.aspx">SunGold</a>, 2 <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Matt_s_Wild_Cherry_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0313a.htm">Matt's Wild Cherry</a>, <a href="http://www.territorialseed.com/product/Sunchocola_Tomato_Seed/new_for_spring_2014">Sunchocola</a>, <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Aunt_Ruby_s_German_Green_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0033.htm">Aunt Ruby's German Green</a>, <a href="http://bonnieplants.com/products/vegetables/tomato-varieties/all-tomatoes/husky-cherry-red-tomato">Husky Cherry Red(1)</a> and <a href="http://www.rareseeds.com/michael-pollan-tomato/">Michael Pollan</a> for a total of 9 tomatoes.<br />
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No harvest on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday">Friday</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday">Saturday's</a> harvest includes 6 <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Clint_Eastwood_s_Rowdy_Red_p/tf-0121.htm">Clint Eastwood's Rowdy Red</a>, 5 <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Matt_s_Wild_Cherry_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0313a.htm">Matt's Wild Cherry</a>, 3 <a href="http://www.rareseeds.com/michael-pollan-tomato/">Michael Pollan</a>, 2 <a href="http://www.johnnyseeds.com/p-7929-sun-gold-f1.aspx">SunGold</a>, <a href="http://www.territorialseed.com/product/Sunchocola_Tomato_Seed/new_for_spring_2014">Sunchocola</a>, <a href="http://bonnieplants.com/products/vegetables/tomato-varieties/all-tomatoes/husky-cherry-red-tomato">Husky Cherry Red(2)</a> and <a href="http://www.burpee.com/vegetables/tomatoes/cherry/tomato-sugar-snack-hybrid-prod001011.html">Sugar Snack</a> for a total of 19 tomatoes.<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday">Sunday's</a> harvest includes 4 <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Matt_s_Wild_Cherry_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0313a.htm">Matt's Wild Cherry</a>, 3 <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Clint_Eastwood_s_Rowdy_Red_p/tf-0121.htm">Clint Eastwood's Rowdy Red</a>, 2 <a href="http://www.rareseeds.com/michael-pollan-tomato/">Michael Pollan</a> and <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Indian_Stripe_Tomato_Seedsvv_p/tf-0254b.htm">Indian Stripe</a> for a total of 10 tomatoes.<br />
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I pulled out seven tomato plants on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday">Sunday</a>. These included <a href="http://www.rareseeds.com/michael-pollan-tomato/">Michael Pollan</a>, <a href="http://www.johnnyseeds.com/p-9003-captain-lucky-og.aspx">Captain Lucky</a>, <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Aunt_Ruby_s_German_Green_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0033.htm">Aunt Ruby's German Green</a>, <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Dr_Wyche_s_Yellow_p/tf-0151.htm">Dr. Wyche's Yellow</a>, <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/PINK-BERKELEY-TIE-DYE-PINKBTD100.htm">Pink Berkeley Tie Dye(1)</a>, <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Pineapple_p/tf-0381.htm">Pineapple</a> and <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Speckled_Roman_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0463.htm">Speckled Roman(2)</a>.<br />
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There are nine remaining plants, four in the front yard and five in the back yard. The strongest remaining plant is <a href="http://www.territorialseed.com/product/Sunchocola_Tomato_Seed/new_for_spring_2014">Sunchocola</a>.<br />
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We've now harvested over 650 <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Matt_s_Wild_Cherry_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0313a.htm">Matt's Wild Cherry</a> tomatoes (651)! Also, we harvested over 100 <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Clint_Eastwood_s_Rowdy_Red_p/tf-0121.htm">Clint Eastwood's Rowdy Red</a> tomatoes this year (102).<br />
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The <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Matt_s_Wild_Cherry_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0313a.htm">Matt's Wild Cherry</a> totals in relation to <a href="http://www.johnnyseeds.com/p-7929-sun-gold-f1.aspx">SunGold</a> have been interesting. Originally, <a href="http://www.johnnyseeds.com/p-7929-sun-gold-f1.aspx">SunGold</a> was out in front but was passed by the hard charging <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Matt_s_Wild_Cherry_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0313a.htm">Matt's Wild Cherry</a>. <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Matt_s_Wild_Cherry_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0313a.htm">Matt's Wild Cherry</a> was comfortably in third place behind <a href="http://www.territorialseed.com/product/Orange_Paruche_Tomato_Seed/cherry_tomato_seed">Orange Paruche</a> and <a href="http://www.territorialseed.com/product/Sunchocola_Tomato_Seed/new_for_spring_2014">Sunchocola</a> but well over 100 tomatoes in front of the fourth place challenger, <a href="http://www.johnnyseeds.com/p-7929-sun-gold-f1.aspx">SunGold</a>. <br />
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Then <a href="http://www.johnnyseeds.com/p-7929-sun-gold-f1.aspx">SunGold</a> got a second wind after <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Matt_s_Wild_Cherry_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0313a.htm">Matt's Wild Cherry</a> went into recovery mode. Day by day I'd harvest <a href="http://www.johnnyseeds.com/p-7929-sun-gold-f1.aspx">SunGolds</a> while <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Matt_s_Wild_Cherry_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0313a.htm">Matt's Wild Cherry</a> lay idle. I'd harvest several <a href="http://www.johnnyseeds.com/p-7929-sun-gold-f1.aspx">SunGolds</a> a day, nothing dramatic. But day after day the <a href="http://www.johnnyseeds.com/p-7929-sun-gold-f1.aspx">SunGold</a> totals began creeping up to where it was approaching the third place total of <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Matt_s_Wild_Cherry_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0313a.htm">Matt's Wild Cherry</a>. At that point (a week or two ago) <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Matt_s_Wild_Cherry_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0313a.htm">Matt's Wild Cherry</a> appeared to wake up while <a href="http://www.johnnyseeds.com/p-7929-sun-gold-f1.aspx">SunGold</a> was running out of juice. <a href="http://www.johnnyseeds.com/p-7929-sun-gold-f1.aspx">SunGold</a> got to within one tomato of <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Matt_s_Wild_Cherry_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0313a.htm">Matt's Wild Cherry</a> (639 to 638) but could not cross into third place. I started harvesting <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Matt_s_Wild_Cherry_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0313a.htm">Matt's Wild Cherry</a> again while <a href="http://www.johnnyseeds.com/p-7929-sun-gold-f1.aspx">SunGold</a> appears exhausted. Now <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Matt_s_Wild_Cherry_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0313a.htm">Matt's Wild Cherry</a> has a nine tomato lead, 651 to 642 for <a href="http://www.johnnyseeds.com/p-7929-sun-gold-f1.aspx">SunGold</a>. <br />
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Today's harvest includes 2 <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Clint_Eastwood_s_Rowdy_Red_p/tf-0121.htm">Clint Eastwood's Rowdy Red</a>, <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Matt_s_Wild_Cherry_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0313a.htm">Matt's Wild Cherry</a>, <a href="http://bonnieplants.com/products/vegetables/tomato-varieties/all-tomatoes/husky-cherry-red-tomato">Husky Cherry Red(2)</a> and <a href="http://www.burpee.com/vegetables/tomatoes/cherry/tomato-sugar-snack-hybrid-prod001011.html">Sugar Snack</a> for a total of 4 tomatoes.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://profiles.google.com/billand88/" rel="author"></a>Socaltomatoeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05160415066433726980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4749890368636087888.post-4278656927984737452014-09-15T07:12:00.001-07:002014-09-15T09:33:00.598-07:00Pulled Out 8 More Tomato Plants<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sooooo let's catch up on things...<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday">Friday's</a> harvest includes 3 <a href="http://www.burpee.com/vegetables/tomatoes/cherry/tomato-sugar-snack-hybrid-prod001011.html">Sugar Snack</a>, 2 <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/BLUE-BEAUTY-BLUBEAUTY.htm">Blue Beauty</a>, 2 <a href="http://www.rareseeds.com/michael-pollan-tomato/">Michael Pollan</a> and <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Dr_Wyche_s_Yellow_p/tf-0151.htm">Dr. Wyche's Yellow</a> for a total of 8 tomatoes.<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday">Saturday's</a> harvest includes 2 <a href="http://www.territorialseed.com/product/Sunchocola_Tomato_Seed/new_for_spring_2014">Sunchocola</a>, 2 <a href="http://bonnieplants.com/products/vegetables/tomato-varieties/all-tomatoes/husky-cherry-red-tomato">Husky Cherry Red(2)</a>, 2 <a href="http://www.rareseeds.com/michael-pollan-tomato/">Michael Pollan</a>, <a href="http://www.johnnyseeds.com/p-7929-sun-gold-f1.aspx">SunGold</a>, <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Aunt_Ruby_s_German_Green_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0033.htm">Aunt Ruby's German Green</a>, <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Black_Cherry_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0059.htm">Black Cherry</a>, <a href="http://bonnieplants.com/products/vegetables/tomato-varieties/all-tomatoes/husky-cherry-red-tomato">Husky Cherry Red(1)</a> for a total of 10 tomatoes.<br />
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I took the cages off of the tomato plants I wanted to be removed. As I was completing this chore the gardeners arrived. They threw away <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Orange_Strawberry_Heirloom_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0363.htm">German Orange Strawberry</a>, <a href="http://www.rareseeds.com/bread-and-salt-tomato/">Bread and Salt</a>, <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Speckled_Roman_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0463.htm">Speckled Roman(1)</a>, <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/BLUE-BEAUTY-BLUBEAUTY.htm">Blue Beauty</a>, <a href="http://www.rareseeds.com/black-icicle-tomato/">Black Icicle</a>, Persimmon(1) (not <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Persimmon_p/tf-0379.htm">Persimmon</a>) and <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Black_Cherry_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0059.htm">Black Cherry</a>.<br />
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I gave away a lot of our harvested tomatoes to the hard working gardeners.<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday">Sunday's</a> harvest includes <a href="http://www.johnnyseeds.com/p-7929-sun-gold-f1.aspx">SunGold</a>, <a href="http://www.burpee.com/vegetables/tomatoes/cherry/tomato-sugar-snack-hybrid-prod001011.html">Sugar Snack</a> and <a href="http://www.rareseeds.com/michael-pollan-tomato/">Michael Pollan</a> for a total of 3 tomatoes.<br />
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I pulled out <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/EVANS-PURPLE-PEAR-EVANS.htm">Evan's Purple Pear</a>, missed by the gardeners.<br />
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Today's harvest includes <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/PINK-BERKELEY-TIE-DYE-PINKBTD100.htm">Pink Berkeley Tie Dye(1)</a>, <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Pineapple_p/tf-0381.htm">Pineapple</a> and <a href="http://www.rareseeds.com/michael-pollan-tomato/">Michael Pollan</a> for a total of 3 tomatoes.<br />
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We've now harvested exactly 75 <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Pineapple_p/tf-0381.htm">Pineapple</a> tomatoes and exactly 75 <a href="http://www.rareseeds.com/michael-pollan-tomato/">Michael Pollan</a> tomatoes!<br />
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The real story is how the tomato harvest has essentially died. There's not much left to harvest, though the <a href="http://www.territorialseed.com/product/Sunchocola_Tomato_Seed/new_for_spring_2014">Sunchocola</a> plant is making a comeback. Whether there will be fruit from this comeback remains to be seen.<br />
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The other story is the heat. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wednesday">Wednesday's</a> high (mentioned in a prior post), 99.9. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thursday">Thursday's</a> high, 100.4. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday">Friday's</a> high, 103.1. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday">Saturday's</a> high, 106.4. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday">Sunday's</a> high, 107.3. Blistering heat. <br />
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If <a href="http://www.territorialseed.com/product/Sunchocola_Tomato_Seed/new_for_spring_2014">Sunchocola</a> had blooms, they would all be sterilized by now. But <a href="http://www.territorialseed.com/product/Sunchocola_Tomato_Seed/new_for_spring_2014">Sunchocola</a> doesn't have a lot of blooms at this point and may still produce a second wind.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://profiles.google.com/billand88/" rel="author"></a>Socaltomatoeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05160415066433726980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4749890368636087888.post-40143612762550861532014-09-11T07:13:00.000-07:002014-09-11T10:18:42.683-07:00Harvested 325 Sugar Snack Tomatoes This Year<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Today's harvest includes 2 <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Orange_Strawberry_Heirloom_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0363.htm">German Orange Strawberry</a>, 2 <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/BLUE-BEAUTY-BLUBEAUTY.htm">Blue Beauty</a>, 2 <a href="http://bonnieplants.com/products/vegetables/tomato-varieties/all-tomatoes/husky-cherry-red-tomato">Husky Cherry Red(1)</a>, 2 <a href="http://www.burpee.com/vegetables/tomatoes/cherry/tomato-sugar-snack-hybrid-prod001011.html">Sugar Snack</a>, <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Pineapple_p/tf-0381.htm">Pineapple</a>, <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Clint_Eastwood_s_Rowdy_Red_p/tf-0121.htm">Clint Eastwood's Rowdy Red</a>, <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/PORK-CHOP-PORKCHOP.htm">Porkchop(1)</a>, <a href="http://www.rareseeds.com/bread-and-salt-tomato/">Bread and Salt</a> (6 ounces), <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Speckled_Roman_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0463.htm">Speckled Roman(2)</a> and <a href="http://www.johnnyseeds.com/p-7929-sun-gold-f1.aspx">SunGold</a> for a total of 15 tomatoes.<br />
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<a href="http://www.rareseeds.com/bread-and-salt-tomato/">Bread and Salt</a> and the <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Orange_Strawberry_Heirloom_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0363.htm">German Orange Strawberry</a> were good tomatoes, the rest was ordinary.<br />
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It got up to 99.9 degrees yesterday. A heat wave has arrived and records may be broken this weekend. On another note, the .08 inches of rain on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September">September</a> 8 broke the previous record of .07 inches of rain on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September">September</a> 8, 1982. Tell your friends!<br />
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We've now harvested exactly 325 <a href="http://www.burpee.com/vegetables/tomatoes/cherry/tomato-sugar-snack-hybrid-prod001011.html">Sugar Snack</a> tomatoes this year! Not too bad for a container plant.<br />
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It looks like I won't be hitting any imminent milestones so I'll start to combine multiple harvest days in a single post.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://profiles.google.com/billand88/" rel="author"></a>Socaltomatoeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05160415066433726980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4749890368636087888.post-68961478572535433592014-09-10T07:14:00.000-07:002014-09-10T10:23:46.444-07:00Harvested Over 300 Husky Cherry Red(2) Tomatoes This Year!<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Today's harvest includes 6 <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Orange_Strawberry_Heirloom_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0363.htm">German Orange Strawberry</a>, 3 <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/BLUE-BEAUTY-BLUBEAUTY.htm">Blue Beauty</a>, 3 <a href="http://bonnieplants.com/products/vegetables/tomato-varieties/all-tomatoes/husky-cherry-red-tomato">Husky Cherry Red(2)</a>, 2 <a href="http://www.johnnyseeds.com/p-7929-sun-gold-f1.aspx">SunGold</a>, <a href="http://www.territorialseed.com/product/Sunchocola_Tomato_Seed/new_for_spring_2014">Sunchocola</a>, <a href="http://www.rareseeds.com/bread-and-salt-tomato/">Bread and Salt</a>, <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/PINK-BERKELEY-TIE-DYE-PINKBTD100.htm">Pink Berkeley Tie Dye(1)</a>, <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Matt_s_Wild_Cherry_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0313a.htm">Matt's Wild Cherry</a>, <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/EVANS-PURPLE-PEAR-EVANS.htm">Evan's Purple Pear</a>, <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Dr_Wyche_s_Yellow_p/tf-0151.htm">Dr. Wyche's Yellow</a>, <a href="http://bonnieplants.com/products/vegetables/tomato-varieties/all-tomatoes/husky-cherry-red-tomato">Husky Cherry Red(1)</a> and <a href="http://www.burpee.com/vegetables/tomatoes/cherry/tomato-sugar-snack-hybrid-prod001011.html">Sugar Snack</a> for a total of 22 tomatoes.<br />
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The <a href="http://www.rareseeds.com/bread-and-salt-tomato/">Bread and Salt</a> tomato and the <a href="http://www.territorialseed.com/product/Sunchocola_Tomato_Seed/new_for_spring_2014">Sunchocola</a> tomato were pretty good while the rest was unremarkable.<br />
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It looks like my inital estimate for this month's tomato harvest of 550 will be too high. A better guess now that we're 10 days into the month is a harvest of 400 tomatoes.<br />
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It looks like we'll have a heat wave kicking in this weekend.<br />
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We've now harvested over 300 <a href="http://bonnieplants.com/products/vegetables/tomato-varieties/all-tomatoes/husky-cherry-red-tomato">Husky Cherry Red(2)</a> tomatoes this year (302)! Both <a href="http://bonnieplants.com/products/vegetables/tomato-varieties/all-tomatoes/husky-cherry-red-tomato">Husky Cherry Red</a> plants keep chugging along.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://profiles.google.com/billand88/" rel="author"></a>Socaltomatoeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05160415066433726980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4749890368636087888.post-5760236380567231242014-09-09T07:21:00.000-07:002014-09-09T09:47:58.756-07:00Harvested Over 625 SunGold Tomatoes This Year!<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Today's harvest includes 8 <a href="http://www.johnnyseeds.com/p-7929-sun-gold-f1.aspx">SunGold</a>, 6 <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Orange_Strawberry_Heirloom_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0363.htm">German Orange Strawberry</a>, 4 <a href="http://www.burpee.com/vegetables/tomatoes/cherry/tomato-sugar-snack-hybrid-prod001011.html">Sugar Snack</a>, 2 <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/EVANS-PURPLE-PEAR-EVANS.htm">Evan's Purple Pear</a>, 2 <a href="http://bonnieplants.com/products/vegetables/tomato-varieties/all-tomatoes/husky-cherry-red-tomato">Husky Cherry Red(1)</a>, 2 <a href="http://bonnieplants.com/products/vegetables/tomato-varieties/all-tomatoes/husky-cherry-red-tomato">Husky Cherry Red(2)</a>, <a href="http://www.rareseeds.com/bread-and-salt-tomato/">Bread and Salt</a> (8 ounces), <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/BLUE-BEAUTY-BLUBEAUTY.htm">Blue Beauty</a>, <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Speckled_Roman_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0463.htm">Speckled Roman(2)</a>, <a href="http://www.rareseeds.com/black-icicle-tomato/">Black Icicle</a>, Persimmon(1) (not <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Persimmon_p/tf-0379.htm">Persimmon</a>) and <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Dr_Wyche_s_Yellow_p/tf-0151.htm">Dr. Wyche's Yellow</a> for a total of 30 tomatoes.<br />
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Today's <a href="http://www.rareseeds.com/bread-and-salt-tomato/">Bread and Salt</a> was the star of the show while the rest was rather ordinary.<br />
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I got started a little early today and may have missed some <a href="http://www.territorialseed.com/product/Sunchocola_Tomato_Seed/new_for_spring_2014">Sunchocola</a> tomatoes to harvest. I was going to pull out <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Speckled_Roman_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0463.htm">Speckled Roman(1)</a> but the trash pickup came too soon. So I left it in the ground.<br />
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This morning's air had a crisp fall feel to it. It was refreshing!<br />
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We've now harvested over 625 <a href="http://www.johnnyseeds.com/p-7929-sun-gold-f1.aspx">SunGold</a> tomatoes this year (631)! <a href="http://www.johnnyseeds.com/p-7929-sun-gold-f1.aspx">SunGold</a> is about to pass <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Matt_s_Wild_Cherry_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0313a.htm">Matt's Wild Cherry</a> in total harvest for the year. This should happen later this week.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://profiles.google.com/billand88/" rel="author"></a>Socaltomatoeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05160415066433726980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4749890368636087888.post-81721335500092525382014-09-08T07:17:00.000-07:002014-09-08T10:23:12.653-07:00Rain!<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">No harvest <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday">Saturday</a>.<br />
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Sunday's harvest includes 11 <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Orange_Strawberry_Heirloom_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0363.htm">German Orange Strawberry</a>, 6 <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/EVANS-PURPLE-PEAR-EVANS.htm">Evan's Purple Pear</a>, 3 <a href="http://www.johnnyseeds.com/p-7929-sun-gold-f1.aspx">SunGold</a>, 3 Persimmon(2) (not <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Persimmon_p/tf-0379.htm">Persimmon</a>), 3 <a href="http://bonnieplants.com/products/vegetables/tomato-varieties/all-tomatoes/husky-cherry-red-tomato">Husky Cherry Red(1)</a>, 3 <a href="http://bonnieplants.com/products/vegetables/tomato-varieties/all-tomatoes/husky-cherry-red-tomato">Husky Cherry Red(2)</a>, 3 <a href="http://www.burpee.com/vegetables/tomatoes/cherry/tomato-sugar-snack-hybrid-prod001011.html">Sugar Snack</a>, 2 <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Speckled_Roman_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0463.htm">Speckled Roman(1)</a>, 2 <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Clint_Eastwood_s_Rowdy_Red_p/tf-0121.htm">Clint Eastwood's Rowdy Red</a>, 2 <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Aunt_Ruby_s_German_Green_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0033.htm">Aunt Ruby's German Green</a>, <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Pineapple_p/tf-0381.htm">Pineapple</a>, <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Speckled_Roman_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0463.htm">Speckled Roman(2)</a>, <a href="http://www.rareseeds.com/black-icicle-tomato/">Black Icicle</a>, <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Dr_Wyche_s_Yellow_p/tf-0151.htm">Dr. Wyche's Yellow</a>, <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/SOLAR-FLARE-SOLAR.htm">Solar Flare</a>, <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Black_Cherry_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0059.htm">Black Cherry</a> and <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/BEAUTY-KING-BK.htm">Beauty King</a> for a total of 45 tomatoes.<br />
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After the harvest I pulled out 4 back yard tomatoes -- <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/SOLAR-FLARE-SOLAR.htm">Solar Flare</a>, <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/BEAUTY-KING-BK.htm">Beauty King</a>, <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Neves_Azorean_Red_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0336f.htm">Neves Azorean Red</a> and Persimmon(2) (not <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Persimmon_p/tf-0379.htm">Persimmon</a>). Later on in the day I determined that <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Speckled_Roman_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0463.htm">Speckled Roman(1)</a> can go but it hasn't been pulled yet.<br />
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No harvest today. But there's an explanation...<br />
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My alarm went off at 6:15AM. I got up and heard a noise I was unfamiliar with. Can that be rain?!?! So I looked out the front door...and it was pouring rain! After 10 minutes the rain had basically stopped but it was too wet to harvest. In taking a look at the nearby <a href="http://www.piercecollegeweather.com">Pierce College Weather</a> web site, they got .06 inches of rain between 6:10 AM and 6:20 AM. Not much, of course but for a 10 minute span that's not bad. And in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_California">Southern California</a>, we'll take anything. And our <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monday">Monday</a> sprinklers went off at 6:22 while the rain was still occurring. <br />
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Anyway, this "storm" only dropped .07 of an inch so far, but WE WILL TAKE IT, THANK YOU!<br />
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To give you an idea how surprised we were about this rain, we had a couple pieces of clothing on a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clothes_line">clothesline</a> outside drying overnight...</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://profiles.google.com/billand88/" rel="author"></a>Socaltomatoeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05160415066433726980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4749890368636087888.post-38282843375887199422014-09-05T07:14:00.000-07:002014-09-05T09:50:38.012-07:00Harvested Over 225 Husky Cherry Red(1) Tomatoes This Year<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">No harvest <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thursday">Thursday</a>.<br />
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Today's harvest includes 9 <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Orange_Strawberry_Heirloom_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0363.htm">German Orange Strawberry</a>, 5 <a href="http://www.johnnyseeds.com/p-7929-sun-gold-f1.aspx">SunGold</a>, 4 <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Pineapple_p/tf-0381.htm">Pineapple</a>, 4 <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Black_Cherry_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0059.htm">Black Cherry</a>, 4 <a href="http://bonnieplants.com/products/vegetables/tomato-varieties/all-tomatoes/husky-cherry-red-tomato">Husky Cherry Red(1)</a>, 3 <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/BLUE-BEAUTY-BLUBEAUTY.htm">Blue Beauty</a>, 3 <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/SOLAR-FLARE-SOLAR.htm">Solar Flare</a>, 2 <a href="http://www.rareseeds.com/bread-and-salt-tomato/">Bread and Salt</a> (8.5 ounces, 6 ounces), 2 <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/EVANS-PURPLE-PEAR-EVANS.htm">Evan's Purple Pear</a>, 2 Persimmon(2) (not <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Persimmon_p/tf-0379.htm">Persimmon</a>), 2 <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/BEAUTY-KING-BK.htm">Beauty King</a>, 2 <a href="http://bonnieplants.com/products/vegetables/tomato-varieties/all-tomatoes/husky-cherry-red-tomato">Husky Cherry Red(2)</a>, <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Indian_Stripe_Tomato_Seedsvv_p/tf-0254b.htm">Indian Stripe</a>, <a href="http://www.territorialseed.com/product/Sunchocola_Tomato_Seed/new_for_spring_2014">Sunchocola</a>, <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/PINK-BERKELEY-TIE-DYE-PINKBTD100.htm">Pink Berkeley Tie Dye(1)</a>, <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Matt_s_Wild_Cherry_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0313a.htm">Matt's Wild Cherry</a>, <a href="http://www.rareseeds.com/black-icicle-tomato/">Black Icicle</a>, Persimmon(1) (not <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Persimmon_p/tf-0379.htm">Persimmon</a>), <a href="http://www.burpee.com/vegetables/tomatoes/cherry/tomato-sugar-snack-hybrid-prod001011.html">Sugar Snack</a> and <a href="http://www.rareseeds.com/michael-pollan-tomato/">Michael Pollan</a> for a total of 50 tomatoes.<br />
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I don't know if I've ever harvested as many as 9 <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Orange_Strawberry_Heirloom_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0363.htm">German Orange Strawberry</a> tomatoes before. That's quite a haul for an <a href="http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=33163">oxheart</a> tomato. However, all of them were somewhat undersized. The <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Indian_Stripe_Tomato_Seedsvv_p/tf-0254b.htm">Indian Stripe</a> tomato was quite nice as well as both <a href="http://www.rareseeds.com/bread-and-salt-tomato/">Bread and Salt</a> tomatoes. <br />
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We hit several milestones today. We've now harvested over 225 <a href="http://bonnieplants.com/products/vegetables/tomato-varieties/all-tomatoes/husky-cherry-red-tomato">Husky Cherry Red(1)</a> tomatoes this year (228)! Also, we've harvested over 150 <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Black_Cherry_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0059.htm">Black Cherry</a> tomatoes this year (151), over 50 <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Orange_Strawberry_Heirloom_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0363.htm">German Orange Strawberry</a> tomatoes this year (55) and over 50 <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/BLUE-BEAUTY-BLUBEAUTY.htm">Blue Beauty</a> tomatoes this year (52).</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://profiles.google.com/billand88/" rel="author"></a>Socaltomatoeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05160415066433726980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4749890368636087888.post-47814641060822848592014-09-03T19:25:00.000-07:002014-09-03T19:25:00.502-07:00August 2014 Tomato Analysis<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Let's compare the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August">August</a> numbers...<br />
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2014 -- 1942 tomatoes<br />
2013 -- 1320 tomatoes<br />
2012 -- 3240 tomatoes<br />
2011 -- 3863 tomatoes<br />
2010 -- 2165 tomatoes<br />
2009 -- 3250 tomatoes<br />
2008 -- 1004 tomatoes<br />
2007 -- 2806 tomatoes<br />
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Five years were higher, two were lower. What's notable is that for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July">July</a> analysis, the 2010 total was slightly higher than 2014. The same is true for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August">August</a>. We may have a precedent...<br />
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My original estimate of 1650 tomatoes was a little low but it wasn't too far off.<br />
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The tomatoes weren't bad but they weren't great either. They were more like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September">September</a> tomatoes -- a little thicker skin, inconsistent maturing on the skin, not bad but not great taste. Standouts were <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/PINK-BERKELEY-TIE-DYE-PINKBTD100.htm">Pink Berkeley Tie Dye(1)</a>, <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/BLUE-BEAUTY-BLUBEAUTY.htm">Blue Beauty</a> and <a href="http://bonnieplants.com/products/vegetables/tomato-varieties/all-tomatoes/husky-cherry-red-tomato">Husky Cherry Red</a>.<br />
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So why is this happening? Well, we still believe it was quite a good year. The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compost">compost</a> really helped and the <a href="http://organicgardening.about.com/od/organicgardeningglossary/g/KelpMeal.htm">kelp meal</a> added to the seedlings didn't hurt, either. But <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_California">Southern California</a> is under drought conditions. We had a second consecutive low rain year and therefore the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthworm">worms</a> didn't have the environment to do what they do during the winter. Also we had the hottest first six months of the year in recorded history. <br />
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To recap, we prepared very well for this year but nature didn't cooperate. This left us with great tasting tomatoes starting out but we had no "staying power" for lack of a better term. The hot conditions burned out the plants and the season sooner than usual.<br />
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For the upcoming months <a href="http://www.territorialseed.com/product/Sunchocola_Tomato_Seed/new_for_spring_2014">Sunchocola</a> will be the wild card. Although doubling over in places, our <a href="http://www.territorialseed.com/product/Sunchocola_Tomato_Seed/new_for_spring_2014">Sunchocola</a> plant is getting strong new growth. But will this new growth translate into new blooms and new tomatoes? Time will tell. The rest of the plants are burning out, though either of the <a href="http://bonnieplants.com/products/vegetables/tomato-varieties/all-tomatoes/husky-cherry-red-tomato">Husky Cherry Red</a> plants could make a bit of a comeback.<br />
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Since we may have established a pattern, let's look at the upcoming 2010 numbers.<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September">September</a> 2010 -- 717 tomatoes<br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October">October</a> 2010 -- 261 tomatoes<br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November">November</a> 2010 -- 214 tomatoes<br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December">December</a> 2010 -- 90 tomatoes<br />
Total 2010 harvest -- 8092 tomatoes<br />
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It looks like 2010 had the "staying power" that I believe this year will lack.<br />
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Last month's estimate of 7500 total harvested tomatoes looks consistent with the 2010 numbers. But I'll revise that estimate down to 7300 harvested tomatoes for the year. For <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September">September</a> 2014 I'll estimate a harvest of 550 tomatoes.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://profiles.google.com/billand88/" rel="author"></a>Socaltomatoeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05160415066433726980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4749890368636087888.post-108961576627894192014-09-03T07:10:00.000-07:002014-09-03T09:31:58.864-07:00Harvested Over 6500 Tomatoes This Year!<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Today's harvest includes 3 <a href="http://www.territorialseed.com/product/Sunchocola_Tomato_Seed/new_for_spring_2014">Sunchocola</a>, 3 <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Orange_Strawberry_Heirloom_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0363.htm">German Orange Strawberry</a>, 2 <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/PORK-CHOP-PORKCHOP.htm">Porkchop(1)</a>, 2 <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/BLUE-BEAUTY-BLUBEAUTY.htm">Blue Beauty</a>, 2 <a href="http://www.johnnyseeds.com/p-7929-sun-gold-f1.aspx">SunGold</a>, 2 <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/EVANS-PURPLE-PEAR-EVANS.htm">Evan's Purple Pear</a>, 2 <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/BEAUTY-KING-BK.htm">Beauty King</a>, <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Indian_Stripe_Tomato_Seedsvv_p/tf-0254b.htm">Indian Stripe</a>, <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Earl_Of_Edgecombe_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0154.htm">Earl of Edgecombe</a>, <a href="http://www.rareseeds.com/bread-and-salt-tomato/">Bread and Salt</a>, <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Pineapple_p/tf-0381.htm">Pineapple</a>, <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Speckled_Roman_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0463.htm">Speckled Roman(2)</a>, <a href="http://www.rareseeds.com/black-icicle-tomato/">Black Icicle</a>, <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Aunt_Ruby_s_German_Green_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0033.htm">Aunt Ruby's German Green</a>, <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/SOLAR-FLARE-SOLAR.htm">Solar Flare</a>, <a href="http://bonnieplants.com/products/vegetables/tomato-varieties/all-tomatoes/husky-cherry-red-tomato">Husky Cherry Red(1)</a>, <a href="http://www.burpee.com/vegetables/tomatoes/cherry/tomato-sugar-snack-hybrid-prod001011.html">Sugar Snack</a> and <a href="http://www.rareseeds.com/michael-pollan-tomato/">Michael Pollan</a> for a total of 27 tomatoes.<br />
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After this morning's harvest I pulled out <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Earl_Of_Edgecombe_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0154.htm">Earl of Edgecombe</a>. My wife wanted it out so she could plant <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_pea">sweet peas</a>. I was waiting for one more tomato. The tomato was maturing but I picked it a day or two early -- today was trash pickup day (delayed a day due to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor_Day">Labor Day</a>). So I harvested and pulled out the plant.<br />
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We haven't had a double figure harvest in the front yard in several weeks. Today we harvested 11 in the front yard. I didn't harvest on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August">August </a>25 so I'm not counting the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August">August</a> 26 front yard total of 13...we have to go back to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August">August</a> 20 to find the last double figure front yard harvest of 11.<br />
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The <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Indian_Stripe_Tomato_Seedsvv_p/tf-0254b.htm">Indian Stripe</a> tomato was nice and the <a href="http://www.rareseeds.com/bread-and-salt-tomato/">Bread and Salt</a> tomato was all right. The rest was unremarkable.<br />
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It looks like I missed a milestone that occurred a few days ago. We've now harvested over 6500 tomatoes this year (6566)! It looks like we crossed the 6500 threshold on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monday">Monday</a> and I missed it. If <a href="http://www.territorialseed.com/product/Sunchocola_Tomato_Seed/new_for_spring_2014">Sunchocola</a> gets a second wind we should get past 7000 harvested tomatoes. Then again I may just get tired of it and pull 'em out before the 7000 mark. But for the forseeable future, we continue on...</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://profiles.google.com/billand88/" rel="author"></a>Socaltomatoeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05160415066433726980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4749890368636087888.post-88541661469857594932014-09-02T07:22:00.000-07:002014-09-02T10:07:18.038-07:00Harvested 175 Evan's Purple Pear Tomatoes This Year<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monday">Monday's</a> harvest includes 9 <a href="http://www.johnnyseeds.com/p-7929-sun-gold-f1.aspx">SunGold</a>, 5 <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/EVANS-PURPLE-PEAR-EVANS.htm">Evan's Purple Pear</a>, 3 <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Black_Cherry_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0059.htm">Black Cherry</a>, 3 <a href="http://bonnieplants.com/products/vegetables/tomato-varieties/all-tomatoes/husky-cherry-red-tomato">Husky Cherry Red(1)</a>, 2 <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Orange_Strawberry_Heirloom_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0363.htm">German Orange Strawberry</a>, 2 <a href="http://www.territorialseed.com/product/Sunchocola_Tomato_Seed/new_for_spring_2014">Sunchocola</a>, 2 <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/PINK-BERKELEY-TIE-DYE-PINKBTD100.htm">Pink Berkeley Tie Dye(1)</a>, 2 <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Pineapple_p/tf-0381.htm">Pineapple</a>, 2 <a href="http://www.rareseeds.com/black-icicle-tomato/">Black Icicle</a>, 2 <a href="http://bonnieplants.com/products/vegetables/tomato-varieties/all-tomatoes/husky-cherry-red-tomato">Husky Cherry Red(2)</a>, <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/PORK-CHOP-PORKCHOP.htm">Porkchop(1)</a>, <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/BLUE-BEAUTY-BLUBEAUTY.htm">Blue Beauty</a>, <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Neves_Azorean_Red_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0336f.htm">Neves Azorean Red</a>, <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/SOLAR-FLARE-SOLAR.htm">Solar Flare</a> and <a href="http://www.burpee.com/vegetables/tomatoes/cherry/tomato-sugar-snack-hybrid-prod001011.html">Sugar Snack</a> for a total of 37 tomatoes.<br />
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I pulled out five tomato plants. These were <a href="http://www.territorialseed.com/product/Momotaro_Tomato_Seed/main_season_tomato_seed">Momotaro</a>, <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/BLUE-GOLD-NEW-RELEASE-BLUEGOLD.htm">Blue Gold</a>, Volunteer(4), <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/PORK-CHOP-PORKCHOP.htm">Porkchop(2)</a> and "Green Zebra" (not <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Green_Zebra_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0225.htm">Green Zebra</a>). All were back yard tomato plants. I was tempted to pull out more but decided at the last minute not to do so. <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Black_Cherry_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0059.htm">Black Cherry</a>, you're on borrowed time...<br />
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I did water the remaining back yard tomatoes in the ground one more time.<br />
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We did hit one milestone. We've now harvested exactly 175 <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/EVANS-PURPLE-PEAR-EVANS.htm">Evan's Purple Pear</a> tomatoes.<br />
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Today's harvest includes 4 <a href="http://www.johnnyseeds.com/p-7929-sun-gold-f1.aspx">SunGold</a>, 2 <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Speckled_Roman_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0463.htm">Speckled Roman(1)</a>, 2 <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/PORK-CHOP-PORKCHOP.htm">Porkchop(1)</a>, 2 <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/BLUE-BEAUTY-BLUBEAUTY.htm">Blue Beauty</a>, 2 <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Matt_s_Wild_Cherry_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0313a.htm">Matt's Wild Cherry</a>, 2 <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Black_Cherry_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0059.htm">Black Cherry</a>, <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/PINK-BERKELEY-TIE-DYE-PINKBTD100.htm">Pink Berkeley Tie Dye(1)</a>, <a href="https://store.tomatofest.com/Pineapple_p/tf-0381.htm">Pineapple</a>, <a href="http://www.rareseeds.com/black-icicle-tomato/">Black Icicle</a>, <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/EVANS-PURPLE-PEAR-EVANS.htm">Evan's Purple Pear</a>, <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/BEAUTY-KING-BK.htm">Beauty King</a>, <a href="http://bonnieplants.com/products/vegetables/tomato-varieties/all-tomatoes/husky-cherry-red-tomato">Husky Cherry Red(2)</a> and <a href="http://www.burpee.com/vegetables/tomatoes/cherry/tomato-sugar-snack-hybrid-prod001011.html">Sugar Snack</a> for a total of 21 tomatoes.<br />
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Again, the <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/PINK-BERKELEY-TIE-DYE-PINKBTD100.htm">Pink Berkeley Tie Dye(1)</a> tomato was nice while the rest was unremarkable.<br />
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The only thing notable for today was that I've been miscounting <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/BEAUTY-KING-BK.htm">Beauty King</a> as <a href="http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/SOLAR-FLARE-SOLAR.htm">Solar Flare</a>. Oh well. I won't go back and fix it.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://profiles.google.com/billand88/" rel="author"></a>Socaltomatoeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05160415066433726980noreply@blogger.com0