Today's harvest: 4 SunGold, 2 SunSugar, 2 Quedlinburger Fruehe Liebe, Bloody Butcher, Matt's Wild Cherry, Volunteer(1) and Husky Cherry Red(2) for a total of 12 tomatoes.
Not much to report. I spent most of the evening trying to get a sick car home (took hours, fan/radiator issues), then installing a room air conditioner with the help of my wife as well as some bamboo blinds.
I did notice that Indian Stripe tomatoes are maturing.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
3 New Tomatoes Harvested!
Today's harvest: 2 Black Cherry, 2 Bloody Butcher, 2 Jaune Coeur de Pigeon, Volunteer(1) (new), Creme Brulee (new), Jaune Flamme (new), SunGold, Husky Cherry Red(1) and Matt's Wild Cherry for a total of 12 tomatoes.
My wife watered the front yard tomatoes and redid the "moats" around the tomato plants in the "corner office". She also noticed that the Vorlon tomatoes were getting sunscalded (it got up to 99.4 yesterday) and covered some of the tomatoes with newspaper. Thank you for all of your hard work!!
The heat of the past couple of days is making our tomatoes mature a bit faster.
Stupice has several maturing tomatoes. I'm sure others have matured and I just don't know it.
My wife watered the front yard tomatoes and redid the "moats" around the tomato plants in the "corner office". She also noticed that the Vorlon tomatoes were getting sunscalded (it got up to 99.4 yesterday) and covered some of the tomatoes with newspaper. Thank you for all of your hard work!!
The heat of the past couple of days is making our tomatoes mature a bit faster.
Stupice has several maturing tomatoes. I'm sure others have matured and I just don't know it.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Harvested Nyagous, But It's Bad News
Today's harvest: 2 Husky Cherry Red(2), 2 Black Cherry, Nyagous (new), SunSugar, Bloody Butcher, Quedlinburger Fruehe Liebe, Husky Cherry Red(1) and SunGold for a total of 10 tomatoes.
Yesterday it got up to 97 degrees at Pierce College. Our plants and tomatoes are going to get bigger!
My wife completed watering the back yard tomato plants. She also added some fertilizer to the three plants in the back yard cutout with no tomatoes as of yet.
I was surprised to see a maturing Nyagous tomato. Unfortunately, this is probably bad news. The plant looked great until it got it's first tomato. Then it stopped growing. It's gray and has a bad leaf curl. The maturation of this tomato is due to plant stress, not due to the fact it's actually ready. The tomato is only the size of a marble. This will probably be the only tomato harvested. We'll see if this heat wave will cause a growth spurt in this plant, but I doubt it.
I was surprised to see 3 maturing Black Krim(2) tomatoes. I believe Paul Robeson(1) has a maturing tomato. There's another plant in the back yard, perhaps Paul Robeson(2) with a maturing tomato.
Yesterday it got up to 97 degrees at Pierce College. Our plants and tomatoes are going to get bigger!
My wife completed watering the back yard tomato plants. She also added some fertilizer to the three plants in the back yard cutout with no tomatoes as of yet.
I was surprised to see a maturing Nyagous tomato. Unfortunately, this is probably bad news. The plant looked great until it got it's first tomato. Then it stopped growing. It's gray and has a bad leaf curl. The maturation of this tomato is due to plant stress, not due to the fact it's actually ready. The tomato is only the size of a marble. This will probably be the only tomato harvested. We'll see if this heat wave will cause a growth spurt in this plant, but I doubt it.
I was surprised to see 3 maturing Black Krim(2) tomatoes. I believe Paul Robeson(1) has a maturing tomato. There's another plant in the back yard, perhaps Paul Robeson(2) with a maturing tomato.
Monday, June 20, 2011
Harvested Five New Tomatoes Over The Last Two Days!
Sunday's harvest: 3 Quedlinburger Fruehe Liebe, 2 Bloody Butcher (new), SunSugar (new), Husky Cherry Red(1)(new), SunGold and Matt's Wild Cherry.
A tomato on the Creme Brulee plant is maturing.
My wife's parents came to our house to celebrate Father's Day. I did not sleep well the night before and was slow all day. My wife's mother picked off a mature SunSugar to eat it. I've added it to tomorrow's total.
I added fertilizer to the all the container plants. Later, my wife watered it in.
My wife began watering the tomatoes in advance of a heat wave. She got through most of the back yard.
Monday's harvest: 2 Matt's Wild Cherry, Jaune Coeur de Pigeon (new), Husky Cherry Red(2) (new), SunSugar and Black Cherry, Golden Mama.
Sweet 100 is loving it in the back yard cutout!
A tomato on the Creme Brulee plant is maturing.
My wife's parents came to our house to celebrate Father's Day. I did not sleep well the night before and was slow all day. My wife's mother picked off a mature SunSugar to eat it. I've added it to tomorrow's total.
I added fertilizer to the all the container plants. Later, my wife watered it in.
My wife began watering the tomatoes in advance of a heat wave. She got through most of the back yard.
Monday's harvest: 2 Matt's Wild Cherry, Jaune Coeur de Pigeon (new), Husky Cherry Red(2) (new), SunSugar and Black Cherry, Golden Mama.
Sweet 100 is loving it in the back yard cutout!
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Harvested Quedlinburger Fruehe Liebe!
Today's harvest: 2 Matt's Wild Cherry, Quedlinburger Fruehe Liebe (new), Golden Mama
I forgot to mention that my wife gave liquid vitamin B1 to several of our plants with leaf curl on Thursday. Nyagous looks particularly bad. Obviously, we hope some of these plants recover.
Last night I noticed that SunSugar, Jaune Flamme, Jaune Coeur de Pigeon and HuskyCherry Red(1) have maturing tomatoes. The volunteer tomato is looking like it will be dark – Brown Berry perhaps?
Happy Father'sDay to all the fathers out there!
I forgot to mention that my wife gave liquid vitamin B1 to several of our plants with leaf curl on Thursday. Nyagous looks particularly bad. Obviously, we hope some of these plants recover.
Last night I noticed that SunSugar, Jaune Flamme, Jaune Coeur de Pigeon and HuskyCherry Red(1) have maturing tomatoes. The volunteer tomato is looking like it will be dark – Brown Berry perhaps?
Happy Father'sDay to all the fathers out there!
Friday, June 17, 2011
Harvested Black Cherry!
Today's harvest: Black Cherry (new), SunGold
Yesterday I was mumbling about drizzle. Well, this morning we had rain, enough rain to wet the ground.
On Wednesday my wife took out the sweet peas against the "koi pond" fence. This will expose SunGold to much more sun than before. In fact, SunGold looks pretty stringy. I'm a bit surprised at the SunGold harvest so far -- the plant itself doesn't look all that great.
Crimson Cushion now has a growing tomato. I believe the only plants without growing tomatoes (three of them) are in the back yard cutout.
The volunteer in the raised bed has a maturing tomato.
Yesterday I was mumbling about drizzle. Well, this morning we had rain, enough rain to wet the ground.
On Wednesday my wife took out the sweet peas against the "koi pond" fence. This will expose SunGold to much more sun than before. In fact, SunGold looks pretty stringy. I'm a bit surprised at the SunGold harvest so far -- the plant itself doesn't look all that great.
Crimson Cushion now has a growing tomato. I believe the only plants without growing tomatoes (three of them) are in the back yard cutout.
The volunteer in the raised bed has a maturing tomato.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Harvested Golden Mama!
Today's harvest: 2 SunGold, Matt's Wild Cherry, Golden Mama (new)
My wife saw today's harvest and put them all on the kitchen windowsill. She thought they were all harvested a day too early. Oh well.
What's with the weather? Yesterday it got up to 87.1 and today it's gray, cool and drizzling. Strange.
My wife completed watering the back and front yards yesterday, but this watering was for other plants and vegetables at our house.
We'll also be harvesting Quedlinburger Fruehe Liebe any day now.
My wife saw today's harvest and put them all on the kitchen windowsill. She thought they were all harvested a day too early. Oh well.
What's with the weather? Yesterday it got up to 87.1 and today it's gray, cool and drizzling. Strange.
My wife completed watering the back and front yards yesterday, but this watering was for other plants and vegetables at our house.
We'll also be harvesting Quedlinburger Fruehe Liebe any day now.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Japanese Black Trifele Is Maturing
Today's harvest: Matt's Wild Cherry
Not much to report today. A couple of Japanese Black Trifele tomatoes are beginning to ripen.
My wife finished up watering the tomatoes on Monday.
I believe a Golden Mama tomato is within 2 days of harvesting. A Black Cherry tomato is within 3 days of harvesting.
Not much to report today. A couple of Japanese Black Trifele tomatoes are beginning to ripen.
My wife finished up watering the tomatoes on Monday.
I believe a Golden Mama tomato is within 2 days of harvesting. A Black Cherry tomato is within 3 days of harvesting.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Mexico Has Tomatoes; Husky Cherry Red(2) Has A Maturing Tomato
Today's harvest: 2 Matt's Wild Cherry
As noted, I now know how to harvest Matt's Wild Cherry. If it is dark red and underneath shadows, wait one more day. The two harvested today were picked at the right time.
Mexico has two very tiny growing tomatoes.
People suffering under a heat wave back east may not believe this, but yesterday was the first day in about three weeks were we got above 80 degrees in the San Fernando Valley. It's been three weeks of gray, clouds and a little drizzle. Several plants have suffered from the lack of warm weather. We need more of this! Remember this in thirty days or so when I complain when it's over 100 degrees.
Husky Cherry Red(2) has a maturing tomato.
As noted, I now know how to harvest Matt's Wild Cherry. If it is dark red and underneath shadows, wait one more day. The two harvested today were picked at the right time.
Mexico has two very tiny growing tomatoes.
People suffering under a heat wave back east may not believe this, but yesterday was the first day in about three weeks were we got above 80 degrees in the San Fernando Valley. It's been three weeks of gray, clouds and a little drizzle. Several plants have suffered from the lack of warm weather. We need more of this! Remember this in thirty days or so when I complain when it's over 100 degrees.
Husky Cherry Red(2) has a maturing tomato.
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