estricklin
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Got a couple of 50 lb Georgia Rattlesnakes this evening, and a couple Moon and Stars.
Sounds like you are growing a “determinate” type tomato. They grow as a bush instead of a vine, but more importantly they all tend to “wait” and ripen all at once. You may want to start the seeds inside a month or so before growing season to get a jump on things if they consistently come up short. You could also look at growing an indeterminate variety. They grow as a vine so they have there own challenges keeping them tamed while growing, but they begin bearing fruit sooner and ripen individually sooner. As for clay 1M down, it wouldn’t be a problem if it has drainage enough so the roots aren’t standing in water.
I just got a couple bags of these evil bastards. This is one of the larger and nicer looking pods.
Be afraid...VERY afraid.
You should post a video of you eating that whole.
That's Blossom End Rot and is caused by the plant not getting enough calcium. Sometimes that's because the soil doesn't have enough calcium and sometimes it's because the plant is growing too fast to take in as much calcium as it needs.This is weird, does anyone know what this means for my tomato plant? View attachment 643969
This is weird, does anyone know what this means for my tomato plant? We’ve been hit with 3 hail storms early on in the season so I’m assuming this plant has some sort of disease. View attachment 643969
^This ...I use calcium nitrate and it rules!
@juggabrew - Do some research on blossom end rot, I think that may be your problem. I put a 1/4 - 1/2 cup of gypsum (the same kind you would use on your lawn to sweeten the soil - make more basic) in the hole when I plant my tomatoes which is supposed to help prevent blossom end rot.
YumI might get lucky. Got a bunch of these finally starting to turn. The brown bhut in the center was not critical but i love my aji panca for a seasoning pepper. The artificial light dont do it justice. Them big bhuts are a really cool looking pepper.
Dunno if this is the correct thread. But I'm seeking advice.
I live in Norway, EU. I've planted tomato-seeds which are supposed to be "short-season"-seeds two years in a row. They don't get done until frost sets in. Have to chop off and let them ripen inside. One of the plants this year, like last year is big and bushy as a small bear, I'm not a big guy, but this plant would defeat me in the ring no questions asked, but still green small-ish tomatoes. Didn't start to grow like a giant until maybe 3 weeks ago. Same as last year. Have another which is small cherries and they are still tiny green ones. I have 8 different strains running, in what I believe is pretty poor soil, (mosly clay after 1m)
Rest of the bunch is approx 75% green still. It's getting colder here. We have long days during the summer at this latitude. It doesn't get dark, at most a bit hint of "dunkel" during may/june/july. Might this be why my tomatoes doesn't ripen? They "feel" that the season is still "young"? It's getting darker now though.
Sounds like you are growing a “determinate” type tomato. They grow as a bush instead of a vine, but more importantly they all tend to “wait” and ripen all at once. You may want to start the seeds inside a month or so before growing season to get a jump on things if they consistently come up short. You could also look at growing an indeterminate variety. They grow as a vine so they have there own challenges keeping them tamed while growing, but they begin bearing fruit sooner and ripen individually sooner. As for clay 1M down, it wouldn’t be a problem if it has drainage enough so the roots aren’t standing in water.
Nope, big and bushy tomatoes are indeterminate - they grow into monster behemoths and just don't stop until the freezes arrive. Determinate tomatoes have a pre-determined size, pre-determined amount of flowers, and often grow their fruit in long double-rows. Up north here, determinate varieties produce a crop way easier than indeterminate.
Thing is that tomatoes don't do big and heavy fruit unless they get some darkness during the night. That's why when you grow them way up north they don't start fruiting heavy until about a month after midsummer. Same with peppers.
I believe the tomato tomahto phrase works well here. Imderminate Will get “bushy” especially if you don’t prune suckers along the way, but does grow as a vine and at least typically fruits continually through the season. Good information though about the lack of darkness interfering with production. Knowing this, do you tend to plant late in the year as well since you won’t reap rewards early?
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