Planted some tomatoes

[Arkaybee]

Here are some more photos of the fruit from yesterday and today.

Some of the early tomatoes are of medium size but as the season progresses the large (one pound and more) ones will come off.

1st pix--tomatoes on tray picked yesterday.
2nd pix--three containers of tomatoes picked today separated by variety.
3rd pix--a very large cluster of tomatoes.
Anybody got any Miracle Whip?:licking:

Now, start making plans to grow some tomatoes next spring.

Enjoy,

Arkaybee

 

[sixdogs]

Where can I read more on your staking technique and can you explain the "KING" sucker?
We have grown large amount of tomatoes for roadside and have been staking for years.
It seems like twine with end posts would be a better idea.

 

[jonyyuma]

Very nice crop, that you are showing...I only sucker to stop them from running too high above the stakes or cages...Never read about a King sucker before, are you speaking of the stalk?? Suckers to me are the Branches...??

 

[MarkV]

I have an asparagus question - I had to go away for almost two weeks and the asparagus all grew out, as normal. What do you think about letting those fronds feed the roots for a while, then cut them down and try for a second crop? The bed is in it's third year now
Dave.

Dave everything I have ever been taught or read about asparagus says to leave the grow out. That is what the plant feeds off of. We don't cut ours down until it browns out in the Fall. I don't believe you would get a second crop by cutting now and would more than likely hurt next years crop.

Now I am in Georgia and you are in Maine so things may be different. Asparagus for us does it's thing in April and May here.

MarkV

 

[Bird]

It's been several years since I had anything to do with growing asparagus, but we had it on the farm in Healdton, OK, when I was a kid, and my grandparents, and later my parents, had it in later years in Ardmore, OK, but the best I can recall is that MarkV is right. I'd let it go for this year.

 

[bp fick]

If Maine is like northern Michigan, asparagus needs 3 years before doing anything, like picking.

I envy the OP and others who can plant and grow indeterminate tomatoes. With our short growing season, we joke that no matter variety you plant, it is very determinate. The frost determines you will have a very short picking season.

Thus, I don't fight against it and only plant the determinate varieties.

 

[jinman]

Arkaybee, it's very obvious that you have full rows of different varieties since the rows are different heights. Your garden sure looks happy. Are you going to sort by variety when you put them out for sale? My Early Girl plants are about the same height as your taller plants and my Pik Red plants are much smaller even though they were set out the same day.

 

[dave1949]

MarkV, Bird and BP - Thanks for the replies on the asparagus. The consensus is let it go, so I will. The stalks/fronds are 3'-4' tall now, some are bending over already with the weight of the rain water. Might be missing some nutrient? I should do a soil test, haven't done that in a while.

It sure was tasty while it lasted.
Dave.

 

[DJ54]

I'm thinkin', Bacon, egg and tomato sam'mich, slathered with Miracle Whip... :thumbsup:

 

[billdiesel]

I'm thinkin', Bacon, egg and tomato sam'mich, slathered with Miracle Whip... :thumbsup:

Or a toast and tomato sam'mich:thumbsup: