Calling all Tomato growers

[Mozzy]

Been thinking of you folks...staggering/up-potting some cherry tomato seeds from '23 and '24 (among other things) indoors in sets, a couple weeks apart while it gets to more proper temps outdoors soon. These are the first sets from earlier in the month:

 

[hecno]

@Mossy Our Tomato season starts next month and I had to build a fence around my veggie patch as we get wild pigs during the mango season , I also have around 1000 ltr of soil I built , being the first year on the property I am hoping I picked the right spot , so I will be growing in very large pots in case I have to move it , and for a bit of fun we are having a tomato comp at one of the local pubs , -- largest tomato -- and as far as work goes too bloody much . I tend to get full rebuilds , not just mowing , I priced a job on Monday and put a big price on it because I did not want to do it and bugger me dead , he wants me to do it -

 

[hecno]

 

[Smokinhat]

Just finishing tomatoe season here in NZ. I always do a couple of beefsteaks and this season, up a teddy bears butt, I snuck in an amazing dark blue tomatoe variety from Baker Creek seeds, bred in Belgium, called Sart Rolaise, it is a beefsteak style with a slight pineapple flavour. Real good.
I have lots of heritage orange tomatoe varieties from NZ if you are after any. They are really nice and bred by a heritage vegetable trust to have high lycopene and flavanoids.

Serious do you think heritage orange would do good in the states.Im
In Ohio .

 

[Mozzy]

Two sets of purple cherry-tomatoes from January, and a couple weeks later, as of a couple weeks ago:

...and the neighborhood catnip hunter:

 

[Mozzy]

The two big cherry tomatoes I started as indoor seeds around New Years have been outdoors about 50 days now I think (90ish total), and their second transplant into my own compost seems to be working pretty good...they've fought through some rough and unexpected weather but they should have some good times coming:

 

[Smokinhat]

@Mossy Our Tomato season starts next month and I had to build a fence around my veggie patch as we get wild pigs during the mango season , I also have around 1000 ltr of soil I built , being the first year on the property I am hoping I picked the right spot , so I will be growing in very large pots in case I have to move it , and for a bit of fun we are having a tomato comp at one of the local pubs , -- largest tomato -- and as far as work goes too bloody much . I tend to get full rebuilds , not just mowing , I priced a job on Monday and put a big price on it because I did not want to do it and bugger me dead , he wants me to do it -

A nod to my Dad WWII veteran RIP he could grow vegetables like nobody else he made it through the great depression and War he would always say you can't get good produce at the DAMN grocery store the Grandkids helped me put this together 5year old said put the flag on top grape and cherry tomatoes.

 

[KingRatt]

A nod to my Dad WWII veteran RIP he could grow vegetables like nobody else he made it through the great depression and War he would always say you can't get good produce at the DAMN grocery store the Grandkids helped me put this together 5year old said put the flag on top grape and cherry tomatoes.View attachment 1742780

Your Dad sounds alot like my Grandfather! Grew up thru the depression, went to war, came home amd started a house and Family! His back yard was his garden, i loved being there as a kid! Tomatoes were his jam, still have yet to taste a tomato that good. He had avocados, yellow limes(not lemons), and veggies galore, and my Grandmother grew orchids and ferns. Their house was so cool! Spent every big holiday there until they passed. I hope to have a house with a spot for a garden one day. Anyway, cheers to your pops! And cheers to you for doing something nice to remember him!

 

[Smokinhat]

Your Dad sounds alot like my Grandfather! Grew up thru the depression, went to war, came home amd started a house and Family! His back yard was his garden, i loved being there as a kid! Tomatoes were his jam, still have yet to taste a tomato that good. He had avocados, yellow limes(not lemons), and veggies galore, and my Grandmother grew orchids and ferns. Their house was so cool! Spent every big holiday there until they passed. I hope to have a house with a spot for a garden one day. Anyway, cheers to your pops! And cheers to you for doing something nice to remember him!

Yes that gen was tough all who grew up then.

 

[calamardosquiddy]

I love Tomatoes , The ones store bought are a joke , The season to start is here , Now me and some other local lads have a bit of comp going , as we do each year for the biggest tomato , we do it 2 ways - biggest Black Russian and biggest other - I got the Biggest Black Russian [ 470 grams ] Other - Beef Steak [ 460 grams ] winning one [ Other ] that one of the other lads grew went 530 gram Sooo that is what I have to beat , and as you know all is fair in love and war So I started off with secret tomato seedling soil mix , and have them in the grow room , soon as they got true leaf's I transplanted into bigger pots with most of the stem under soil , I will be out of the country for 2 weeks so it will be water only so my son can do it for me when I am away , They will go into 27 liter pots and I will have them at work so they can get all day sun , With the 27 liter post it will be secret soil 2 . View attachment 1672825
Repotted
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You will see in the photo pots with out little sticks in them , The will get worm mud tea which will bubble for 8 hours .
View attachment 1672829So any one interested least see what AFN tomato grows can do , Just post here , I will update in 2 weeks time .

Nice. I threw some genovese tomatoes outside. And a bunch of cherry tomatoes.