SDS Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 tomato plants of the year so far? I have a 7 footer (grape) right now with a couple of 6 ft cherries coming up the rear... Unless I get 9-10 ft stakes, these things will start to buckle over soon if they get any bigger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of BiB Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 tomato plants of the year so far? I have a 7 footer (grape) right now with a couple of 6 ft cherries coming up the rear... Unless I get 9-10 ft stakes, these things will start to buckle over soon if they get any bigger! 380431[/snapback] In a related story, Scott's tomato of the year state fair awards were stripped when two of his entered competitors were found to have traces of tomatobolic steroids in their system. Congress is convening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFanNC Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 I haven't measured my tomato plants yet, but they have to be in the same ballpark. I have had to re-stake them twice already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 Size doesn't matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoachChuckDickerson Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 9 inches....oh wait what are we talking about here? I guess that would qualify as small in this discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezmid Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 Who cares how big they are, the real question is what are you going to DO with them? CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted July 13, 2005 Author Share Posted July 13, 2005 In a related story, Scott's tomato of the year state fair awards were stripped when two of his entered competitors were found to have traces of tomatobolic steroids in their system. Congress is convening. 380435[/snapback] That's a bunch of crap! That cream stated it was for sun damaged leaves only! I bought it at Home Depot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiew Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 Damn you SDS - I raced to open this thread....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 tomato plants of the year so far? I have a 7 footer (grape) right now with a couple of 6 ft cherries coming up the rear... Unless I get 9-10 ft stakes, these things will start to buckle over soon if they get any bigger! 380431[/snapback] We don't have a garden per-se, but our container-grow toms are 5 ft. tall and we planted them late. We have beefsteak and some cherry. The cherry are just starting to get ripe, and they are sweet and wonderful. How often does everyone have to water them? I water 2x per day or else they wilt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted July 13, 2005 Author Share Posted July 13, 2005 We don't have a garden per-se, but our container-grow toms are 5 ft. tall and we planted them late. We have beefsteak and some cherry. The cherry are just starting to get ripe, and they are sweet and wonderful. How often does everyone have to water them? I water 2x per day or else they wilt. 380511[/snapback] I'm surprised you have ripe ones up there are my 1st ones came around last week. You should be a month behind. I water 2-3x a week, but they are in the ground. Maybe you need to water a little more deeply? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 I have a 7 footer right now with a couple of 6 ft cherries coming up the rear... 380431[/snapback] There's something you don't hear someone say everyday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tomcat Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 9 inches....oh wait what are we talking about here? I guess that would qualify as small in this discussion. 380447[/snapback] Im with ya baby!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRH Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 There's something you don't hear someone say everyday. 380520[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 I'm surprised you have ripe ones up there are my 1st ones came around last week. You should be a month behind. I water 2-3x a week, but they are in the ground. Maybe you need to water a little more deeply? 380518[/snapback] We got the smaller cherry tom plant and it had some green ones on it when we planted it. Our beefsteak plant is probably at least a week away. At least. Watering - we have ours on our south-facing deck, which gets lots and lots of sun, and also gets reflected light from a light colored stucco wall. We have a self-watering planter with a 4-gallon reservoir (tomato planter) and we refill that almost every day. The other planter needs watering 2x a day - probably because it's too small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubes Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 I don't know about you but I'd rather not admit that I have a couple of 6-ft cherries coming up my rear.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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