Farm XL Cherry Tomatoes (start 12/26/2019)/ terminated 12/20

[Jay]

I had posted the start of this elsewhere but this is what they look like today.

It could be me, but these seem to go through phases, the fruit then start browning, green up, flower and fruit again. This is the 3rd flower and fruit stage. I don't get a consistent harvest over time it appears.

[tonydedo]

How many plants do you have there?

[Shawn]

I do not know about tomatoes but my peppers go thru stages.  I get two and sometimes I will be patient and go for three harvest sets.

[Jay]

I have 4 plants, 2 yellow and 2 red. I had 6 but they crowded each other out.

I don't think I will grow the yellows again, the flavor isn't for me.

[Jay]

I must admit to being somewhat neglectful of my AG tomatoes over the summer, I've been playing with nutrients and how often I feed and just generally abusing them. They still come through, this is where we are today.


 

These are just easy to see because I have been very good at pruning



Starting to get some overcrowded dead stems in the middle I'll prune those out when I harvest this weekend

[Shawn]

Glad to see you back with us.  Also a nice cluster I see.

Nice juicy looking cluster on the side.

[Jay]

They were yummy! Made a small batch of jammy tomatoes over mashed potatoes!

[Jay]

Inattention and root rot got these. One last harvest went into stew. Once I get everything clean I will be putting in some indeterminate cherry tomatoes (sun gold and black cherry). I've tried these before, they grew well, but I had them in with other varieties and they are high maintenance to keep them from taking over.