Red Heirloom Cherry Tomatoes

[Kate]

Getting old sucks.

[Shawn]

May 26, 2018 17:03:19 GMT -5 mike said:

Me too. Getting to my feet after sitting for awhile can be a real challenge.

LOL Tell me about it.  The same goes from laying to sitting.

[Kate]

May 27, 2018 8:02:42 GMT -5 Shawn said:

May 26, 2018 17:03:19 GMT -5 mike said:

Me too. Getting to my feet after sitting for awhile can be a real challenge.

LOL Tell me about it.  The same goes from laying to sitting.

I rest my case.

[Kate]

Here's a couple updated pics of the blossoms and buds for round two. More bud clusters every day. Taken at an angle for the first one, and the second is right in the middle of the three. I seriously recommend growing these tomatoes.

[Kate]

Well, the second wave is going to be huge again. In addition to "normal" branching, here are a number of long branches that I probably should have cut, but I'm a sucker for bud...I mean buds , and every single one was covered with them, so I just couldn't bring myself to hack them off. I may regret it when they're heavily loaded, but I'll just tie them, if necessary.

I really do have to say that this Red Heirloom Cherry Tomato is amazing. Another plus is that after picking, they stay fresh and sweet for a long time on the counter. What's not to like?!

[MaryL]

I’ve never seen this kit produce as well, I hafta say. Perhaps at the end of the plants’ lives you can save some seeds and replant, because these are some supercharged genetically blessed specimens.  

There’s some kind of protocol with drying seeds, but I’m thinking that might only be in cases of saving them to plant the following summer outside, which requires some degree of proper preservation. If you just replant it right away you’ll probably be golden. Err, red, lol. Just like Corinne popped a super market cherry in her mouth and promptly planted the seeds to experiment.  Plant came right up no problem.  That could be a really fun reprise experiment.

[mike]

Nice

[Kate]

Jun 8, 2018 18:58:03 GMT -5 MaryL said:

I’ve never seen this kit produce as well, I hafta say. Perhaps at the end of the plants’ lives you can save some seeds and replant, because these are some supercharged genetically blessed specimens.  

There’s some kind of protocol with drying seeds, but I’m thinking that might only be in cases of saving them to plant the following summer outside, which requires some degree of proper preservation. If you just replant it right away you’ll probably be golden. Err, red, lol. Just like Corinne popped a super market cherry in her mouth and promptly planted the seeds to experiment.  Plant came right up no problem.  That could be a really fun reprise experiment.

That's a good idea. As much fun as I'm having, I'm sure I'll want to try something new when these are done, so maybe preserving seeds is a good idea!.

[MaryL]

That’s true, you’ll want to move on to your bounty of new pepper seeds!  So here’s a decent primer for you to save the tomato seeds for next winter, or next spring.  

www.thespruce.com/how-to-save-tomato-seeds-1403292

And there are countless other sites.  Save me some for us too, lol!!   Kidding, lol.  Enjoy the process. d45692

[Kate]

It looks stinky, but coming from someone who schlepped her sourdough sponge from one end of the country to another since one year out of high school, I don't have room to talk! I have the descendant of the starter I got from my grandmother when I was about 9, that she had over 90 years, given to her by HER mother from "the old country". It's had a long road! Now THAT'S stinky, LOL.

[MaryL]

That is astounding!!!  And impressive!!!  And oh so special, being the family legacy that it is.   Just, WOW!  (I think I would’ve totally dropped the ball at some inevitable point. )

[Kate]

I wouldn't dare. The multi-generational haunting would be horrific.

[Kate]

I took just one of the tomato plants this morning. They're covered again, and have lots of baby tomatoes and closing flowers getting ready to set fruit. They're so big it's hard to take pics that would show the scope without having to stand far away and lose the tomatoes in the foliage. I've noticed the tomatoes themselves seem to be uniformly larger, this time.

[drbanks]

So envious.  I  haven't been growing any cherry toms since the apartment disaster.  At least now, I have a regular cleaning service to pick up after me, so I've been thinking of replanting the Farm Plus.

[Shawn]

Jun 11, 2018 12:16:13 GMT -5 drbanks said:

So envious.  I  haven't been growing any cherry toms since the apartment disaster.  At least now, I have a regular cleaning service to pick up after me, so I've been thinking of replanting the Farm Plus.

Go thru my seeds if you want anything.  I have an AG kit of Mighty Minis that I never used if you want them.  I do not know anything about them however.

[Kate]

I really think the CALiMAGic has a lot to do with t. Also, tomatoes and peppers need about 2.5-3x the amount of food including the CALiMAGic that AG recommends, especially when heavily blooming and growing fruit.

[Kate]

Again, major growth explosion with the Flora Series & CALiMAGic. I let these go nuts with long branches. I probably shouldn't have but they would grow seemingly overnight and then covered with buds, so I couldn't bear to chop them. This crop is larger than the last, and the tomatoes are getting quite a bit larger. This image is only part of the mass. I wanted to center the image somewhat.

I do want to say that I'm sorry I've been absent lately. I've been busy and enjoying the summer this year. Lots of boating & fishing, which I love.

[mike]

Those look wonderful.

[drbanks]

So many toms.

So much envy!

[Shawn]

I still say someday I will try a tomato plant.