tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post5636921336005864009..comments2024-02-27T18:47:31.191-08:00Comments on From Seed To Table: Tomatoes Are Planted OutMichellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07812702328134261533noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post-12133825294576665642010-05-05T05:53:40.148-07:002010-05-05T05:53:40.148-07:00Thanks for posting the soil amendment stuff. :-)Thanks for posting the soil amendment stuff. :-)Susan Tomlinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01532464326705599296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post-50857031251417639162010-04-19T20:40:12.476-07:002010-04-19T20:40:12.476-07:00I thought about covering the tomatoes, but hesitat...I thought about covering the tomatoes, but hesitate to do it because of the winds, we get gusty wind in the afternoon almost everyday in spring, the plastic cover would be ripped apart and shred to pieces in no time. <br /><br />Do you wrap plastic around the tomato cage or you cover the cage from top to bottom?Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05406627092112574516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post-69495399176212711592010-04-19T03:19:37.139-07:002010-04-19T03:19:37.139-07:00No wonder your great job yields you well! Thanks t...No wonder your great job yields you well! Thanks to you and other inspiring blogging friends that I finally dared to grow tomatoes and other veggies! One of the bush tomato has even put out many tiny fruits!<br />I see you had a great vacation. Breathtaking shots of the waterfall. I'm sure you needed that vacation - sometime away from your garden.Chandramouli Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06532146969497878220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post-68434241999602985212010-04-18T06:15:29.149-07:002010-04-18T06:15:29.149-07:00I need to get a hold of some crab meal myself. Be...I need to get a hold of some crab meal myself. Before you know it, we'll be setting ours out as well! I'm so excited. It's been years since I've tasted a ripe homegrown tomato.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09303344546714641616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post-45455958822476247602010-04-18T03:17:46.973-07:002010-04-18T03:17:46.973-07:00I also think that chard will transplant easily. I ...I also think that chard will transplant easily. I transplanted mine few weeks ago. It is still cold during nights, so its not producing that well, but it survived transplanting. And I just noticed that few of my greenhouse chards have started to bolt.<br /><br />Good idea about covering tomatoes, I hope it will work. I agree with you about adding amendments to the whole area, not just to a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post-4880697160720729822010-04-17T23:16:35.258-07:002010-04-17T23:16:35.258-07:00Jan, thanks for the info about the chard, I think ...Jan, thanks for the info about the chard, I think I'll try moving it.<br /><br />---<br /><br />kitsapFG, what do the epsom salts do? It's great to hear that the plastic cover works for you, I'm getting hopeful about earlier tomatoes this year. :)<br /><br />---<br /><br />Mac, have you tried the plastic covers before? My only fear about using them is that they could make a nice cozy Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812702328134261533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post-5061305439995493822010-04-17T20:51:27.005-07:002010-04-17T20:51:27.005-07:00Good idea about wrapping the tomato cages with pla...Good idea about wrapping the tomato cages with plastic. My tomatoes hardly ripened last year, so were most of the tomato growers I spoke to in town, our night temps were too low.<br /><br />I transplanted my tomatoes and eggplants as well. I'm experimenting with different amendments in the planting holes in addition to the amended soil. I'm most interested to see what aspirin would do to Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08837486464329151966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post-45550393708184417052010-04-17T20:21:21.595-07:002010-04-17T20:21:21.595-07:00I amend the entire bed with rock minerals and comp...I amend the entire bed with rock minerals and compost - then use an all purpose fertilizer, finely ground egg shells, some epsom salts, and a few regular aspirins in the planting hole for each tomato. We have such mild wet conditions in our area that I keep the tomatoes covered by plastic for quite a few weeks so that they stay warm enough to set fruit on a reasonable timetable. If I did not dokitsapFGhttp://www.modernvictorygarden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post-52218661928841177782010-04-17T12:40:18.917-07:002010-04-17T12:40:18.917-07:00Wow your tomatoes are so far ahead, mine are only ...Wow your tomatoes are so far ahead, mine are only just getting the first proper leaves. I've found that chard transplants ok with a good lump of soil around the roots, but you need a deep hole.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11430236104525571846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post-74541858081725199342010-04-17T10:02:47.625-07:002010-04-17T10:02:47.625-07:00Hi Patsi,
It is a bunch of fertilizer, but it'...Hi Patsi,<br />It is a bunch of fertilizer, but it's all slow release and will last the entire season, I don't need to add any fertilizer until I prepare the bed for planting again. The R+R was great, we don't get enough of it either.<br /><br />---<br /><br />Daphne, I plant my tomatoes deep also, but I've found that they do seem to do best when I dig the amendments into the Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812702328134261533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post-67791567572874069792010-04-17T04:32:02.426-07:002010-04-17T04:32:02.426-07:00When I dig my tomato holes I make them pretty wide...When I dig my tomato holes I make them pretty wide and do amend it down there. I think it encourages deeper roots, but I've never tested it out. Maybe someday I should do one bed with holes and one with just amending the soil on top. <br /><br />I haven't even started my seeds yet. I have to do that today. I need to get them started soon.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post-12667524806728009792010-04-16T18:14:19.916-07:002010-04-16T18:14:19.916-07:00What a tidy job on the tomatoes.
Wow...tons a good...What a tidy job on the tomatoes.<br />Wow...tons a good fertilizer !<br />Love the R+R...can't get enough/Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834331771109216377noreply@blogger.com