Tomatoes

[delcecchi]

That is impressive rebel, a super plant. I think you should bag up the seeds and sell em to the highest bidder. .

Early Girl is, I believe,  a hybrid and a product of the "big seed" cabal.  So saving seeds won't work.  I attribute it to the skill and dedication of the gardener.

[RebelSS]

That is impressive rebel, a super plant. I think you should bag up the seeds and sell em to the highest bidder. .

Already dried some out for next years start....

[Dotch]

The tomato seed police will hunt you down... Nice job rebel!

[roony]

I got the gps tag off the pics and got me some seeds. Oh, there are a few tomatoes you didn't get a chance to count. 

[RebelSS]

I got the gps tag off the pics and got me some seeds. Oh, there are a few tomatoes you didn't get a chance to count. 

I thought I heard someone skulking about the other night....  Going out in a bit to pick the 15 or so green ones that are left, frost again this am. I'd heard for years that if you wrap up the green ones, two or three together, in newspaper, they will ripen and taste just fine.... ya right. I had to try it a couple years ago when I ended up with thirty some big green ones...totally hard green ones. Wrapped them up in three's in newspaper, packed in a box, set downstairs in cool area of rec room. I was eating ripe 'mato's at Thanksgiving. Ya, it REALLY, REALLY works....!! They were great; just like they'd come off the vine. Even shipped some to a buddy in Idaho, he couldn't believe it. Going to wrap these in a bit and tuck away. I found it takes 4-6 weeks for them to fully ripen, I check a few every week. Give it a try!

Edited October 1, 2015 by RebelSS

[Dotch]

Popeil's Pocket Tomato Ripener. I like it! 

[RebelSS]

Popeil's Pocket Tomato Ripener. I like it! 

AKA Reb's Wrapped Red Ripener.    My tomato-expert buddy has a theory why this plant was so productive, other than my weekly fertlizing's...it was really hurt by weed spraying as mentioned, in fact, I was going to just whack it down it looked so bad. Was just starting to produce tomato's. Took about 3 weeks to recover, so I'm that far behind. He says that sometimes an injury will cause a forced recovery that results in a great crop, due to increased output.....that's his theory.

Edited October 1, 2015 by RebelSS

[roony]

Interesting theory! It works with weeds so I don't see why it wouldn't work with tomatoes. 

[RebelSS]

Maybe that's also why when ya whack an idjit, they just seem to get dumber. 

[bobberineyes]

Looks like I'll be spraying the whole dang garden next year, then again maybe I'll try it on the neighbors first...

[RebelSS]

HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAA!!!!!    

[RebelSS]

OK, I'm going to do a "controlled experiment" for all. I just pulled the last 25 'mato's, brings me to a grand total of 158. Tossed the smaller ones, they don't count. I'm going to wrap them in newspaper in three's, and tuck away. Some have a few hard dark spots, never had that before. We'll see if those make any difference or not. They're hard and green. I'll post pics every few weeks of progress until they get red and ripe. Should be fun to see how long it will take, They'll go down in rec room, which is a constant 60 degs. wrapped and piled in a box. Any guesses on ripe date? Winner gets tomato's!! 

 

 

 

Edited October 1, 2015 by RebelSS

[Dotch]

AKA Reb's Wrapped Red Ripener.    My tomato-expert buddy has a theory why this plant was so productive, other than my weekly fertlizing's...it was really hurt by weed spraying as mentioned, in fact, I was going to just whack it down it looked so bad. Was just starting to produce tomato's. Took about 3 weeks to recover, so I'm that far behind. He says that sometimes an injury will cause a forced recovery that results in a great crop, due to increased output.....that's his theory.

There may be some merit to to that theory. In soybeans we frequently see overspray issues and occasionally, depending on the severity, timing, weather, etc., there is a yield bump rather than a yield loss. Had a similar occurrence last year in a friend's tomato patch. He grumbled that the neighbor had dinged his tomatoes with something sprayed from the adjacent field. Symptoms didn't match the product sprayed though. Come to find out he had mulched the plants with his grass clippings that had been sprayed with 2,4-D. Horrified, he bought more plants and was overcome by an avalanche of tomatoes in late September. 

[RebelSS]

There may be some merit to to that theory. In soybeans we frequently see overspray issues and occasionally, depending on the severity, timing, weather, etc., there is a yield bump rather than a yield loss. Had a similar occurrence last year in a friend's tomato patch. He grumbled that the neighbor had dinged his tomatoes with something sprayed from the adjacent field. Symptoms didn't match the product sprayed though. Come to find out he had mulched the plants with his grass clippings that had been sprayed with 2,4-D. Horrified, he bought more plants and was overcome by an avalanche of tomatoes in late September. 

Dang!!! Looks like my buddy Tom may be right~! Guys, we're on to something here!!! 

[delcecchi]

Dang!!! Looks like my buddy Tom may be right~! Guys, we're on to something here!!! 

It will get you thrown out of the Co-op downtown, though. 

[RebelSS]

 

 

It will get you thrown out of the Co-op downtown, though. 

 

Ha! Friggin' co-op! Anyone over there wants to try to toss ME around, have at it!!! Mayo One won't be able to save 'em. 

Edited October 1, 2015 by RebelSS

[bobberineyes]

Sounds like a  big fat Mator fight to me....I'm in, I'll bring all the rotten ones I can find to load up in the water balloon launcher!!

[RebelSS]

Always someone to pee on the party, ain't there?   Can ya bring the "Big sling" launcher, Bobber? 

[bobberineyes]

Yep, that's the one. You and I can grab an end and del can do the launching, we'll guide it so he won't need the scope....them co-op guys will be piled up with little x's on there eyes. 

[delcecchi]

Yep, that's the one. You and I can grab an end and del can do the launching, we'll guide it so he won't need the scope....them co-op guys will be piled up with little x's on there eyes. 

Hey man, I'm a lover not a fighter. 

[RebelSS]

Suddenly, Del realized he'd really started it now.......

 

 

 

[bobberineyes]

Hey man, I'm a lover not a fighter. 

ya but you'll love this !!!

 

 

Edited October 1, 2015 by bobberineyes

[delcecchi]

ya but you'll love this !!!

 

 

OK you convinced me. 

[RebelSS]

Next, you'll try to wheedle some of those 'mato's out of us...

[delcecchi]

I don't have any for sure. 

Maybe I should try that 5 gallon bucket thing up north next summer.