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« Reply #45 on: September 24, 2011, 01:06:15 AM » |
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what are some tried and true determinants for this zone in the spring?
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« Reply #46 on: September 24, 2011, 10:51:05 AM » |
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Celebrity, 1984 AAS winner.
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Sowing outside the box but still in the box.
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« Reply #47 on: September 24, 2011, 12:37:05 PM » |
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Homestead 24 was a fantastic hot weather producer this year at the UNF
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My grandfather used to say that once in your life you need a doctor, a lawyer, a policeman, and a preacher. But every day, three times a day you need a farmer
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« Reply #48 on: September 24, 2011, 10:29:49 PM » |
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I appreciated the info.
Are celebrities and Homestead 24s hybreds?
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« Reply #49 on: September 24, 2011, 10:48:56 PM » |
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Celebrity (hyb), Homestead (heirloom)
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My grandfather used to say that once in your life you need a doctor, a lawyer, a policeman, and a preacher. But every day, three times a day you need a farmer
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« Reply #50 on: October 11, 2011, 05:05:26 PM » |
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Update on boxes planted 8/30
My two cherry tomatoes (Black Cherry and Blondkopfchen) have fruit ranging from pea size to almost ready to color.
The Cherokee Green has about 1 dozen tomatoes the size of baby Brussels sprouts and the Green Moldovan has 1/2 dozen of the same size.
The other tomatoes are just beginning to set fruit.
I've been picking Ichiban eggplant from a single very prolific plant and have white eggplant that will be ready to pick by the weekend (another very prolific plant.)
Okra blossoms should be opening by this weekend, beets are coming along, first Chimayo pepper was picked this morning and I've been enjoying lettuce for the past two weeks.
Kwintus beans were problematic because of torrential rains but have finally come up and are just beginning to develop blossoms.
Needless to say, I'm excited!
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« Reply #51 on: October 14, 2011, 05:42:33 PM » |
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no fruit set with eb toms yet. lots of bloom drop with the brandywine beefsteaks. one fruit set on a brandywine in a regular pot, but a horn worm got it.
any ideas what may be causing bloom drop this time of year?
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« Reply #52 on: October 17, 2011, 05:02:38 PM » |
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I had bloom drop up until about 2 weeks ago and slowly all of my tomatoes except one variety (Jumbo Jim Orange) have set fruit. I suspect it was still a little too hot. Temps have dropped a few degrees for us at night.
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« Reply #53 on: November 01, 2011, 01:13:06 PM » |
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South Florida update...
My first harvest of Kwintus pole beans this weekend from a single box was 3/4 lb. Cooked them the same night and they were delicious. I expect the next beans to be ready to pick in the next 3 or 4 days. After that, I'll probably have to harvest a couple of times a week.
Picked my first okra with a bunch that should be ready in 3 or 4 days and the Chimayo peppers are ripening as well. The first Baby Ball Beets (red) are ready to harvest; golden beets should be ready in another week; and I plan to replant as I havest each one. Of course the eggplant continue to produce prolificly. Lettuce is in full swing as well and is growing faster than I can use it. Will have to start giving it away soon.
We've had nothing but torrential rains for the past week but it hasn't seemed to slow down the EB growth.
Tomatoes are last to mature. The Cherokee Green are outperforming all other varieties so far and are the size of tennis balls. I expect to begin harvesting tomatoes by Thanksgiving (I hope).
It's good to have fresh produce that's home grown again!
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fhemmer209
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« Reply #54 on: November 03, 2011, 10:08:33 PM » |
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I don't think I have posted since early May and since have moved from Dunedin to St. Petersburg. I am in a condo with a ground floor southern facing exposure so I have a nice patio setting for my four boxes. They get full sun most but not all of the day. Although I just moved in two weeks ago, I moved my EB's and planted then here Labor day weekend. I have had good success with Better Boys in the past but I planted two Tasti-Lees based on the recommendation from the Ellenton EB store. Also planted a grape and a roma. The Tasti-Lees look very healthy and have a good amount of fruit but they don't seem to be getting as tall as the Better Boys. All four plants look very healthy so I am hoping my new location works well. I am anxious to see how the Tasti-Lees really taste.
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« Reply #56 on: November 05, 2011, 02:10:32 PM » |
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That link didn't work. But, anything could win in the grocery store -- not much competition there.
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« Reply #57 on: November 06, 2011, 08:54:22 PM » |
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I stopped at the EB Ellenton Center yesterday and bought some of their Tasti-lees. They looked great on the inside and tasted just as good. Mine are about three weeks behind theirs.
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« Reply #58 on: November 07, 2011, 10:54:37 AM » |
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« Reply #59 on: November 07, 2011, 08:45:02 PM » |
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The local Fox 13 station did several live features this morning during the morning show about the Tasti-Lees. |
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