TOMATO CONTEST 2007

[strongtower9]

Haven't tried it yet but going to !!

[Pharmer Phil]

claudiaakittin said:

im planting mine this weekend, im going to the pants off of all of you. tee heee Adelita

Hey, Dats what happened to me pants

[Pharmer Phil]

Nice looking garlic there bro, but Garlic ain't maters...
As far as the goat goodies... Goat manure is mild enough to use immediately; no curing necessary. same goes for rabbit droppings Simply spread them on the ground, scratch them into the soil surface and water.
My opinion would be different ifin the rabbits or goats were fed antibiotics tho.

[mickee311]

Hmmm there's a tiny goat "farm" down the road from here...I wonder if they have any poop they'd let me have...lol It's just a trailer on a grassy lot with a couple goats, but they have a sign out in their yard saying it's a farm..I dunno, if I get the nerve up to stop at their house, I Might try it. But I'm kinda shy and self-conscious, so I might not. Good to know about the poo being mild enough to use immediately, just in case.

[Compost Pharmer]

I thought the winner got a '85 K car. Does it come with delivery to my front door?

[Compost Pharmer]

Mickee, just walk up to the door, ring the door bell and ask if you can have the excess they don't want. You might be supprised. They may give you all of it.

[oh2fly]

admin said:

Nice looking garlic there bro, but Garlic ain't maters

Yeah, I know they aren't. I just wanted you competitors to start worrying a little!
I was checking on maters with 3 cotyledon leaves. It is pretty rare. Some say they are bad, others want seeds from them and think they are special. I got one from one of Phil's batch of Belgium Giant. Have you run across this with BG before? I am taking a pic tomorrow.

[oh2fly]

Okay, here they are. Objects in image may be larger than they appear
First pic are 2 Belgium Giants with 2 cotyledon leaves, then 2 normal ones. Second and third pic is the mystery multi-leaved baby. Any thoughts? There are 4 small leaves below the normal ones and they don't all line up across from each other like they should. So, maybe it's not a triple cot, but a quad? If I get contacted by the circus to exhibit this one, I will try and stay in touch as we tour the world making millions Well I can dream, right? Seriously, I hope the strange one makes it. I want to compare it to the other 2 side by side in the garden. I was only going to plant 2 , but may make some more room someplace.

[crazy1]

Since we haven't posted the rules yet, I figure this is a good time.

1: the winner must be grown in Michigan or Minnesota

No really, just joking there. Michigan only

We'll get the rules for the weigh off posted soon.
Great pics all of you.

[Briarhill]

crazy1 said:

Since we haven't posted the rules yet, I figure this is a good time.

1: the winner must be grown in Michigan or Minnesota

No really, just joking there. Michigan only

We'll get the rules for the weigh off posted soon.
Great pics all of you.

Now why would you want rules like that? By the way, how do you like my maters? This was taken today...

[oh2fly]

WAAHHH, WAAAHHH! No fair, all I have are seedlings. Remember, it's not about who gets the first one, but the biggest one! As long as we are making rules, how about the winner being someone named Dave? I think that out of 16 growers, at least 3 are named Dave. Am I right?
I was wondering about the weigh-in. Do we need a witness, or are we actually being trusted like good boy and girl scouts to not embellish the results?
I'm not unless you guys do, then I am definitely going to. You guys aren't going to x-ray the winner's mater, are you? Just curious. I may have to switch from ball bearings to marbles.

[Pharmer Phil]

Oh2, Occasionally a genetic anomoly will cause a plant to have one or two extra cotyledons. On rare occasions, three or even four cotyledons. This also will happen with pumpkins, and every year it does, and the pholks who live breath and eat giant pumpkins get all excited....Unless they have had it happen before!!
unfortunately, most plants of any type being either a monocot
or a tricot, are normally inferior lacking rate of growth, resistance to diesease and resistance to frost.

The "mutant" plants have picked up an extra gene, this gene gives the area of dna that governs the cotyledons...two traits, instead of the normal one. although the mutant is weaker, it will have an effect on the plant overall.
this by no means should keep you from growing it out to see what happens.
I should say tho, that if I spot any irregularities in my Pumpkin starts, I eliminate them, but this is just from past experience.

On the upside, should the plant be a great producer, and grow you a Big Un, the gene is recessive and the seed from this plant will yield a higher percentage of the tricot plants.

That being said, in your picture, the suspect additional cot, looks to be extended on a petiole, which would, in my mind, make it a mutant leaf?? see arrow....

Ain't nature grand

[oh2fly]

Yeah, that leaf is strange. There is a kink in the stem where the leaf attaches. Almost like it was going to branch there. Thanks for looking!

[superdv1]

I guess I had better get the ole digital cameral out and snap a few of my monster mater plant. The dang thing is trying to pull down my stake already!! Pics coming soon.

[Compost Pharmer]

Lookin forward to your pics. Mine are just peeking above the plastic that is 18 inches high. Will take some pics and post.

[Pharmer Phil]

well mine are 8 inches high, and still in 4 inch pots...but I'm still gonna win
Oh....by the way, I don't know ifin she has signed up...but I have competition ....at home, Laura is going to give it a go!

[boohoo222]

i reken i gotta get in on this, put me down on your big mater list cause im gonna win...

[Pharmer Phil]

ah yes........anudder dis-illusioned member

[superdv1]

Ok, let me try to attach a few pics here. Took a few good ones today. Yes, things are coming along nicely.....after a rocky start this spring starting my plants. Oops, sorry....How do I attach photos here??? Can't figure it out.

[oh2fly]

First, put your pics on a pic hosting site like photobucket. Then click on your message where you want to put them. In the box above the message you are typing there is a faint looking picture image (4th from left in the bottom row. Click on it. You should see this[/img]
Then go to your pic hosting site that you have opened in a different browser. Click on the url box next to the pic you want to post. It will show the word copied if you did it right. Then go back to your new message and click on the small gap between the IMG boxes. Right click, then hit paste and it should show up when you go to preview. It is simple really once you do it. I will check back to see how you do. Good luck!

[oh2fly]

Yeah, you did it. Those plants look great. I am a month at least behind you on mine

[Adeltia]

my tommy Plants are a 1 ft.
im gonna win I have a secret weapon
Horse manure and mulch haha

[oh2fly]

Mine are officially in the ground as of today. Phil, our frost schedules are pretty close. It was 32 degrees Tuesday morning and now they are talking about maybe hitting 90 in a couple days. I planted the 2 BG side by side. The normal one next to the polycot. I found room for a Brandywine and a couple more Sungolds.

[Pharmer Phil]

mators will go in today, had to wait fer the soil to dry some...
Hey, I gotta real freak to show ya Oh2, will take a pic when we go outside...

[Briarhill]

admin said:

mators will go in today, had to wait fer the soil to dry some...
Hey, I gotta real freak to show ya Oh2, will take a pic when we go outside...

God I love the South, we are already eating vine ripe mators...

[trudy]

Yeap the south has its perks!! I picked my 3rd ripe mator just yesterday. Yumm!! trudy

[douglas]

Mine er in and should start taking off soon

[Adeltia]

My tomatoes plants are 3ft high and have plenty of flowers on them. i can wait to see those lil green balls come in. We been having alot of storms and high winds lately, i just hope nothing is stunted or broken well see tomarrow. Adelita

[jokenmar]

I've got some really nice sized green tomatoes. Won't be long till I will be tasting that sweet, wonderful taste of a fresh picked tomato. Wow! Can hardy wait. My mouth is watering just thinking about it.

[mickee311]

I've got some out there that are bigger than my hand! And they're not done growing yet!