Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Tomatoes:How Early do you dare put them in the ground?


I took a chance and put out four tomato plants on the day before Good Friday April 9th. Now I will have to watch the weather forecast very carefully until early May. But maybe I will have some ripe maters by the 4th of July. Tell us when you plant your tomatoes and when you get the first ripe ones. Send proof to gardensberea@gmail.com . Keith
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  1. UnknownApril 14, 2009 at 7:09 AM

    Keith, you are a risk taker! Go for it.
    I still have canned tomatoes I'm working through. My seedlings are about 4" tall in the greenhouse. We seem to be in a frost pocket here on Owsley Fork and I'm not taking any chances. :)

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  2. UnknownApril 14, 2009 at 7:10 AM

    Has anyone tried those Wall-o-water contraptions for tomatoes and peppers?

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  3. rebecca_roselliApril 15, 2009 at 5:32 AM

    I am growing my tomatoes from seed for the first time this year. They are still quite small. I plan to put them in the ground the first week of May if the weather looks good.

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  4. rebecca_roselliApril 15, 2009 at 5:35 AM

    I don't know aht the Wall -o0water contraptions are but I am interested enough to find out. Sounds interesting.

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  5. rebecca_roselliApril 15, 2009 at 11:29 AM

    I did some checking on the wall-o-water and it sounds promising. One site discussed making your own using 2 liter bottles. You need 7 bottles, tape 6 in a circle with one in the middle. Then remove the middle one so that you have a donut. Place this over the tomato plant and fill the bottles with water. The bottles will absorb heat during the day that is dispersed at night. Thanks for the idea, Donna. I plan to try it.

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  6. UnknownApril 16, 2009 at 3:43 PM

    You will have to report back to us, Becky. :)

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  7. UnknownMay 5, 2009 at 4:38 AM

    Okay Keith, how are your tomatoes doing? Looks like the weather has been in your favor. I put mine out last week -- fingers crossed.
    Becky, did you get your seedlings planted? Now that you have your greenhouse, no doubt you will fill it up in record time. If I could go back in time, I'd build a bigger greenhouse. :)

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  8. rebecca_roselliMay 14, 2009 at 11:33 AM

    Yes, my tomatoes are planted but the ones from seeds are quite small. I will have to start earlier. Keith told me about plants that already had tomatoes on them so I bought two.

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  9. rebecca_roselliJune 11, 2009 at 8:02 AM

    I have my first red tomato. Very early but exciting. Thanks to Keith for telling me about the plants with tomatoes.

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