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Posted by roughie tasmania aust (My Page) on Tue, Dec 13, 05 at 6:11
How are you guys in Victoria getting ripe tomatoes?Are you using hot houses and raising them to a height of about 45 cms. or what? Your temps. are nearly the same as Tassie and the ground temps. must be up before the plants take off.Maybe it's all that hot air around footy finals time that gets you ahead of us.Please share your secret.
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| John, all the tomato pictures are fake. It's quite sad really, what those Victorians feel compelled to do! |
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Heres another fake one for you. That is me, not Wilson from Home Improvement. I had to stand on a rock to get my head above them.
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It's not how big your plant is, it's how many fruit you have.
I remember that pickie from 2003. Wasn't that you trip to Queensland. ??
Chortle. |
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Great photo Oz, could be a bit iffy.The clear blue sky worries me a bit.Plants look great, Head is a bit ordinary though. Will post a photo of tassie toms when we get a bit of sunlight.
John |
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| Nice jungle, Mantis. John,
You will have your day in the tomato sun :) |
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- Posted by Mabb Melbourne, Aust (My Page) on
Mon, Dec 19, 05 at 17:59
| John, you have to remember that the Show-Off is in Horsham where temps are higher than say Melbourne which is much closer to the Tassie climate. I only have ripe cherries at the moment (Broad Ripple Yellow Currant) and they are earlies. I have lots of Jaune Flamme on the turn, also an early and small. That's OK, his outdoor tommies will be finished in March and ours will still be going strong :-) |
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- Posted by Mabb Melbourne, Aust (My Page) on
Mon, Dec 19, 05 at 18:16
| Forgot to add... we followed Peter Cundall's "treat-em-mean" advice this year and consequently when we planted out, everything was pretty much in flower. We raised them in peat pellets and when they had their first true leaves, planted them into small pots, watered them sparingly and didn't feed them at all. We have no greenhouse (yet!) but we do have a north-facing patio where the seedlings sit to trap the sun after the weather warmed up. Worked a treat for the tomatoes, and is only just now working for the capsicums as the hotter weather starts. That damned popup add is REALLY annoying me now! I'm going to write to gardenweb about it. Talk about intrusive! |
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| It may get worse Mabb. We have a new camera MMMuuuuuhhhaaahhaa |
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| I have been weighing all the tommys so far and writing them down in a book. Today I transfered all the data into a spreadsheet. Highlighted the lot and did an autosum. So far I have picked over 30 KG's of fruit. Will make a batch of ezesauce tommorow. Mantis *this should keep me in no. 1 show off spot* |
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- Posted by Mabb Melbourne, Aust (My Page) on
Sat, Dec 24, 05 at 18:43
| OK, I'm going to have to fight fire with fire.... Our total yield was 67.5kg last year, but we had Amish Paste which sucked for yield, so let's see what happens this year with better varieties and more beefsteaks :-) I'm off to pick some BRYC for the christmas lunch salad :-) |
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| Impressive. I am now up to 37KG. |
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