Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 68 Entries. Friday, January 3 View Page Pretty cool � Saturday, January 4 View Page Only 2 plants this year so doing what i can to get this set in the rain � Monday, January 13 View Page Didn't set. Shape isnt my favourite either. � Monday, January 13 View Page Not sure whats wrong with my domingos but they have been throwing these unfused megas for the past 3 years � Saturday, January 18 View Page Hmmm not yet � Saturday, January 18 View Page Still small. Bottom leaves already showing a bit of deficiency � Saturday, January 18 View Page They all decided to terminate themselves on the first truss though.. � Tuesday, January 21 View Page Looking very good � Tuesday, January 21 View Page Finally a good stretch. Weather has been messing with the spray schedule recently. � Wednesday, January 22 View Page Rain all night and most of the morning. A bit of dirty rain has coated some of the plants in reddish dust. � Wednesday, January 22 View Page Excited for this one. � Wednesday, January 22 View Page Gonna wash it off when i spray with copper tonight � Monday, January 27 View Page Dont like the twisted stem on this one. Only half of it has opened so far � Monday, January 27 View Page Dont like the twisted stem on this one. Only half of it has opened so far � Monday, January 27 View Page Thursday to Sarturday is going to be hot. Really hope this one can make it � Tuesday, January 28 View Page This one just set. Not too sure on this one though. Shape on the other side not very full cos the flower was weird. � Tuesday, January 28 View Page I use a 128C Tuning Fork to pollinate. Gotta be careful not to scratch the stems though. Picture doesnt show it well but this mega is fattt...exactly the what im looking for. � Tuesday, January 28 View Page Errr lets hope he makes it through this. 50% shade cloth on as usual. � Tuesday, January 28 View Page The stem on this truss is bending hard. � Wednesday, January 29 View Page 4 DAP today. Convinced I can get a better one to set up higher and when temperatures are cooler. Started real late this year but theyre actually timed really well for fruits to grow through autumn...as long as i can keep diseases away. � Thursday, February 6 View Page 11 days old. This is the only tomato set so far. Growth is slow. Sprayed with mancozeb and sulfur mixture. Also, the megas in earlier entries all aborted. � Friday, February 7 View Page Going to get a good watering tomorrow morning. Curled leaves are on the main stem that terminated itself. � Monday, February 10 View Page A nice and even mega forming on a sucker. Plants look pretty healthy to me. � Monday, February 10 View Page Day 15 � Monday, February 10 View Page Also on the same plant. � Tuesday, February 11 View Page Went ahead and topped the plant. � Thursday, February 13 View Page Darn it. Showing early signs of BER. Was growing pretty quick too. Timed the watering a few days before it set too in hopes it would prevent BER. Oh well.... � Tuesday, February 18 View Page Day 20something and 16 inches around. No expectations for this one. � Tuesday, February 18 View Page Last mega of the season and best looking bloom by far on the second domingo plant...though the plant isnt looking too great from all the rain and wind. � Tuesday, February 18 View Page Late season probably isnt the way to go around here. Two plants isnt the best idea either. Next season will be 12-15 plants. � Friday, February 21 View Page Opened today. � Friday, February 28 View Page Fat doubles look nice. � Tuesday, March 3 View Page 3 days old � Wednesday, March 4 View Page Bunch of rain all night. Also grew a bunch over night by my standards. Its a little flat so lets hope it thickens up. � Wednesday, March 4 View Page Bunch of rain all night. Also grew a bunch over night by my standards. It's a little flat so lets hope it thickens up. � Wednesday, March 11 View Page 12 days. Nice bottom terrible thickness. Currently looking like one of those costoluto tomatoes. � Wednesday, March 11 View Page On the same plant is this. 16" currently � Tuesday, March 31 View Page Picked this around two weeks ago. � Tuesday, March 31 View Page This one was growing slowly but i let it off for a while because the bottom looks nice � Sunday, April 12 View Page Ripening up � Thursday, April 16 View Page 4.04lbs Domingo. 22 1/3" circumference. � Sunday, September 27 View Page Soil tested and amended on 29/08. Added gypsum, granulated humates and borax. Weekly application of inoculant + biostimulants up until day of transplant. Seedling on the right was started on 05/09 and is set to go in the ground mid October. On the left is the size I want them at at transplant time. � Friday, October 2 View Page Getting ready. � Monday, October 12 View Page Transplanting very soon. Will make sure to start them a couple days later next season. � Sunday, October 18 View Page They went in on the 14th. � Saturday, November 7 View Page Going to rip out the tomatoes and start all over again. Made some big mistakes. � Monday, November 9 View Page The ones I didn't pull were on the drier side of the garden. Soil on the other side was cold and wet. � Monday, November 9 View Page Here's a domingo � Friday, November 27 View Page Round 2 � Friday, December 4 View Page 8 days after transplant. The marks on the leaves are from leaf hoppers. There seems to be a lot of them this year. � Monday, December 7 View Page Flowers starting to show up on the one plant I didn't pull. � Wednesday, December 9 View Page 13 days from transplant. Had a few cold wet days which turned them a little purple. � Saturday, December 12 View Page A decent one � Saturday, December 12 View Page And another similar looking one on the same plant � Saturday, December 12 View Page And also another on the same plant. This one looks to be the biggest. � Saturday, December 12 View Page Here's the plant � Wednesday, December 16 View Page 20 days from transplant. New growth is thin and soft from the heat. � Tuesday, December 22 View Page Heavy rain last night. � Saturday, December 26 View Page First truss Domingo mega � Saturday, December 26 View Page No idea what this variety is. All 3 seeds that came from the packet grew 3 different looking plants. � Saturday, December 26 View Page Another one off the same plant. A slow grower. � Sunday, December 27 View Page Do tomato plants curl up before a storm or sudden weather change? All of mine decided to curl up around and cover up their flowers today. � Tuesday, December 29 View Page Good blooms but unfavourable weather upcoming. � Tuesday, December 29 View Page Another one. � Tuesday, December 29 View Page And another. � Wednesday, December 30 View Page These stay open for quite a while. It has been 5 days and it's still dropping a bunch of pollen. � Wednesday, December 30 View Page Here is the condition of the plants. Stems started off a little thin but they're starting to thicken. I nip the bottom 4-5 suckers when they first appear but leave the following suckers to grow. � Wednesday, December 30 View Page Here is a big zac. The oldest leaves have some purpling and yellowing from the colder weather when they were young. �