Monday, April 4
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Got my patches ready, put in soil heating cables & electric heaters yesterday. Stoked for the growing season!
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Monday, April 4
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Here is my other patch. For unknown reason the soil temp is 7 degrees warmer here than in the other patch.
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Monday, April 4
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Here are some of my tomato seedlings.
Each 3 pot holds a rootstock plant & either an heirloom or giant tomato. Should be able to start grafting this weekend.
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Monday, April 4
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It helps to include the pic.
The rootstock is Arnold & Shin Cheong Gang.
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Monday, April 25
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Several days ago I received a box from Porkchop for an award I didnt even know existed. It contained this awesome trophy, a WOW shirt, coozie & package of super starter paks, a monetary award & a nice note from Steve. And my team didnt even place in the tomato team competition! That Porkchop, a H#ll of a nice feller!
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Monday, April 25
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A closeup of the trophy.
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Monday, April 25
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I transplanted out yesterday. Here the 2004 VanderWielen & the 1989.5 Daletas.
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Monday, April 25
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Here I placed 2 1938 Sperrys.
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Monday, April 25
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And finally, in my third spot, a 2226.7 BoonenHerman & a 1803 Gadberry.
Still have 2 backups in the house.
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Tuesday, May 10
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2 weeks in the ground as of Sunday.
2004 VanderWeilen on left.
1989.5 Daletas on right.
The Daletas has a kink in the main vine that I hope will be alright
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Tuesday, May 10
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2 weeks in the ground as of Sunday.
Both plants are 1938 Sperry.
Unfortunately the one on the right has a kink in the main vine. Hopefully it will be alright. Need to get them through this heatwave.
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Tuesday, May 10
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2 weeks in the ground as of Sunday.
2226.7 BoonenHerman on the left.
1803 Gadberry on the right with a massive main vine.
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Saturday, May 21
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My 1989.5 Daletas, 12 long, planted APRIL 24.
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Saturday, May 21
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My 1938 Sperry, planted out April 24, 10.5 long.
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Saturday, May 21
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My 2226.7 BoonenHerman, planted out April 24, 9.5 long.
Very chuffed with my plants.
Just put rooting hormone on the leaf nodes, now to bury them!
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Friday, May 27
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A leaf node on my 1989.5 Daletas. I love the developing root in the underside. The purple on the top is Clonex gel which will encourage another root to form once it is buried.
Update on my plants:
1989.5 Daletas is now 17.5 long.
1938 Sperry is 15 long.
2226.7 BoonenHerman the tip of the main vine has ended in only a leaf so a vigorous secondary has been swung forward as the main vine. Total length is 15.5.
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Friday, May 27
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A leaf node on my 1989.5 Daletas. I love the developing root in the underside. The purple on the top is Clonex gel which will encourage another root to form once it is buried.
Update on my plants:
1989.5 Daletas is now 17.5 long.
1938 Sperry is 15 long.
2226.7 BoonenHerman the tip of the main vine has ended in only a leaf so a vigorous secondary has been swung forward as the main vine. Total length is 15.5.
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Sunday, May 29
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My 1989.5 Daletas measuring 18, has a female at 15.
I am ecstatic with how large my plants have become.
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Sunday, May 29
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My 1938 Sperry, measuring 16.5. Has a female that opened this morning at 11.5. I pollinated with my 2226.7 BoonenHerman but am really excited about the next bloom at 16
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Sunday, May 29
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The female on my 2226.7 BH, a little asymmetric
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Sunday, May 29
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My 2226.7 BoonenHerman had the main vine end in a leaf at 14.
So I swung the most distal vigorous secondary forward making it the main vine.
Total length is 16.
There are some females on the secondaries but not on the main vine yet.
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Sunday, May 29
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Error!
The last post the blossom was on the 1938 Sperry.
My 2226.7 BoonenHerman had the main vine end in a leaf at 14.
So I swung the most distal vigorous secondary forward making it the main vine.
Total length is 16.
There are some females on the secondaries but not on the main vine yet.
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Tuesday, May 31
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The female blossom at 15 opened on my 1989.5 Daletas opened today, an asymmetric 4-lober. Pollinated it with the 2226.7 BoonenHerman.
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Friday, June 3
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15 out on my 1938 Sperry.
Pollinated it with 2226.7 BoonenHerman today.
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Monday, June 6
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Blossom on my 1989.5 Daletas this morning, pollinated by 2261 Schmit, 20 out on the main vine.
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Monday, June 13
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4 lober blossom 24 out on the main vine of my 1989.5 Daletas. Pollinated it with 2261 Schmit. This is a backup as the 5 lober blossom at 20 seems to have taken. I need to cull the fruit at 15.
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Monday, June 13
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5 lober blossom 24 out on my 1938 Sperry. Pollinated with 1989.5 Daletas. Another backup, as the fruit at 16 seems to have taken.
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Monday, June 13
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Proud of my large leaves. This one is on my 2989.5 Daletas plant.
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Monday, June 13
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Whoops!
Betcha didnt know that Steve set a new world record!
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Tuesday, June 14
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This is the blossom that opened today on my 2226.7 BoonenHerman 17.5 out.
I pollinated it with 1938 Sperry.
It got to 93 degrees today.
I had frozen gallon jugs of water close to the blossom with a fan blowing on it. I also sprayed some cold water on the resin table that was shielding it from the sun.
I dont know what my chances are that she will take, Ive got my fingers crossed!
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Friday, June 17
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This is the keeper I have chosen on my 1989.5 Daletas. At 15 from the stump, it has been growing too fast to ignore.
It is currently 17 DAP with an OTT of 136.
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Friday, June 17
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This is the keeper I have chosen on my 1989.5 Daletas. At 15 from the stump, it has been growing too fast to ignore.
It is currently 17 DAP with an OTT of 136.
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Saturday, July 2
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Update on my 1989.5 Daletas.
Now at 32 DAP, taping around 420 lbs.
Decided to name him Sparky.
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Saturday, July 2
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This is the keeper on my 1938 Sperry.
It is 27 out on the main vine at 15 DAP.
Decided to name it Tesla.
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Saturday, July 2
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These are the culls for today.
The larger one is from the 1938 Sperry, on a secondary vine. I thought Tesla would grow more quickly without this one on the vine. Still have a small spare on the main vine distal to the keeper.
The other 2 are from my 2226.7 BoonenHerman.
Still have a 10 day old fruit 27 out on the main vine & a 7 day old fruit on a distal secondary. I am actually favoring going with the secondary fruit because it had been crossed with the 1989.5 Daletas.
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Saturday, July 2
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These are the culls for today.
The larger one is from the 1938 Sperry, on a secondary vine. I thought Tesla would grow more quickly without this one on the vine. Still have a small spare on the main vine distal to the keeper.
The other 2 are from my 2226.7 BoonenHerman.
Still have a 10 day old fruit 27 out on the main vine & a 7 day old fruit on a distal secondary. I am actually favoring going with the secondary fruit because it had been crossed with the 1989.5 Daletas.
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Wednesday, July 6
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Sparky was growing into the main vine so I decided to move him while he is relatively small (around 600).
So we hooked him up to the hitch of my truck with a Come-along & gently drew him back 3. Still sphincter-tightening!
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Wednesday, July 6
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Sparky was growing into the main vine so I decided to move him while he is relatively small (around 600).
So we hooked him up to the hitch of my truck with a Come-along & gently drew him back 3. Still sphincter-tightening!
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Wednesday, July 13
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Here is Sparky, my 1979.5 fruit at 43 DAP, taping around 785#, averaging about 25#/day. Not satisfied with that at all. The main vine & all secondaries are terminated. There are 7 tertiary vines on the right & 4 on the left. Tomorrow those get terminated.
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Wednesday, July 13
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This is Tesla, my 1938 Sperry fruit at 26 DAP. He is taping around 291#. Been averaging 31#/day over the last 3 days.
He has the main vine terminated about 7 past the fruit. He has 4 secondary & 2 tertiary vines still growing but they will be terminated tomorrow.
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Wednesday, July 13
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This is Heisenberg, my 2226.7 BoonenHerman fruit at 21 DAP. He should be over 160 tomorrow & on the OTT chart. He has some secondary vines that will be terminated tomorrow but 2 of them are quite vigorous & will be spared the blade temporarily.
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Saturday, July 16
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This is a leaf stalk on my 2226.7 BoonenHerman plant. Surprisingly, it has tiny roots that have developed at one margin. Has anyone else ever seen this? I figured I might as well bury these tiny roots with my usual technique. I will be sure to excavate this at the end of the season to see how these roots turn out.
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Saturday, July 16
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This is a leaf stalk on my 2226.7 BoonenHerman plant. Surprisingly, it has tiny roots that have developed at one margin. Has anyone else ever seen this? I figured I might as well bury these tiny roots with my usual technique. I will be sure to excavate this at the end of the season to see how these roots turn out.
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Wednesday, July 20
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This weird thing is on an old male blossom. Does anyone know what it is? I think I recall seeing another one last summer.
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Wednesday, July 20
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Sparky on my 1989.5 Daletas is 50 DAP today, taping at around 1,000#. Growing at 32#/day over the last 5 days.
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Wednesday, July 20
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Tesla on my 1938 Sperry is 33 DAP & taping around 590#.
Has been growing at 44#/day over the last 5 days. My wife wants to change the name to Kim Kardashian.
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Wednesday, July 20
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Heisenberg on my 2226.7 BoonenHerman is 28 DAP and is taping at around 230 pounds.l Growing at 24 pounds a day over the last five days.
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Thursday, July 21
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This is my driptape from one of my patches. Numerous holes from birds pecking at it. I have 2 other sections that Ive had to cut out & reconnect the remainders. Dont tell me to put water out for them, we already have that.
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Saturday, July 30
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The fruit on my 2226.7 BoonenHerman plant. I found this yesterday morning but I believe it happened Thursday evening. Around 470 by OTT, had been growing at 30#/day.
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Saturday, July 30
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I just barely touched the blossom end Friday morning, there was a loud pop which made me jump back. My 1938 Sperry fruit, taped 975 by OTT, growing at 42/day.
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Sunday, July 31
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And then there was one. Sparky is 61 DAP today, currently taping at 1,240# & growing 24#/day. Getting a lot of growth cracks.
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Friday, August 5
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Sparky is currently taping around 1,300. Just trying to keep him going. Trying to keep weeds down around the main vine & promote good air circulation.
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Friday, August 5
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Sparky is currently taping around 1,300. Just trying to keep him going. Trying to keep weeds down around the main vine & promote good air circulation.
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Tuesday, August 9
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You have to start somewhere. I thought this a suitable first entry for my giant tomatoes. From my 5.39 Strickler Brutus Magnum seed.
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