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Wv

i dont get on here much but i thought id check in on everyone
see whats growing big.iv weight one 4lb from my beefsteak . i see lots of new names and few of the old lol.like to hear from everyone .treetop

8/23/2025 1:19:57 PM

Grittyville, WA

Slow forum, I remember bnot used to bring a lot of his enthusiasm for tomatoes here. I will only say this: I obtained a nice broadfork! I can hope for better results with my new toy.

8/23/2025 2:10:20 PM

Wv

Yeah well it’s that time of the yr.miss seeing Marv. On he . I mailed tons of seeds on here that he sent me and he sent lots. We had lots of fun.some arguments but misty laughter.treetop

8/23/2025 2:30:03 PM

Aurora

Hi Brandon and Vern, I used my broadfork this morning to harvest 40 lbs of some nice red potatoes. I've got 2 other fruits about to go to the scale. It's been a dry, hot and humid summer where I live. We just recently had over 7" of rain. My plants are growing some big ones. Trying to be patient with the next week's forecast of 40s at night. Any suggestions?

8/23/2025 4:32:02 PM

Grittyville, WA

I dont think the cold will bother them but you could put a grow light on them if the weather gets too miserable.

8/23/2025 7:08:04 PM

Tenino, WA.

Little Ketchup is right on 40's should not bother them, just keep eyes open for any mold or mildew setting in.

8/24/2025 6:07:55 PM

Aurora

Thanks all. I went out to my plots tonight and my fruits are growing. I did not even realize I had one buried deep on one of my plants and it is a pretty decent size on a megabloom. I need to go back and put the other three megablooms in their hammocks. Keeping an eye on any blight, mold or fungus that might creep up. My plants at home are doing OK, but seem behind...trying to be patient. Waiting, waiting.....ZzzzzzZzzzz...

8/26/2025 12:43:23 AM

Colorado

It's been a weird year here. I went on the patch tour. The RMGVG grows this year are tomato and bushel gourd. Everybody's tomatoes are doing really bad. Something happened early that wiped out all the blooms. I seem to be the only one who got any tomatoes to set. I am the only one who hand pollinated. I did notice a huge lack of pollen this year. After the patch tour I've been asking around and it sounds like even those growing just eating tomatoes are having problems. When I weighed my tomato today I asked at the nursery and they said they have been bombarded with people who's tomatoes are having problems. The weather wasn't anything special this year but something happened.

8/28/2025 12:55:47 AM

Warwood

Hey treetop. Glad you're on. I miss Marv too. 4 lbs. is good in WV, I got one 4.20 lbs. Had a hot summer, still have a couple fairly good size growing. Trying to learn the best way to cool down a 15 x 22 greenhouse for summers to come.

8/28/2025 5:48:44 PM

Wv

Good deal man. That’s my biggest Beefsteak for sure lol. Do you live in WarWood wv?

8/29/2025 10:21:28 AM

Warwood

Yes I'm from Warwood. It was sure hot this year, floods and all. Keep in touch.

8/29/2025 5:53:15 PM