hillbillypie
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Post by hillbillypie on May 14, 2011 8:58:17 GMT -5
...Bammer, my rows are tight. I have them on 3 foot centers.
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Post by hillbillypie on May 14, 2011 8:47:03 GMT -5
I got some 5, 7, and 10 gallon bags to try this year. They are really awkward. I ended up not using them for tomatoes because until the plants root in really well they loose their shape when you water. I had to prop them up with bricks. So I ended up not using them for tomatoes but I did put some potatoes in them. Potatoes root in much faster than tomatoes and they are working pretty well. They are really cheap and I will use them again for potatoes. The 10's are monsters and take a lot of soil. I think I will use the 7's for all of my potato growing next year. Here is a good source. www.greenhousemegastore.com/product/grow-bags/growing-pouches-and-bagsDo you need pictures?
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Post by hillbillypie on Apr 20, 2011 23:02:15 GMT -5
This is my row of Kozula's seedlings. I got them in the ground April 11. A few are showing some buds and should be blooming within a week.
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Post by hillbillypie on Apr 20, 2011 7:46:18 GMT -5
I'm growing Zore's Big Red. Even though it is PL it still looks weak, whispy and on the verge of death.
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Post by hillbillypie on Apr 20, 2011 7:42:30 GMT -5
Glad you found your way here. I was the one that invited you from the other site. Right after I did that, the little dude that runs the other site read my Private Message to you inviting you here and banned me. How childish is that?
Welcome. This is a great place to share info without all the Junior High drama of the other place.
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Post by hillbillypie on Apr 20, 2011 7:38:16 GMT -5
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Post by hillbillypie on Apr 20, 2011 7:32:59 GMT -5
Here is an interesting visual on size segregation. These are from the Wagner T-4 X Dora F2. All were planted on the same day and received the same amount of light. What brought the short stocky genes to this mix?
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Post by hillbillypie on Apr 7, 2011 21:28:36 GMT -5
What about these?
VRBICANSKE NIZKE-Moravia
TIGRUS KARALIS-Hungary
JUBILEJNYJ-Armenia
YER DOMATIZ-Turkey
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Post by hillbillypie on Apr 5, 2011 9:33:08 GMT -5
I still need to plant more dwarf stuff and some determinate commercial type stuff for fall crop and crossing. .......They control the tomato world like the Illuminati controls us. ...Aluminum foil hats are optional...
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Post by hillbillypie on Apr 5, 2011 0:20:28 GMT -5
....and Arkansas is "overseas" only if you take the long way.
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Post by hillbillypie on Apr 5, 2011 0:18:58 GMT -5
Podarak is also a Russian variety. It means "Gift". For God's sake please label it "GIFT" when you grow it. Vladivostokisj= Vladivostok, which is an important port city Russia. Zitronen is going to be "Lemon". Temnokrasnij is probably two words and I think that the TEMNO part is probably a messed up take on the Russian word for "Dark" so it might be "Krasnik Dark". Carazon Di Boi="Ox Heart", but not sure of origin. I'll look at the rest when I've had some sleep.
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Post by hillbillypie on Apr 5, 2011 0:01:41 GMT -5
I am currently growing a tomato called Biysk Yellow. I think that is what the first one is, only it is a very bad attempt at a phonetic spelling of the Russian word. That's why I believe we should always translate into whatever your primary language is. Then 17 years down the road you won't have this problem. You can always translate something back, but you can only figure out a phonetic spelling or transliteration if you are bilingual and even then it sometimes is impossible.
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Post by hillbillypie on Apr 4, 2011 18:16:26 GMT -5
There must be something about that variety that gives the seeds long viability. I found an envelope of Delicious that I got from Chuck W at Heirloom Tomatoes in the bottom of my file cabinet. I am not sure how old those were but I would guess I got them about '97 or '98??? I had 4 seeds in the envelope. Those are some of the smallest tomato seeds I have seen outside of species types. I planted them last week just for the heck of it and I had 3 pop up. I only grew that one twice and recall that I thought there were better tasting tomatoes and have not grown it in a while. If I set the world record I'll let you know. Does anyone remember Chuck?
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Post by hillbillypie on Apr 4, 2011 17:55:38 GMT -5
Thought I would post an update.
I gave the Wagner T-4 x Dora the working number SW-MC-1101 and each plant will get its own 3 digit number. So I have SW-MC-1101-001, SW-MC-1101-002 etc. I ended up with 14 plants total. 3 of those are very short, as in only 1/3 the size of the others. The other 11 are sort of long lanky plants.
I also am growing NARX F3 X PBTD which is labeled SW-MC-1102. I have 12 very strong seedlings. In fact these are some of the healthiest plants in the greenhouse. Out of the 12, 5 are Potato Leaf.
I have 11 seedlings from the cross of NARX F3 X Zebra Heart. (SW-MC-1103) These are also doing quite well and look very healthy. All plants are regular leaf.
I'll post pictures soon.
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Post by hillbillypie on Apr 4, 2011 17:33:54 GMT -5
I thought someone, perhaps Anna K, would be interested in knowing the breakdown of which one of her crosses I am growing. So this is what it looks like, unless of course one is out of place and I missed it.
I have a total of 68 plants.
3 -#14 6-#24 3-#36 ( one might not make it) 6-#125 5-#126 6-#128 4-#129 5-#130 1-#132 11-#133 1-#135 2-#136 8-#137 4-#138 4-#139
There seems to be quite a bit of diversity among the lines. Still hard to tell much about them. We had 11 days below normal temps and lots or clouds. None of my plants are as far along as they usually are this time of year. I usually plant out the second week of April, but I think I will hold off an extra week to try to put some size on the seedlings before they go in the ground.
I plan on using 24, 125, 130, 133, 137, and 139 in this years hybridization program. Which means I'll be lucky to use one. All the planning in the world does not account for getting two varieties at the right bloom stage at the same time. And of course there is disease, bugs, critters, and for me the heat. ....sigh.....
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