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Friday, January 3
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Pretty cool
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Saturday, January 4
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Only 2 plants this year so doing what i can to get this set in the rain
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Monday, January 13
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Didn't set. Shape isnt my favourite either.
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Monday, January 13
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Not sure whats wrong with my domingos but they have been throwing these unfused megas for the past 3 years
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Saturday, January 18
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Hmmm not yet
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Saturday, January 18
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Still small. Bottom leaves already showing a bit of deficiency
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Saturday, January 18
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They all decided to terminate themselves on the first truss though..
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Tuesday, January 21
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Looking very good
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Tuesday, January 21
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Finally a good stretch. Weather has been messing with the spray schedule recently.
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Wednesday, January 22
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Rain all night and most of the morning. A bit of dirty rain has coated some of the plants in reddish dust.
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Wednesday, January 22
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Excited for this one.
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Wednesday, January 22
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Gonna wash it off when i spray with copper tonight
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Monday, January 27
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Dont like the twisted stem on this one. Only half of it has opened so far
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Monday, January 27
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Dont like the twisted stem on this one. Only half of it has opened so far
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Monday, January 27
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Thursday to Sarturday is going to be hot. Really hope this one can make it
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Tuesday, January 28
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This one just set. Not too sure on this one though. Shape on the other side not very full cos the flower was weird.
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Tuesday, January 28
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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.
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Tuesday, January 28
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Errr lets hope he makes it through this. 50% shade cloth on as usual.
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Tuesday, January 28
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The stem on this truss is bending hard.
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Wednesday, January 29
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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.
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Thursday, February 6
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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.
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Friday, February 7
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Going to get a good watering tomorrow morning. Curled leaves are on the main stem that terminated itself.
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Monday, February 10
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A nice and even mega forming on a sucker. Plants look pretty healthy to me.
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Monday, February 10
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Day 15
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Monday, February 10
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Also on the same plant.
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Tuesday, February 11
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Went ahead and topped the plant.
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Thursday, February 13
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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....
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Tuesday, February 18
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Day 20something and 16 inches around. No expectations for this one.
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Tuesday, February 18
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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.
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Tuesday, February 18
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Late season probably isnt the way to go around here. Two plants isnt the best idea either. Next season will be 12-15 plants.
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Friday, February 21
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Opened today.
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Friday, February 28
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Fat doubles look nice.
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Tuesday, March 3
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3 days old
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Wednesday, March 4
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Bunch of rain all night. Also grew a bunch over night by my standards. Its a little flat so lets hope it thickens up.
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Wednesday, March 4
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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.
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Wednesday, March 11
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12 days. Nice bottom terrible thickness. Currently looking like one of those costoluto tomatoes.
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Wednesday, March 11
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On the same plant is this. 16" currently
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Tuesday, March 31
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Picked this around two weeks ago.
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Tuesday, March 31
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This one was growing slowly but i let it off for a while because the bottom looks nice
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Sunday, April 12
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Ripening up
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Thursday, April 16
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4.04lbs Domingo. 22 1/3" circumference.
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Sunday, September 27
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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.
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Friday, October 2
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Getting ready.
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Monday, October 12
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Transplanting very soon. Will make sure to start them a couple days later next season.
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Sunday, October 18
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They went in on the 14th.
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Saturday, November 7
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Going to rip out the tomatoes and start all over again. Made some big mistakes.
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Monday, November 9
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The ones I didn't pull were on the drier side of the garden. Soil on the other side was cold and wet.
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Monday, November 9
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Here's a domingo
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Friday, November 27
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Round 2
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Friday, December 4
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8 days after transplant. The marks on the leaves are from leaf hoppers. There seems to be a lot of them this year.
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Monday, December 7
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Flowers starting to show up on the one plant I didn't pull.
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Wednesday, December 9
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13 days from transplant. Had a few cold wet days which turned them a little purple.
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Saturday, December 12
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A decent one
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Saturday, December 12
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And another similar looking one on the same plant
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Saturday, December 12
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And also another on the same plant. This one looks to be the biggest.
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Saturday, December 12
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Here's the plant
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Wednesday, December 16
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20 days from transplant. New growth is thin and soft from the heat.
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Tuesday, December 22
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Heavy rain last night.
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Saturday, December 26
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First truss Domingo mega
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Saturday, December 26
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No idea what this variety is. All 3 seeds that came from the packet grew 3 different looking plants.
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Saturday, December 26
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Another one off the same plant. A slow grower.
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Sunday, December 27
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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.
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Tuesday, December 29
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Good blooms but unfavourable weather upcoming.
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Tuesday, December 29
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Another one.
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Tuesday, December 29
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And another.
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Wednesday, December 30
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These stay open for quite a while. It has been 5 days and it's still dropping a bunch of pollen.
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Wednesday, December 30
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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.
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Wednesday, December 30
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Here is a big zac. The oldest leaves have some purpling and yellowing from the colder weather when they were young.
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