merank's Tomato 'Red Currant' x 1 Harvesting
Plant: Wild tomato (Solanum pimpinellifolium) | Variety: Red Currant
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It was thoroughly overwhelmed by spidermites swarm this summer, so I gave up and cut it down to soil-level in the pot on Aug 20. I didn’t yank the roots out because the parsley in the same pot was still doing fine. The tomato plants grew back from the roots, the worst of the spidermites are long gone, and now there are tiny green tomatoes!
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09 Feb 2012
Harvesting day 275
Probably the last off this one
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29 Jan 2012
Harvesting day 264
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22 Jan 2012
Harvesting day 257
Can’t believe I’m picking tomatoes in January…
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13 Jan 2012
Harvesting day 248
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05 Jan 2012
Harvesting day 240 Stocking up on sunshine while it's cheap
It’s enjoying the nice weather as much as I am.
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02 Jan 2012
Harvesting day 237
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30 Dec 2011
Harvesting day 234 2011 Wrap-Up
Leaves are looking pretty crunchy now but the greens are still ripening.
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27 Oct 2011
Fruiting day 170
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20 Jul 2011
Treating day 71 Spraying for spidermites
Sprayed neem oil; repeat Jul 28
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29 Jun 2011
Flowering day 50
!!! :)
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03 Jun 2011
Growing day 24 Photo updates: mystery plants & a tom...
Outer 2 buckets
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02 Jun 2011
Transplanted day 23
Starter garden > Solarium/Patio/Porch garden Keep in partial shade for a few more days
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22 May 2011
Hardening Off day 12
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21 May 2011
Showing True Leaves day 11
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15 May 2011
Sprouting day 5
The tiny seeds have turned into tiny sprouts.
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10 May 2011
Sown day 0
Comments
Fhaith wrote:
How do you like the current tomatoes? I grew them last summer and the only thing I would change is to move them to their own location so they can run free. We had LOTS of tomatoes off the one plant. I would almost consider it invasive!
Posted on 03 Jan 12 (over 1 year ago)
merank wrote:
I like them quite a bit- good flavor, lots of tomatoes, small enough that I don’t need to chop them for salads, and they seem to ripen very quickly. That last one is a surprise since they spend about half of each week inside to dodge the frosts.
Thank you for the tip about them being so enthusiastic – will keep that in mind for this year. My plant is only 4 feet tall, but it hasn’t exactly had optimal conditions.
Posted on 03 Jan 12 (over 1 year ago)
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