09-08-2014, 11:47 PM
[quote wiperhunter2]You were not kidding about your yard and garden being on the cover of a magazine, very impressive. How do you even have time to work or fish[
]. Thanks for sharing your pics with us Ralph, I think I'll just go in the corner and cry now[frown]. I think for me to ever have a garden like that, it would really cut into my fishing time, I'm up to 77 fishing days so far this year. [#ff0000]That is a bucket load of fishing Curt![/#ff0000] One question, do you trim the tops of your tomato plants so they won't grow so tall? [#ff0000]Nope ... no trimming at all. They generally only grow as high as the tomato cages are. I guess that you'd say that they "rise to the occasion". So, if yours are over 7 feet tall (WOW!!!) do yours have a high trellis that they climb on or do they free-stand 7 feet?[/#ff0000] Mine grow over 7 ft tall every year, no matter what type I plant. Also, do you add some type of fertilizer to your garden, if so what is it?
[#0000bf]The fertilizer(s) that I use is each plant, at planting time, gets a well tilled in shovel of composted steer manure (inexpensive bags from Wal-Mart). Then, about a month later, I start feeding them Miracle-Gro Tomato Plant Food in the drip irrigation line. One of the most important things to raising quality tomatoes in large quantities, is to keep grass clippings piled high and wide around the base of each plant. This keeps the weeds down and keeps the moisture content consistent. Keeping the moisture content consistent prevents blossom end rot (that black rot that develops on the blossom end of the fruit).[/#0000bf]
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[#0000bf]Now, a question for you ... Do you use fertilizer in your tomatoes? I'm trying to figure out how you get them so darn tall. Typically, tomatoes that grow tall have been fertilized heavily. Also, typically, tall tomato plants produce less fruit than shorter plants.[/#0000bf][/quote]
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]. Thanks for sharing your pics with us Ralph, I think I'll just go in the corner and cry now[frown]. I think for me to ever have a garden like that, it would really cut into my fishing time, I'm up to 77 fishing days so far this year. [#ff0000]That is a bucket load of fishing Curt![/#ff0000] One question, do you trim the tops of your tomato plants so they won't grow so tall? [#ff0000]Nope ... no trimming at all. They generally only grow as high as the tomato cages are. I guess that you'd say that they "rise to the occasion". So, if yours are over 7 feet tall (WOW!!!) do yours have a high trellis that they climb on or do they free-stand 7 feet?[/#ff0000] Mine grow over 7 ft tall every year, no matter what type I plant. Also, do you add some type of fertilizer to your garden, if so what is it?[#0000bf]The fertilizer(s) that I use is each plant, at planting time, gets a well tilled in shovel of composted steer manure (inexpensive bags from Wal-Mart). Then, about a month later, I start feeding them Miracle-Gro Tomato Plant Food in the drip irrigation line. One of the most important things to raising quality tomatoes in large quantities, is to keep grass clippings piled high and wide around the base of each plant. This keeps the weeds down and keeps the moisture content consistent. Keeping the moisture content consistent prevents blossom end rot (that black rot that develops on the blossom end of the fruit).[/#0000bf]
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[#0000bf]Now, a question for you ... Do you use fertilizer in your tomatoes? I'm trying to figure out how you get them so darn tall. Typically, tomatoes that grow tall have been fertilized heavily. Also, typically, tall tomato plants produce less fruit than shorter plants.[/#0000bf][/quote]
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