Mr Stripey Tomato question...anyone? Bueller?

[mpgoddess]

so i bought four of these plants this year. never grew em before. i usually stick with Brandywines and Romas for sauce and maybe a little salsa. i thought these were really interesting looking and might make a nice contrast to the Cherokee Purple experimental plant i also picked up. just one of those though as they didnt sel them in four-packs

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[mpgoddess]

thanks! glad to know its not just me getting bum plants!

[low_delta]

I got one for the first time, but I only put it in the ground two weeks ago. I don't recall if there are any blossoms, but I don't think we have the weather to set fruit anyway.

[labradors]

I had one two years ago and it was a bit slow. Later in the summer it had a variety of huge, multicolored yellow and pink and delicious tomatoes, and then small orange ones on the same plant... which were also tasty. :) (Mental note, try to find some more next year.)

[sweet_bread]

I don't have an answer to your tomato questions, but I just have to tell you that I say Bueller? too at the end of questions when I'm teaching. None of my students get it because they are ususally 18-20 years old and lame as well.

[mpgoddess]

i cant believe that most 18-20 year olds havent seen that movie! wow! how SAD is that??

i just hope they never decide to "reboot" Ferris Bueller with a crappy remake...

[wowomom]

"i cant believe that most 18-20 year olds havent seen that movie! wow! how SAD is that?? "

Exactly!
Wow... that is sad... Makes me feel old even though I'm only 26. O.o

[soshesays]

I had an awful experience with Mr. Stripey last year!

It had exactly one flower on it, around this time last year, which slowly slowly slowly developed into a tomato. I didn't see any other flowers until the beginning of September (read: the end of our growing season). Frost killed it before they had a chance.

And I keep thinking that I might've done something wrong, but all of my other tomatoes were fine and prolific, so ... I don't know.

The one tomato was big and pretty, though.

[mpgoddess]

hmmmm...what Zone are you in?

i was just out there now (getting eaten alive by skeeters) and there seems to be a couple of flowers forming.

actually, under closer inspection, all of my plants are a little light on the flowers right now no matter what they are...i wonder if it has just been TOO WET this year. last year was too cool...sigh.

[soshesays]

4b.

Yeah, seems like it's always something!

[falnfenix]

ours was equally poor, but i don't know if it's the plant's fault. last year sucked in general for food production.