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Tomatoes

Aug 18, 2015 10:20

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mdehners August 20 2015, 08:54:56 UTC

Looks Good! Mine finally succumbed to the Heat and Humidity here. Using the same containers to try Cukes as an old Florida Gardening guide recommending for the Panhandle. Have to admit, the seedlings look a heckovalot better than those started in Spring....so far;>.
Cheers,
Pat

robby August 20 2015, 13:03:57 UTC

I've noticed that your season starts and ends much earlier than mine. We'll have heat waves (It got to 106F on Monday), but the plants aren't harmed. Extreme heat does stop the plant from setting fruit for a time.

mdehners August 20 2015, 15:36:18 UTC

I think it's the combo of Heat and Humidity. The Heat stops the Tomatoes from Producing but the Humidity added encourages ANY disease or Pest to go for it. Even EPs slow down(well, except for the SE Asian ones, but I don't care for the texture for most of my recipes). As much as I like Growing Tropicals, I'm starting to look forward to Autumn;>....
Cheers,
Pat(already drenched in sweat and it's not even 1100!)

robby August 20 2015, 13:09:44 UTC

The shorter, broader leaf plants growing on the left are Japanese eggplant, of the Ichibon type, that bear long purple fruit.

mdehners August 20 2015, 15:32:38 UTC

My fav type EP and next year I'm only Growing that type. I honestly prefer the taste and texture. It's also good for EVERYTHING I do culinarilly; Steaming, Frying, Roasting and Pickling.The Western ones don't "do" Pickling well IME.....
Cheers,
Pat

robby August 20 2015, 16:31:10 UTC

I've tried growing the "black beauty" type but they often taste bitter. I have a terrible time with eggplant. Next year I'm going to buy fresh seed. I'm sort of a survivalist, and I usually complicate my gardening by saving seed. The eggplant seeds somehow are not very vital. I need to add heat and carefully nurture them to get seedlings. I would love to have 15 healthy ichiban eggplants and freeze 20 pounds of eggplant for the winter and spring months.

mdehners August 20 2015, 18:51:42 UTC

I have similar problems with them. Germination is good but the plant(lets) just don't seem to have much "oomph". Those mystery EP's never did bloom. I finally just chucked the plants and planted some Japanese Imperial MG's in their pot.
Next yr I'm going to break my OP policy and plant one of the hybrids from Kitazawa Seed. I'm not Saving so I might as well.....
Cheers,
Pat

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