What Tomato Press To Buy
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Where in OKC to buy organic fertilizer, like Espoma Tomato-tone?
Comments (9)I've been to Organics OKC (at 36th and Penn) several times to buy garden supplies that no one else in the area seems to carry (like coconut coir). The owners are very nice and really interested in helping out the gardening community. I know that they are trying to carry a wide range of products and are working on finding as many local gardening products as possible. I don't know if they have Tomato Tone, but they do carry Fox Farm organic fertilizers. I haven't tried Fox Farm, but I've heard good things about them. And, if you're set on Espoma, talk to the owners about ordering some. I'm sure they'd be glad to look into stocking any organic supplies that customers want to buy. -Megan...See MoreList of tomatoes and I can't decide what to buy...
Comments (25)Here's your list with my "star system" and a few editorial comments... Better Boy -- ***** Big Beef -- **** Big Mama Hybrid (Paste) -- **** Brandy Boy Hybrid -- **** Burpee Big Boy -- **** Bush Early Girl -- ** BushSteak Hybrid -- Haven't grown Fourth of July -- *** Fresh Salsa -- ("Paste" -- really dry for me) -- * Lemon Boy -- Haven't grown Large Red Cherry -- *** Napa Grape Hybrid -- **** Steak Sandwich Hybrid -- Haven't Grown Sun Gold -- **** (Would get 5-stars, but cracks a lot) Supersteak Hybrid -- Haven't grown Super Tasty -- **** Sweet 100 -- *** (Cracks a lot for me) Sweet Seedless -- *** Tomatoberry -- Haven't grown Toma Verde -- Tomatillo? Surprised that they don't have regular "Early Girl" -- a good choice for an early, IMO. Also "MIA" -- Jet Star, really good and frequently as early as Early Girl for me in Zone 5b. HEIRLOOM TOMATOES -- (Brandywine is the only one from your list that I've grown) Arkansas Traveler Aunt Ruby's German Green Azoychka Russian Black Krim Box Car Willie Brandywine -- * (Yes, 1-star) Caspian Pink Great White Beefsteak Orange Oxheart Pineapple...See MoreBuying tomato seed - Varieties the same everywhere?
Comments (16)Tam, Black Cherry is OP so yes you can save seeds from it. ignore anyone who tells you the seeds were from a specialty catalog. The catalogs for commercial growers contain the same varieties that might be found elsewhere. And it also tells me a lot about that place that they were offering a PL Red Brandywine. I think those wrong varieties threads are long gone b'c it was so many years ago and it wouldn't have been much help to you anyway b'c since I did those many new varieties have appeared, and situations with specific seed sources also change and new seed companies have appeared in the meantime and a few of them are excellent. That is, one site was blasted for low germinating seeds and that situation was fixed. Another site was selling a large number of wrong varieties and it turned out that the person saving the seeds, etc., had a serious medical problem. So don't go backwards, best to go forward. Note, there's a current problem with Black Cherry seeds at Baker Creek. SOme lot numbers giving fruits true to form and other lot numbers giving something other than Black Cherry. If I had some extra seeds I'd send them to you, but I don't, and I do understand that your question is a much larger one in terms of the best places to get seeds. There are many many threads here where folks have lsited what's been best for them, and there are some listed that I simply can't agree with, so my own suggestion is to go with Tania's suggestions for seed sources b'c she's particular and is not going to list a company that she knows there have been problems with. Well, very few problems, but then...... LOL And there's NO WAY that I'm going to lsit companies to avoid for the same reason that person X loves tomato v ariety Y and person B HATES the same variety. In other words some folks are devotees of a site b'c their experience has been OK and others wouldn't buy seeds there at all. So one has to look at experiences folks have with this or that company over a longer time span. I've been psoting online about gardening and especially tomatoes since 1989 and always read/post at several such message sites so I and others who do the same do see feedback about companies and the seeds they offer as tow rong varieties, low germinating seeds, customer service, etc., when folks psot about that. Carolyn...See MoreHave you ever pressed flowers ? What did you do with them ?
Comments (5)I've pressed many little flower blossoms over the years. I just use a thick telephone directory or similar book. Look for blooms that are more 2-dimensional rather than 3-dimensional... a pansy rather than a chrysanthemum, for example. Obviously a rose won't press flat! And avoid ones with thick centers like some daisies. If you want the daisy petals, pull them off individually to dry them, then reassemble for your project. You can use a piece of paper for the center. Do the same with other thick or complicated blooms - disassemble them and press the individual parts. Some dried flowers retain their colors well, others fade over time. And some dry to a different color... for example, some white blooms dry to a funky tan or yellow. You'll discover which suit your needs by trial and error. Be sure to press weeds and grasses, too. And four-leaf clovers! They add shape interest and color contrast to your compositions. Just go ahead and try drying some... it doesn't take much time or space. If you use a big book like a telephone directory, just start in the back, then as you discover more flowers to press, you can put them in the book closer to the top as you go. Just leave a few pages between each pressing so the moisture doesn't move to another batch. Pretty soon you'll have lots of pressed material to work with!...See More- 14 years ago
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