First time ever growing cherry tomatoes, help please!
Aleksey Denzil 5b
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Comments (10)Hi Nathalia. I live in SA, too, so I'm going to give you very specific suggestions. First of all, it was only last year when we had a lot of 100+ degree days. Normally it would take years to accumulate as many really hot days as we had last summer. This is not to say you can ignore heat. From April through November we will have plenty of heat. Start by listening to the radio. Turn on AM 550 (KTSA) radio from 6:30 - 9:00 am every Saturday and again on Sunday morning from 9:00 - 11:00. Bob Webster hosts the best organic gardening show there is anywhere on radio or TV. I don't agree 100% with him but he's light years ahead of other radio personalities when it comes to gardening. He is 100% organic, so his only advice on garden chemicals is to stay completely away from them. You can visit with Bob Webster or his people at his nursery, Shades of Green, on Sunset Road between I-281 and Broadway (north of the Quarry Market). Yes he has an interest in selling you plants, but nobody in town knows more about plants, fruits, and organic gardening in Central Texas. The plants he sells are adapted to the area...unlike what you'll find at the red, orange and blue box stores. Webster sells ideas and leaves the plant selections up to you. He also puts on free seminars at his nursery on Saturday mornings. Call, listen, or visit to get the schedule. Be sure to attend the one on Tomatoes and peppers. You might have to camp out overnight to get a seat. He IS that popular. If you live on the southeast side of town, visit Fannick's Nursery on Holmgren Rd. If you live on the west side, visit Fertile Garden Supply on Loop 1604 south of Bandera Hwy. Neither of these people will steer you wrong. If you live in the north east, or even if you don't, visit Garden-Ville, one mile off of Nacogdoches Road outside Loop 1604 at Cibolo Creek. They only sell soil amendments, but Malcolm Beck lives adjacent to the offices out there. You can visit Malcolm's gardens on a casual stroll around the place. Look to see what he's done with his raised gardens and his row crops. He's been 100% organic since the 1960s. If you're lucky you can visit with Malcolm or his wife, Delphine, while you're there. They're retired from owning Garden-Ville but are still active in the operation. If you see either one of them, show an interest in greenhouse growing. They might take you to the most awesome greenhouse I've ever seen (and I've seen a bunch). Of all the things you mentioned wanting to grow, blueberries are going to be the biggest headache. They like acidic soil with a pH down around 5. Our soil is limestone with a pH up around 8.0. Webster can help you with an adapted plant variety and some soil that will get you going, but don't expect buckets of berries like you'd find in Labrador. For potatoes, Malcom is possibly the regional expert. Be sure to ask about his potatoes if you get the personal tour. His methods are......See MoreThe Sweetest Red Cherry Tomatoes You've Ever Grown?
Comments (9)About 1 person in 4 looks for a sweet tomato. They don't care so much for flavor, just want that sugar fix. Most of them enjoy growing Sweet 100 or similar tomatoes. Companies that breed tomatoes caught on to this long ago and now we have tons of sweet tomatoes including Sugary, Sugar Lump, Sweet Million, Sweet 100, etc. I personally don't like the sweetness without some tomato flavor. Sun Gold is another example of an extra sweet tomato but with flavor overtones that do not taste good to me. Fortunately, tons of people love it so I sell several hundred plants per year. The best flavored tomato I have ever eaten was a super sweet that is segregating from a cross between Sun Gold and Little Lucky. It is a bicolor and must brix well above 12. Flavor is exceptionally balanced similar to Brandywine which is a parent of Little Lucky. DarJones...See MoreFirst time growing peppers, suggestions please!
Comments (10)Jalapenos and Cayennes are great peppers to start with. I would suggest some Hot Hungarian Wax as well. Easy to grow, good producers and a good mild to medium heat. If you buy and start from seed, stay away from the Ebay and Amazon.com suppliers. It is a crap shoot buying from them. Many are good but many are selling any old seed and labeling it as some of the more popular varieties. you don't realize it until many months later when your Ghost pepper seeds make Bell peppers. For you first year, I would just go with what I can find at the local garden center seed racks. If you are looking to start with starter plants, you should be able to get some good deals at those same garden centers as they try to clear out the left over plants for this growing season. If they haven't closed up shop completely already. Good luck and welcome to the forum. You won't find a better source for Pepper growing information anywhere on the web. You have hundreds of growers right here....See More1st time growing Black Cherry etc advice please
Comments (10)Well, I just got my plants from E & R, an Amish company in Indiana.I wasn't able to insert a picture but have posted a link to a picture of them. See how much smaller the Black Cherry plant is on the far left? Next to it is Cherokee Black, which is taller. Then you will see a Caspian Pink out of its 3-pack and a Sweet Little Girl (already with bloom) out of its 3-pack. Surely they didn't send the wrong, mislabeled plant. Does it start out so small and then make up for it big time? I thought these were a good deal. No minimum purchase. The two 3-packs were $1.99 each and the individual plants were $2.25 each. It was the shipping that was killing: $8.35, for a grand total of $21.33 for 6 plants (I also got two ground cherry plants.) But $3.56 a plant isn't bad. Here is a link that might be useful:...See MoreAleksey Denzil 5b
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