Daddy Dee:

Some great tomato growing among forum members. It's been some years since I've had a garden, but this is inspiring.

 

One thing I was wondering, I've read about some folks growing tomatoes "inverted" in a hanging basket.

Has anyone heard of any good results here? I've been having a hard time imagining that is really workable.

 

DDee my neighbor has one of those but I don't know how the plant has faired.  I don't think she tends to it enough.

By all means join us next season.

I have seen the ads for the inverted growers- heard mixed results. I am skeptical.

winchester21:

I have seen the ads for the inverted growers- heard mixed results. I am skeptical.

The problem I have had with inverted growers is the ammount of care you have to give em. That they are not in the ground they tend to dry up very fast and have to be watered constantly. Pack em in the dirt and let em grow.

I can assure you Tarheel they tasted splended! Cherry maters, Buffalo Mozarela, Olive oil ( we get it fresh pressed straight from Italy) and 10 year old Balsamico.  

Yesterday we picked 4 kilos and cooked them down into starter sauce. Kinda like home made Ragu, we have about 10 half liter jars at the moment.

 

germerikan:

Thanks for the Kudos!!! This year has just been good for the garden for us. We have thusfar, 35 kilos Potatoes, 4 Kilos Beans, 10 Kilos Onions, 15 - 20 Kilo Carrots, 5 Kilo Red Asparagus, Cherries, Apples, Pears, peas, broccoli, 3 types of Peperoni (2 of em really burn the britches) and tons of herbs. life is good!!

Prof. Have you tried Tomatoe fleece?? Even on cold days they stay warm and ripen up really fast!!

Here is what we have been eating 3 times a week..

 

 

Nice spread of garden delights Germerikan!  I have not heard of the tomatoe fleece.  Is this like a blanket?  Sometimes a plastic tarp is laid ove the plants to prevent frost damage.  This is similar to a greenhouse.  Maybe that is what I will build.

Professor Thump:

germerikan:

Thanks for the Kudos!!! This year has just been good for the garden for us. We have thusfar, 35 kilos Potatoes, 4 Kilos Beans, 10 Kilos Onions, 15 - 20 Kilo Carrots, 5 Kilo Red Asparagus, Cherries, Apples, Pears, peas, broccoli, 3 types of Peperoni (2 of em really burn the britches) and tons of herbs. life is good!!

Prof. Have you tried Tomatoe fleece?? Even on cold days they stay warm and ripen up really fast!!

Here is what we have been eating 3 times a week..

 

 

Nice spread of garden delights Germerikan!  I have not heard of the tomatoe fleece.  Is this like a blanket?  Sometimes a plastic tarp is laid ove the plants to prevent frost damage.  This is similar to a greenhouse.  Maybe that is what I will build.

Thanks, I don´t know if it is called that in USA, here its called a Tomatenhauben (tomato hood) or Tomatenflies (Tomato fleece) it is either a thin plastic foil with a lot of very little holes in it or what I have used it is like a very thin cloth. Protects the plants from many a critter and keeps them warm and cuddly. Here is what they look like.

 

Here is a link I found, they are even called Tomato fleece hoods haha

 

http://www.totallytomato.com/dp.asp?c=24&P={0598181E-EE70-4FE7-A719-09D5E76211C7}

Edit: for some reason the link does not work sorry. Just go to tomato gardnening

Well, now I've got tomatoes, lots and lots of tomatoes. And they are wonderful. And there are lots and lots and lots more on their way. One variety is called Paul Robson. It is a black heirloom tomato. They ripen up deep red with a blackish skirt around the top. They are very meaty and a little disconcerting. Having seen lots of surgeries to me when laid open they resemble a dissected heart. Very deep red with brackish dark sections in places. If you can get passed their presentation they are the most tomatoey tomato I have ever eaten. They are excellent on BLT's because they standout against the strong bacon flavor. Anyway I've eaten tomatoes everyday for weeks. I've given them away and served them en masse. I ate 4 this morning for breakfast. Still I have a pile of softball sized gorgeous tomatoes and dozens on the plants. The neighbor says we'll be growing through October here in Idaho. I have learned a lot from many sources and it has paid off in spades. Thanks to everyone here. I wish I could serve you up some of my successes.

oscarsear:

I wish I could serve you up some of my successes

Me too Oscar ....coming to an end here.  Eight more months and I'll be planting a new crop.