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Posted: 6/7/2019 10:48:19 PM EDT
Planted some Tomatoes, red/green peppers, and habaneros this season. Never grew any vegetables before. it is sort of exciting. If it goes well, I might make a decent sized plot for more plant. Hopefully I won't screw it all up.
Planted may 13th. 
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2 of these 
1 Juliet grape tomatoes in pot 
---------------- Growth as of today 6/7/19 
Juliet Grape Tomatoes 
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Posted: 6/7/2019 10:53:50 PM EDT
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I am using this for fertilizer. Mixed it into the soil when planting.
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Posted: 6/7/2019 10:54:14 PM EDT
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Good luck. I have tried several times to grow plants and herbs and stuff. I have a black thumb. Even with the shit that auto waters it when it need it. Nope doesn't work for me.
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Posted: 6/7/2019 11:05:33 PM EDT
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Good luck. I have tried several times to grow plants and herbs and stuff. I have a black thumb. Even with the shit that auto waters it when it need it. Nope doesn't work for me. 
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Posted: 6/7/2019 11:41:21 PM EDT
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I have 4 tomatoe plants 2 jalapeno. The birds destroy them at the slightest red color.
Any advice to keep the birds off? I have a peach tree which also attracts the birds. They get about 70% of those too. |
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Posted: 6/8/2019 2:54:44 AM EDT
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I have 4 tomatoe plants 2 jalapeno. The birds destroy them at the slightest red color. Any advice to keep the birds off? I have a peach tree which also attracts the birds. They get about 70% of those too. https://www.amazon.com/CandyHome-Protection-Seedlings-Vegetables-Reusable/dp/B07L6W8HBL/ref=sr_1_7?keywords=tree+net&qid=1559977300&s=gateway&sr=8-7 |
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Posted: 6/8/2019 5:31:00 AM EDT
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If you don’t know the species already, start by IDing the birds. Most birds in the US are protected by Federal law, but a handful of native species can be harvested if they’re doing crop damage and several introduced species have no protection whatsoever. Birds scare better when they’re dead ??.
My first attempts at gardening on my farm failed, but this summer I’m doing pretty good. I think a person learns more from what doesn’t work than from what does sometimes. I did anyhow. After I failed a couple of seasons, I read a book written by a master gardener with north Florida experience and it made all of the difference. |
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Posted: 6/8/2019 1:10:01 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/8/2019 1:12:28 PM EDT
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If you don’t know the species already, start by IDing the birds. Most birds in the US are protected by Federal law, but a handful of native species can be harvested if they’re doing crop damage and several introduced species have no protection whatsoever. Birds scare better when they’re dead ??. My first attempts at gardening on my farm failed, but this summer I’m doing pretty good. I think a person learns more from what doesn’t work than from what does sometimes. I did anyhow. After I failed a couple of seasons, I read a book written by a master gardener with north Florida experience and it made all of the difference. Makes me want to give up and let the plants die off. |
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Posted: 6/8/2019 1:49:03 PM EDT
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Only birds I see at my home are Ohio Robins and the occasional cardinal and blue jay. I do have tree squirrels however. Brown ones and black ones. Not sure if they will be a problem or not.
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Posted: 6/8/2019 3:38:50 PM EDT
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Read a tip today on birds. Supposedly, most birds are not attacking your tomatoes for the fruit. But the water inside. Putting a bird bath nearby or some water source for the birds will make your plants less tempting. Worth a try I guess. Not sure if this is bird species dependent.
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Posted: 6/22/2019 3:28:35 AM EDT
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Trim up the bottom leaves on those tomato plants.They need air flow or you're gonna get blight.
Kind of a long vid,but decent info.  Complete Comprehensive Guide to Growing Tomatoes - Care, fertilizing, staking, pruning, and MORE! |
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Posted: 6/22/2019 4:50:33 PM EDT
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Trim up the bottom leaves on those tomato plants.They need air flow or you're gonna get blight. Kind of a long vid,but decent info.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MO5D1Y3sBoIPlants are doing fairly well. Alrady have some of the juliet tomatoes coming in and some small ones just starting to form on the 3 larger tomato plants. 
 Attached FileJuliet grape tomatoes above in pot |
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Posted: 6/22/2019 4:59:41 PM EDT
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Looking good. You’re gonna enjoy the results.
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Posted: 6/22/2019 5:12:45 PM EDT
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Any concern my pot for my Juliet tomatoes is too small?
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Posted: 6/22/2019 5:21:32 PM EDT
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Any concern my pot for my Juliet tomatoes is too small? |
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Posted: 6/27/2019 6:20:35 PM EDT
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Posted: 7/2/2019 8:40:05 AM EDT
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Ok. Some updates on my plants for those interested.
Juliet tomatoes are doing good. I did have two branched and its leaves get some kind of fungus. Was sort of a black color and spotty. Pulled them off. Other then that lot of tomatoes coming in. Some rather large. I also gave it a bigger pot. 
My green and red bell peppers are doing okay as well. Plants are much smaller then I expected, but the peppers are growing. About 3-4 on each plant so far. With more on the way. Plant on left is well ahead of the other. 
My habanero plant is slowly growing. Not sure if it's Ohio weather or the hanging planter pot. We will see.  My large tomato pants are getting big and already has some decent sized tomatoes growing. 
Next year I am going to ditch the cone cages and just go with a long stake. Yesterday I added some crude stakes as these are getting tall. Only made two stakes so two of them are sharing. Working okay for now. Just need longer string to tie it up |
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Posted: 7/2/2019 8:49:29 AM EDT
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I’m not a green thumb by far but I planted 11 big tomatoes two bell peppers five jalapeños two bush cucumbers and six cherry tomatoes.
Second year the SO and I have planted a garden and it’s going great so far. Used to plant one with the ex and they did ok but I’ve honed in more on what I’ll actually eat.  Attached File Attached File Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 7/2/2019 8:54:43 AM EDT
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I’m not a green thumb by far but I planted 11 big tomatoes two bell peppers five jalapeños two bush cucumbers and six cherry tomatoes. Second year the SO and I have planted a garden and it’s going great so far. Used to plant one with the ex and they did ok but I’ve honed in more on what I’ll actually eat. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/289413/2BCD9BCF-84F9-4546-AA15-9792B0567062_jpeg-1001275.JPGhttps://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/289413/F39560B3-5851-4B09-95DA-8166599C2182_jpeg-1001276.JPGhttps://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/289413/28EA766D-97EC-4A47-9C93-CE98C864A13B_jpeg-1001277.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/289413/DA6A372A-008B-4A61-AB1B-7B4434FF7752_jpeg-1001278.JPG |
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Posted: 7/2/2019 1:50:00 PM EDT
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Some of my red bell peepers have blossom end rot ( the larger ones)
I think its from lack of watering.. It seems like those pots where the peppers are in are always moist. And was told to be careful about root rot with those. So maybe by not regular watering them the fertilizer I buried in there wasn't breaking down like it should? I am using the stuff mentioned way up in this thread. I pulled off the bad peppers (2) so hopefully it will start some new ones with better results. The green bell pepper plant has much smaller fruit growing and look to be okay for now.  Attached File |
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Posted: 7/2/2019 5:13:50 PM EDT
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I have 4 tomatoe plants 2 jalapeno. The birds destroy them at the slightest red color. Any advice to keep the birds off? I have a peach tree which also attracts the birds. They get about 70% of those too.  Attached File |
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Posted: 7/2/2019 5:39:55 PM EDT
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Ok. Some updates on my plants for those interested. Juliet tomatoes are doing good. I did have two branched and its leaves get some kind of fungus. Was sort of a black color and spotty. Pulled them off. Other then that lot of tomatoes coming in. Some rather large. I also gave it a bigger pot. My habanero plant is slowly growing. Not sure if it's Ohio weather or the hanging planter pot. We will see. Next year I am going to ditch the cone cages and just go with a long stake. Yesterday I added some crude stakes as these are getting tall. Only made two stakes so two of them are sharing. Working okay for now. Just need longer string to tie it up My habaneros always produce a lot of blossoms that seem to take fooooreeeevvveeerrr to turn into peppers. I have to remind myself every year that if I need them now, there are these places called "grocery stores." They're worth the wait. Cone cages are are a great start for most tomatoes, but I eventually add a stake down the middle for additional support. I don't start with a stake because most of what I plant is so bushy in the early days that I would rather contain horizontally at first. |
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Posted: 7/5/2019 2:53:18 PM EDT
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I have 4 tomatoe plants 2 jalapeno. The birds destroy them at the slightest red color. Any advice to keep the birds off? I have a peach tree which also attracts the birds. They get about 70% of those too. I hear shiny pie tins will work too. |
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Posted: 7/11/2019 1:56:16 AM EDT
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Some of my red bell peepers have blossom end rot ( the larger ones)
I think its from lack of watering.. It seems like those pots where the peppers are in are always moist. And was told to be careful about root rot with those. So maybe by not regular watering them the fertilizer I buried in there wasn't breaking down like it should? I am using the stuff mentioned way up in this thread. I pulled off the bad peppers (2) so hopefully it will start some new ones with better results. The green bell pepper plant has much smaller fruit growing and look to be okay for now. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/327887/20190702_135143_jpg-1001539.JPG TUMS also has magnesium,which peppers and tomatoes love!Epsom salt is a great source of magnesium. |
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Posted: 7/11/2019 2:12:09 AM EDT
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This is my "balcony jungle".Mainly hot peppers.
These were taken 2 days ago. |
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Posted: 7/11/2019 11:00:00 PM EDT
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TAG!!!
I love all these awesome gardens! 
Learning something with every post. 
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Posted: 7/13/2019 10:26:02 PM EDT
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Small update. I am away on vacation for 2 weeks in Tennessee and North Carolina. Just finished my first week. I have a neighbor watering the plants... Hope it doesn't get messed up while I am gone with soil going dry. Next year I am definitely getting a drip irrigation of some sort.
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Posted: 7/15/2019 10:29:36 PM EDT
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Small update. I am away on vacation for 2 weeks in Tennessee and North Carolina. Just finished my first week. I have a neighbor watering the plants... Hope it doesn't get messed up while I am gone with soil going dry. Next year I am definitely getting a drip irrigation of some sort. Money well spent. 
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Posted: 7/17/2019 10:48:39 PM EDT
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I bought a cheap drip-irrigation kit and a decent timer off of Amazon this spring. I haven't hit a lick watering my plants since I hooked it up. The only thing I gotta do is feed them every week. Money well spent. |
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Posted: 7/18/2019 3:05:27 AM EDT
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Would you be able to link to what you bought, so we can see what works for you? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I bought a cheap drip-irrigation kit and a decent timer off of Amazon this spring. I haven't hit a lick watering my plants since I hooked it up. The only thing I gotta do is feed them every week. Money well spent. https://www.homedepot.com/p/DIG-Raised-Bed-Garden-Drip-Irrigation-Kit-ML50/202614215?keyword=DIG+ML50&irgwc=1&cm_mmc=afl-ir-52269-456723-5d2e8ae438922d036802f793&clickid=3uwSJoWs4xyJTAxwUx0Mo3cwUklTmiXlTUnw0o0 Found a couple of vid on youtube and they seem to be good to go. |
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Posted: 7/20/2019 8:06:53 PM EDT
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UPDATE: 7/2019
Okay just got back from a two week vacation. My crappy homemade stakes snapped and the big tomatoe plants are going wild. getting big tomatoes. Need to visit home depot and get some good wood stakes for it tomorrow. My habaneros are taking off starting to get peppers now. Sweet red/green peppers are terrible. Most are rotted on side or end rot. But some are doing okay. Grew a lot while gone. Roma grape tomato plant looks BAD. Definitely dry.. I was able to harvest a few ripe ones but the green ones are VERY delicate. They are falling off just by bumping the plant. Had about 6 fall off just form watering it and moving it a little. Hopefully they will ripen in kitchen. Big tomatoes 
habaneros 
Sweet Peppers (needs bigger pot next year) 
Roma Grape plant 
 Sorry for the HUGE pics. Grape tomatoes taste REALLY good. |
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Posted: 7/21/2019 5:33:21 PM EDT
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OK. I got out there today and fixed up the plants some. The large tomato plants grew like crazy while I was gone. Branches galore and HEAVY with tomatoes. Unfortunately, many were bent over and had major curves in them. I was able to straighten some out but a 2 decent sized branches had to be cut off. Lots of unripened tomatoes
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Added some stakes for the green peppers and trimmed up a lot of the dead and bad looking leaves from the grape tomato plant in pot. Added some fertilizer to all the plants and sprayed some insecticide. I brought the unripened tomatoes in and left most on the vine when able. Not sure why. Maybe I heard they ripen better on the vine? Will these ripen or they trash? 
Left plant is nuts. Can't really do much better without snapping branches. Close ups Click To View Spoiler 
 Attached File(update 8/1/19 - Most of those green tomatoes ripened perfectly and taste great. Albeit small.) Thoughts: Definitely will do things differently next season -Large tomatoes need more space apart. Two would have been perfect in that space. 3 works but is a bit crowded. Maybe it doesn't matter? -I need to stay on top of allowing each plant to only have 1 or 2 main stems -Needed TALL stakes from the start. Make sure plant is VERY secure when fruit starts to grow. Don't let main branches bend over. -invest in a drip irrigation system for when I am away -Note: Ground plants stay watered MUCH longer then the pots (Duh) -Larger pots. I got a bigger one for the grape tomato plant awhile back. Glad I did. That should be minimum size for peppers and grape tomatoes. |
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Posted: 7/21/2019 10:22:33 PM EDT
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OK. I got out there today and fixed up the plants some. The large tomato plants grew like crazy while I was gone. Branches galore and HEAVY with tomatoes. Unfortunately, many were bent over and had major curves in them. I was able to straighten some out but a 2 decent sized branches had to be cut off. Lots of unripened tomatoes .
Added some stakes for the green peppers and trimmed up a lot of the dead and bad looking leaves from the grape tomato plant in pot. Added some fertilizer to all the plants and sprayed some insecticide. I brought the unripened tomatoes in and left most on the vine when able. Not sure why. Maybe I heard they ripen better on the vine? Will these ripen or they trash? https://i.imgur.com/CHO1Pmn.jpg Left plant is nuts. Can't really do much better without snapping branches. Close ups Click To View Spoiler https://i.imgur.com/a7mNFAH.jpg https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/327887/Annotation_2019-07-21_173308_jpg-1025135.JPG Thoughts: Definitely will do things differently next season -Large tomatoes need more space apart. Two would have been perfect in that space. 3 works but is a bit crowded. Maybe it doesn't matter? -I need to stay on top of allowing each plant to only have 1 or 2 main stems -Needed TALL stakes from the start. Make sure plant is VERY secure when fruit starts to grow. Don't let main branches bend over. -invest in a drip irrigation system for when I am away -Note: Ground plants stay watered MUCH longer then the pots (Duh) -Larger pots. I got a bigger one for the grape tomato plant awhile back. Glad I did. That should be minimum size for peppers and grape tomatoes. I have three words for you. Fried. Green. Tomatoes.
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Posted: 7/21/2019 10:48:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Hey, you didn't lose a lot of plants, which is great for being gone so long. I have three words for you. Fried. Green. Tomatoes. Also, I forgot to mention in earlier post that both of my sweet bell pepper plants were on their sides and root ball halfway out of pots... Not sure how long that was like that. 3 days at most. Must have gotten dry and the wind kicked them over with their smallish pots. Also was not staked and the peppers grew fast (and heavy). Amazing those plants are not completely toast. |
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Posted: 7/21/2019 11:31:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My first thought. But I am doing the whole keto/low carb thing. So fried stuff is off the menu. Also, I forgot to mention in earlier post that both of my sweet bell pepper plants were on their sides and root ball halfway out of pots... Not sure how long that was like that. 3 days at most. Must have gotten dry and the wind kicked them over with their smallish pots. Also was not staked and the peppers grew fast (and heavy). Amazing those plants are not completely toast. 
ETA: Okay you can't eat the green tomatoes. You can make pickles out of them. Or relish. (My grandmother called it "green tomato ketchup") I would do that. You CAN put them in a paper bag with an apple, and see if they ripen, but I think they're not there yet. Maybe just give them away to somebody who isn't on the low carb thing? (I did that for two years, FYI. It was hell. I don't sleepwalk, but I DID during Atkins Induction, and I ate two whole packages of keebler fudge stix. Made by elves in a tree, yaknow? I guess my subconscious knew they had fallen behind the soup in the pantry, even though I had cleaned every carb out of the house...I thought. Wouldn't have known if there had not been chocolate on my face, on my pillow, and the empty packages strewn about the house.)
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Posted: 7/22/2019 12:38:10 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Hard to lose anything you've put your heart into growing.
ETA: Okay you can't eat the green tomatoes. You can make pickles out of them. Or relish. (My grandmother called it "green tomato ketchup") I would do that. You CAN put them in a paper bag with an apple, and see if they ripen, but I think they're not there yet. Maybe just give them away to somebody who isn't on the low carb thing? (I did that for two years, FYI. It was hell. I don't sleepwalk, but I DID during Atkins Induction, and I ate two whole packages of keebler fudge stix. Made by elves in a tree, yaknow? I guess my subconscious knew they had fallen behind the soup in the pantry, even though I had cleaned every carb out of the house...I thought. Wouldn't have known if there had not been chocolate on my face, on my pillow, and the empty packages strewn about the house.) It has actually been easy for me. Once I cut the carbs I feel 100% better. I wake up not drowsy. All cravings for snacks and munchy stuff has disappeared. I can eat at least half what I was before I started the diet without feeling hungry. Amazing really. Thinking I have some adverse reaction to a heavy carb diet. Anyhow, I am happy I didn't lose any plants. Can't wait to slice into one of those large tomatoes once they start to ripen on the plant. The roma grape tomatoes are one of the best small tomato I have ever had. I think I need more of those next year  .
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Posted: 7/23/2019 11:28:02 AM EDT
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UPDATE: 7/2019 Okay just got back from a two week vacation. My crappy homemade stakes snapped and the big tomatoe plants are going wild. getting big tomatoes. Need to visit home depot and get some good wood stakes for it tomorrow. My habaneros are taking off starting to get peppers now. Sweet red/green peppers are terrible. Most are rotted on side or end rot. But some are doing okay. Grew a lot while gone. Roma grape tomato plant looks BAD. Definitely dry.. I was able to harvest a few ripe ones but the green ones are VERY delicate. They are falling off just by bumping the plant. Had about 6 fall off just form watering it and moving it a little. Hopefully they will ripen in kitchen. Big tomatoes https://i.imgur.com/fnXpol7.jpg habaneros https://i.imgur.com/khfVRQL.jpg Sweet Peppers (needs bigger pot next year) https://i.imgur.com/d0B0ruS.jpg https://i.imgur.com/r01hxxb.jpg Roma Grape plant https://i.imgur.com/0I5BtXW.jpg https://i.imgur.com/nwU3OyV.jpg https://i.imgur.com/CbGVQ9U.jpg Sorry for the HUGE pics. Grape tomatoes taste REALLY good. 
And your pic will be this size. You have to do this for every pic. |
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Posted: 7/23/2019 5:38:14 PM EDT
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I went out today to check on the plants. I have one huge tomato that was about 80% red but today i see these tiny little ants starting to eat away at it. Maybe a quarter sized area of the skin is gone. I puled that one off, washed it, and will try to ripen it with the rest of the greens ones I have in a bag with an apple.
I have been applying an insecticide "called Seven, I think". It says it kills ants and when I spray it on the ants they do die. Must be getting washed off.. This stuff isn't cheap either if I recall. So I got out my home defense bug killer I use around the perimeter of the home and spray around the plants. Not in the plant soil or anything but the bricks and some areas of the deck where ants would be crossing to get to the plants. Hopefully they don't live in the soil with the tomato plants. Doubtful considering how wet I keep it. |
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Posted: 7/23/2019 7:46:07 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Would you be able to link to what you bought, so we can see what works for you?  
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Posted: 7/23/2019 11:46:52 PM EDT
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Sorry for the delay... www.amazon.com/dp/B004INGS8Swww.amazon.com/dp/B079M32SVNwww.amazon.com/dp/B004RUH8TA Does the dripper really put out the water or is it very slow? How long would you need to run the water to fully water large tomato plants with the drippers? Misting would probably encourage disease so I will probably avoid that kind of system. |
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Posted: 7/24/2019 10:04:54 PM EDT
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NICE. Just what I was looking for. Does the dripper really put out the water or is it very slow? How long would you need to run the water to fully water large tomato plants with the drippers? Misting would probably encourage disease so I will probably avoid that kind of system. 
So far, so good. I just cut off all the foliage which was lower than about a foot off the ground on the tomato plants - so no rot or disease would start there. I do check the leaves every couple days just to make sure nothing shows up on them. I'll try to get a photo if I can remember. |
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Posted: 7/25/2019 1:04:20 AM EDT
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NICE. Just what I was looking for. Does the dripper really put out the water or is it very slow? How long would you need to run the water to fully water large tomato plants with the drippers? Misting would probably encourage disease so I will probably avoid that kind of system. Set your irrigation up on a timer. Hook your hose up to it and let it run. So you don't have to worry about it, and your plants get the water they need. Drip irrigation is superior to just about any other method for veggie (or flower) production, as far as I know. |
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Posted: 7/29/2019 4:33:43 AM EDT
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I am going to give this a try today. Defoliating the large tomato plants. Ants seem to be gone. For now.
 #1 Reason Your Tomatoes Are Not Ripening - How to Speed It Up |
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Posted: 7/29/2019 4:36:15 AM EDT
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I have 4 grow bags lined up, 2 with tomato plants and 2 with basil. Each bag has 2 misters right down close to the soil which run for 10 minutes every morning at 6:30. https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/711%2Bw-eq1pL._SL1000_.jpg So far, so good. I just cut off all the foliage which was lower than about a foot off the ground on the tomato plants - so no rot or disease would start there. I do check the leaves every couple days just to make sure nothing shows up on them. I'll try to get a photo if I can remember. |
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Posted: 7/31/2019 11:14:54 PM EDT
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First ripe tomato that I was able to eat. One of the "Park's Improved Whopper" varieties . It was delicious. Nothing like store bought at all. Amazing how good these are. makes it all worth it.
 Attached FileI have a basket of tomatoes ripening now inside. Ill cut open one of the Steak Sandwich variety and post a photo when I can. |
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Posted: 8/1/2019 5:34:02 PM EDT
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Finally went out and defoliated the plants. Much easier to get to fruit now. These things just keep growing. I think I need 10 foot tall stakes for these things.. Had to top 2 of them. getting out of control. The middle plant "parks whopper" is not producing well. Other then that one awesome giant tomato. About 10 pounds of tomatoes have been harvested so far.
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Posted: 8/1/2019 5:52:50 PM EDT
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NICE. Just what I was looking for. Does the dripper really put out the water or is it very slow? How long would you need to run the water to fully water large tomato plants with the drippers? Misting would probably encourage disease so I will probably avoid that kind of system. |
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Posted: 8/1/2019 7:36:37 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You can get emitters with different flow rates. For example, 0.5, 1, 2 gallons/hr. |
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Posted: 8/1/2019 7:56:03 PM EDT
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(8/1/19)
Update on the pepper plants and the habaneros. pepper plants are screwed. The red bell pepper had a brown soft spot that rotted through on every pepper. Only one pepper is left and it too has a spot but it doesn't look as bad. Might survive. I did salvage about 3 peppers from it where i could cuyt out the bad side. Wasn't fully ripe, and looked like a green pepper. But tasted great. My 9 year old loved raw bell pepper. he ate most of them. The green bell pepper plant is doing better but only about 3 peppers. Does not have the side spots which is good. Not sure when to pick these. (Red Bell)  Attached File(Green Bell)  Attached FileThe habanero plant is going great. Many peppers on this small plant. The hanging pot has been perfect for my needs. I suppose a bigger pot would allow the plant to get bigger and more peppers.  Attached FileThe Juliet grape tomato plant looks sad. Definitely stopped growing. But the fruit is doing good. This plant is a huge winner. Love the taste of the fruit and the size is perfect. not too small and not too big. It almost died when I was away on vacation. it was bone dry and knocked over with soil spilled out when I got home. It is a thirsty SOB. Needs daily watering. Next time I will try and mix in some substrate that helps hold more moisture. I used the miracle grow soil for pots this time. I have to be very careful with this when picking fruit or moving the container. The tomatoes literately fall off with the slightest bump or bump. Even the green ones. I don't know if this is normal or a result of it almost dieing from being dried out. Doesn't seem to affect the quality or the ability to grow and ripen however.  Attached File |
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Posted: 8/3/2019 5:22:34 PM EDT
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Small update. I am away on vacation for 2 weeks in Tennessee and North Carolina. Just finished my first week. I have a neighbor watering the plants... Hope it doesn't get messed up while I am gone with soil going dry. Next year I am definitely getting a drip irrigation of some sort. For irrigation I installed a Dripworks system. While there is quite a range of system components - for my long, straight rows - I used 3/4 main line with drip emitters branching off on 1/4" lines. Assembly couldn't be easier or more customizable. Each tomato and pepper plant gets it's own dedicated feed. You can also use various degree mini sprayers, pot drippers etc. I use a watering timer with a phone app to set it up and alter it when needed. The drip emitters (I use Dripworks "Woodpeckers") are available for different rates per hour. 
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