BYC gardening thread!!

[dan26552]

x2!!

 

[MeatTheFlockers]

Those are beautiful!!!! Goodness

Thank you! California has some phenomenal growing weather.

I was going to comment on your question/picture with the purplish leaves. Most likely a reaction to the cold, or a possible nutrient deficiency. Plant looked young still so I would venture it's just reacting to the nightime temps. Some varieties react more than others.

 

[hennible]

Meattheflockers
I love your user name, and your tomatoes.

 

[RichnSteph]

Thank you! California has some phenomenal growing weather.

I was going to comment on your question/picture with the purplish leaves. Most likely a reaction to the cold, or a possible nutrient deficiency. Plant looked young still so I would venture it's just reacting to the nightime temps. Some varieties react more than others.

I'm curious to know what kind of pruning you did to get those plants to look like that. Ours are growing like crazy but have a sick bush/dwarf tree look to them with few flowers. The plants themselves aren't sick (diseased) they just look like a demented gardener planted them to scare children and small quadrupeds off the lawn.

RichnSteph

 

[MeatTheFlockers]

Meattheflockers
I love your user name, and your tomatoes.

Thank you.

I'm curious to know what kind of pruning you did to get those plants to look like that. Ours are growing like crazy but have a sick bush/dwarf tree look to them with few flowers. The plants themselves aren't sick (diseased) they just look like a demented gardener planted them to scare children and small quadrupeds off the lawn.

RichnSteph

Some were grown single stem (1st two pictures) everything else was unpruned minus the bottom 6-8 inches . I like to remove all of the bottom branches and leaves to help prevent soil born diseases splashing onto the plants, and increase air flow. I will occasionally prune some interior branches if things are getting to crowded. Pruning has little affect on the fruit set I'm getting though, variety plays a bigger role.

 

[A-K-A]

I'm curious to know what kind of pruning you did to get those plants to look like that. Ours are growing like crazy but have a sick bush/dwarf tree look to them with few flowers. The plants themselves aren't sick (diseased) they just look like a demented gardener planted them to scare children and small quadrupeds off the lawn.

RichnSteph

Haha
I need to know that secret

 

[dan26552]

 

[Arielle]

You're not too far south of me. I leave them in place with caps off, and they do well as long as the soil doesn't get dry. If the day time temp gets up to around 80, then, I pull the jugs. Keep them around for a few days just in case the weather takes an other nasty turn. I think I may try some spot seeding under milk jugs this fall. It would allow some seedlings to get a head start, without the chickens tearing them up.

Ok. caps off and keep handy for a cold snap.

What are u thinking of starting under the jugs??

A few shots from my garden this season.

Wow!! What picture perfect photograph of those awesome tomatos!!! Now I am hungry for a home grown tomato!!!

How soon do you start trimming the lower 6-8 inches?? Are my 1 foot tall plants too soon to trim??

I see several different leaves-- what plants do you have here??

 

[MeatTheFlockers]

Ok. caps off and keep handy for a cold snap.

What are u thinking of starting under the jugs??

Wow!! What picture perfect photograph of those awesome tomatos!!! Now I am hungry for a home grown tomato!!!

How soon do you start trimming the lower 6-8 inches?? Are my 1 foot tall plants too soon to trim??

I see several different leaves-- what plants do you have here??

Not to soon at all, ideal actually. The thing to remember is not to much at once when they are that small. A few branches at a time, let the plant recover, and then a few more as necesaary. The bigger the branch removed the more chance of shock, so starting the pruning young helps. Upkeep is required, as branches will sometimes try to grow back. I do occasionly prune long vines that hit the ground on mature plants also. Anything that looks remotley sickly or diseaes comes off as well. I dont like my branches, leaves, or foliage on the ground or touching it at all. Its a gateway for insects and disease. I also think it helps focus the plants energy on vertical growth as opposed to lateral growth. Once the plants are established I let them do there thing and stop pruning unless im growing single stem.

Disclaimer: None of this is scientific, just what works for me.

P.S. I replied to your post on the Green Tomatoes. I hope you give them a chance. Some of my favorites.

 

[dan26552]

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Lets see theres a parsley, a wild strawberry, a violet and some citrus seedlings