Category Archives: Tomatoes

Life Beyond Tomatoes

Posted on September 16, 2011 by itfarmer

The valley is awash in a sea of ripening tomatoes. At one time it was acceptable to pick tomatoes every week or every 4 days, but that time has come and past. It’s become one of those occasions when all … Continue reading →

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Next Year’s Garden ’12

Posted on September 14, 2011 by itfarmer

It’s that time of year when storing away garden goodies isn’t the only priority. This is a ripe time to save seeds for next years garden, and if you’ve looked through a seed catalog, or lived anywhere other then below … Continue reading →

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I’ve Become a Tomato

Posted on September 12, 2011 by itfarmer

I knew I was growing a lot of tomato plants when I was planting seeds this spring, and I realized that I would probably get a lot of tomatoes no mater what happened, but I didn’t imagine what would be … Continue reading →

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Tomatoes, Tomatoes, Tomatoes…

Posted on September 1, 2011 by itfarmer

Ever since I built my greenhouse, I’ve been growing a large number of tomato plants. Now, after two years of terrible returns things have gotten a lot brighter,  well more of a red then bright, but much more colorful then … Continue reading →

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Sandies Garden in August

Posted on August 24, 2011 by itfarmer

I stopped by Sandy & Davies house to return a hydraulic jack I had borrowed, and just like any other time I visit, I had to check out their garden. My niece led the way into the tomato patch, where … Continue reading →

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2011 Tomatoes

Posted on August 16, 2011 by itfarmer

I’m feeling kinda reserved at the moment, but I thought I would share some photos of the Tomato Patch, and some of my sporadic harvests.

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Harvest After Dark

Posted on August 4, 2011 by itfarmer

I’ve been working on quite a number of things which seem to consume my daylight hours, so I didn’t get to look through the garden till after 10 PM. I have two very small LED lights which I use to … Continue reading →

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Late Blight Again ?

Posted on August 3, 2011 by itfarmer

I almost fell to my knees and screamed into the air “Not again” when I saw these dreadful brown spots on one of my Red Alert tomato plants. Maybe you would think I am overreacting a bit, but this would … Continue reading →

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Blossom End Rot

Posted on August 2, 2011 by itfarmer

Blossom End Rot is something that almost never affects the tomatoes in my garden, but seems to be fairly common when the tomatoes are planted elsewhere, like in my compost pile. It’s a condition often caused by a very well … Continue reading →

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Photos From the Tomato Patch.

Posted on July 28, 2011 by itfarmer

As I was looking around the tomato patch, I realized that I may just achieve my goal of “too many tomatoes”. I’ve been dusting the plants religiously every 7 days per the “Dragoon Dust” directions, and there is no sign … Continue reading →

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