Friday, July 2, 2010

Tomato Update July 2nd

In my May 11th post I was experimenting with growing my tomatoes in the new metal stock tank, and in the picture the tomatoes were newly planted. Well at this time they are doing fantastic and the plants are loaded with green fruit. Regardless of the lousy weather we have had here, the plants are flourishing. Its a race to see which I get first, a ripe tomato or harvest the garlic at the base of the tub. The garlic is slow this year because of all the rain I'm sure.

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  2. All that bottom right is garlic? Fantastic! I found you through Melodie's blog. Hope you don't mind if I tag along? :)
    Sorry I deleted my earlier comment. I meant Melodie's blog. Just needed to fix it...

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  3. Happy to have you along, welcome.
    Yes it is all garlic, and I have another two rows in the Kitchen garden. I cant seem to have enough as both our daughter-in-laws cook with it in almost every dish they make.

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  4. Fantastic! What kind is it? Did you just plant store garlic or do you have different kinds of garlic from seed?

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  5. I purchased several hard neck and soft neck from "Hood River Garlic" But quite frankly my favorite was "Purple Glazier" which seemed to store better. There is a Web sight for them just type in "Hood River Garlic of Oregon", I think you will be very satisfied.

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  6. I have been thinking about using a few tanks to plant in....we have black gumbo soil an I haven't had a lot of success with root crops..I would probably plant some taters in mine!

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  7. Melodie,
    I would think they would do fine in the stock tank. Just be sure to use the deeper one as they make one for sheep that is not quite the depth. Mine is six feet long and two feet deep and same on width. You want as much room for roots as possible.
    Doc

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