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7/9/12

Monday Harvest- Tomato Edition

This past week was over 100 degrees everyday. I really hope the watering I did will help see my tomatoes through. Here is the ones that I harvested this week. I'm keeping my fingers crossed the romas will continue to bloom and set.


The above tomatoe and the one below I'm sure came off our Better Boy plant. If I'm wrong then it came off the Big Beef plant. The Big Beef plant has really sprawled and it made it hard to tell for sure which plant they were picked off of.



Parks Whopper and what a WHOPPER it is! This is the first year we have ever grown the Parks Whopper and we will be growing it again.


Parks Whopper


Parks Whopper


The romas are ripening. Although I did have to through away just as many as I picked that were effected with blossom end rot. I checked all the green ones and culled those that were effected as well.


The 4th of July plants are still doing quite well. The grape tomato is called Sugar Daddy. It is very prolific, but the tomatoes fall off the vines when they are yellow. I'm not sure if it is a characteristic of this plant or due to our 105 degree days.


The above picture and below picture are more from the big beef or better boy.


Over 11 pounds of tomatoes for the week. I finally got my harvest totals on my sidebar. It's hard to believe that we have harvested over 100 pounds from our small garden this year. And that is just what has been weighed. Hubby likes to pick and eat without weighing and we have given some away that wasn't weighed.

With the heat, we only harvested one cucumber this week. The okra is still coming on and the peppers should start picking up some.

With the heat being so bad and no rain for weeks, I'm wondering if I'm going to be able to do any fall planting.

I hope everyone else's gardens are producing by the bushels full!

Be sure to check out everyone's harvest over at Daphne's Dandelions







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16 comments:

  1. Very impressive! My tomatoes are suffering mostly from poor soil conditions (bad planning on my part) I won't make that mistake again! ENJOY!

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    1. Tami I've never grown tomatoes that big before! But I've never planted those types either. I don't particularly like eating them, but my husband does. You know men..... the bigger the better! lol

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  2. Very impressive tomatoes! I can only hope to have these beauties at mine later this year.

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    1. Thanks Jenny. I seen some of your tomatoes last year and am sure you will have a great crop this year as well.

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  3. Nice haul! We didn't plant but a few this year.

    While looking at your pics, I just want to put my computer screen between 2 slices of bread and eat it.lol

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    1. We always plant too many. I can never find the right combo/amount to plant. I figure too many is better than not enough. I can give them away.

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  4. Awesome tomatoes! I had to pull several w/ end rot to. I have yet to pick my first tomato, I planted late and knew I would be drooling over other harvests like yours while I wait!

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    1. Shawn Ann the weather around here has been so hot (103-106) and dry (no rain in weeks) I knew we would have some ber. I try not to get discouraged, picking those two big ones helps!

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  5. You gardeners who actually weigh your harvests make me hang my head in shame. I just pick things and eat them.

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    1. Lisa this is the first year I have weighed anything. I am doing it to just get an idea of how much we actually do get from our garden. Believe me, not all has been weighed before eating or giving away.

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  6. Gorgeous tomatoes! I'm hoping we have a nice harvest this year... haven't had a lot of luck in the tomato area in the past couple of years....

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    1. Thank you. Hope you harvest many great tomatoes this year Susan.

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  7. Those are some beautiful tomatoes! Did you grow them from transplants or seed?

    http://planetpooks.com/?p=4819

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    1. All those were grown from transplants I purchased.

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  8. those are some nice tomatoes! I need to branch out and try some more large fruited ones next year. Always fun to see how much you have harvested and how much it has saved you on your grocery bill!

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    1. Mary I'm already planning for next year as well! lol I'll be growing lots more Amish Paste tomatoes for sure.

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