It is official. A tomato plant from the greenhouse was the first to fruit. The Stupice plant has a quarter-sized tomato on it! I have checked it at least three times today. I can’t wait to taste it.
14 of the 17 tomato plants in the greenhouse have blossoms; shouldn’t be too long. The three stragglers are all planted in the same type of soil: potting soil that I got at the local garden store and mixed with a little bit of peat moss. These seem much heavier, and they definitely don’t dry out as fast. In contrast, all the other plants are in the mix of peat, vermiculite, potting soil and compost. Their growth is robust.
I set all the plants outside in the sunshine yesterday; I didn’t see any pollinators in the greenhouse, regardless of having the door open all day. Call me paranoid.
In the garden, I removed the Wall O’Waters from the 16 plants out there, and I replaced the tomato cages. Right now the 54 inch cages dwarf the plants. They also show great growth, but seem way too small for the supports I put them in. Reminds me of a two-year-old wearing Dad’s shoes.
The tomatoes planted with a handful of wood ashes don’t seem to be any bigger so far. Maybe that will be a taste issue. I also pinched back the axil buds on all of them. I want them to thicken up so they can hold all that fruit.
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