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- From: "Wiediger, Alison" <alison.wiediger AT hart.kyschools.us>
- To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Growing Tomatoes
- Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:06:20 -0600
Allan, There are probably as many good tips are there are growers, but we have
found a few things key: Good fertility - so they grow and produce before our southeastern diseases
stop production Mulching to control weeds that compete - we use biodegradable black
plastic and hay/straw Consistent moisture - drip irrigation has been critical to our
operation - drought is becoming all too common Succession planting - a planting only has nice tomatoes for 4-6 weeks before disease starts shutting it
down. We plant to have 3 outside plantings of tomatoes for the coming season. Variety selection – we select for varieties that will give us
flavorful, beautiful tomatoes, and lots of them. We have only a few we use and
trial a few more each year in case we’ve missed one. Goliath, Old
Fashioned Goliath and Park’s Whopper for red slicers, Carolina Gold for
yellow slicer, San Marzano hybrid for paste and a handful of heirlooms that
never produce enough for us to justify the space they take, but look nice on
our table, plus 8-10 cherry/grape types. Each farm and each market will have
varieties that suit them best – these are ours..... this year! Alison Wiediger, Au Naturel Farm -----Original Message----- This is a heck of a thing to admit to, but I think I need some tips on growing tomatoes. I'm looking for good advice on getting a good crop of tomatoes this
season. Thanks -Allan _______________________________________________ |
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[Market-farming] Seedling growth vs temps,
Beth Spaugh, 01/10/2008
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[Market-farming] Growing Tomatoes,
Allan Balliett, 01/10/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Growing Tomatoes,
Wiediger, Alison, 01/10/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] Growing Tomatoes, Andrew R. King, 01/10/2008
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[Market-farming] Fertility for Growing Tomatoes,
Allan Balliett, 01/11/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] Fertility for Growing Tomatoes, Sharon and Steve, 01/11/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Growing Tomatoes,
Petersons family, 01/11/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Growing Tomatoes,
Wiediger, Alison, 01/14/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Growing Tomatoes,
Ken Bezilla, 01/14/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Growing Tomatoes,
Wiediger, Alison, 01/14/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] Growing Tomatoes, Ken Bezilla, 01/14/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] Growing Tomatoes, road's end farm, 01/14/2008
- [Market-farming] 2 degradable mulches, Sharon and Steve, 01/14/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Growing Tomatoes,
Wiediger, Alison, 01/14/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Growing Tomatoes,
Ken Bezilla, 01/14/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Growing Tomatoes,
Wiediger, Alison, 01/14/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Growing Tomatoes,
Wiediger, Alison, 01/10/2008
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[Market-farming] Growing Tomatoes,
Allan Balliett, 01/10/2008
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