First Tomato 2010
Aug 20, 2010 tomato, upside down planter
This is an unfortunately record, being the latest I have gotten my first ripe tomato. In case if anyone was wondering, this was on the 1 gallon milk carton upside down garden planter.
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August 20th, 2010 at 9:32 PM
OMGsh! That is a beautiful picture! Of course, I have a fondness for tomatoes
August 20th, 2010 at 9:37 PM
It’s so pretty!! Bet it’s delicious.
August 21st, 2010 at 6:20 AM
You beat me getting my first tomatoes, so consider yourself lucky. Those do look like some great tomatoes though.
August 21st, 2010 at 10:25 AM
I must be missing something?? First ripe tomato on 8/20? I started picking in May.
August 21st, 2010 at 11:27 AM
memmsnyc, thinking of saving the first one to harvest seeds for next year…not sure how many more I will get
David S, well I don’t feel so bad then…at least I am not the only one.
MontyMoose, welcome to summer gardening in the Pacific Northwest
August 21st, 2010 at 6:54 PM
Ah, I see! My mind is fixed on San Antonio, Texas! I’ll trade you for some of your beautiful rain?
August 22nd, 2010 at 5:54 AM
Does it still have the auto-watering option? My Topsy’s dry out every day.
August 22nd, 2010 at 7:11 AM
MontyMoose, the not having to remember to water is nice, though picking tomatoes three months ago would be nice
Red Icculus, the self watering worked good but once the rain stopped I took it off since I had to water everything else, so wasn’t too much effort to water one more. I needed to water every day on hot days (not too many this summer) otherwise every other day.
August 27th, 2010 at 2:04 PM
Oh my gosh your tomatoes look wonderful. Thanks for sharing!
August 28th, 2010 at 7:53 PM
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