tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post7824979943404330542..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: Tomatoing Too SoonMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-2784700764800114472020-05-13T14:26:49.830-07:002020-05-13T14:26:49.830-07:00I dipped my toes into the heritage tomato pond abo...I dipped my toes into the heritage tomato pond about 10 years ago and never swam back. They are THE BOMB. Enjoy the variety--I had no idea so many textures and tastes existed and I was happy to discover them. Green Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14548218493061015711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-50568919639357364012020-05-13T13:29:28.743-07:002020-05-13T13:29:28.743-07:00Yes - outside during the day to get them used to b...Yes - outside during the day to get them used to being outside - inside at night to keep them from freezing, or even too close to freezing. That said - I just now (Wednesday) threw caution to the wind and planted mine out in the garden. Good luck, kids!<br />Kimbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02603650665536244583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-44732098473543811282020-05-12T11:48:58.222-07:002020-05-12T11:48:58.222-07:00They're sitting in a sunny window getting legg...They're sitting in a sunny window getting leggy indoors. Maybe I should move them in and out?Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-70200574789320826612020-05-12T11:48:21.694-07:002020-05-12T11:48:21.694-07:00Tomatoes hate snow. I've heard.Tomatoes hate snow. I've heard.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-38413889392733821222020-05-12T10:18:04.737-07:002020-05-12T10:18:04.737-07:00I would have Loved your Parents and I always buy t...I would have Loved your Parents and I always buy the Quirky Heirloom Produce and I happen to like it, it's always more Interesting, especially in a Salad... and the Names are a bit of Whimsy that makes me just Smile. Good Luck with your Heirloom Babies! Bohemianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03743017084098726581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-45000248704142177262020-05-11T00:54:46.458-07:002020-05-11T00:54:46.458-07:00No idea, I should put that question out there on m...No idea, I should put that question out there on my blog. it may be that Heirloom are very ancient original varieties and heritage are something else, like tomatoes grown from seed saved from plants grown from seed saved from...back to an original plant?Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-70266431621823903962020-05-10T18:17:39.466-07:002020-05-10T18:17:39.466-07:00I went to Brandywine High School. Does that make m...I went to Brandywine High School. Does that make me an heirloom?jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357820440454534635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-7842979404574907492020-05-10T18:12:25.953-07:002020-05-10T18:12:25.953-07:00I am inspired! Then I looked out the window and sa...I am inspired! Then I looked out the window and saw snow flurries. Maybe I should wait another week or two.jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357820440454534635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-25425879074630860312020-05-10T10:31:30.834-07:002020-05-10T10:31:30.834-07:00I thought deer considered a five-foot fence a mino...I thought deer considered a five-foot fence a minor impediment. We don't have to worry about deer here though.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-48839712092739498952020-05-10T10:30:11.103-07:002020-05-10T10:30:11.103-07:00Man, you are one unlucky gardener. What's the ...Man, you are one unlucky gardener. What's the difference between a heritage and an heirloom?Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-11403139536944522972020-05-10T06:56:38.800-07:002020-05-10T06:56:38.800-07:00Late March, Murr, late March - in South Central Ka...Late March, Murr, late March - in South Central Kansas. You've heard of global warming, I take it? Our spring has moved forward by a few weeks since we first moved from Missouri to Kansas in 1959. (Between then and now I've lived/worked in Seattle, Florida, Albuquerque, Los Angeles, SanFran, New York State, and Pennsylvania. I loved NM, WA, and CA; so, of course, I've lived most of Cop Carhttps://jelliclecat.typepad.com/cop_cars_beat/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-36634269398562883072020-05-10T00:06:32.751-07:002020-05-10T00:06:32.751-07:00It looks as if you have some great plants there! I...It looks as if you have some great plants there! I wish you success with yer 'maters. I've grown the Cherokee Purple, the little lemon-coloured 'Yellow Pear', Chocolate Cherry, Early Girl, Brandywine, a green-striped one called 'Zebra', and a few dozen others. I'm kind of a tomato freak, and I like the heirloom varieties. There is nothing quite like eating a sun-warmedDebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795324336116508729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-21657234180859063852020-05-09T21:54:09.317-07:002020-05-09T21:54:09.317-07:00I bought Mortgage Lifter seeds from our "Digg...I bought Mortgage Lifter seeds from our "Digger's Club" which specialises in just about everything heirloom and not only did they not produce tomatoes, they didn't even sprout from the seeds! I was so disappointed and several other things I bought form them didn't do as well as expected either. I'm guessing my home state is at fault, since we have dry to very dry Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-90520353437263999852020-05-09T21:29:08.678-07:002020-05-09T21:29:08.678-07:00Nah, pay 'im no mind, I make him go away. I th...Nah, pay 'im no mind, I make him go away. I thought permanently, but apparently not, so I'll just swat him every time. I wouldn't care but I hate to have my real commenters waste any time on him.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-89697597750004327622020-05-09T21:28:12.502-07:002020-05-09T21:28:12.502-07:00I'd never heard of it, but obviously it's ...I'd never heard of it, but obviously it's a thing. I just need a BLT lifter.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-47485943941646435812020-05-09T21:27:02.794-07:002020-05-09T21:27:02.794-07:00Let us know! I cannot relate to tomatoes fruiting ...Let us know! I cannot relate to tomatoes fruiting by now. If I even planted any, they wouldn't do as well as the same plant put in three weeks from now.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-7228442204140540682020-05-09T21:25:49.406-07:002020-05-09T21:25:49.406-07:00You don't have to worry about nights above sev...You don't have to worry about nights above seventy here--yet! I swore I'd never live anywhere that I can't live without AC, and I don't, but I expect I might live long enough that the weather will catch up to me. Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-28709121059574149272020-05-09T21:23:40.778-07:002020-05-09T21:23:40.778-07:00Early March? You live on the equator, then?Early March? You live on the equator, then?Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-16653632020065731692020-05-09T21:17:13.923-07:002020-05-09T21:17:13.923-07:00Add lime to your soil to increase calcium to avoid...Add lime to your soil to increase calcium to avoid blossom end rot. <br />Nice to have Anonymous back with the hate rantMagpiethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04345910783666173232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-29059775948419734742020-05-09T20:55:38.595-07:002020-05-09T20:55:38.595-07:00I remember reading about Mortgage Lifter getting i...I remember reading about Mortgage Lifter getting its name from being so valuable to grow (easy to grow, sells for a good price, some combination) that it was the one to "pay off the farm", so to speak.Stig Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14928888078024948188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-56142068179472463152020-05-09T18:28:52.536-07:002020-05-09T18:28:52.536-07:00My Cherokee Purple made it through winter here in ...My Cherokee Purple made it through winter here in Florida. I rooted some cuttings, have already got ripe fruit. Uh, I got one; a squirrel got the other. It was delicious! Don't know if these would do well in Portland or not but I sent some seeds to a lady there, we shall see!Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09196706639374144358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-44927235214917531272020-05-09T18:27:10.596-07:002020-05-09T18:27:10.596-07:00speaking as a long-time gardener in both Texas and...speaking as a long-time gardener in both Texas and now Portland, the Celebrities are VFNT resistant so they should survive the dreaded wilt. And as far as I am concerned they have superb flavor for slicing and salads. For those looking for paste tomatoes, I highly recommend a new variety of paste tomato called HealthKick, which was developed in the wake of research at OHSU related to the benefitsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-37824831943538300892020-05-09T14:50:26.465-07:002020-05-09T14:50:26.465-07:00A friend at work gave me a start of yellow pear to...A friend at work gave me a start of yellow pear tomato some years ago (I retired in 2004, so you know it was a while ago!) Loved them! Most years I buy jet star and celebrity plus a cherry tomato.<br /><br />At the end of March, this year, I bought two Jet Stars, a Celebrity, a Big Boy, and an Early Girl & put them into the ground as a gamble. One week later we had a freeze. Another week Cop Carhttps://jelliclecat.typepad.com/cop_cars_beat/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-46202355886277859182020-05-09T14:17:07.647-07:002020-05-09T14:17:07.647-07:00We had blossom end rot 2 years running, when the s...We had blossom end rot 2 years running, when the spring was extremely rainy. I asked my local farm market owner about this, and she said that all that rain can wash away the calcium, which can lead to blossom end rot. So now we amend the soil with extra calcium, because it can't hurt, it usually rains too much, and it's organic. Last year it worked out well for us.mimimanderlynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-40668332574598847512020-05-09T14:10:07.952-07:002020-05-09T14:10:07.952-07:00That probably would be best, as they can get accli...That probably would be best, as they can get acclimated to the outdoors. Rule of thumb is to plant when the nights are consistently above 50 degrees. mimimanderlynoreply@blogger.com