My Sun Sugar is still going strong
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My Sun Sugar is still going strong
My plants all died except my Sun Sugar which is still growing and producing some fruit.
It's grown over the top of my 6 foot trellis and cascades down to the ground. Never had a plant grow like this one.
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It's grown over the top of my 6 foot trellis and cascades down to the ground. Never had a plant grow like this one.
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Glendora, CA
Pride of the Foothills
Sunset zone 21
USDA zone 9
Glendora, CA
Pride of the Foothills
Sunset zone 21
USDA zone 9
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Re: My Sun Sugar is still going strong
Holy *Bleep*, what kind of tree is that?! Are you telling me that's ONE plant?
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Re: My Sun Sugar is still going strong
Wow, did you prune that at all over it's life? As I recall you were pruning to 4 leaders, did that start out pruned and you let it go later?
I started growing tomatoes with Sun Gold; last year I grew Sun Gold, Sun Sugar, and Honeycomb Hybrid (among others). Last year was a tough season but I didn't find the Sun Sugar to be significantly different than Sun Gold, and I think this year I'm only going to grow Honeycomb Hybrid for my orange cherry--it seemed to do a little better on balance.
I started growing tomatoes with Sun Gold; last year I grew Sun Gold, Sun Sugar, and Honeycomb Hybrid (among others). Last year was a tough season but I didn't find the Sun Sugar to be significantly different than Sun Gold, and I think this year I'm only going to grow Honeycomb Hybrid for my orange cherry--it seemed to do a little better on balance.
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Re: My Sun Sugar is still going strong
I didn't grow that one this winter, but Sun Sugar and Sun Gold usually do pretty well for me. That's a huge plant, beautiful.
USDA Zone 9b, Sunset Zone 13
Average Rainfall 9.5 inches
Climate: Sonoran Desert
Average Rainfall 9.5 inches
Climate: Sonoran Desert
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Re: My Sun Sugar is still going strong
@QAGUY "Never had a plant grow like this one."
Supersweet 100 might outpace that.
The Gotch
Supersweet 100 might outpace that.
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Madison WESconsin/Growing Zone 5-A/Raised beds above the Midvale Heights spade-caking clay in the 77 Square Miles surrounded by A Sea Of Reality
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Re: My Sun Sugar is still going strong
I'm glad to know that it's so hardy for you and yes, this can get to be a huge plant. Not only does it taste good but now we are all enjoying it through your pictures! One could plant a hedge out of them.
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Re: My Sun Sugar is still going strong
That looks great! A lot older than mine ever get, I'm sure, but it's amazing how large they get! One grape tomato got even larger than the sunsugar, but nothing like the sunsugar as far as production! And the best snack while gardening!
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Re: My Sun Sugar is still going strong
THATS A TOMATO PLANT?????
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Re: My Sun Sugar is still going strong
I prunded most of the summer and then just let it do it's own thing. Yes, it started out as 4 main leaders.Setec Astronomy wrote: ↑Tue Feb 07, 2023 6:32 am Wow, did you prune that at all over it's life? As I recall you were pruning to 4 leaders, did that start out pruned and you let it go later?
I started growing tomatoes with Sun Gold; last year I grew Sun Gold, Sun Sugar, and Honeycomb Hybrid (among others). Last year was a tough season but I didn't find the Sun Sugar to be significantly different than Sun Gold, and I think this year I'm only going to grow Honeycomb Hybrid for my orange cherry--it seemed to do a little better on balance.
QAGUY
Glendora, CA
Pride of the Foothills
Sunset zone 21
USDA zone 9
Glendora, CA
Pride of the Foothills
Sunset zone 21
USDA zone 9
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Re: My Sun Sugar is still going strong
I grew SS100. but it didn't grow quite like this one. It succumbed to disease.Cornelius_Gotchberg wrote: ↑Tue Feb 07, 2023 8:48 am @QAGUY "Never had a plant grow like this one."
Supersweet 100 might outpace that.
The Gotch
QAGUY
Glendora, CA
Pride of the Foothills
Sunset zone 21
USDA zone 9
Glendora, CA
Pride of the Foothills
Sunset zone 21
USDA zone 9
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Re: My Sun Sugar is still going strong
Yes, that's one plant.
QAGUY
Glendora, CA
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Re: My Sun Sugar is still going strong
Stopped pruning and let it go wild. Stopped pruning when I needed a ladder to prune it.Setec Astronomy wrote: ↑Tue Feb 07, 2023 6:32 am Wow, did you prune that at all over it's life? As I recall you were pruning to 4 leaders, did that start out pruned and you let it go later?
I started growing tomatoes with Sun Gold; last year I grew Sun Gold, Sun Sugar, and Honeycomb Hybrid (among others). Last year was a tough season but I didn't find the Sun Sugar to be significantly different than Sun Gold, and I think this year I'm only going to grow Honeycomb Hybrid for my orange cherry--it seemed to do a little better on balance.
QAGUY
Glendora, CA
Pride of the Foothills
Sunset zone 21
USDA zone 9
Glendora, CA
Pride of the Foothills
Sunset zone 21
USDA zone 9
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Re: My Sun Sugar is still going strong
That's a beautiful plant. =)
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USDA hardiness zone: 6
Elevation: 2,260 feet
Climate: BSk
USDA hardiness zone: 6
Elevation: 2,260 feet
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Re: My Sun Sugar is still going strong
This was the last sprawling SS100 in 2021...in JULY!:
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