[mention]Gardadore[/mention] The TRMs infest every year, but they are really bad this year. I suppose it was a fair season before they struck, but fruit wasnt very large this year, probably my fault. I planted too early and it was still hot and humid, and the first blossoms shriveled and fell. Normally I plant out in time for blossoms to open right as its getting cooler, and I get much better fruit and size.
They are really delicious this year though.

Ginger I love looking at your rows and rows of earth boxes. So inspiring!
Even with disease etc we all know you are a true tomato whisperer! Can't wait to see your harvest photos. Thanks for taking the time to post your garden!

Nothing ugly about those tomato plants or anything else in those pics. Just what I needed on a cold Winter morning.

wildcat62 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 10, 2021 10:10 am Nothing ugly about those tomato plants or anything else in those pics. Just what I needed on a cold Winter morning.

I see the rest of the country is so cold. And we are 8-13 degrees above normal. (Too hot)The stupid Bermuda High pressure zone isn't letting cold fronts through.

nice to see all the color, and growing plants at this time of year.
it is currently 86 degrees here. thats what the thermostat says near the wood stove.
outside,,,,,,,different story. close to zero. it is pretty though with all the fresh fallen
new snow.


keith

rxkeith wrote: ↑Thu Feb 11, 2021 5:50 pm nice to see all the color, and growing plants at this time of year.
it is currently 86 degrees here. thats what the thermostat says near the wood stove.
outside,,,,,,,different story. close to zero. it is pretty though with all the fresh fallen
new snow.


keith

Thank you. I've actually never seen more than a dusting of snow in my almost 65 years. I did see 10 inches of sleet one year though, when I lived in Atlanta. No one knew how to drive in it.

Ginger2778 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 09, 2021 4:05 pm The trellis is cut from a roll of field fence. It is galvanized and has 6" square openings, good to spray through, and to get large tomatoes from. By a company with Red something in the name.

I use the same for all of my trellises and tomato cages. Had to buy a new roll last year and it will probably last me "the rest of the way".

Red Brand fencing. It's about the only kind they sell around here.

Beautiful stuff you have going right now!

Ginger2778 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 10, 2021 10:41 am

wildcat62 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 10, 2021 10:10 am Nothing ugly about those tomato plants or anything else in those pics. Just what I needed on a cold Winter morning.

I see the rest of the country is so cold. And we are 8-13 degrees above normal. (Too hot)The stupid Bermuda High pressure zone isn't letting cold fronts through.

It's been a warm winter here, too, but it's Idaho, so, it's still cold. I mean on an average winter, it might get to -3 to -12° F. (with -26° F. being the record low), but we haven't even approached 0° F., yet (maybe not even 5° F.) It's mostly been hovering around what I consider to be seed-starting temperatures for my unheated greenhouse (low temperatures in the high twenties to early forties). February can be our coldest month, though, and it's not over yet. We've had a number of similar warm winters recently, too.

Those TRM remind me of our spider mites, except our spider mites cause russetting on watermelon instead of tomatoes, and they sometimes spin webs (but not as often as people seem to think spider mites should spin webs; there might be visible webs on 0 to 5% of the damage, except when it gets really advanced). They seem to spread a fungal disease to the watermelon foliage, too (probably anthracnose or a similar pathogen). They could be a hybrid mite. Some watermelons are immune to the russetting on the fruits, but the leaves still get hit. Are there some tomato varieties with unaffected fruits? I wonder if they would affect Chef's Choice Orange F1's fruits.

Mangoes loaded with blossoms. And some zinnias to warm up your room

[mention]Ginger2778[/mention] you & [mention]MsCowpea[/mention] both, thank you for sharing pics of flowers along with your fruits & vegetables. We need beauty in our lives too

peebee wrote: ↑Thu Feb 18, 2021 8:52 pm @Ginger2778 you & @MsCowpea both, thank you for sharing pics of flowers along with your fruits & vegetables. We need beauty in our lives too

That zinnia patch is making me so happy.

I miss flowers. Thank you for sharing yours.

root_grow wrote: ↑Thu Feb 18, 2021 11:45 pm I miss flowers. Thank you for sharing yours.

You're welcome, my pleasure.

Some thick walled deliciously sweet peppers that I got seeds sent from friends. Palmyra is above, from my friend in Australia, and Lesya below it is from my neighbor in Florida. The hand is my husband's, lol.

I was going to ask if it was growing conditions that made them more pointed, but looked up Lesya and they are known for being that way, "heart shaped". Very nice!

HenriSportif wrote: ↑Tue Feb 23, 2021 4:26 pm I was going to ask if it was growing conditions that made them more pointed, but looked up Lesya and they are known for being that way, "heart shaped". Very nice!

Thank you. They taste so good too.

Are they good producers & equally sweet? Palmyra looks especially tasty . Very nice Marsha!

peebee wrote: ↑Tue Feb 23, 2021 11:45 pm Are they good producers & equally sweet? Palmyra looks especially tasty . Very nice Marsha!

Thank you, production is medium for me, but it's enough with all my other peppers. Lesya tastes the best of the 2, but I'm in love with both. Palmyra is from Syria.

Now I might need a patch of zinnias in my yard

Dawn wrote: ↑Wed Feb 24, 2021 2:55 pm Now I might need a patch of zinnias in my yard

I can't get over them. And they're so easy.