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Newbie here from NE Florida (Jacksonville area)
Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2024 5:07 pm
by T_om
Long time gardener still muddling along. I am adding some heirloom tomatoes now that I haven't tried before but wanted to give it a shot. We have a REALLY bad problem here with heat and humidity.
Trying Sioux, Purple Calabash and Atkinson (Auburn University heat resistant),this year.
The forum looks interesting. Hope it is more laid back than "the other place" was.
Tom
Re: Newbie here from NE Florida (Jacksonville area)
Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2024 7:12 pm
by karstopography
Pretty laid back hereabouts. Welcome from ~800 miles to the west.
Re: Newbie here from NE Florida (Jacksonville area)
Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2024 8:23 pm
by T_om
Thanks, and I see you are a fellow 9b'er. Probably fighting heat as much as I do myself.
Tom
Re: Newbie here from NE Florida (Jacksonville area)
Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2024 8:29 pm
by Josetom
Welcome Tom!! An appropriate name for a "tom"ate lover

Re: Newbie here from NE Florida (Jacksonville area)
Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2024 10:00 pm
by Whwoz
Welcome to the Junction from Down Under @T_om
Re: Newbie here from NE Florida (Jacksonville area)
Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2024 11:15 pm
by pepperhead212
Welcome to the forum!
Re: Newbie here from NE Florida (Jacksonville area)
Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2024 11:52 pm
by MissS
Hello and welcome. We are much more laid back than the 'Ville and have quite a few people from your area. I hope that you enjoy it here.
Re: Newbie here from NE Florida (Jacksonville area)
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2024 1:15 am
by Shule
@T_om
Welcome to TomatoJunction!
I'd love to hear how Atkinson turns out for you. I've thought about growing that tomato a lot.
Re: Newbie here from NE Florida (Jacksonville area)
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2024 5:47 am
by PlainJane
lol, pretty laid back.
Welcome from the same heat and humidity neck of the woods in N. Florida.
Re: Newbie here from NE Florida (Jacksonville area)
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2024 6:55 am
by karstopography
Purple Calabash is intriguing @T_om Purple Calabash seems to be a polarizing tomato variety.
One thing you might discover if you haven’t already about Tomato Junction is that many of us tend to share our tastes in tomatoes and other foods, but that we all most certainly do not have identical tastes in what is a tasty tomato…or pizza…or just about anything that may or may not be called food.
Actually, people sharing what they like or don’t like about tomatoes, the particular tomato varieties, is one of the more interesting and useful things happening on TJ.
Re: Newbie here from NE Florida (Jacksonville area)
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2024 7:34 am
by Cornelius_Gotchberg
Welcome from America's Dairyland!
The Gotch
Re: Newbie here from NE Florida (Jacksonville area)
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2024 7:38 am
by bower
Welcome Tom!
You southern growers are blazing the trail for all of us, as bouts of humid heat spread north and affect our tomatoes.
So TIA for sharing how different varieties and/or techniques work out for you.
Re: Newbie here from NE Florida (Jacksonville area)
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2024 11:56 am
by GoDawgs
Welcome from your southern neighbor up here in Georgia! I think you'll like it here.

Re: Newbie here from NE Florida (Jacksonville area)
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2024 1:54 pm
by TX-TomatoBug
Welcome Tom from central Texas! My oldest son and family live in the Florida panhandle. He battles......sand and squirrels
I can't even get into "the other place". Dunno what's up with that.
Re: Newbie here from NE Florida (Jacksonville area)
Posted: Mon May 06, 2024 8:14 pm
by T_om
Might be a double post but just wanted to say again, what a warm welcome
Tom
Re: Newbie here from NE Florida (Jacksonville area)
Posted: Tue May 07, 2024 1:04 pm
by AKgardener
Welcome from Alaska good luck with your new maters
Re: Newbie here from NE Florida (Jacksonville area)
Posted: Tue May 14, 2024 4:14 pm
by FatBeeFarm
Welcome to the forum from the White Mountains! Hope you like this place better than the other one

Re: Newbie here from NE Florida (Jacksonville area)
Posted: Thu May 16, 2024 5:46 am
by PlainJane
@T_om, are you growing in containers or in ground?
Re: Newbie here from NE Florida (Jacksonville area)
Posted: Thu May 16, 2024 7:40 am
by T_om
Raised beds and grow bags now. Second year for me with this particular setup.
I had an extensive hydroponic setup once upon a time but that was years ago. Grew everything in a NFT system in the back yard. Tomatoes, lettuce, peppers, etc.
Tom
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Re: Newbie here from NE Florida (Jacksonville area)
Posted: Sun Jul 28, 2024 8:28 am
by AZGardener
Welcome to the Junction Tom!