this project is finished! the following information and photos are for reference only. it also gives you an idea of what we can do in the garden. need some testing done? contact us and let us give your plants a try!
for anyone that has spoken to us in the last few months, you have heard about the big tomato plant trial we are doing in partnership with a local university. honestly, we are just watching the progress and recording the details as we see them. we are thrilled to demonstrate just what can be done with the plants as far as trellising methods are concerned. the hardest part about this trial is keeping the various forms of wild life from eating the plants and fruits. the deer aren't the only problems, visiting people are capable of doing just as much damage.
we will be experimenting with different pest control methods as well-beware and be warned! since we are testing different substances, the fruit is not safe for human consumption!!!
Growing Conditions of the plants:
one plant each.
sunday, september 16th
just fruit harvest info:
plant #4- 1 @ 2 3/4 ounces
plant #16- 1 at 2 ounces
plant #2- 2, 1 @ 3 1/2 ounces and 1 @ 2 1/2 ounces
plant #3- total weight of 11 3/4 ounces
plant #11- total weight of 1/2 ounce
plant #9- 7, weights from 1/8 ounce to 3/4 ounce
tuesday, september 4th
just fruit harvest info:
plant #9- 13 between 1/4 and 3/4 ounce each
plant #3- 13 with a total weight of 2 3/8 ounces
plant #15- 1 @ 1 3/8 ounce
plant #2- 1 @ 2 3/8 ounce
sunday, august 26th
at 9am, 70 degrees with 1/8th inch of rain in the gauge. no pictures to share but the harvest for the tomato plants is as follows:
plant #2- 1 @ 3 1/4 ounce
plant #9- 14 @ 1/2 ounce to 3/8 ounce each
plant #7- 2, 1 1/8 ounce and 1 5/8 ounce
plant #1- 4, 1 1/2 ounce to 1 3/4 ounce each
plant #8- 4, 1 1/2 ounce to 3 1/2 ounce each
plant #11- total weight of 3 1/8 ounces for 21 cherries
plant #3- total weight of 4 1/2 ounces for 21 cherries
plant #15- 1 @ 7/8 ounce
plant #20- 1 @ 3 1/2 ounce
sunday, august 19th
at 8:30am, 70 degrees and cloudy with 1 1/2 inches of rain in the gauge
sunday, august 12
at 8am, 65 degrees, sunny but garden is still in shade. 1/2" rain in the gauge.
not sure who this guy is but plant #13 is supposed to be soldacki, a pink tomato and this is obviously yellow.
plant #13-supposed to be soldacki, not sure now. 5 ripe fruits ranging from 3 1/2 ounces to 10 5/8 ounces.
plant #14, german johnson. 6 fruits ranging from 3/4 ounce to 9 ounces each. the two plants have had different results so far. one has smaller fruits ranging from 3/4 ounce to 6 7/8 ounce each while the other has fruits ranging from 6 3/8 ounces to 9 ounces each. the plants each yielded 3 fruits with the larger fruits being a lighter pink, almost a brown color while the smaller fruits were a darker pink almost red. our first thought was that these were two different plants but we now feel it is just different stages of ripeness.
sunday, august 5
at 8:30 am, about 75 degrees and humid, 1/4 inch of rain in the rain gauge.
sunday, july 29
at 8 am, 73 degrees and slightly humid without a breeze. plant #15 still has some signs of blossom end rot.
be my baby gene pool cherry, size ranged from just shy of 1/8 ounce to 1/4 ounce each, 6 ripe fruits picked
sunday, july 22
7:45am, 75 degrees and humid with hazy/sunny sky. rain gauge contained 3.5 inches of water. plants were not fed or watered since we have had ample rainfall.
*plant #12 has been removed since it was dying from some sort of infection-fungal???
no ripe fruit was picked.
this is happening a lot-the branches are so heavy that they are breaking from the weight
sunday, july 15
at 8am, 76 degrees, sunny, humid and a light breeze. full sun, garden is in shade and the rain gauge had 5.5 inches of water in it!!!
not many changes to report, the plants are growing with a few up at the top of the 6ft trellises. there has been definite robbing-we are not getting much fruit as a result. two plants had fruit that was nearly ripe and i harvested them so that i could photograph them and weigh them.
the whole haul! 3 from plant #3, be my baby gene pool cherry and the two from plant #5, heinz 2653 paste tomatoes.
the heinz paste tomatoes weighed in at 1/2 ounce each and were very mild in flavor. neither variety was fully ripened and i am sure that contributed to the flavor.
bushy and flopping-the florida weave isn't doing as much to support the vines as the trellis system but it is more space efficient.
sunday, july 8
just another sunday! at 7:15am, 76 degrees with a slight breeze. full sun but garden is in shade. despite a thunderstorm the night before and 1/4 inch of rain at our home 2 miles away, the rain gauge here is nearly empty. each plant was fed 2 quarts of water with miracle grow-1 tablespoon per gallon of water.
no real changes to report-the intense heat has slowed down the plants progress. some plants are showing more vine growth-#15 is still the tallest at about 4.5 feet. several plants show signs of having had fruit removed-likely the results of squirrels in the garden. i witnessed one attempting to flee with a large tomato in its mouth-he dropped it and i took it back for photos!
plant varieties 8 and 11 show signs of ripening. blossom end rot is still present on the same two varieties as last week.
sunday, july 1
conditions at 7am, 83 degrees, zero rainfall for the week, slightly humid with sunny weather but the garden is in full shade. obvious signs of drought, leaves curling and wilting as well as dried. buckwheat plants are beginning to bloom.
almost all of the plants have flowers in some stage of blooming except one of plant variety 17, plant a. blossom end rot is present on plant varieties #8 and #15. plant variety #15 is the tallest plant in the garden at approximately 4 feet tall. plant variety #11 has the first signs of color change but not yet ripe. plant varieties 14 and 17-21 are still the smallest in the garden. each plant was fed 2 quarts of water with miracle grow-1 tablespoon per gallon of water.
to get the idea of how large they were, here is the first one in the palm of darry's hand.
one of my observations in the garden is the difference in size between two plants of the same variety:
plant variety #19
sunday, june 24th
conditions at the time of 6/24 inspection: approximately 7:30am, 70 degrees and mostly sunny. garden is in full shade at this time (sun comes over garden approximately 10am). rain gauge is empty. plants were hand watered with miracle grow-1 tablespoon per gallon of water.
variety 1-plant a, total recovery from deer damage but still small, multiple flowers present. plant b is small but covered in fruit. potato leaf variety
variety 2-plant a, many flowers and no fruit. plant b, many flowers, 1 fruit. very bushy plant
variety 3-many flowers, several fruit
variety 4-plant a is a bit leggy with few flowers. plant b is a little fuller but still showing few flowers.
variety 5-many flowers and fruit on both plants, fruit on plant b is noticeably larger. vining and sprawling
variety 6-many flowers present, plant a has 1 fruit, plant b has 2 large fruits
variety 7-flowers on both plants, plant b has 1 fruit. very bushy and a bit sprawling
variety 8-multiple flowers and fruit on both plants. plants are bushy and a bit sprawling
variety 9-flowers and fruit on both plants
variety 10-flowers on both, plant a has fruit just beginning to form.
variety 11-plant a is sprawling with many fruit. plant b has recovered from deer damage but is smaller and beginning to form fruit.
variety 12-comparatively small plants with few flowers
variety 13-flowers are present, plant a has 1 fruit
variety 14-plant a has flower, no fruit. plant b has flowers and fruit.
variety 15-very tall plant, 4 feet. multiple flowers and fruit present.
variety 16-very tall plants, 4 feet. multiple flowers present, plant a has 1 fruit
variety 17-both plants suffered deer damage and are small. plant a is recovering. plant b is small without flowers.
variety 18-very small plants, potato leaf variety. flowers present.
variety 19-sprawling plants, potato leaf variety. plant a is leggy with flowers just forming. plant b has flowers with large fruits.
variety 20-flowers present no fruit.
variety 21-potato leaf variety. plants are a little leggy and small. plant a has 1 fruit and flowers. plant b has flowers.
the deer zappers that we also installed to prevent more damage from the deer.
a view of the trellised beds. the random stakes are actually a florida weave in progress. as the plants grow, we will add more string to hold them in place and support them.
a close up view of the florida weave. the plants are just reaching the first layer of string.
monday, may 28th
the weather was warm-heading into the 90's with a 20% chance of showers. we are behind in rainfall and have been hand watering.
tomato variety #1-numerous plants (all different varieties) have been topped thanks to deer. one area of the garden not fenced was the arbor. it was my hope that the grapevines hanging down from the arbor would help keep them out but it appears as if they were not the least intimidated and entered into the garden. i am certain that it was deer since they stayed on the walkway and topped plants on the perimeter of the bed near the grape arbor. i strung some more ribbons across the arbor to stop entry and have crossed my fingers!
tomato variety #18-for some reason, this plant has not grown and is quite small in comparison to all other plants. we have 2 specimens and the other is of comparative size to other plants.
tomato variety #15-for some reason, this plant has died. my inspection revealed nothing to me as to why. the other #15 plant is fine and growing.
tomato variety #11-our rockstar; this plant is in full bloom with multiple flowers open and awaiting pollination.
for anyone that has spoken to us in the last few months, you have heard about the big tomato plant trial we are doing in partnership with a local university. honestly, we are just watching the progress and recording the details as we see them. we are thrilled to demonstrate just what can be done with the plants as far as trellising methods are concerned. the hardest part about this trial is keeping the various forms of wild life from eating the plants and fruits. the deer aren't the only problems, visiting people are capable of doing just as much damage.
we will be experimenting with different pest control methods as well-beware and be warned! since we are testing different substances, the fruit is not safe for human consumption!!!
Growing Conditions of the plants:
- physical address of garden is 5201 Marchant Drive, with a gps coordinate of 36.060941,-86.746249
- all plants are directly in the ground in four raised rows on 5/15/2012
- the entire planting area was mulched with a thick layer of newspaper, straw to control weeds and retain soil moisture and reduce the occurrence of disease.
- all plants are fertilized every 7-10 days with 20-20-20 Miracle Grow water-soluble plant food at a concentration of 1 tablespoon powder per gallon of water, applied manually with a watering can.
- also present in the fertilizer: 0.02% copper, 0.10% iron, 0.05% manganese, 0.0005% molybdenum and 0.05% zinc.
- all tomatoes are supported by either a florida weave or a trellis
all notes are based on the number assigned to each variety as listed below. number in parenthesis refers to the average number of days needed to produce fruit followed by the seed lot number
- glacier (56)341
- oregon spring (58)332
- be my baby gene pool-cherry (65)331
- cosmonaut volkov (65)331
- heinz 2653 paste (68)341
- pruden's purple (72)342
- black prince (72)331
- grandma mary's paste (74)331
- principe borghese (75)331
- rutgers-indeterminate (75)331
- peacevine cherry (78)341
- paul robeson (78)341
- soldacki (80)341
- german johnson (80)341
- goldie yellow (90)341
- rose de berne (80)341
- jubilee (80)341
- black krim (80)331
- pink brandywine (82)331
- tiffen mennonite (86)331
- orange banana paste (85)341
one plant each.
sunday, september 16th
just fruit harvest info:
plant #4- 1 @ 2 3/4 ounces
plant #16- 1 at 2 ounces
plant #2- 2, 1 @ 3 1/2 ounces and 1 @ 2 1/2 ounces
plant #3- total weight of 11 3/4 ounces
plant #11- total weight of 1/2 ounce
plant #9- 7, weights from 1/8 ounce to 3/4 ounce
tuesday, september 4th
just fruit harvest info:
plant #9- 13 between 1/4 and 3/4 ounce each
plant #3- 13 with a total weight of 2 3/8 ounces
plant #15- 1 @ 1 3/8 ounce
plant #2- 1 @ 2 3/8 ounce
sunday, august 26th
at 9am, 70 degrees with 1/8th inch of rain in the gauge. no pictures to share but the harvest for the tomato plants is as follows:
plant #2- 1 @ 3 1/4 ounce
plant #9- 14 @ 1/2 ounce to 3/8 ounce each
plant #7- 2, 1 1/8 ounce and 1 5/8 ounce
plant #1- 4, 1 1/2 ounce to 1 3/4 ounce each
plant #8- 4, 1 1/2 ounce to 3 1/2 ounce each
plant #11- total weight of 3 1/8 ounces for 21 cherries
plant #3- total weight of 4 1/2 ounces for 21 cherries
plant #15- 1 @ 7/8 ounce
plant #20- 1 @ 3 1/2 ounce
sunday, august 19th
at 8:30am, 70 degrees and cloudy with 1 1/2 inches of rain in the gauge
#19, pink brandywine, only 1 ripe fruit-5 3/4 ounces
#15, goldie yellow-2 ripe fruits, 1 1/8 ounce and 2 ounces
#20, tiffen mennonite-5 ripe fruits, 2 1/4 ounces to 3 ounces each
#2, oregon spring-2 ripe fruits, 3 ounces and 4 3/8 ounces
other ripe fruits previously photographed:
#1, glacier-5 ripe fruits, 3/8 ounce to 1 ounce each
#5 heinz 2653 paste-2 ripe fruits, 1 1/8 ounce and 1 ounce
#7 black prince-7 ripe fruits, 5/8 ounce to 4 3/8 ounce each
#8 grandma mary's paste-7 ripe fruits, 1 ounce to 3 1/2 ounce each
#9 principe borghese-1 ripe fruit, 5/8 ounce
#14 german johnson-1 ripe fruit, 2 5/8 ounce
sunday, august 12
at 8am, 65 degrees, sunny but garden is still in shade. 1/2" rain in the gauge.
some interesting observations this morning:
possibly green shoulders and sun scald
plant #1, glacier. 6 ripe fruits ranging from 1/4 ounce to 1 5/8 ounce each.
plant #5, heinz paste. 5 ripe fruits ranging from 3/4 ounce to 1 ounce each.
plant #4, cosmonaut volkov. 2 ripe fruits, 3 7/8 ounces and 4 1/8 ounces.
plant #7, black prince. 5 ripe fruits ranging from 1 3/4 ounce to 3 1/2 ounce each.
plant #8, grandma mary's paste. 1 fruit weighing 4 1/8 ounces.
plant #9, pricipe borghese. 7 ripe fruits ranging from 3/8 ounce to 1 ounce each.
plant #16, rose de berne-fruit not picked, just beginning to ripen.
plant #18, black krim-fruit not picked, just beginning to ripen.
plant #20, tiffen mennonite-fruit not picked, just beginning to ripen.
sunday, august 5
at 8:30 am, about 75 degrees and humid, 1/4 inch of rain in the rain gauge.
glacier, two fruits weighing 2 7/8 ounce and 1 1/4 ounce.
cat facing on glacier-more importantly, look at the shape of it-odd!
be my baby gene pool, 7 fruits each about 1/8 ounce each
pricipe borghese, 5 fruits ranging from 3/8 ounce to 1 ounce.
black prince, 4 fruits ranging from 7/8 ounce to 1 5/8 ounce each
peacevine cherry, 15 fruits less than 1/8 ounce each
not pictured, 1 fruit from oregon spring-it was rotted and left behind.
sunday, july 29
at 8 am, 73 degrees and slightly humid without a breeze. plant #15 still has some signs of blossom end rot.
be my baby gene pool
peacevine cherry
peace vine cherry, all 3 fruits picked were 1/4 ounce each
sunday, july 22
7:45am, 75 degrees and humid with hazy/sunny sky. rain gauge contained 3.5 inches of water. plants were not fed or watered since we have had ample rainfall.
*plant #12 has been removed since it was dying from some sort of infection-fungal???
no ripe fruit was picked.
#7, black prince
#13, soldacki
#16, rose de berne
#6, pruden's purple
#5, heinz 2653 Paste
#8, grandma mary's paste
goldie yellow, plant #15 looks lovely from here
and then you see this-blossom end rot
a view of the garden-welcome to the jungle!
sunday, july 15
at 8am, 76 degrees, sunny, humid and a light breeze. full sun, garden is in shade and the rain gauge had 5.5 inches of water in it!!!
not many changes to report, the plants are growing with a few up at the top of the 6ft trellises. there has been definite robbing-we are not getting much fruit as a result. two plants had fruit that was nearly ripe and i harvested them so that i could photograph them and weigh them.
heinz 2653 paste tomatoes on the vine
all three weighed in at 1/4 ounce a piece. they were tart!
plant #12 isn't looking so hot-we are waiting on david's diagnosis
plant #14 is cracking on the bottom.
see what 5.5 inches of rain can do-they are reaching out all over!!!
sunday, july 8
just another sunday! at 7:15am, 76 degrees with a slight breeze. full sun but garden is in shade. despite a thunderstorm the night before and 1/4 inch of rain at our home 2 miles away, the rain gauge here is nearly empty. each plant was fed 2 quarts of water with miracle grow-1 tablespoon per gallon of water.
no real changes to report-the intense heat has slowed down the plants progress. some plants are showing more vine growth-#15 is still the tallest at about 4.5 feet. several plants show signs of having had fruit removed-likely the results of squirrels in the garden. i witnessed one attempting to flee with a large tomato in its mouth-he dropped it and i took it back for photos!
plant varieties 8 and 11 show signs of ripening. blossom end rot is still present on the same two varieties as last week.
squirrel damage
blossom end rot
the wreckage
buckwheat blooms!
sunday, july 1
conditions at 7am, 83 degrees, zero rainfall for the week, slightly humid with sunny weather but the garden is in full shade. obvious signs of drought, leaves curling and wilting as well as dried. buckwheat plants are beginning to bloom.
almost all of the plants have flowers in some stage of blooming except one of plant variety 17, plant a. blossom end rot is present on plant varieties #8 and #15. plant variety #15 is the tallest plant in the garden at approximately 4 feet tall. plant variety #11 has the first signs of color change but not yet ripe. plant varieties 14 and 17-21 are still the smallest in the garden. each plant was fed 2 quarts of water with miracle grow-1 tablespoon per gallon of water.
blossom end rot on plant variety #8
blossom end rot on plant variety #15
plant variety #11 is just beginning to show a subtle color change
signs of drought
perhaps some sun scald from the intensely hot weather
tobacco horn worms! two were found and eliminated immediately
tomato horn worms and tobacco horn worms are easily confused and both are capable of major damage to tomato plants. they can be told apart by the white stripes; tobacco horn worms have a straight white stripe while tomato horn worms have a "v" shaped stripe. to see the difference, visit the university of florida's website page
his little friend
one of my observations in the garden is the difference in size between two plants of the same variety:
plant variety #14
sunday, june 24th
conditions at the time of 6/24 inspection: approximately 7:30am, 70 degrees and mostly sunny. garden is in full shade at this time (sun comes over garden approximately 10am). rain gauge is empty. plants were hand watered with miracle grow-1 tablespoon per gallon of water.
variety 1-plant a, total recovery from deer damage but still small, multiple flowers present. plant b is small but covered in fruit. potato leaf variety
variety 2-plant a, many flowers and no fruit. plant b, many flowers, 1 fruit. very bushy plant
variety 3-many flowers, several fruit
variety 4-plant a is a bit leggy with few flowers. plant b is a little fuller but still showing few flowers.
variety 5-many flowers and fruit on both plants, fruit on plant b is noticeably larger. vining and sprawling
variety 6-many flowers present, plant a has 1 fruit, plant b has 2 large fruits
variety 7-flowers on both plants, plant b has 1 fruit. very bushy and a bit sprawling
variety 8-multiple flowers and fruit on both plants. plants are bushy and a bit sprawling
variety 9-flowers and fruit on both plants
variety 10-flowers on both, plant a has fruit just beginning to form.
variety 11-plant a is sprawling with many fruit. plant b has recovered from deer damage but is smaller and beginning to form fruit.
variety 12-comparatively small plants with few flowers
variety 13-flowers are present, plant a has 1 fruit
variety 14-plant a has flower, no fruit. plant b has flowers and fruit.
variety 15-very tall plant, 4 feet. multiple flowers and fruit present.
variety 16-very tall plants, 4 feet. multiple flowers present, plant a has 1 fruit
variety 17-both plants suffered deer damage and are small. plant a is recovering. plant b is small without flowers.
variety 18-very small plants, potato leaf variety. flowers present.
variety 19-sprawling plants, potato leaf variety. plant a is leggy with flowers just forming. plant b has flowers with large fruits.
variety 20-flowers present no fruit.
variety 21-potato leaf variety. plants are a little leggy and small. plant a has 1 fruit and flowers. plant b has flowers.
black krim is a potato leaf variety
pink brandywine
blossoms on pink brandywine
fruit on goldie yellow
peacevine cherry
grandma mary's paste
fruit on glacier
cosmonaut volkov blossoms
pruden's purple
rutger's foliage-classic serrated shape
sunday, june 17
happy father's day to all!
conditions at the time of 6/17 inspection: approximately 8:30am, 75 degrees and mostly sunny. garden is in full shade at this time (sun comes over garden approximately 10am). rain gauge is empty. plants were hand watered with miracle grow-1 tablespoon per gallon of water. almost all of the buckwheat seeds planted on june 7th has sprouted.
observations-plant varieties with 2 specimens are referred to as plant a and plant b with plant a being closest to the rain garden. * only 1 specimen represented
variety 1-plant a is recovering from massive deer damage and has doubled in size. plant b has flowers and fruit present
variety 2-plant a, many flowers present/open. plant b, few flowers open but fruit is present
variety 3*-flowers open
variety 4-flowers present but not yet open
variety 5-plant a, flowers open. plant b, flowers present/open and fruit present
variety 6-plant a, flowers present and open. plant b, flowers and fruit present
variety 7-flowers present but not yet open
variety 8-plant a, flowers open and fruit present. plant b, flowers present. this plant is very vinelike and might possibly benefit from caging rather than trellising.
variety 9-flowers present and open
variety 10-flowers just beginning to show
variety 11-plant a, sprawling vines, many flowers present, fruit just now forming. plant b, deer damaged and showing lots of new growth and flowers present.
variety 12- flowers present
variety 13-flowers present
variety 14-plant a is small with few flowers. plant b is much larger with many flowers
variety 15*-flowers and fruit present
variety 16-very large plants, flowers present
variety 17-plant a, recovering nicely from deer damage. plant b, small, no flowers
variety 18- plants are very small in comparison to all others in garden with plant b being tiny
variety 19-plant a, small and leggy with few leaves and no flowers. plant b, somewhat bushier with fruit and flowers present
variety 20-plant a, flowers present. plant b, smaller and without flowers
variety 21-plant a, very few flowers present-all are in forming stage but 1 fruit present. plant b, few flowers just beginning to form
sunday, june 10
happy father's day to all!
conditions at the time of 6/17 inspection: approximately 8:30am, 75 degrees and mostly sunny. garden is in full shade at this time (sun comes over garden approximately 10am). rain gauge is empty. plants were hand watered with miracle grow-1 tablespoon per gallon of water. almost all of the buckwheat seeds planted on june 7th has sprouted.
observations-plant varieties with 2 specimens are referred to as plant a and plant b with plant a being closest to the rain garden. * only 1 specimen represented
variety 1-plant a is recovering from massive deer damage and has doubled in size. plant b has flowers and fruit present
variety 2-plant a, many flowers present/open. plant b, few flowers open but fruit is present
variety 3*-flowers open
variety 4-flowers present but not yet open
variety 5-plant a, flowers open. plant b, flowers present/open and fruit present
variety 6-plant a, flowers present and open. plant b, flowers and fruit present
variety 7-flowers present but not yet open
variety 8-plant a, flowers open and fruit present. plant b, flowers present. this plant is very vinelike and might possibly benefit from caging rather than trellising.
variety 9-flowers present and open
variety 10-flowers just beginning to show
variety 11-plant a, sprawling vines, many flowers present, fruit just now forming. plant b, deer damaged and showing lots of new growth and flowers present.
variety 12- flowers present
variety 13-flowers present
variety 14-plant a is small with few flowers. plant b is much larger with many flowers
variety 15*-flowers and fruit present
variety 16-very large plants, flowers present
variety 17-plant a, recovering nicely from deer damage. plant b, small, no flowers
variety 18- plants are very small in comparison to all others in garden with plant b being tiny
variety 19-plant a, small and leggy with few leaves and no flowers. plant b, somewhat bushier with fruit and flowers present
variety 20-plant a, flowers present. plant b, smaller and without flowers
variety 21-plant a, very few flowers present-all are in forming stage but 1 fruit present. plant b, few flowers just beginning to form
pink brandywine
goldie yellow
german johnson
peacevine cherry
pruden's purple
orange banana paste flowers
sunday, june 10
a few notes to begin with:
first blooms noted on the following plants were present when inspected on 6/1:
plant number-1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 19, 21
first fruits noted on the following plants when inspected on 6/7:
plant number-2, 5, 6, 11
conditions at the time of 6/10 inspection: approximately 9am, 68 degrees and overcast with high humidity
plant #5, heinz 2653 paste
plant # 6, pruden's purple
plant #11, peacevine cherry
plant #8, grandma mary's paste-needed support badly!
plant #16, rose de berne
plant #19, pink brandywine
the remaining observations of the morning, listed by plant number:
- recovering from deer damage nicely with new growth
- flowers present
- flowers present
- no flowers on either plant
- no flowers on one plant, flowers and fruit on the other
- flowers present on both plants with fruit on one
- no flowers on either plant
- flowers present
- flowers present
- flowers present on one plant only
- flowers present and fruit on one plant, the other is in recovery from deer damage
- both plants are small in comparison to others, both have flowers present
- flowers present
- flowers present
- only one plant-one plant died, flowers present
- flowers present
- one plant recovering from deer damage, other plant has flowers present, both plants are small in comparison to other varieties
- flowers present, plants are small in comparison with one being exceptionally small
- flowers present, one plant has fruit, one plant is small
- flowers present on one plant
- flowers present on one plant
sunday, june 3rd
another warm day in the garden. plants are doing well and beginning to show signs of recovery from the deer damage. the plants in the trellised beds are beginning to climb.
monday, may 28th
the weather was warm-heading into the 90's with a 20% chance of showers. we are behind in rainfall and have been hand watering.
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