tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506305897742962637.post5614406286947521454..comments2024-03-26T23:23:16.662-06:00Comments on Going Country: Tomato MasochistKristin @ Going Countryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00221544641416039741noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506305897742962637.post-39902330508673975382011-06-15T12:46:45.555-06:002011-06-15T12:46:45.555-06:00I learned the same unpleasant lesson about staking...I learned the same unpleasant lesson about staking last season. This year, I have dutifully plopped the stakes in and secured the plants to them the same I transplanted.SixBalloonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07310882196596088575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506305897742962637.post-55065367199030389162009-05-15T06:58:00.000-06:002009-05-15T06:58:00.000-06:00I share your passion for the matoe and growing the...I share your passion for the matoe and growing them in Ireland is a whole other ballgame. So far I have failed round one as per my blog lol. Trying again though out of sheer stubbornness. I just can't help it... I love my tomatoes. <br /><br />And I am damn impressed with your tomatoe structure woman :cD And glad you're not taken in by expensive metal stakes lol.Garden Pheenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00854469567243063153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506305897742962637.post-27310566770479153772009-05-15T06:34:00.000-06:002009-05-15T06:34:00.000-06:00I have Black Krim, Jet Star, Primetime, Giant Tree...I have Black Krim, Jet Star, Primetime, Giant Tree, Celebrity, Baby Cakes, Stupice, Roma, and San Marzano.Kristin @ Going Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00221544641416039741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506305897742962637.post-35510183322700926512009-05-15T04:15:00.000-06:002009-05-15T04:15:00.000-06:00P.S. What kind of tomatoes did you plant?P.S. What kind of tomatoes did you plant?mdvelazquezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06496404497869365896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506305897742962637.post-45310813209312339392009-05-15T04:13:00.000-06:002009-05-15T04:13:00.000-06:00I don't know why it didn't occur to me to put the ...I don't know why it didn't occur to me to put the stakes in before hand. Thanks for the tip. I was ambitious this year and planted five different types of tomatoes.mdvelazquezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06496404497869365896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506305897742962637.post-56875664204815532482009-05-14T21:46:00.000-06:002009-05-14T21:46:00.000-06:00So worth it though when you eat those delicious to...So worth it though when you eat those delicious tomatoes. <br /><br />I wish I had bamboo forest to glean steaks from, I have to buy mine locally. I tried using sassafrass sapplings last year and it looked like I was torturing my tomatoes into producing.Chiot's Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05086153621579437021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506305897742962637.post-26099598234005573522009-05-14T18:47:00.000-06:002009-05-14T18:47:00.000-06:00I'm waiting to put my plants in, but I could prep ...I'm waiting to put my plants in, but I could prep the area. Eggshells, shredded newspaper...that's my drill.Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647906900944224234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506305897742962637.post-83979879543389936052009-05-14T14:43:00.000-06:002009-05-14T14:43:00.000-06:00Best? Perhaps. Cheapest? Nope. I'm stickin' wi...Best? Perhaps. Cheapest? Nope. I'm stickin' with the free bamboo, thanks.Kristin @ Going Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00221544641416039741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506305897742962637.post-19839500588600927652009-05-14T11:22:00.000-06:002009-05-14T11:22:00.000-06:00Those tomatoes better be grateful for their cool t...Those tomatoes better be grateful for their cool tepee setup by producing enough tomatoes so that you're still eating them at Christmas. <br /><br />You tell them that when you're out there watering. <br /><br />OR ELSE. That usually helps, too.FinnyKnitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08813175777047535103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506305897742962637.post-822177147756486362009-05-14T11:07:00.000-06:002009-05-14T11:07:00.000-06:00I know just where you're coming from! After garden...I know just where you're coming from! After gardening and completely altering the slope of a hill last weekend I am limping around the office this week. Who knew you used inner thighs to roll back sod? Your trelis looks beautiful!Phoo-Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01048641393951998481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506305897742962637.post-55758054559785181302009-05-14T07:59:00.000-06:002009-05-14T07:59:00.000-06:00Now you know why you are SO fit. Tomato staking e...Now you know why you are SO fit. Tomato staking excersize and pupping wrangling, sheep shearing, dead animal off pitch fork tossing, deer butchering, wedding planner,canning,cow racing, water hauling, getting the wagon out of the lake,feeding/housing the animals. The reason our ancestors could eat anything they wanted. They worked like sam hill to just stay alive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506305897742962637.post-54489523617202003182009-05-14T07:23:00.000-06:002009-05-14T07:23:00.000-06:00We staked up too late last year too--and it wasn't...We staked up too late last year too--and it wasn't even that late!--and will trellis mad early this year, amen.Tina Posthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12658680379398227047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506305897742962637.post-31928232236943589742009-05-14T06:45:00.000-06:002009-05-14T06:45:00.000-06:00But think of all the delicious tomatoes you'll be ...But think of all the delicious tomatoes you'll be eating! For months...and months...and months!Sarahttp://www.howeverabsurd.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506305897742962637.post-44943923105015168552009-05-14T06:02:00.000-06:002009-05-14T06:02:00.000-06:00That is some serious tomato devotion. Wish I coul...That is some serious tomato devotion. Wish I could claim the same. I am duly impressed. And lazy. I don't have to stake flowers, or tend them much, which is why I grow them instead of veggies.Mayberry Magpiehttp://www.mayberrymagpie.comnoreply@blogger.com