Jardín del Gotch

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

Committed To The Deep 05/19/2022:

CUKES
*Sweet Success-4
*Diva-2

PEPPERS [Containers]
*Gypsy-5
*Roulette-3

SQUARSH
*Waltham Butternut Squarsh-10

TOMATOES
*Amish Paste-3 (05/13)
*Ananas Noire-2
*Daniel Burson-2
*Mortgage Lifter-3 (05/13)
*Mountain Magic-3 (05/13)
*Opalka-4
*Rose-2
*Sausage-1
*Stump Of The World-4
*Yaqui-5

The Gotch

[karstopography]

Strong looking lineup. Actually, I’ve only grown Amish Paste and Gypsy. Are all these your old and reliable standards?

Anyway, good luck, I know getting plants set out the garden feels terrific.

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

@karstopography; "Anyway, good luck, I know getting plants set out the garden feels terrific."

Yeah buddy! And the sentiment is appreciated...I intone jealously from four (4) growing zones away...

Amish Paste (a WESconsin developed variety) is a sophomore/2nd year selection, same with Gypsy; the later recommended as a container-friendly choice.

Any variety can make through the door; earning the right to stick 'round is something different thing entirely, am I right?

The Gotch

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

Committed to the deep 05/20/2022:

PEPPERS:
*Carmen Hybrid-5
*Giant Aconcagua-3
*Giant Marconi-2
*Goliath Sweet Hybrid-1
*Jimmy Nardello-4
​*Mama Mia Giallo Hybrid-5
*Sweet Banana-4
*Sweet Sunset Hybrid-4
*?-1

SQUARSH:
Black Beauty Green Zuke-4
Golden Yellow Zuke-4

TOMATOES:
*Ananas Noire-1
*Giant Garden Paste-1
*Greenbush Italian-1
*Jersey Devil-1
*San Marzano-3
*Sheboygan Heirloom-2

Now? It's Miller Time!

The Gotch

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

The last three (3) trays of Tomatoes and one (1) of Peppers have been transferred to the porch for hardening off.

Despite this being the natural progression, I must confess some wistfulness about no longer needing to go downstairs to tend them.

The Gotch

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

Don't know about the rest of you's, but this season's Tomato Seedling availability in these here parts has SUCKED...BIG TIME!

The Tomato Seedling supplier for my GO TO Tomato Seedling supplier (Jung's West) went belly up with no warning, leaving them with THE most pitiable selection I've ever seen. C'mon, they've been reduced to selling "plugs", thimble size plants that look like...something better left unsaid.

One of our perennial faves (Mountain Merit/MM) can't be found for LUV-nor money. I was teased by another supplier that a truck coming in today would have some; a disappointing phone call revealed that their supplier had cancelled the MM selection.

Left with but two (2) choices: Curling up into a fetal...or...Adapt...Improvise...Overcome. Opting for the latter, I replaced them with a family member (Mountain Pride), and another tantalizing prospect with (IMO) an irresistibly eye-catching name (Box Car Willie); a variety which I've always wanted to try.

Anyone have any experience with 'em?

The Gotch

[Shule]

@Cornelius_Gotchberg
I've tried Box Car Willie, but I crowded my plants and I couldn't find it in the jungle. So, the most I can say is that it probably isn't the most aggressive tomato out of those I've grown. I have a friend who gave me the seeds; she grew it, and is a connoisseur for tomato taste; so, she probably heard something good about it, if she grew it.

Never tried Mountain Pride, but Sausage is a favorite for production.

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

@Shule; "I crowded my plants"

Sigh; some of that been going on here as well; you'd think I'd learn....

"Sausage is a favorite for production."

Had GREAT luck and extraordinary yield with the Red Sausage (https://seedsnsuch.com/products/red-sau ... mato-seeds) from Seeds-n-Such in 2021.

Unfortunately, they were out-of-stock this year and the "sausage" seeds I got through Etsy were a flippin' disaster; one (1) plant out of 5 or 6 starts.

The Gotch

[Shule]

@Cornelius_Gotchberg
This is the Sausage that I grew:
https://www.timelesstomatoes.store/list ... 75-day-red

It does do a lot better in some soil than others. It gets a big plant when it does well.

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

@Shule; they look the same...last year my plants grew to over six (6) feet/1.83 meters.

Had space for four (4) this season...sigh...maybe next year.

The Gotch

[GoDawgs]

The last three (3) trays of Tomatoes and one (1) of Peppers have been transferred to the porch for hardening off.

Despite this being the natural progression, I must confess some wistfulness about no longer needing to go downstairs to tend them.

The Gotch

The gardener's version of Empty Nest Syndrome.

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

@GoDawgs; "The gardener's version of Empty Nest Syndrome"

The situation has...um...evolved.

After three (3) days on an unseasonably cool, sunless porch, and a very noticeable appearance/health downturn, I made the command decision to return them to the light-warmth-humidity of the covered, well-lit Seed Starter Rack; where they remain as we speak.

Never did that before, hope to never do it again; it violates a certain "Natural Progression," am I right?

Anywho, I'm thinking they go back out on the porch tomorrow, when the naturally supplied light-warmth-humidity (tomorrow 84°F/29°C--Memorial Day 90°F/32.2°C) return.

The Gotch

[bower]

You're not the only one dancing that two step this season.

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

@Bower; "You're not the only one dancing that two step this season."

The sentiment's much appreciated!

The Gotch

[jmsieglaff]

Good luck with the two step! I hadn’t gone to Jung since I got my seed starting stuff early spring. Sounds like the mater selection was horrible. Lots of maters for sale this AM at the Dane County Farmers Market. My first indeterminate flower will open tomorrow—Sungold.

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

@jmsieglaff; "Sounds like the mater selection was horrible."

The drop-off from the usual is positively breathtaking!

Good, if boring, selection at Felly's Nesbitt & Bruce's in Middleton.

The Gotch

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

Apologize for the lousy lack-of-clarity, but these here are the last Johnny_Come_Lately Tomato-n-Pepper "starts" Chaise Lounging in the early evening sun, as they prepare to be committed to the soil.

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The Gotch

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

Wrapped up planting yesterday;
PEPPERS:
Giant Aconcagua (2)
Giant Marconi (2)
Goliath Sweet (1)

TOMATOES:
Cornue des Andes Heirloom (2)
Ernie's Plump (2)
Giant Garden Paste Hybrid (1)
Greenbush Italian Heirloom (1)
Guido Heirloom (2)
Inzhir Rozovyi (2)
Italian Gold (2)
Jersey Devil (1)
Marzano Fire (2)
Santa Maria Heirloom (2)
Sheboygan Heirloom (1)
Sun Gold Hybrid (2)
Teton de Venus (1)
​Uncle Steve's Italian (1)

Special Shoutout to @Tormato & @MissS for their time, efforts, infinite patience...and sending seeds for varieties I couldn't even spell, much less be aware of their existence!

The Gotch

[MissS]

You have a great line up there Gotch. I can't wait to here how these all do for you. I'm happy to see some of these growing because I haven't seen them on people's lists in several years. Hopefully some of the seeds will make it to the MMMM this year!

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

@MissS; the Ananas Noire & Daniel Bursons are caged-n-thriving, and actually moved up from their infant stakes to their teen-age/medium sized one's. The Roses is catching up, but, regrettably, the Winsall failed to launch.

My Seed Saving efforts are still a Work In Progress, but I do have some Namio Heirloom seeds set aside that I'll be sending both you & @Tormato.

Had you's guys ever heard of it before, other than from me?

The Gotch