My winner is Better Bush!

Some of mine are setting fruit too! The sungold has a few, the black cherry a few less, and the bloody butcher, costoluto genovese, arkansas traveler and black from tula are just starting with 1 or two each! Very exciting!

Anna

My winners are the ones I started in November in the Topsy Turvy. I have fruit set. They are either Garden Delight, Jaune Flamme, or Eva Purple Ball. I didn't mark them :(

Runners up, but bound to catch up soon, are Goose Creek and Brandywine OTV in the Earthbox. I started these in January and they already have little flower buds.

More contenders to follow I hope.

Most of my tomatoes have flowers, I will keep a close look on which one fruits first, I have an idea and it will be a cherry.
I am already looking for recipes for the coming tomato season!

Silvia

When did you plant those?

I'm still getting 'maters from the big old vines from last Fall, some of them look ratty and I suspect some have the big-V, they are all full of blossoms and several are setting new fruit as well,I give them some MG almost daily in their water, but if the ratty ones don't set then they are gone ! I spray every other day so hope that is keeping the white-fly at bay..... The new ones Tom brought are out in their big pots and growing gangbusters, also I have done the 'rot' thing with seeds from last Fall and planted them in the little peat-pots and they are up, under the light-kit Tom brought over... thanks again Tom... so I've learned something new ! even if they are too late to set fruit this Spring-summer, I now know how to save the seed, which is a real accomplishment, I dried them and have them in baggies in the fridge, and plan on taking a few periodically and seeing if they are still viable..... so much fun and so little time ! sally

My most "advanced" tomatoes.

German Red Strawberry, I always grow it despite being a little difficult, it is one of my favorites.

And one of the dwarf tomatoes, thank you Tom for send me some of those, and I am also growing the blue. Has to be put in the bigger pot today.

Silvia

Tom, I forgot the see the other tomatoes, so here is an update.

Tomato berry has small fruits

And also estiva has small fruits, but I don't think it shows in this picture, lol

Silvia

Looking great everyone! Obvious Amber is ahead of me....

My seed was started 11/28, potted up at 12/18 and set 1/29. They were way too leggy with an 8 week set instead of a 6 week set but I didn't have a choice with the cold weather we were having here, even for Zone 10!

Silvia, don't believe me when I say I'm done trying new varieties of maters, I send them to you and then lust after your success :-) :-( Tales of a SMALL veggie gardener ;-)

Tom

Tom-I cheated and started early. See I had this nice new topsy turvy that I got for $11 and it was all set up. It looked silly without something in it so I broke the rules and started early/late. Also I only took pictures of my best ones :)

Tom - my old plant (from October) is going crazy with growth, flowers and fruit! I think it's finally doing something since the cold ended. It's enormous!

The seedlings you gave me are doing good. I almost killed them by over-fertilizing, but they recovered. Whew! ;)

My new mantra when it comes to fertilizer, "Less is more...Less is more!...".

I transferred everyone each to a 2.5 quart pot and will move them into larger, permanent space next week.

Nice matter plants everyone. I had my tomato plants in pots until this past weekend when I finally got them planted into the garden. Many have flowers buds but no fruit yet.

Tom - The everglade seedlings have sprouted. I hope that it isn't too late to get fruit from them.

Christine

It's all good Amber ;-)

SPF, I'm glad yours are doing well too. I finally got my composter put together to mix soil, it takes all the hard labor out of making a batch of good soil so if you want to make some let me know, you too Sally.

Christine - it's never too late or too early for the Everglades, they will set fruit through out the year, the only thing that will get them is a freeze.

Tom

Hi Tom -

I'll take you up on the soil when you are available. I need to give you the FlameVine too. I'm flexible as my house guests are gone, so let me know what works with your schedule.

Thanx Tom - I've never had a 'composter', I just take my kitchen stuff etc. and bury it out in the garden, no muss no fuss.... nothing goes to waste around here ! well, you've seen it anyway.... I've got all those 'maters you brought potted up and they are huge, also several pots of Snapdragons from seed if you want some, I've started more and they are up now... also some Coneflowers.....and Dill and Parsley for the butterflies.... Thanx again for that light-kit it is sure getting a work-out...... sally

SPF - I'm almost out of pine fines, I'll pick up 10 more bags tomorrow, but we have company Saturday, you up for making a batch Sunday? I'll come over to your place, or Sally's if she wants to make a batch too...drop me a line.

Tom