| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| Tony |
Posted - 17/11/2008 : 11:50:31
Hi, I've just joined, from sydneys northern beaches. Just spent the last couple of weeks getting my veggie garden sorted. First garden I've had for many a year and I'd forgotten how pleasurable they are.
Looks like I'm going to be the tomatoe king around these parts, the things have gone crazy. Grown in 100% horse poo! Literally watch them go. Does anybody else use only horse poo, and can I expect problems? I let it rot for about six weeks but it was pretty old anyway.
Bugs are the next problem I need to address.
Tony |
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| Mary-Anne |
Posted - 21/11/2008 : 08:39:03
Yes we are.. Thanks Tony for thinking of us, some of the garden is a mess but when it dries out we will get stuck in to fixing it up even better than before..
I got Black Russian and they are very watery 
Roma paste even San Marzano taste better than them
Volunteers out of the compost best here..
BBY not a good one either up here..
I too would love to know what you think of them Tony.
Friends are the flowers in the garden of life
Love Your Enemies... It Will Drive Them Nuts |
| Gail |
Posted - 21/11/2008 : 08:34:03
Looking forward to hearing your opinion on the flavours.
Good use of that side of the house  Over the last couple of years, I've started giving ours a little light shade in the middle of the day in summer here now which they seem to appreciate. It is only a small piece of 30% shadecloth directly over the top so still gets plenty of sun morning and afternoon but not the baking midday sun.
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to use it in a fruit salad.
A ounce of common sense is worth more than a ton of intelligence.
Gail, near Gympie, Qld |
| Tony |
Posted - 21/11/2008 : 08:24:36
Still several weeks away from having some tomatoes in hand. Seems this is my first year, in a long time with a garden, I'll probably take my time and find the ones we like the best and continue with that type from then on. The side of my house gets sun from 1 sept till late feb, so its "a be ready and use space and sunshine". Sort of being very precise, cause it will get no sun at all for the remainder.
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| Gail |
Posted - 21/11/2008 : 08:15:59
Have you started eating any tomatoes yet? If you have, how do you like the Burke's Backyard one? I tried it when it first came out and was disappointed with it - very much like shop bought ones - hard and tasteless - but was wondering if it was something to do with the way I grew it or how they normally were.
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to use it in a fruit salad.
A ounce of common sense is worth more than a ton of intelligence.
Gail, near Gympie, Qld |
| Tony |
Posted - 21/11/2008 : 07:59:42
Hope all the Brisbane people are OK. Thanks for making me feel welcome. To answer some of the questions.
I'm getting heaps of flowering and therefore crops.
Ive been lucky that the poo seems to be realitivly weed/seed free, nothing a little bit of weeding therapy cannot fix.
Varieties are, some roma, Burkes Backyard (heavy cropper, large, red) some Black Russian?? but have red that this type can be watery, and a couple of hundred seedling from the worm farm.
Tony
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| Faye |
Posted - 19/11/2008 : 17:31:47
Hi Tony,
Welcome to this site. It is cool!
Faye Hapless Garden Girl |
| pitta |
Posted - 19/11/2008 : 13:27:36
Hi Tony As a very new member myself I hope you feel the warmth of the welcome messages just as much as i have done I used to grow all types of vegies but it was too much of a battle trying to get enough vegies for my needs the wild life here are too hard to compete with,if they dont dig in under fences they fly in over the fences.No to worry we usually can obtain nice vegies from a local source as I cannot be active in the garden now.The best type of tomato I grew was called bullocks heart ,huge out of shape fruit but so delicious.Pitta |
| Jacqueline |
Posted - 18/11/2008 : 21:02:12
Hi Tony...Welcome Mr. Tomato head. I have had a lovely crop of tomatoes....all volunteers. but delicious.
I look forward to seeing your varieties and perhaps swap some seeds. cheers and welcome from me
Jacqueline, Brisbane |
| edleigh7 |
Posted - 17/11/2008 : 18:14:34
Welcome Tony, good to see another male on here
Ed
Brisbane QLD AUS
Tropical Collector |
| The Estate |
Posted - 17/11/2008 : 17:33:20
waves Hi to Tony 
My basic weeding rule: if they grow in rows they're flowers;
if they don't they're weeds.
Melbourne |
| Mary-Anne |
Posted - 17/11/2008 : 15:30:00
Hi Tony.. Nice name.
Mine are all volunteers from the Compost bin and doing very well. Except for the jolly caterpillars that are devouring them so they must be good.
Friends are the flowers in the garden of life
Love Your Enemies... It Will Drive Them Nuts |
| otamot |
Posted - 17/11/2008 : 14:11:34
hi tony and welcome, from looking at your avatar (I love it by the way LOL) we should call you mr tomato head
I'm growing tomatoes again this year, I didnt grow any last year after a terrible season the year before, but you have to keep trying. I got my tomatoes in very late though so theyre still tiny little plants and I'll be waiting a long time for them.
Ive never used horse poo but have heard from people that you may get a lot of undigested seeds germinating from it but Im sure they could be smothered with newspaper if they became a problem. Im actually using my winter weeds as a straw mulch on the toms and starting to wonder if Im not taking my "easy approach to gardening" a little too far with that  |
| Gail |
Posted - 17/11/2008 : 12:28:42
I think we may need to start Tomato-aholic Anonymous again
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to use it in a fruit salad.
A ounce of common sense is worth more than a ton of intelligence.
Gail, near Gympie, Qld |
| tessa |
Posted - 17/11/2008 : 12:20:56
*ZIP* (tessa arrives at the scene!)
did i hear the word TOMATO????
if you think i should...i will take the lock off of the tomato forum! LOL.
welcome tony...and am i glad to see you!
i had to close the tomato forum for lack of interest. i felt lonely. rejected. sad.
nah.
just joking.
horse poo.
well...if they have not wilted and fallen over right off the bat...then i'd say they're fine.
i am looking forward to your results with the horse poo. are they flowering? they might be so happy with all the nitrogen that they won't feel the need to reproduce. you won't get tomatoes then. if they're not flowering...i would suggest throwing some potash at them.
i will wait for you to settle in before i bombard you with tomato pictures.
what variety are you growing?
cranky people live longer. i'm going to live forever! perth, wa |
| Gail |
Posted - 17/11/2008 : 11:55:52
Hi Tony, welcome to GD. I'm sure Tessa will be along shortly now that you have mentioned tomatoes! Sounds like the horse poo is just right if the tomatoes are growing like that 
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to use it in a fruit salad.
A ounce of common sense is worth more than a ton of intelligence.
Gail, near Gympie, Qld |
