tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post3229927831548556707..comments2023-11-17T12:32:11.301-05:00Comments on Daphne's Dandelions: F2 Sungold UpdateDaphne Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-70108956248918873302009-05-23T14:31:25.117-04:002009-05-23T14:31:25.117-04:00Annie's Granny, Sungold has a different taste than...Annie's Granny, Sungold has a different taste than most tomatoes. Not everyone loves it, but most do. I wish I had put Azomite on just half of the Three Sister's Garden. That would have been a good trial for it. But nope it went everywhere.<br /><br />Dan, well if you don't get one this year and my seed turns out to be true to the Sungold, then I'll send you some seed so you can plant it next year.<br /><br />Cheryl, if I started talking to mine, my neighbors would call me the crazy plant lady. I already spend way too much time in the garden. Sometimes just looking at it. Recently anytime I'm in the garden the workmen are across the street. They are always looking over at what I'm up to. I wonder if plants can use vitamins or not. Certainly they can use the minerals.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-6258871512711812472009-05-23T12:45:07.523-04:002009-05-23T12:45:07.523-04:00I kind of like the idea of naming your plants. It...I kind of like the idea of naming your plants. Italk to mine, but I never actually named them. They get to be called Sweetheart, Sugar, Honey, Baby, Big Girl, Fella.<br /><br />Last year, I had outdated vitamis that I crushed and added water and used to water the plant. I don't know if it was wishful thinking or what, but the plants looked better to me.Cherylhttp://www.cherylsgardengoodies.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-904889556921347732009-05-23T11:52:39.429-04:002009-05-23T11:52:39.429-04:00hmm, maybe I should order some seed asap. They say...hmm, maybe I should order some seed asap. They say to plant in odd numbers, I have 16 tomatoes so maybe I should make it 17.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743102355360873845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-81573443059353156582009-05-23T10:13:10.209-04:002009-05-23T10:13:10.209-04:00Here I thought I was being original ;-) I think I...Here I thought I was being original ;-) I think I'll leave the "super food" out of one container, and compare the growth to the other three tomato plants. OK, so I need to try the Sungold, too! I've never been fond of low acid yellow tomatoes, but I've only heard raves about this one.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-28395895907147221852009-05-23T07:18:48.160-04:002009-05-23T07:18:48.160-04:00Annie's Granny, lol Well that is what my Azomite i...Annie's Granny, lol Well that is what my Azomite is. It is a wide spectrum mineral supplement. The greensand is similar too. I have to make sure they get all those micronutrients. The Azomite is actually a birthday gift from my MIL. I used her birthday money to try it. Of course I should have just tried it on half of my garden to see if it actually makes the plants grow better. Now I'll never know.<br /><br />Dan, Gasp! Yes Sungold is a special tomato. It is a very sweet, low acid cherry golden cherry. If you have never tasted it, you must plant it in your garden. Many people (me included) consider it the best tasting cherry in existence. In addition it is usually the first tomato to produce in the summer and the last one to quit in the fall. It is a pretty cold hardy plant. I planted mine last year on May 17th and had my first tomato on July 10th. If I count right that is 54 days. It produced well into October for me.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-61140964287636956642009-05-22T22:02:20.358-04:002009-05-22T22:02:20.358-04:00I keep hearing about these sungold and keep thinki...I keep hearing about these sungold and keep thinking I am out of the loop. Are these a special tomato?<br /><br />Your plants are looking wonderful by the way. I am planting out the rest of mine tomorrow.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743102355360873845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-45893350815595706822009-05-22T18:40:49.901-04:002009-05-22T18:40:49.901-04:00You should see what I have in my bag of additives ...You should see what I have in my bag of additives for my last four plants, which have yet to be added to the garden! I began with powdered egg shells (coffee bean grinder works great). Then I thought, why not some oyster shell calcium as well? I had some old calcium tablets that went into the grinder...two for each plant. So what if there is a shortage of other minerals? I plopped in two vitamin/mineral tablets per plant! Maybe I'll grow four super plants. Or maybe I'll kill 'em.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-22511974890338058832009-05-22T16:31:25.440-04:002009-05-22T16:31:25.440-04:00DirtDigger, Well I've been told that it might have...DirtDigger, Well I've been told that it might have been stabilized already. So they might all be the same. If it hasn't been, it takes a while to stabilize the seed (like seven years or so depending on how many genes are involved with what I'm interested in), but the reality is that I'm not growing enough plants to do that in a timely manner anyway. I'd be happy to share seeds of the F3 seed that I end up with. I'm just not promising that it will grow true yet. <br /><br />Tatyana, Nope I'm not, but I love learning new things and plant breeding is an interesting subject.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-54284489521552018242009-05-22T15:55:13.921-04:002009-05-22T15:55:13.921-04:00Wow! Are you a botanics teacher? I felt like a stu...Wow! Are you a botanics teacher? I felt like a student reading this post! Now I know what F1 means!Sungold is my favorite, too. Will be very interesting to see the results. Good luck Daphne!Tatyana@MySecretGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15230255354868127650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-69409457869740697522009-05-22T15:12:27.131-04:002009-05-22T15:12:27.131-04:00I love it! If you end up with some nice OP seeds, ...I love it! If you end up with some nice OP seeds, be sure to send some my way in years to come!!! I'll be following along to see how these do- very exciting!Tessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12357951823874888877noreply@blogger.com