13 Oct
Our first giant tree tomatoe plants have finally given birth to fruit, lots of big tomatoes, it only took 3 + months!. Our roma tomatoe plants have been a late suprise of the season, and our first tomatoe plant, a early riser tomatoe plant will be removed this week, as its life is over and its completed its season, here are some toms from it
A small giant tree tomato | Giant tree tomato fruit | Last of the early riser toms |
27 Sep
While everyones outdoor gardens have now died from frost and cold weather the greenhouse still looks unchanged.
We have herbs still growing strong, and tomato plants, strawberry plants, bok choi, lettuce, a cauliflower, and bell peppers. There is also some winter zuchinni seeds that have sprouted.
Poor mans heating system on the punnets, rope light. Its waterproof and really warm | Herbs still a growing | Some of the tomatoes on the giant tree tomato plants |
More giant tree tomato plant | The overview | Early bird and roma toms. The early bird to the right arent looking very happy. |
This is some beefsteak and early riser toms | Bell peppers still growing happily |
28 Aug
Well its the end of august, soon the leaves will turn and the snow will come!
We are still getting the odd strawberry, lots of herbs, peppers and tomatoes.
But there are no more lettuce plants for a while, which is a bummer. But soon we will have some more.
The Giant Tree Tomato plants are amazing, and giant, they are trying to put a hole in the roof. We also have tomatoes on them, they grow quick, real quick as you can see from the pics.
Bib lettuce seeds ready for the winter | The greenhouse | Toms still going |
Romaine lettuce seed...poor little thing | The giant tree tomato plants | This is a giant tree tomato, tomato. 1 week old and look a the size of it. |
Red peppers | Roma and early riser tomatoes still producing |
20 Aug
Well as summer draws to a end slowly … and with the reminder that its going to end soon with the night time temps around 39 degrees last week!! Its time to look towards winter plants.
I found www.reimerseeds.com who like many others, had seeds for plants that tolerate cold temps.
We purchased for winter:
- Sub Arctic Tomato (fruits when in the 30 degrees temps!)
- Window box roma tomatoes
- Salad bush cucumbers ( another colder winter vegie that grows in small containers..apparently)
- Cold set tomato (another down to freezing temp type tomato)
- Tall Utah Celery (if it can grow in utah it can grow in a greenhouse here I think!)
- Artic king lettuce (the name says it all)
We have changed our planters for the winter, so we can put rope lights in the soil to keep it warm (yes rope lights are cheap and simple for heat!) We purchased some flat and long plastic storage containers from big lots for $8 each, painted the sides black and drilled holes in the bottom for the drainage.
The heater strung up and set to 60 degree for night time temps | This is where celery and arctic king lettuce has been planted for the winter | Some sub arctic tomato plants are planted here the new winter planter boxes. |
This is the roma tom on the left and the early bird tom on the right, still fruiting. | Bok choi in the planter tubes along the walls, the soil was replaced after the lettuces finished in here. | Cucumbers in the planter bags for winter |
Bib lettuce in the tubes starting from seed, these are great in salads | This is the poor eggplant after it was attacked by aphids, we seem to have rid the greenhouse of nearly all the bugs, and this plant is growing back slowly | Bell peppers are still growing and fruiting. |
The herbs are loving it, in fact we have too many and have to freeze them weekly. | The head of the giant tree tomatoe which is now getting toms on it | The giant tree tomato plants and trying to break thru the roof. |
The roma toms and early bird toms | These toms took the brunt of the aphid attack, although now aphid free I had to cut them back a bit to get them thru it all, but all it well now | Bell peppers a little stumpy but growing well |
New seeds! |
6 Aug
Well with the impostors, the aphids taking their toll, and the fact that we have eaten all the lettuce it looks like I have gotten behind on the planting schedule, so the greenhouse within 1 week has gotten pretty empty looking.
The giant tree toms look like they will be able to not be attacked by the aphids as long as I keep up the fight and spray them constantly, some lettuces took a hit, but the herbs and strawberries are ok.
Roma toms and Early Bird toms seem to have missed the aphids | Giant tree toms are well... giant and have a small bit of aphid damage | Bell peppers are being harvested at the rate of 1 per 2 days which is pretty cool for a little greenhouse! |
28 Jul
Our giant tree tomato plants are HUGE !!!
I keep reading reviews about these plants with people saying the seeds area croc of shit, and dont grow, but they do, follow the instructions, use logic and wait! The grow, they are just slow to start (8 weeks to sprout in our case)
But we have 2 trees 6 feet high and growing with little fruit already on them and more to come!
So to all the negative people , go and try growing something else, these just aint for you obviouslyt.
We got our seeds from gardnerschoice.com, and in no way did we get any kick back or are we affiliated with the owners of that company. ( but if you are ready how about some free seeds for winter toms??)
Giant toms growing in buckets inside the greenhouse | Sorry its blurry but this is the 2 giant tomato trees we have |
18 Jul
The previous weeks heat has caused some of our lettuces on the sunniest side to go straight to seed which is a bummer, but they will be replanted and we will try again, and out tomotoes are producing now at the rate of 2-3 tomatoes per day.
The giant tree tomatoe plants as you can see are really giant, and growing, I think they will need their own greenhouse soon! We also have some bugs appearing on the tomatoe plants and eggplants, being non organic farmers… we plan on having them dead with good old fashioned insecticide shortly.
The greenhouse in its full and busy state | Herbs are growing like crazy, we have never grown herbs successfully before so we are impressed. | Peppers are everywhere now |
Romaine lettuce and strawberry plants are great, the romaine is actually sweet tasting | Eggplants, some growing upside down and with some little bugs on them | Toms |
A giant tree tomato | The other giant tree tomato | Some of the lettuce thats dont to seed |
8 Jul
The growth is mad in the little greenhouse, we are able to have a salad each night out of the lettuce and mesculan and we were able to get our first tomatoe from the green house a 0.5 lb steakhouse tomato.
The giant tree tomatoes are also huge, at 4-5ft and growing so we will see how big they will get!
Ichiban aka Egglplant with fruit on it | Roma toms on the left and Early bird on the right, both covered in green toms | Lettuce ready to pick |
Some of the toms soon to be harvested | Steak house toms | Herbs are crazy |
Steak house tom getting red and ready | Bell Peppers with fruit | Giant tree tomato plant number 2 |
A giant tree tomato plant | Onions are nearly ready as you can see by the plant falling over | Green peppers |
Red and yellow pepper plants | Mesculan mix | The greenhouse full of green |
Its busy with growth in there | Strawberries hanging and in the pipe are about to fruit again | Lettuce, you can see we have harvested and used some |
