Comments on: Growing Heirloom Tomatoes in Tucson

By: TucsonFoodieAdmin

TucsonFoodieAdmin — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 21:01:43 +0000

I do not have pictures. With that said, if I were to do it again, I would get the thickest, longest stake I could find – 18″ in to the ground and a good 4′ – 5′ tall. I would then drop one of those cages over and around the stake. I might even tie wires from tall stake to tall stake (depends how many plants you have) so that there are more places to tie onto and for the plant to grow. Remember – you’re going for a controlled mess of a plant.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:48:24 +0000

Do you have any pictures or details of your simple staking system? This is our first time growing tomatoes (Pink Brandywines) and I want to get it right the first time.

By: TucsonFoodieAdmin

TucsonFoodieAdmin — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 21:40:02 +0000

Sorry to take so long to respond – did you have any luck? I fertilized twice over about a 9 month period.

By: John Zimmerman

John Zimmerman — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 20:51:38 +0000

I enjoyed your article, it told me that what I was doing was exactly wrong. Therefore I murdered 6 tomato plants. I was told to keep them out of the sun, so I put them in my carport – no direct sun, the plants grew in size and had a few yellow flowers but they never fruited, and there was always a large number of brown leaves. I wonder if I overwatered over fertilized. You said you fertilized twice, over what peiord of time?

Thanks

By: TucsonFoodieAdmin

TucsonFoodieAdmin — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:38:36 +0000

Please keep me posted. Wishing you great success!

By: jjones

jjones — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:03:58 +0000

Thank you for these tips. I have been mirroring your process the past several months (ingredients included) and I can’t wait to see what this season will bring.

By: alittlegnocchi

alittlegnocchi — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:22:42 +0000

Okay, I’m inspired. We’ll be back in Tucson in time to plant! Thanks.