Mater Update

[SS MAYFLOAT]

Do you think I'll need a ladder real soon. Those are 10 foot pieces of conduit tied to 6' poles. While I have been gone a week, they have grown another 2 feet. People are now stopping and asking what I have been feeding them and the type. I tell them that they are an heirloom variety called Brandywine and I only used 1 50 pound bag of cow manure per 4 square feet. Nothing better than organic.

 

[rbh]

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WOW floats those maters are beautiful, our's went in the may 24 long weekend and they are about 8 inches high, unless we get a long heat spell we won't see anything till october when the frost hits.

 

[tashasdaddy]

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it's time for some green fried maters. love them.

 

[Tim Frank]

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Do you think I'll need a ladder real soon. Those are 10 foot pieces of conduit tied to 6' poles. While I have been gone a week, they have grown another 2 feet. People are now stopping and asking what I have been feeding them and the type. I tell them that they are an heirloom variety called Brandywine and I only used 1 50 pound bag of cow manure per 4 square feet. Nothing better than organic.

50 # for 4 sq ft???

Seriously?

 

[WizeOne]

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50 # for 4 sq ft???

Seriously?

He's going for the Jack and the Tomato stalk thing!

 

[SS MAYFLOAT]

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50 # for 4 sq ft???

Seriously?

Yup, I till it in to about 10" deep. I prefer sterlized chicken manure, but I wasn't able to get it this year. Others beat me to it. However the Cow stuff seems to be working very well. Today, a couple of them are about 6" away from the gutters of the house now. I used my bucket truck to sucker and tie them last night. Guess I'll have to pick them the same way. I found one green one that looks like it will hit 3 pounds when it rippens.

I finally picked some last night that were ready. I should have taken some pics of them once they were sliced. Lots of meat and not much for seeds. I did find that the skins are real soft and they are easily bruised. I don't think I have ever had a more tastier mater.

 

[Bob_VT]

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So.... you traded the cow for some magic seeds and they came up! When you decide to climb those stalks..... We here at iboats demand video!!

 

[Tim Frank]

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Yup, I till it in to about 10" deep. I prefer sterlized chicken manure, but I wasn't able to get it this year. Others beat me to it. However the Cow stuff seems to be working very well. Today, a couple of them are about 6" away from the gutters of the house now. I used my bucket truck to sucker and tie them last night. Guess I'll have to pick them the same way. I found one green one that looks like it will hit 3 pounds when it rippens.

I finally picked some last night that were ready. I should have taken some pics of them once they were sliced. Lots of meat and not much for seeds. I did find that the skins are real soft and they are easily bruised. I don't think I have ever had a more tastier mater.

4 sq ft is only 2'x2'. I am way under on fertilising at that rate....

 

[SS MAYFLOAT]

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4 sq ft is only 2'x2'. I am way under on fertilising at that rate....

OOPS,,,,,My bad......I got much fry grease on the brain It would be a 4' by 4' which would be 16 square feet...

 

[Bob_VT]

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4 sq ft is only 2'x2'. I am way under on fertilising at that rate....

Manure is pretty dense ........ next time you are by a garden center ...take a look at a bag's weight vs it's volume. 2' x 2' x 10" deep is a fair size area.

However, I do not believe you can add any now after plants are up or they will burn

 

[SS MAYFLOAT]

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I finally remembered how to resize the pics. Here is a couple

 

[Tim Frank]

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Manure is pretty dense ........ next time you are by a garden center ...take a look at a bag's weight vs it's volume. 2' x 2' x 10" deep is a fair size area.

However, I do not believe you can add any now after plants are up or they will burn

Yup, but his application rate was 50# for 4 sq ft....he corrected that to 16 sq ft and that is not so crazy.
Still way more than I use, but look at his tomatoes....can't argue with that...

 

[bassman284]

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I'm guessing he got it backward and it's supposed to be 4 pounds for 50 ft.

 

[Bob_VT]

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I'm guessing he got it backward and it's supposed to be 4 pounds for 50 ft.

Can't argue with the results backwards or forwards those are nice!