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Re: tasteless Brandywines

Oh yes the disappointment.  My much anticipated Brandywines not only tasted
poor they also looked unappetising.  Luckily I had also planted OG50's
which have always produced well.  I am very sad in the performance of my
"heirloom" tomatoes.

Ron

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On 08/11/97, at 07:14 AM, Bach/Ruby wrote:

>Oh, the disappointment! After an entire year of eagerly anticipating my
>first ripe Brandywine tomato, I have found them to be no better than
>storebought winter toms.....what on earth could be the cause?  Seed
>switching at the store? This da** dry weather? The vine that has ripened
>first is in a corner that is the dryest of my tomato block--the other
>tomatoes are on the sprinkler side. But the plants aren't suffering, at
>least not from outward appearances! I deep water my veggies every third
>or fourth day.
>
>On a happier note, my CORN has finally started to ripen up, and I ate my
>first raw ear this afternoon. Sweet and delicious! I think I found the
>secret folks, after a tip from a local corn farmer--corn likes lots and
>lots and lots of water, and it's better to flood from the bottom than
>water with a sprinkler. So I've coddled this square along, giving it
>extra water and sure enough those puny little ears are getting big and
>fat. My corn is spaced roughly every 8-10 inches. The ones on the north
>side are shorter, and I was silly enough to plant about 10 squares of
>sunflowers on the east side so there's too much shade for the back
>plants (but the sunflowers are spectacular!) Also, I don't know how much
>this has to do with successful corn, but I put in a whole 5 lb. bag of
>cotton seed meal (high nitrogen) along with my amendments of manure,
>lime and peat before planting....
>
>Happy harvesting!
>Melissa in MA
>
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