Heirloom Tomato Varieties & Reviews | Tomat-Pomidor
Honest reviews of global tomato varieties from a 15-year-old growers community.
🥔 Quick take: In this thread, growers discuss the tricky process of saving and storing first-year mini-tubers grown from True Potato Seed (TPS). While some gardeners try growing from true seed to get their hands on rare varieties or to “renew” diseased potato lines, veterans warn that the genetic stability of TPS is highly unpredictable … Read more
📌 Saving Heat-Stressed Potatoes With Grass Mulch 🥵 The Heatwave Problem: When summer temperatures stay consistently high with no rain, potato vines turn yellow early, and the tubers stop growing entirely. You are left with a disappointing harvest of tiny “baby” potatoes. 🌧️ Will Late Rain Help? If the vines have already yellowed and died … Read more
📌 Quick Summary: The Sprouting Potato Debate 🥔 The Problem: You go to dig up a test hill of potatoes while the vines are still green, only to find that the tubers are already sprouting new white and green shoots right in the dirt. 🥵 The Standard Advice: This is a stress response called “Second … Read more
📌 Quick Diary Summary: Early Summer Harvests 🥔 Potato Yields: Don’t expect massive yields from early “new” potatoes. Getting about 1 lb (500g) per plant in early July is perfectly normal. You are harvesting them for their tender, sweet flavor, not for winter storage! 🐌 The Slug Battle: Early cabbage is a magnet for slugs. … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Summer Storms & Harvests 🥔 New Potatoes: If you dig up early “new” potatoes after a dry spell and find them too small, don’t panic. If the vines are thick and green, the tubers will rapidly size up after a heavy soaking rain. Steaming fresh new potatoes keeps them starchy and … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Early Potatoes & Flopping Vines 🥔 The Harvest Formula: To harvest tender, thin-skinned “new” potatoes, wait exactly 2 weeks after the plants begin mass flowering. 🤫 “Bandicooting” (Robbing): You don’t have to kill the whole plant to get early potatoes. You can gently dig into the side of the hill with … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Mid-May Garden Updates 🌧️ The Waterlogged Garden: While some regions suffer from spring heatwaves, others are drowning. Persistently cold, waterlogged soil causes bulbs (like daffodils) to rot and prevents greenhouse crops from establishing roots. 🥒 Cucumber Transplant Shock: If newly transplanted cucumbers look pale, wilt in the heat, and push out … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Starting Early Potatoes Indoors 🌱 The Timing: To get an extra-early harvest, you can start seed potatoes indoors (or in a greenhouse) about 14-15 days before your outdoor planting date. 📰 DIY Newspaper Pots: Many growers use homemade newspaper pots (cylinders) instead of plastic cups. Why? Because potatoes create massive root … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Chitting Seed Potatoes for Early Yields 🥔 Waking them up: If your seed potatoes have no eyes yet, put them in a warm, dark place for 7–10 days. The darkness forces the eyes to pop uniformly. ☀️ Greening (Vernalization): Once eyes appear, immediately move them into the light. This stops the … Read more
📌 Thread Summary: Seed Potato Curing & Preparation Topic: A detailed discussion on the best practices for harvesting, curing, and chitting (pre-sprouting) seed potatoes to ensure maximum yield and safe winter storage. Curing & Storage (The Quarantine Phase): Never put freshly dug potatoes straight into a root cellar. Cure them in a dry, ventilated space … Read more