https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt Please take photos of your tomato plants from flower to fruit and upload them onto the padlet with comments or questions!! en-us 2021-08-11 20:01:08 UTC 2026-02-16 19:18:57 UTC hello@padlet.com KarenHotchkiss https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1695314406  One of my plants has green fruits with dark stripes, I named it Indigo Girl.]]> 2021-08-25 04:45:15 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1695314406 KarenHotchkiss https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1695316959  Two of them have fruit that’s more green.]]> 2021-08-25 04:46:21 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1695316959 KarenHotchkiss https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1695323534  One of them doesn’t have any, I think because something is eating through the flower stems before they can fruit. This one plant has also had entire leaves eaten overnight. Any ideas on the cause and what I can do to stop it or should I consider this plant the tribute so that the others can be successful?]]> 2021-08-25 04:49:18 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1695323534 rayanagi https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1720681149 12 days from out of the pots and into the ground!]]> 2021-09-07 03:25:18 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1720681149 https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1723293263 All the plants are doing well and the tallest one is about 3ft tall! We think this one is an indeterminate variety! All of them have started flowering and we have hopes to get them in the ground soon!]]> 2021-09-08 01:02:16 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1723293263 https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1723304136 Look at these cute little flowers! We are curious to see what tomatoes will look and taste like!]]> 2021-09-08 01:06:48 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1723304136 https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1732291942 I have a total of 10 tiny tomatoes with bunches of flowers on 3 plants. Two more plants don't have flowers yet. All 5 seem to be indeterminate.]]> 2021-09-11 06:11:10 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1732291942 https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1737478614 2021-09-13 22:09:16 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1737478614 https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1737479318 2021-09-13 22:09:51 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1737479318 https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1737483905 Three of my five plants are succumbing to wilt. I think it's wilt. Two are still hanging in there...I'm wondering if I should pull the other three, maybe it's too late. I did take a few suckers to keep in water to root...not sure if it's worth a try. :( Sadness!]]> 2021-09-13 22:13:33 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1737483905 https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1737535759 2021-09-13 22:56:47 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1737535759 https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1737544484 2021-09-13 23:04:24 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1737544484 malaryip https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1738440737 One of my 4 tomato plants has wilt towards the top of the plant. I ended up snipping it off about a week ago and the rest of the plant looks healthy. Not sure if it will continue to grow. ]]> 2021-09-14 05:38:25 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1738440737 malaryip https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1738446901 I have flowers forming on 3 out of 4 of my tomato plants. One of them has 2 small tomatoes forming. The strongest tomato plant is now about 4 ft tall. ]]> 2021-09-14 05:41:32 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1738446901 https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1740158524 I lost one of my tomatoes due to a slug eating through the stem. Plant #1 has a terrible spider mite infestation that I've been trying to control with a home brew "safer soap". Plant #2 has red tomatoes and I think I'll try the first one tomorrow. Plants #3 and #4 have less fruit and are slightly behind #2. I had 11" of rain in August, so there were many blossoms that dropped without being pollinated. ]]> 2021-09-14 16:59:35 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1740158524 KarenHotchkiss https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1740898401 Love this purple!! ]]> 2021-09-14 23:24:39 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1740898401 https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1741368441 But they are doing great so far 💕]]> 2021-09-15 02:42:27 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1741368441 https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1741397489 My tomatoes are growing nicely in lower Manoa. One of them didn't make it but the others looks happy. Planning to move in 2 weeks and will transplant into bigger pots, soon. ]]> 2021-09-15 02:52:57 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1741397489 https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1741481054 Just realized we do have a fruit! It’s beautiful!]]> 2021-09-15 03:25:59 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1741481054 https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1744753133 It's time for a taste test..... ]]> 2021-09-16 03:38:06 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1744753133 malaryip https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1749337450 Found a broken branch towards the bottom of one of my tomato plant 😩. This plant is at least 4ft tall and the broken stem is about a foot down from the ground. Trying to save this plant as it has flowers and fruits developing. Hope it heals. ]]> 2021-09-17 17:55:09 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1749337450 https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1768005049 9/25/2021
Some ripened fruit, ready to harvest and eat. The rest still green, but tons of different sizes as they mature.]]> 2021-09-26 03:02:03 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1768005049 https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1768005859 9/25/2021
One plant seems as if it has the indigo tint.]]> 2021-09-26 03:03:23 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1768005859 https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1768006612 9/25/2021
The other, not so much of the indigo tint. 
This plant approximately 3’9” as of today. ]]> 2021-09-26 03:04:37 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1768006612 nredfeather1 https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1786782082 2021-10-03 05:55:58 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1786782082 https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1803558938 This plant is about 5 feet tall. No fruits or flowers yet. It keeps growing up. (The sticks and orange flags are to keep the hens out.) I planted perennial peanut around the edges hoping to add some nitrogen. Leaf miners continue to be an issue.]]> 2021-10-09 02:19:43 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1803558938 https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1803562776 The fruits on this one are round like cherry tomatoes.]]> 2021-10-09 02:22:58 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1803562776 https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1803565721 These fruits are more like what I expected.]]> 2021-10-09 02:26:27 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1803565721 arbeit3 https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1803666803 This is my farm. I have lettuce, kale, chives, tomato, dill, cilantro, ready to eat and zucchini, watermelon, pigeon pea flowering, and lots of baby flowers.]]> 2021-10-09 04:28:13 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1803666803 arbeit3 https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1803669869 I ate it before reading the instructions not to. It was very tomatoey. It was the only fruit on that vine but there are some more flowers.]]> 2021-10-09 04:32:30 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1803669869 arbeit3 https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1803674583 They've really been taking their time in turning color. Tomorrow I'll give a pinch to see if they're done. 
After this plant set fruit there were hardly any more flowers, even on the other plants. They started up again last week.]]> 2021-10-09 04:40:47 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1803674583 https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1804563385 Did a taste test of 2 of my tomatoes and compared with Chadwick (seeds from Hawaii Seed Growers Network). My #2 plant is the most prolific, lots of red tomatoes, no cracking, but the skin is really tough and the flavor is watery and not impressive. The #3 plant has greenish/brown fruits, the skin is much softer and the flavor is better. I also had Chadwicks which have a thin skin and good flavor. Interesting to compare. I have 2 more plants that are much slower ripening, they are just starting to blush color now. My seeds are drying now. ]]> 2021-10-09 20:58:46 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1804563385 https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1806389639 My tomatoes are about five feet tall and have flowers! They are under the eaves on the lee side of the house to stay away from the ferocious winds we have been experiencing. I hope to have some fruit set soon!]]> 2021-10-11 01:43:39 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1806389639 KarenHotchkiss https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1808904397 Each tomato plant is producing fruits very different from the others. It's hard to pick a favorite!]]> 2021-10-11 22:30:38 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1808904397 malaryip https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1811685345 This plant is at least 6ft tall now growing along side some Lima beans on a cattle panel trellis. The tomatoes are mostly green but there is a small hint of black streaks. Can’t wait to see how the fruit turns out ! ]]> 2021-10-12 18:26:48 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1811685345 malaryip https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1811713160 This was the one I grafted last month due to the weight of the plant being too  heavy and the plant almost snapped in half. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like the graft is healing properly. There are still some fruit on the plant. I’ll wait a bit before removing the dead branch to see if it will bounce back. On a positive note, a new branch started growing below the grafted stem and its growing well. Should be flowering soon ! ]]> 2021-10-12 18:37:07 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1811713160 malaryip https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1811722042 Fruits from Plant #4 - the fruits are more oblong and there are some black streaks towards the top of fruit.]]> 2021-10-12 18:40:27 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1811722042 https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1812069740 My plant #1 is finally showing it's true colors, Yellow! They aren't quite ripe yet so time will tell about the flavor. ]]> 2021-10-12 21:40:45 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1812069740 rayanagi https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1812545384 2021-10-13 02:03:10 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1812545384 https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1812696031 Some issues with the leaves but the fruit are beautiful!]]> 2021-10-13 03:07:02 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1812696031 https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1826178965 Taste test #2. The yellow is my plant #1 and the red is #2. The red has really tough skin, the yellow is softer; the flavors are slightly different but I prefer #2. And the spider mites LOVE the #1 plant nearly to death and have left the #2 plant alone. And the #2 plant is highly prolific, 10+x the #1 plant. How to choose? ]]> 2021-10-19 05:15:19 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1826178965 https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1873246443 This is a beautiful plant and it is going off right now!!]]> 2021-11-07 19:19:55 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1873246443 https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1873517057 2021-11-07 23:43:32 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1873517057 nredfeather1 https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1873948950 Ok.... so now that it's finally DRY in Kona, my tomatoes are so very happy. I have 5 plants all in tomato cages and all growing well. One of the plants has a few "double" stems of fruit coming on it. (photo above) Did any of you see this characteristic on your plants? I'm going to save seed from just these fruits and see if I can double my production in future plantings....]]> 2021-11-08 03:21:06 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1873948950 https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1877283638 Ended up being the small red variety. Leaf miners might be the death of the plant though.]]> 2021-11-09 05:08:27 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1877283638 rayanagi https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1879401082 dark (purple?) skin, no pest issues]]> 2021-11-09 20:17:05 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1879401082 rayanagi https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1879406924 Dark inside, "pops" in your mouth - delicious, although not as attractive as Kalama Valley Plant 2 - may need marketing versus simply placing for sale]]> 2021-11-09 20:20:15 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1879406924 rayanagi https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1879410102 Bright color! Looks very appetizing!]]> 2021-11-09 20:21:57 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1879410102 rayanagi https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1879414894 Tastes great, too! Sorry, ate the other ones before I remembered I should take pictures ... ]]> 2021-11-09 20:24:36 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1879414894 malaryip https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1879675960 The fruit from this plant is crunchy and sweet. It’s much larger than the previous plant and so far, it is my favorite. Still waiting for 2 more plants to fruit to do a taste test.]]> 2021-11-09 23:16:19 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1879675960 https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1880152228 My tomatoes had a hard time adjusting to the recent move. They are starting to show small ones for now but seem to be struggling. I will continue to fertilize and give aloha to my plants.]]> 2021-11-10 03:03:13 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1880152228 debsdogs12 https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1880155669 Deb (waimea)]]> 2021-11-10 03:04:55 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1880155669 debsdogs12 https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1880158220 2021-11-10 03:06:05 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1880158220 debsdogs12 https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1880162419 These guys are huge!]]> 2021-11-10 03:08:03 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1880162419 https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1880168432 Another plant was bright red and sweet. I ate the one tomato.]]> 2021-11-10 03:10:46 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1880168432 https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1887652911 Students were super excited to be a part of the citizen scientist project. Rene, student on the right, is an excellent tomato grower and an inspired gardener.]]> 2021-11-13 00:15:06 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1887652911 https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1887659454 These little beauties were the winners of our taste test. Nice tomatoes flavor with a deep red color. Little patches of dark purplish color.]]> 2021-11-13 00:24:32 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1887659454 https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1887667599 So excited that all the plants produced.The plants with slightly smaller fruit have produced more abundantly. The plants with slightly larger fruit have produced at a slower pace. We have decided that all the plants are indeterminate.]]> 2021-11-13 00:35:41 UTC https://padlet.com/tl3875/83as05zj8gggufpt/wish/1887667599