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Project Tomato - It's Yummy

Category: Tomatoes | Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2014 2:26 am

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Yesterday harvested a couple of the tomatoes for salad and it was sweet and yummy.


Sweet and Yum ( photo / image / picture from KK Ng's Garden )


My First Success ( photo / image / picture from KK Ng's Garden )

These fruits are from the heirloom plant no.2, they are larger then I expected about the size of the regular tomato that I planted last. The shape is a bit odd, looks like ... I don't know...


The stars ( photo / image / picture from KK Ng's Garden )

The heirloom plant no.2 is stunted maybe because of the heat but the hybrid plant no.3 is skinny and tall. No.2 have many fruits but no.3 have many flowers and only 2 fruits.


Grapes? ( photo / image / picture from KK Ng's Garden )

Fruits from the hybrid looks much more like cherry tomatoes but there is only two fruits even though there are lots of flowers.

How about plant no.1? OK, ok guilty as charged, digging it out to inspect for beetle grub is a VERY bad idea ... I'll kick myself in the butt. OUCH!!!



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Project Tomato - Update

Category: Tomatoes | Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2014 3:43 am

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Since I had a problem with plant 1, I had just wanted to dig it up to check for beetle grubs. Just a couple of months ago most of my potted plants were plagued with those ewe disgusting grubs.

A day after returning from my road trip, while I was making a small trench around my aubergine plant to add in some pelletised chicken dung, I caught 2 of those varmints. That prompted to dig out the tomato plant 1 to check for grubs.


Plant before inspection ( photo / image / picture from KK Ng's Garden )

Looking at the picture now, it looks like the plant is recovering ... hmm maybe I should left it alone.


the roots ( photo / image / picture from KK Ng's Garden )

After cleaning the roots clean of all earth, there was no disgusting grubs in sight. I felt relived, I guess having to deal with so many of these grubs, I had developed a phobia.


Epsom salt & compost added ( photo / image / picture from KK Ng's Garden )

Before burying the roots completely, I added Epsom salt and some compost as a recovery medication.


Done ( photo / image / picture from KK Ng's Garden )

I removed some of the lower leaves and planted it deeper. Now I guess it is waiting time.


Happy plants ( photo / image / picture from KK Ng's Garden )

Plant 2 & 3 are doing well and they are happy. Plant 2 is the same species as plant 1.


First toms plant 2 ( photo / image / picture from KK Ng's Garden )

Plant 2 have fruits already and plant 3 is flowering.


Plant 1, 2 & 3 ( photo / image / picture from KK Ng's Garden )

Plant 3 is over 3 feet, plant 2 about 3 feet and plant 1 is way under 3 feet.



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