Noah Yates' Peppers Tomatoes and Melons 2017

JUR-Z-Devil · Dec 19, 2016

GOOD LORD!!! :metal:

juanitos · Dec 19, 2016

hmmm not sure if enough vars =D

JUR-Z-Devil · Dec 19, 2016

you sell seeds or sfrb's at the end of the season? you got alot id wanna try... NICE!!

Noah Yates · Dec 19, 2016

I just might ;-)

winland · Dec 20, 2016

How many acres is your garden? :party:

Guatemalan Insanity Pepper · Dec 20, 2016

Dang dude

i thought i grew a lot, wow!

we need to discuss tomatoes sometime

I will be following your Glog again this year for sure :party:

JUR-Z-Devil · Dec 20, 2016

winland said:
How many acres is your garden?

Better question, at what point does a garden become a farm? plant # 300 or plant # 301?

Noah Yates · Dec 20, 2016

Indeed, we intend to be real farmers. My family has a goal to start a tree nursery and more type deal. My dad has been establishing a stock of trees he has cultivated from seed over the past several years and we are in serious stages of planning to launch the business. I have my peppers, tomatoes, melons, irises, and (in the future roses <3) to contribute to the business. My brother has an extensive collection of tropical plants, cacti, and euphorbias carried over from my dad's old collection (which my dad used to sell (we grew up in a greenhouse!) In 2018 we are planning to build a new greenhouse! That is when the farming will really begin as I will have room to grow out enough seeds to sell plants. This season I am only going to be sowing one cell of each variety of pepper and tomato with two or three seeds---So that, while I am growing the highest number of individual varieties ever this next season, I will actually be growing fewer trays than I have in the past, which I am looking forward to. Our farm (my grandparents' land) is 17 acres ;-) However, my most well-amended garden plot where I plan to construct my fence this year is about 7500 square feet. The fence will serve the dual purpose of keeping out a lot of the critters as well as providing support for my tomatoes. I am going to grow my tomatoes along the fence row and trellis them using the woven wire, as I have very successfully accomplished at my mom's house.

And GIP you contributed to this monstrosity of a grow list!!!! :hell:

By the way, I have been using that smoked serrano powder on everything.... soooo good!

JUR-Z-Devil · Dec 20, 2016

Green with envy here... My whole yard is barely 20 x 50... I have to put plants on top of shit to fit em all... some day, some day...

Noah Yates · Dec 20, 2016

I havn't even posted my 640 gallons of worm farm XD

PaulG · Dec 20, 2016

Okay. That's a ridiculous number of varieties :rofl:

You go, boy! Sounds like great fun. Good luck
getting your horticulture business up and running.
I'll be getting some vicarious thrills watching your
mega grow develop!

JUR-Z-Devil · Dec 20, 2016

Noah Yates said:
I havn't even posted my 640 gallons of worm farm XD

now im researching worm farms!!! fun... Will be a great addition to my fish pond filter fertilizers...

solid7 · Dec 22, 2016

I hope that you don't have a full-time job, because trellising tomatoes will be your new gig, once they start to grow.

Devv · Dec 22, 2016

Lots of work there in the near future, I know, and I only grow 1/3 of the space you intend to use.

One thing I know best is tomatoes, and I wish I did peppers as well :shh:

. Dirt day here is typically March 1st, I like them 15"s tall at that time. And I like to trim all the leaves except the crown and bury the stems at a 45° angle. I get killer results using this method. So I start the seeds indoors around January 10th or so. April seems a bit late. But, I'm here in hella heat come mid May. They need to grow fast and set fast (here). Early Girl has been the best producer for me over the last 35 years.

Killer list and a very ambitious grow scheduled. Good luck!

Noah Yates · Dec 23, 2016

Yeah, this far north our dirt day is May 10. I start my tomatoes later for space concerns. When we get our greenhouse going I fully intend to start my tomatoes a lot earlier in order to take advantage of the cooler weather in the spring and early summer. As I say, this season is kind of a preview of the genetics (I will only grow out one plant of each tomato variety.) The real farming begins in the 2018 season!

hottoddy · Dec 23, 2016

Holy cow, Noah, I tip my hat to you! Is this mostly by yourself? Are you growing just a few plants of many varieties?

I associate with a small farm (5 acre), but tomato and pepper varieties combined probably max out at 40 or so. We try to grow at least a whole row (75 feet) of one variety, or 10 pots minimum. I have a hard time keep track.

Noah Yates · Dec 23, 2016

Yeah, just a few plants of each variety for now. And yes, I do most of the work myself. My dad has helped me to do some mulching occasionally. And I will need help from my dad and brothers to build the fence. The fence will be the greatest thing ever. I have found the easiest way to trellis tomatoes is to plant them along the fence row. Also... it will keep the deer out if we can make it tall enough.

Malarky · Dec 23, 2016

WOW

roper2008 · Jan 16, 2017

Did I say 'Good Lordy, Lordy!" I want some homegrown tomatoes now! I won't be growing more than 15 varieties myself this year.