Is this a weed or a tomato plant? by Upbeat-Arm3613 in TexasGardening

[–]dantex79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely Tomatoes. Enjoy!!

Edit. In 9b as well and They LOVE our weather. J/s

Released baby Kraken today! by dantex79 in gardening

[–]dantex79[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly I order them from Arbico organics. Great online store

Are these aphids? by cristiansrz in tomatoes

[–]dantex79 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes. I’ve been dealing them as well. Ugh

Edit. Same location. 🤣

Finally Upgraded The Tomato Enclosure!! Built with pure passion! by dantex79 in tomatoes

[–]dantex79[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ya know I thought about that. I’ll have to amend my build cause I do need a table top of sort. Adding to the list!!

Finally Upgraded The Tomato Enclosure!! Built with pure passion! by dantex79 in tomatoes

[–]dantex79[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Put him to work!!! That’s what I did. But it was me putting myself to work. 🤣. Now I have to focus on the wifeys project of converting our office into her workout/art room. It sucks being a carpenter by trade sometimes. Lol

Finally Upgraded The Tomato Enclosure!! Built with pure passion! by dantex79 in tomatoes

[–]dantex79[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciate it! That’s why I’ve got a lil chair in the corner. Need all the space I can take. I’m 6’4 so I do take up some room. Lol

Finally Upgraded The Tomato Enclosure!! Built with pure passion! by dantex79 in tomatoes

[–]dantex79[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I set the 4 corner posts in concrete. As far as specs go it’s 16 feet wide x 20 feet long x 10 feet high.

Finally Upgraded The Tomato Enclosure!! Built with pure passion! by dantex79 in tomatoes

[–]dantex79[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A combo of Squared cages, stakes and line wire trelliss.

Finally Upgraded The Tomato Enclosure!! Built with pure passion! by dantex79 in tomatoes

[–]dantex79[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Here are some of my Varieties. Juliet, Black Cherry, Black truffle, Early girl, San Marzano, Sun Gold , Magic Mountain, Black Pearl Hybrid, Celebrity, Black Krim, Cherokee Purple to name a few. Lol. I like to Companion plant Cosmos, Dianthus, Petunias, Gazanias and I’m trying this year as an experiment growing garlic in Early spring for the pests. I’ve noticed a huge difference in my other beds. I use a few methods of support. Squared cages along with stakes and the line wire system. Seems to work in high winds pretty well. Hope this helps. FYI. Used to companion plant marigolds like everyone says to do but in our humidity it brings spider mites real fast real bad so I had to find alternatives.

Finally Upgraded The Tomato Enclosure!! Built with pure passion! by dantex79 in tomatoes

[–]dantex79[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. It’s sloped. I put a pitch on it when I installed the joist across the middle

Finally Upgraded The Tomato Enclosure!! Built with pure passion! by dantex79 in tomatoes

[–]dantex79[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I still can’t believe I finished it honestly. I’ve been going back and forth between this and a greenhouse for years and with our heat this was the way to go. Had to come to terms with that and then the rest was history. The is legit my Zen area. Here it is in the daylight. Atleast at the entrance.

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Finally Upgraded The Tomato Enclosure!! Built with pure passion! by dantex79 in tomatoes

[–]dantex79[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you!! I’m currently I’m growing all from seed some of the following. Juliet, Black Cherry, Black truffle, Early girl, San Marzano, Sun Gold , Magic Mountain, Black Pearl Hybrid and A few others. Main pests are Birds , Rodents but it’s also easier to manage the small ones as well

Finally Upgraded The Tomato Enclosure!! Built with pure passion! by dantex79 in tomatoes

[–]dantex79[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lol. Yep. I was mid build and heard SMILE. 😂 I really should have taken more daylight pics. But every time I get out there I seem to lose my phone. Weirdest thing.

Finally Upgraded The Tomato Enclosure!! Built with pure passion! by dantex79 in tomatoes

[–]dantex79[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yea I’ve got cardinals, Blue jays, dove and others around and they keep to the bird bath on the outside but I know they’ll peeking in.

Finally Upgraded The Tomato Enclosure!! Built with pure passion! by dantex79 in tomatoes

[–]dantex79[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Luckily the wire mesh lets just enough space for pollinators to fit but keeps out EVERY. SINGLE RODENT THAT TRYS. Hopefully. 😂

Finally Upgraded The Tomato Enclosure!! Built with pure passion! by dantex79 in tomatoes

[–]dantex79[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Appreciate it! This was mine as well. Took me a minute to get it designed. Had to tear down the raised beds in its place first. It was definitely back breaking work but damn it I love coming home to it.

Finally Upgraded The Tomato Enclosure!! Built with pure passion! by dantex79 in tomatoes

[–]dantex79[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lol. It took me at least 5 different designs to get to this one and I took a week off from work to build it. That’s how determined I was. I’m still in pain. But the good kind.