u/waterlilees

This is my second year growing tomatoes in zone 7b. I’ve made some improvements based on radial cracking I had in almost all of my beefsteaks last year. No signs of cracking so far, and my plants are exceeding 5ft tall which is where they capped out during late summer last year. 🤞🏻

- upping from 10g to 15g pots
- moving from light airy potting mix that dried out quickly to a 50:50 potting mix garden soil blend
- feeding more intentionally: weekly balanced liquid fertilizer for first 6 weeks of outdoor growth then switching to higher P and K fertilizer after blossoms form

Varieties: all seeds purchased from Botanical Interests
- bumblebee cherries (pink, yellow or purple)
- beefy purple bush
- black krim

This is either a Cherokee Carbon or Black Krim. First photo is June 11 and last is from yesterday

6 heirloom tomatoes, 2 jalapeños, 2 cucumbers, 2 zucchini, 1 pot each of shell and green beans, strawberries, 1 winter squash and 1 potato! Zone 7b