Berkeley Tie Dye Pink, Dad’s Sunset, and Pink Bumblebee Cherries. Berkeley are close if not better than Cherokee Purple I’ve had and not much cracking. Picked maybe a little early bc I was afraid of the birds getting to them. Not that many big ones for slicing, but I went from not having to water at all for our super rainy spring. Learned a lesson about how big they could get in 6x3x2 raised beds with actively aging mushroom compost 1:1 with potting mix and maybe 1/8 chicken manure. Cal Nitrate and snail and slug bait a couple times. Whiteflies were a problem. Neem oil may have helped a little but can’t really complain.
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Awesome, I’m weeks away for this kind of haul.
Berkeley Tie Dye Pink, Dad’s Sunset, and Pink Bumblebee Cherries. Berkeley are close if not better than Cherokee Purple I’ve had and not much cracking. Picked maybe a little early bc I was afraid of the birds getting to them. Not that many big ones for slicing, but I went from not having to water at all for our super rainy spring. Learned a lesson about how big they could get in 6x3x2 raised beds with actively aging mushroom compost 1:1 with potting mix and maybe 1/8 chicken manure. Cal Nitrate and snail and slug bait a couple times. Whiteflies were a problem. Neem oil may have helped a little but can’t really complain.
Wow!! What a haul. Great job!