{"id":1442,"date":"2016-06-23T18:54:17","date_gmt":"2016-06-23T22:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/?p=1442"},"modified":"2016-06-23T18:54:17","modified_gmt":"2016-06-23T22:54:17","slug":"tying-tomato-plants-first-fruit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/tying-tomato-plants-first-fruit\/","title":{"rendered":"Tying Up My Tomato Plants With First Sign of Fruit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I always like tying up my tomatoes before they start producing because it will make it much easier later on.\u00a0 When the fruit start appearing on the plants I don&#8217;t have to worry because my stretch ties will be able to hold the weight.<\/p>\n<p>I knew my plants were producing flowers, but I didn&#8217;t think I would get any fruit start growing this early.\u00a0 I am a little surprised, but definitely excited to see what type of tomato this is.\u00a0 I have a total of four plants that have very tiny tomatoes beginning to grow.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Most of my plants have flowers, but only a select few actually have tomatoes growing.\u00a0 I would say in about a week all if not most should be producing small tomatoes.<\/p>\n<p>Just before I saw these tomatoes I made sure to tie them up to prevent the plants from sagging or laying on the ground and possible rotting.\u00a0 This is why I tie them up and you don&#8217;t want to have tomatoes lying on the ground.\u00a0 The fruit is very susceptible to any type of rot.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Picture-1-005.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1443\" src=\"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Picture-1-005-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Tied Tomato Plants\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Picture-1-005-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Picture-1-005-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Picture-1-005.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Picture-1-024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1444\" src=\"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Picture-1-024-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Tied Tomato Plant #2\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Picture-1-024-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Picture-1-024-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Picture-1-024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I like to use stretch ties because they will reduce the possibility of harming the plant and they will stretch as the plant gets heavier.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Picture-1-017-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1445\" src=\"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Picture-1-017-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"First Tomato Growing\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Picture-1-017-1-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Picture-1-017-1-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Picture-1-017-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Right now they are still small, but every day they should be getting bigger and bigger.\u00a0 As long as there is good weather you should be able to see them grow every day.\u00a0 On cloudy days they do not grow as much, or at least not as noticeable.<\/p>\n<p>Not only do I have tomatoes starting to grow, but I also checked on my zucchini plants and I have a couple that have possibly been pollinated.\u00a0 This is about when they should start producing fruit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Picture-1-031.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1446\" src=\"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Picture-1-031-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"First Zucchini Growing\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Picture-1-031-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Picture-1-031-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Picture-1-031.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This one looks like it has been pollinated, but I have another one that recently opened and I am not sure if it was successfully pollinated.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Picture-1-034.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1447\" src=\"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Picture-1-034-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Second Possible Zucchini\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Picture-1-034-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Picture-1-034-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Picture-1-034.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Picture-1-036.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1448\" src=\"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Picture-1-036-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Zucchini with Flower Attached\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Picture-1-036-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Picture-1-036-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Picture-1-036.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The last one you can see that the flower is still attached and I won&#8217;t know for another day or two whether it was pollinated.\u00a0 I am kind of hoping that it was crossed by a bee or other method.<\/p>\n<p>I also have a cucumber plant that is producing cucumbers.\u00a0 Now so far none of them have been pollinated, but usually it takes some time before cucumbers get crossed successfully.\u00a0 I want to show you what cucumbers look like when they first appear prior to opening.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Picture-1-045.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1449\" src=\"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Picture-1-045-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Very Tiny Cucumber Prior to Flowering\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Picture-1-045-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Picture-1-045-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/ericsorganicgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Picture-1-045.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This cucumber will soon get a little bigger and then flower.\u00a0 Hopefully this one can get pollinated and it will be the very first cucumber of the season for 2016.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I always like tying up my tomatoes before they start producing because it will make it much easier later on.\u00a0 When the fruit start appearing on the plants I don&#8217;t have to worry because my stretch ties will be able to hold the weight. 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