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Constant Rain and Tomatoes
Posted on 6/3/17 at 9:23 am
Posted on 6/3/17 at 9:23 am
What are you guys seeing so far? I'm noticing some splitting and a lot of the smaller ones are ripening too early. I'm having to pick a lot and finish ripening indoors.
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Posted on 6/3/17 at 9:31 am to LSUlefty
It feels like mine have been green for weeks, and have decided not to ripen. Fried green tomatoes are good too though.
Posted on 6/3/17 at 9:32 am to LSUlefty
My creoles are doing great. The cherokees are splitting.
Posted on 6/3/17 at 9:39 am to HatefulTiger
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Fried green tomatoes are good
How you fry em? I've been slicing 1/2" thick and frying each side for about 3 min making the inside hot but not mushy cooked. My grandmother used to slice them thin and somehow they would be crunchy. I tried slicing them thin and cooked to piss out of them but they ended up just being slightly burned and mushy. Maybe I did not slice them thin enough.....
Posted on 6/3/17 at 10:13 am to LSUlefty
I have a few splitting, but for the most part I'm not seeing it. The ones that split are the ones that are close to ripening. But I picked every tomato that looked like it was starting to ripen before the all the rain started and let it finish ripening in the house.
And it recently made some damn good salsa.
And it recently made some damn good salsa.
Posted on 6/3/17 at 10:34 am to Chuker
Corn meal seems to do the trick for me. Slice about 1/2" each, dip in egg wash, then corn meal. Fry for a couple minutes on each side.
Posted on 6/3/17 at 10:35 am to LSUlefty
Does too much water cause the splitting? I noticed my creoles were starting to split a little and wasn't sure the cause
Posted on 6/3/17 at 10:37 am to TigerTatorTots
My theory was always that they started growing too fast and split when the conditions got too good
Posted on 6/3/17 at 11:07 am to TigerTatorTots
When tomatoes receive a large amount of water quickly after a relatively dry period, they fill with water and the skin bursts. Think of it like overfilling a water balloon. It's more of a problem with larger tomatoes that are close to ripening. Smaller green ones should be able to adapt. That's why I went and picked every single one that looked close to ripening before the rain started. All of my smaller tomatoes are still looking good and they should be able to get big without cracking as long as the amount of water they are receiving stays consistent.
Posted on 6/3/17 at 6:22 pm to PillageUrVillage
Still no blossom rot though
Posted on 6/4/17 at 9:17 am to LSUlefty
With all the rain, early blight is hitting mine hard I've been spraying fungicide weekly & trimming off any infected leaves to try& keep it from spreading too much.
Posted on 6/4/17 at 10:07 am to LSUlefty
Last few years i have planted in large pots, so i can place them under the patio cover if we get a lot of rain.
Posted on 6/4/17 at 10:07 am to TIGERFANZZ
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early blight is hitting mine hard
Yeah mine have a bit of that too. I haven't don anything about it because everything has been so wet. I've read the blight is most easily transmitted by touching plants when they are wet.
Posted on 6/4/17 at 11:45 am to LSUlefty
This rain is really not doing good on my tomatoes. I've got them pretty well drained and have grown them for years without issues. This year I've had a fungus hit one and now moving to my others. I've had to start spraying which I usually don't ever do except maybe an insecticide once or twice during the entire season. It's rained almost everyday for the last 2 weeks and not gonna let up for next few days it looks like. Damn this sucks 
I'm hoping it once it calms down and stays dry and I can go back to normal watering schedule if they will get better. I imaging once the fungus hits it's almost too late. Spraying isn't gonna help with it raining every mother freaking day.
I'm hoping it once it calms down and stays dry and I can go back to normal watering schedule if they will get better. I imaging once the fungus hits it's almost too late. Spraying isn't gonna help with it raining every mother freaking day.
This post was edited on 6/4/17 at 11:47 am
Posted on 6/4/17 at 1:03 pm to windshieldman
I've been spraying between storms. Pretty much every day. It's holding the leaf spot back some, but this weather seems to make it almost impossible to stop. A couple of my tomato plants had to be pruned so much they look naked. Most of my plants are still doing good though.
Seem like if something wants to take hold around here, there ain't much you can do about it.
Rain held off enough this morning. Even had some pollinators out doing their thing.
Seem like if something wants to take hold around here, there ain't much you can do about it.
Rain held off enough this morning. Even had some pollinators out doing their thing.
Posted on 6/4/17 at 1:14 pm to PillageUrVillage
Good pics. My cucumbers, peppers, cantaloupes are good. It's just my tomatoes for now. 1 of the 4 I have planted is almost completely naked with dying stems, one of my others is just now starting to do the same. Just wish we could get a 3-4 day break from the rain. I know in a month or so I'll probably be begging for rain though
Posted on 6/4/17 at 2:16 pm to windshieldman
Sometimes I wonder how tomatoes ever survived on their own before man started cultivating them.
Posted on 6/4/17 at 6:45 pm to PillageUrVillage
Way back then tomatoes were hardy. Man has hybridized them into whiny little snowflakes. You know it's true.
Posted on 6/5/17 at 12:18 am to windshieldman
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Good pics. My cucumbers, peppers, cantaloupes are good.
Mine as well, I expanded a bit this year and planted both ichiban eggplant and okra far earlier this year and was not sure what to expect, they are both producing well which is a surprise as temps are lower than optimal for them.
No issues with my tomatoes but I put up pretty high hills/rows for drainage.
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