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re: 2020 Garden Thread
Posted on 5/22/20 at 9:09 am to PillageUrVillage
Posted on 5/22/20 at 9:09 am to PillageUrVillage
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Looks fantastic. That's some massive tomatoes!
. Highly recommend that Fred's Tie Dye variety. They produce some giants and they taste awesome. I also need to credit lsuson's advice years ago about using a toothbrush to pollinate the tomatoes. That has easily increased my tomato production two fold.
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Posted on 5/22/20 at 9:12 am to Ollie1968
Anyone have an idea what might be going on here, or if I need to do anything? Pickle cucumber plant. I didn't notice this yesterday, it's definitely come on within the past few days.
We haven't seen the sun in what feels like two weeks and its been cool/rainy, but my potted vegs don't get hit with any rain
Only on one leaf
This post was edited on 5/22/20 at 9:14 am
Posted on 5/22/20 at 9:40 am to ClampClampington
Posted on 5/22/20 at 10:03 am to bluemoons
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I also need to credit lsuson's advice years ago about using a toothbrush to pollinate the tomatoes. That has easily increased my tomato production two fold.
Yes! Same here. I’ve never had tomato plants this loaded down.
Posted on 5/22/20 at 10:08 am to bluemoons
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I also need to credit lsuson's advice years ago about using a toothbrush to pollinate the tomatoes.
I know the concept, but did he post a certain way or time to do it?
Always have been nervous about jabbing at the flowers
Posted on 5/22/20 at 10:42 am to PillageUrVillage
Looking for a little guidance. Tomato plants are starting to look a little rough. Any ideas as to what this could be?
Newer flowers are turning yellow at the stem and falling off.
Newer flowers are turning yellow at the stem and falling off.
Posted on 5/22/20 at 10:56 am to DomincDecoco
Take an electric toothbrush and bump the flower clusters with it. You’ll see the flowers release the pollen. I find that it works better in the middle of the day when it’s dry. Rain or humidity makes the pollen get kinda hung up.
Posted on 5/22/20 at 11:04 am to bluemoons
aha! glad i asked...so no actual touching of the inside of the flower then?
Posted on 5/22/20 at 11:27 am to DomincDecoco
Nope. I think it recommended that you don’t do that, actually.
Posted on 5/22/20 at 12:17 pm to fjlee90
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Newer flowers are turning yellow at the stem and falling off.
Most of the time that’s temperature related. Especially this time of year as it gets hotter. It could be some nutrient deficiency that could cause it, or insect or disease damage. But I’m gonna say high temps on this one.
As far as your other problems, looks like maybe leaf spot or bacterial speck. Maybe some fungal issues. Mix 3% peroxide (if you can find any
) at a rate of 1 cup per gallon of water and spray your plants. That should help stop the spread. Wait one day, then spray liquid copper fungicide. Liquid copper is a fungicide, but it’s also effective agains bacterial disease.
Posted on 5/22/20 at 1:39 pm to fjlee90
Looks like Early Blight. Hope I'm wrong. I couldnt grow tomatoes at my last house at all, because of it. Neighbors couldn't either. My new house about 30 miles away hasn't gotten it in 3 years.
You'll need to find blight-resistant strains for the future, if this turns out to be blight.
Good reading here - U of NM article LINK
You'll need to find blight-resistant strains for the future, if this turns out to be blight.
Good reading here - U of NM article LINK
This post was edited on 5/22/20 at 1:41 pm
Posted on 5/23/20 at 7:46 am to deeprig9
Just came to the realization that I'm probably going to have to shoot the small family of rabbits that often frequent my yard.
Sigh.
Sigh.
Posted on 5/24/20 at 7:30 am to BlackCoffeeKid
Holy smokes my Roma plants are loaded. Didn’t realize how many there were until I took a closer look. Not all 8 plants are like this, but close.
ETA: The busy bees are back at it this morning. But this time, instead of bumble bees, I have honey bees!
Saw a couple of bumble bees, too.
ETA: The busy bees are back at it this morning. But this time, instead of bumble bees, I have honey bees!
Saw a couple of bumble bees, too.
This post was edited on 5/24/20 at 10:19 am
Posted on 5/24/20 at 8:51 pm to PillageUrVillage
That's what my romas look like right now. I've picked 5.5 lbs of romas this week, and there has to be 4 times that on the plants still. We've picked 8 lbs of cherokee purples so far as well. More damn tomatoes than I know what to do with... 
Pulled all of my green beans today after my last picking. They were starting to decline, and the bean crop was getting weak. Still, after only picking 3 lbs last year, with only double the plants, we picked over 11 lbs.
Pulled all of my green beans today after my last picking. They were starting to decline, and the bean crop was getting weak. Still, after only picking 3 lbs last year, with only double the plants, we picked over 11 lbs.
Posted on 5/25/20 at 6:25 am to PillageUrVillage
My romas are loaded too. This is the first year in the last three that I have seen honeybees in my garden. I wonder if that is why. I don't know how the plants can hold all that.
Posted on 5/25/20 at 6:46 am to ChenierauTigre
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My romas are loaded too. This is the first year in the last three that I have seen honeybees in my garden. I wonder if that is why. I don't know how the plants can hold all that.
Maybe I’m just a nerd, but I really enjoy watching them work. They are fascinating creatures. And there’s also the whole importance to our economy and food supply thing. I’ve seen them on my tomatoes a couple times, so that’s probably helping with the yield.
ETA: Go away, squirrels!
This post was edited on 5/25/20 at 8:09 am
Posted on 5/25/20 at 8:34 am to bluemoons
This. I have an electric toothbrush specifically for toms. I sometimes use a small brush on cuce plants if I don't see bees.
Posted on 5/25/20 at 8:43 am to PillageUrVillage
I have a large hanging feeder within hose nozzle range of my chair out on the deck. Hours of fun and harmless
I caught one broadside yesterday and blasted him clean off the feeder
I caught one broadside yesterday and blasted him clean off the feeder
Posted on 5/25/20 at 8:51 am to lsuson
And yes Bluemoon is correct. You don't want to use the brush too early. The pollen is still wet and won't shake off the flowers. Also when using the brush don't place it right on the flower. You can accidentally knock them off. I place it right at the base of clusters. If you see pollen flying you were successful. Only need to do it one time. The stigma has to be open.
Posted on 5/25/20 at 9:37 am to lsuson
Any idea what’s causing this on my leaves?
This post was edited on 5/25/20 at 9:40 am
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