16,949 Garden Web Discussions | Growing Tomatoes
Yes, sunburn or windburn on the left plant and the white dots/holes on the foliage of the right plant occured either after Am dew or when you watered, and the sun was out and the water on the foliage allowed for the sun to burn those leaves.
Nothing serious, let them recover without manually pruning any damaged leaves so they fall off naturally.
Carolyn
Due to some things going on I have not been able to take the pics, and give more info.
For information the plant is listed as indet. due to the fact that it will keep producing as long as temps are not too awful hot. (Over 95 days and nights of over 80)
I like them. No they are not my total faves, and they are not the greatest thing ever. They are however good, and they produce when the others have quit. My fist ripe fruits of the season came from them.
First pic is of the one that the hail storm pruned down to the stems.
Next is the one I brought home last night. The local BBS (Lowe's) had a one day sale on them so I brought one home with me.
In my honest opinion they are worth it even at the $15.95 or so full retail price as the plant, container, and potting mix would run near to that, and also many of them already have fruit set on them. My only complaint is that the planter tips over too easy in the wind. I use bricks around the bottom to stabilize them better.
Note the pepper plant next to it. It appears to be a mystery plant. My guess is either hbanero, or bell. The pods will tell me in a few days.
A would say 6 - 8hours also.
Tomatoes need limited amount of light (in lumin )
The amount of lumins can come either from INTENSE direct sunshine or indirect daylight.
So any direct sun beyond plants needs for photosynthesis is not going to make any positive contribution and the plant juts would try to cope with that. Tomatoes in particular are NOT full sun (all day sun) plants. I have personally grown tomatoes with 5 to 7 hours direct sun with no problem. People down south, (TX , FL, S.CA ) use shade cloth to reduce the intensity and thereby lumins.
Seysonn: in another thread about flowers forming on seedlings, you gave this advice:
I would also remove any and all the buds that appear before plant out and maybe for two week after that . According to some plant scientists, this will direct more energy to root developments.
Have you changed your mind overnight?
Carolyn and Linda, my seeds came from Tomatofest. I was surprised because in general my germination rate was much better than last year. I order from Tania and Gary for the most part. The IS seedlings are looking more robust.
As to the rest of the above discussions, I'm pinching off any flowers I find.
@ Edweather,
In the sam FAQ it says( quote below)
"Slow Growth
When seedlings refuse to grow it is usually because the temperature is too low or the nutrient level is insufficient. "
That is what "nanelle" and I have mentioned.
One has to realize that medium is just that "MEDIUM" a mediator. So as long is it has proper moisture retention/drainage and supplied with needed nutrients , it make littl difference as what it is made of. SURELY, some media are better b'c they offer a better and balanced moisture retention. Believe or not , I have germinated all kinds of tomatoes, peppers, eggplants in garden soil in the past. Not the best, I admit but it can be done.
Ill be cozying up next to fire and grumbling. Winter is still lurching around here, with several inches of snow in the forecast for Sunday, after a fine week of high 70's-low 80's. I'm beginning to wonder if gardening in Colorado is worth my time and effort anymore.
I went up to see my mom yesterday, did some yard work for her, went to lunch, but got to harvest a box full of avocados from the tree I planted in 1975. That thing has supplied us pretty much since, and everyone loves the fruit (Fuerte).
Thanks for the replies. Linda, I remember seeing these hornworms in 4 o'clocks when we used to grow them. Guess I was thinking the hornworms would come for the fragrance of the 4 o'clocks and stay for the tomatoes!
Deeby, I'm very grateful to still have my Mom around. I try to keep flowers around for her to enjoy and I keep a small vegetable garden for her. Mom and Dad always enjoyed gardening. Dad is gone and Mom is too old to do the work but I think it's important for her to see these things still going on in her yard.
Buck
Sharonie and David,
Thank you! It is the first time I planted tomato. You are right: there is full sun for it. So it could be the root is not building up properly. I added some bone meal and make the soil very lose around it. See if this helps. Should I take the two small tomatoes off the plant? (This was what I originally thought when I saw your discussion here)
Yup, they are done and ready to be planted. I don't worry too much if they have to stay inside for a day or two (happens all the time when I'm gone for a couple days every month to go play Army with the National Guard). It's really just me, who hates snow even in the throws of winter, getting fed up and tired of the s****ty weather, and also not wanting to go buy larger pots since I ran out today.
Often asked over on the Harvest and Cooking forums here as the skins bother many.
Simple solution is to toss them into a ziplock bag and freeze. When they thaw the the skins slip right off and can easily be picked out of the tomatoes before cooking.
Dave
If they are Bonnie Plants that say for containers then I am going to guess at a few types.
1 Husky Cherry Red
2 Better Bush
3 Bush Goliath
4 Patio
5 Container Choice
If it one of those then I would say you can easily use a planter that is 12 inches across, by 10 inches deep at a minimum. I say this due to the fact that they sell large bush plants in the container with the cage for $14.98 or so. I bought one a while back. It is doing fine, and not showing any signs of being root bound. I have been eating cherry tomatoes off of it for the past couple of weeks. It was badly pruned by a hail storm. I was temped to pull it, and start over. The thing is every time I am going to it has more fruit set on it.
For a planting medium as has been said above use a potting mix. Also several of the people I know have said to avoid Miracle Grow Moisture Control. All have nothing good to say about it. (More than 6 people.) I was using either Vigro, or Miracle Grow until I started making my own.
Note the plant is in the 3rd round container on the right. I will if you wish try to get a better picture of it tomorrow when I get home from work.
I proved the skeptics WRONG.
Here is a picture to prove it ( I have many more but cannot post more than one at a time directly)
I planted it out ONE MONTH ago. Ever since then this and other plants that I have planted have been out there, seeing temperatures all the way down to 38F without any protection of any kind. Because I took time to acclimate them to the outdoor growing condition before doing so. Even in the past 24 hours the temperatures have been in 43 to 58F range. But my tomatoes have grown almost 8" taller within the last 30 days. Not a whole lot but considering the conditions, still an accomplishment. .
I have set my goal to pick ripe tomatoes in time to celebrate The Furth Of July, part of the RED in the flag.
BTW: This is a Bloody Butcher. You can even read the tag.
I like your backyard. Do you have enough room to grow everything you mentioned? :-)
So far. As the trees mature (most are small varieties), they will be rather packed in and the grass will probably recede. This year I have a few apricots, a few plums, a few asian pears, persimmons, cherries, strawberries, raspberries and blueberries. It looks like I also should get some hardy kiwis, but it is too early to be sure.