I have a tomato plant that is about 5 feet tall and has only produced 3 fruits. I have many yellow flowers but nothing is happing with them. Please help.
Why won't my tomato plants produce fruit?
Several conditions can cause tomatoes to not set fruit including the heat, too much nitrogen %26amp; several other factors like not enough sunlight.
Too much nitrogen fertilizer will make the plant grow huge at the expense of the fruit production. Growth is being directed toward vegetation %26amp; away from the flowers so they can't produce.
Extreme temperatures or not the right temperature will deter fruit set:"Optimum fruit set occurs within a very narrow night temperature range of between 60° F and 70° F. When tomato plants experience night temperatures lower than 55° F or above 75° F, interference with the growth of pollen tubes prevents normal fertilization. The pollen may even become sterile, thus causing the blossoms to drop. High daytime temperatures, rain, or prolonged humid conditions also hamper good fruit set. If the humidity is too low, the pollen will be too dry and will not adhere to the stigma.
If the humidity is too high, the pollen will not shed readily. Pollen grains may then stick together, resulting in poor or nonexistent pollination."
http://home.att.net/~renton/tomato.htm#r...
Other reasons why the plant isn't producing fruit is poor pollination because the bees won't do their job in the heat. Some other things interfering with fruit set are: irregular watering %26amp; insects such as thrips.
The most common reason tomato plants do not set fruit is because they are not planted where they can receive 8-10 hours of direct sunlight daily. Any less direct sunlight will result in a nonproductive plant with healthy foliage.
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Good luck! Hope this helps.
Reply:Cut a store bought tomatoe in half, they're allmost all water inside. You have to water the hell out of tomatoes twice a day. Soak the ground to mud.
Reply:If you have the yellow flowers, the tomatoes will follow! Just takes time. KEEP WATERING.
Reply:just wait and your plant will flourish
Reply:The problem is with bees and polination. They think that bees are getting lost because cell phone signals mess with their frequency and everyone is having problems. I believe you can polinate by hand using a feather.
Reply:Theres a possibility its not getting enough sun. When a plant doesn't get enough sun, its natural reaction is to produce more foliage to try and get more or it will die.
Also, try pruning it back so more hormones are directed to making more flowers, which will make more fruit. Just don't over do it.
Reply:They require at least 4 hrs of sun a day to set fruit. If they have this, then it's just too hot. Most won't set fruit below 55F or above 90F. Beefsteak types won't set above 85F--and it's a rare summer day anywhere this year that we don't exceed 85F! Just keep nurturing the plants. When the weather cools a bit, you may get a few before the first freeze.
Reply:Have you seen many bees about? The flowers need to be pollinated. You could try brushing them in turn with a paintbrush, to transfer the pollen. You also need to feed with tomato fertiliser or preferably comfrey liquid every week or so depending on whether they are in containers or in the ground.
More details on tomato cultivation at: http://www.gardenzone.info/crops/index.p...
Good luck.
Reply:miracle gro, man!
Reply:you may need another plant for pollination
you may need more sun light as well
Reply:tom plants need tons of water , in the evening ,
and plant food,
Reply:If the temperatures are over 90 degrees where you live, your tomatoes won't set fruit. Keep them alive %26amp; when things cool down you should get tomatoes.
Reply:If you water too often they will not bear. Water deep but not daily. You can get a blosom set to spray on blossoms that will cause fruit to set. You can mix your own with a epsom salt water mixture. Spray the blossoms to help them set.
Reply:what happens when you smoke them??
Reply:Perhaps your soil is not fertile enough, try spreading some sort of mulch or fetilizer to provide the plant with more nutrients, make sure it is in direct sunlight and water the hell out of it, when there are dry spells in the weather occuring.
Reply:first flowers, then fruit
be patient
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Saturday, November 19, 2011
Tomato plants-when will they have fruit?
I bought two tomato plants at the grocery store and planted them in my yard. The plants are growing very quickly, but there are no signs of flowers, or the beginning of tomatoes. Should there be something starting at this point? A friend of mine has cherry tomato plants in her yard, and there are some little green tomatoes on her plants already. Is it possible that my plants would seem to be thriving, but not produce fruit?
Tomato plants-when will they have fruit?
Heirloom tomato's in Jersey probably will not bear fruit until Mid to late August possibly even early september. These varieties tend to take quite a bit longer than conventional round red tomatoes to reach maturity. Just be patient. The 1st crop of heirlooms out of Mexico has finally reached maturity and has just started shipping to retail locations in the states. Give it another 1-2 months. Your reward will be great tasting tomato's.
Reply:I think it depends on where you live and what variety of tomato you planted. Down here in the South, once the nightime temperature is over 70 degrees F, most tomatoes won't set their blossoms. You should also be pinching off the sucker shoots from the "V" where branches come off the main stem. This keeps the plant from putting a lot engery into growing branches and not putting out blooms.
Reply:Depends on the type of tomatoes you have. Some bush types ,like the little cherry style grow and produce lots of shoots followed by flowers and fruit. Other styles, usually the larger fruited varieties should be grown as cordons, that is the side shoots pinched out and the plant tied and supported by a stake or cane.. In pinching out though be careful you do not remove flower shoots. You need to know what you are doing. When you get flowers ,if there are not a lot of insects about to pollinate give the flowers a spray with fine clear water, using a hand sprayer.Keep he plants well watered. Do not feed until the first truss has set, or the plant will make growth at the expense of flowering..
Reply:Well, if you fertilized those plants with Miracle-Gro or some other monstrosity like that, they're probably overloaded with nitrogen. So they'll put out leaves.
Feed them bone meal and when you see little buds coming out, trim off each and every leaf and stem that will not have flowers, so the plant focuses on the fruits.
Another thing is, you don't say what type of tomatoes you got. But if your friend has hybrids, they're putting out fruit already. If you got an heirloom variety, you'll be harvesting closer to the end of August, or early in the fall
Reply:put some miracle grow on them.. they even have some for tomatoes/veggies. I did it every other week and mine were so big and juicy last year!!! good luck.
Reply:Do they have little yellow flowers on them yet? The fruit usually appears after the flowers have bloomed.
Reply:Usually, the toms will bear red fruit within 70-75 days after planting. So, somethig should be starting soon for you.
BUT ...
inspect the branches CAREFULLY. Any signs of some of them being nibbled away? Japanese beetles, for example, are top feeders and work their way from the top down and the outside IN. Therefore, because they (and other pests as well) are chomping at the very tips of things, you might not see anything missing. Also look for a big green tomatoe worm -big caterpillar thing. Pluck it off. Everyhting else continues to grow fast and lush while the pests are at work, so just a cursory glance doesn't tell you the whole story.
Now look around the BASE of the plants. See any dried up littel shred of leaf down there? That could indicate either pest damage or a nutrition problem for the plant. If so, you'll need a consult with a garden center or just scan the web.
But if everything looks good, get ready for the white bread and mayo!
If not so good, c'mon over to my house. In about 10 days I'll have countless tomatoes and will need all the hlp I can get!
Reply:It all depends when you planted them. If they have been planted since May they should already have small/ medium green tomatoes on them. You may want to add a little plant food when watering.
Reply:You havent given enough info. What State, How long planted. They will start very quickly when they do start. Do you have them in full sun? They need that also.
Tomato plants-when will they have fruit?
Heirloom tomato's in Jersey probably will not bear fruit until Mid to late August possibly even early september. These varieties tend to take quite a bit longer than conventional round red tomatoes to reach maturity. Just be patient. The 1st crop of heirlooms out of Mexico has finally reached maturity and has just started shipping to retail locations in the states. Give it another 1-2 months. Your reward will be great tasting tomato's.
Reply:I think it depends on where you live and what variety of tomato you planted. Down here in the South, once the nightime temperature is over 70 degrees F, most tomatoes won't set their blossoms. You should also be pinching off the sucker shoots from the "V" where branches come off the main stem. This keeps the plant from putting a lot engery into growing branches and not putting out blooms.
Reply:Depends on the type of tomatoes you have. Some bush types ,like the little cherry style grow and produce lots of shoots followed by flowers and fruit. Other styles, usually the larger fruited varieties should be grown as cordons, that is the side shoots pinched out and the plant tied and supported by a stake or cane.. In pinching out though be careful you do not remove flower shoots. You need to know what you are doing. When you get flowers ,if there are not a lot of insects about to pollinate give the flowers a spray with fine clear water, using a hand sprayer.Keep he plants well watered. Do not feed until the first truss has set, or the plant will make growth at the expense of flowering..
Reply:Well, if you fertilized those plants with Miracle-Gro or some other monstrosity like that, they're probably overloaded with nitrogen. So they'll put out leaves.
Feed them bone meal and when you see little buds coming out, trim off each and every leaf and stem that will not have flowers, so the plant focuses on the fruits.
Another thing is, you don't say what type of tomatoes you got. But if your friend has hybrids, they're putting out fruit already. If you got an heirloom variety, you'll be harvesting closer to the end of August, or early in the fall
Reply:put some miracle grow on them.. they even have some for tomatoes/veggies. I did it every other week and mine were so big and juicy last year!!! good luck.
Reply:Do they have little yellow flowers on them yet? The fruit usually appears after the flowers have bloomed.
Reply:Usually, the toms will bear red fruit within 70-75 days after planting. So, somethig should be starting soon for you.
BUT ...
inspect the branches CAREFULLY. Any signs of some of them being nibbled away? Japanese beetles, for example, are top feeders and work their way from the top down and the outside IN. Therefore, because they (and other pests as well) are chomping at the very tips of things, you might not see anything missing. Also look for a big green tomatoe worm -big caterpillar thing. Pluck it off. Everyhting else continues to grow fast and lush while the pests are at work, so just a cursory glance doesn't tell you the whole story.
Now look around the BASE of the plants. See any dried up littel shred of leaf down there? That could indicate either pest damage or a nutrition problem for the plant. If so, you'll need a consult with a garden center or just scan the web.
But if everything looks good, get ready for the white bread and mayo!
If not so good, c'mon over to my house. In about 10 days I'll have countless tomatoes and will need all the hlp I can get!
Reply:It all depends when you planted them. If they have been planted since May they should already have small/ medium green tomatoes on them. You may want to add a little plant food when watering.
Reply:You havent given enough info. What State, How long planted. They will start very quickly when they do start. Do you have them in full sun? They need that also.
Should I plant my tomato plants today?Or wait till Monday?
Hi,there! I am preparing my little piece of the earth..for my tomato plants! I think it may frost here this weekend one last time in pennsylvania? So I am thinking I should wait till monday to plant them?? Any suggestions? Thanks-ALot!
Should I plant my tomato plants today?Or wait till Monday?
well if you think it's going to frost then you probably should wait till monday, otherwise you'll probably end up having to do it all again, no?
Reply:Well if it's going to be cold and frosty out this weekend. Then logic says to wait till the weather is nice again like as you suggested maybe Monday and do it then. You do not want to plant them and then have them die on you then you would have to go spend more money on new ones. That would suck. So, I would say yeah wait till Monday. IF you are still unsure then call your local Plant Nursery they are the best people to ask for advice on this as they deal with this kinda stuff on a daily basis.
Reply:THE RULE passed down from my mother, grandmother, etc. etc. in NJ (and we always grow the best tomatoes) is to plant after Mother's Day, Of course they didn't anticipate global warming... this may seem silly but just shut off your surroundings, and meditate -- the earth and the tomato are living -- if you know how to listen they will tell you. Really I am serious..
Reply:If you think it may frost one last time this weekend, what could possibly be your reason for not waiting until Monday? Think about the risk involved in choosing one day versus the other.
Reply:i'm in PA too, i would wait til monday! rain is on the way!!
Reply:do it on Sunday
Reply:no time like the present.
Reply:wait till monday unless they are going in a greenhouse, if so then go for it
Reply:If you're planting from seed, no problem.
If from plants, then wait till all frosts have gone.
Remember, tomatoes need heat and sun to produce fruit.
Reply:What more can I add except to say if you were a tomato plant would you want to be thrust into the cold, cruel, freezing ground or would you rather acclimate yourself to the terra firma on a day that's at least above 32 degrees?
Sometimes ya hafta think like a tomato... :-)
Reply:who cares. why can't you make up your mind about something like that. obviously you don't want to plant them before a frost.
Reply:That depends on wher you live. if you live in continental climate, you should wait until the weather gets warmer and more steady.
Reply:wait! its not worth planting them now, just to have them wither in the frost and have to plant a whole new crop!
Reply:If there is any chance of frost, i would wait till monday. you don't want frostbite tomato plants. Happy planting!!!
Should I plant my tomato plants today?Or wait till Monday?
well if you think it's going to frost then you probably should wait till monday, otherwise you'll probably end up having to do it all again, no?
Reply:Well if it's going to be cold and frosty out this weekend. Then logic says to wait till the weather is nice again like as you suggested maybe Monday and do it then. You do not want to plant them and then have them die on you then you would have to go spend more money on new ones. That would suck. So, I would say yeah wait till Monday. IF you are still unsure then call your local Plant Nursery they are the best people to ask for advice on this as they deal with this kinda stuff on a daily basis.
Reply:THE RULE passed down from my mother, grandmother, etc. etc. in NJ (and we always grow the best tomatoes) is to plant after Mother's Day, Of course they didn't anticipate global warming... this may seem silly but just shut off your surroundings, and meditate -- the earth and the tomato are living -- if you know how to listen they will tell you. Really I am serious..
Reply:If you think it may frost one last time this weekend, what could possibly be your reason for not waiting until Monday? Think about the risk involved in choosing one day versus the other.
Reply:i'm in PA too, i would wait til monday! rain is on the way!!
Reply:do it on Sunday
Reply:no time like the present.
Reply:wait till monday unless they are going in a greenhouse, if so then go for it
Reply:If you're planting from seed, no problem.
If from plants, then wait till all frosts have gone.
Remember, tomatoes need heat and sun to produce fruit.
Reply:What more can I add except to say if you were a tomato plant would you want to be thrust into the cold, cruel, freezing ground or would you rather acclimate yourself to the terra firma on a day that's at least above 32 degrees?
Sometimes ya hafta think like a tomato... :-)
Reply:who cares. why can't you make up your mind about something like that. obviously you don't want to plant them before a frost.
Reply:That depends on wher you live. if you live in continental climate, you should wait until the weather gets warmer and more steady.
Reply:wait! its not worth planting them now, just to have them wither in the frost and have to plant a whole new crop!
Reply:If there is any chance of frost, i would wait till monday. you don't want frostbite tomato plants. Happy planting!!!
Tomato and chilli plants?
im growing tomato and chilli plants on my balcony in miami and they have been in the pots for 2 weeks. i notice on the chilli plant and one of the tomato plants that there are little shoots growing by the side of them. what are these and are they a good thing or a bad thing??the one growing near the chilli plant is now as big as the chilli.
Tomato and chilli plants?
Plant them deeper next time.
Reply:We grow tomato in a pot too.... you cut that shoots or pinch it... it is not bad ... but your tomato will not give you lots of fruits....
Chili and tomato cannot be grown together or near its other.... just pinch those shoots.... and put your chili a little farther from your tomato plants
Tomato and chilli plants?
Plant them deeper next time.
Reply:We grow tomato in a pot too.... you cut that shoots or pinch it... it is not bad ... but your tomato will not give you lots of fruits....
Chili and tomato cannot be grown together or near its other.... just pinch those shoots.... and put your chili a little farther from your tomato plants
Why do tomato plants die in freezing temperatures?
Why can other plants survive and tomatoes can't?
Why do tomato plants die in freezing temperatures?
I think it's because tomato plants are particularly juicy. Their parts contain a lot of water. Water expands when it freezes. So the cells of tomato plants expand and break. The next morning the whole plant is a pile of mushy mess.
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Why do tomato plants die in freezing temperatures?
I think it's because tomato plants are particularly juicy. Their parts contain a lot of water. Water expands when it freezes. So the cells of tomato plants expand and break. The next morning the whole plant is a pile of mushy mess.
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Watering Lemon Water for tomato plants?
First of all can I water lemon juice (fresh) in water for my tomato seedling and plants and is there any benifits if not what else can i feed with water.
Watering Lemon Water for tomato plants?
I don't think lemon juice would be a good choice to water your tomato seedlings with. There are some plants that prefer acidic soil who "might" benefit from a lemon juice in the soil, but tomatoes aren't one of them. If you're looking to feed your tomatoes, I recommend EB Stone's Organic Tomato and Vegetable food. Or ask at your local nursery which tomato fertilizer they recommend. Good luck!
Reply:DO NOT put lemon juice in the water for your tomato plants.
You can buy "tomato" fertilizer (organic, solid, or liquid) at any plant store.
Do Not fertilize TOO much. You will get LOTS of green growth, but NO tomatoes!!
Good Luck!!
Watering Lemon Water for tomato plants?
I don't think lemon juice would be a good choice to water your tomato seedlings with. There are some plants that prefer acidic soil who "might" benefit from a lemon juice in the soil, but tomatoes aren't one of them. If you're looking to feed your tomatoes, I recommend EB Stone's Organic Tomato and Vegetable food. Or ask at your local nursery which tomato fertilizer they recommend. Good luck!
Reply:DO NOT put lemon juice in the water for your tomato plants.
You can buy "tomato" fertilizer (organic, solid, or liquid) at any plant store.
Do Not fertilize TOO much. You will get LOTS of green growth, but NO tomatoes!!
Good Luck!!
Tomato Plants - How old are they?
I bought tomato plants today and would like to know how long ago they were planted (how long they've been growing since they were planted). They're about 5 inches tall. I assume 7-10 days for germination, but how long after that have they been growing? Thanks for the help. Here's a picture of them if you need to see it:
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Tomato Plants - How old are they?
maybe 2-3 weeks sense they germinated. mine are about 7 weeks sense they were planted and are a little over a foot tall. one thing that helps make them grow is to mix a little skim milk into the water. try some with the skim milk and some without and you will see the difference
Reply:5to 7weeks nice healthy plants,keep them moist and in the sun if it,s above 50 at night get them in the ground or one to a 5gal bucket.tomatoes need 6hrs a day of direct sun light.
Reply:month old be good time period
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Tomato Plants - How old are they?
maybe 2-3 weeks sense they germinated. mine are about 7 weeks sense they were planted and are a little over a foot tall. one thing that helps make them grow is to mix a little skim milk into the water. try some with the skim milk and some without and you will see the difference
Reply:5to 7weeks nice healthy plants,keep them moist and in the sun if it,s above 50 at night get them in the ground or one to a 5gal bucket.tomatoes need 6hrs a day of direct sun light.
Reply:month old be good time period
What are the results if you use dried leaves as organic mulch for tomato plants?
What are the specific characteristics of tomato plants if applied with dried leaves as organic mulch?
What are the results if you use dried leaves as organic mulch for tomato plants?
All organic mulches are beneficial in keeping moisture from evaporating and keeping soil temperature constant. Dried leaves are great, but should be shredded first to provide better air circulation.
Mulch should not be applied in a layer greater than two inches. If it becomes matted down due to rain, it should be stirred up and/or turned to avoid suffocating the plants it is around. Also, don't pile up mulch right up to the stalk of the tomato plant - leave about 3 to 5 inches around the plant stalk clear of mulch. That will allow air to circulate and discourage insect damage to the base of the plant.
Tomato plants that are mulched hardly need to be watered at all. A deep soaking once a month if there is no rain should do it. Feed every other deep watering to encourage fruit setting and increased production.
NOTE: Mulching sometimes causes an increase in damage from ground insects. You may want to spread some diatomaceous earth around the base of tomato plants if that becomes a problem.
Reply:I save all the leaves I rake each fall and use them on my garden later. I first place a layer of old newspapers to keep weeds from growing and throw the leaves on top of that. I plant Celebrity tomatoes, which are a bit sweeter and less acid than others, and that, combined with the papers and leaves, gives me a pretty garden that produces tons of the best tomatoes from late June until frost. After the tomatoes stop producing, I remove the cages and plants, till the soil, throw down a bit of dog food, and cover that with old news papers and more leaves. The little garden worms are attracted to the dog food and keep the soil soft through the winter. Come spring, my garden is ready to start again. Good luck.
What are the results if you use dried leaves as organic mulch for tomato plants?
All organic mulches are beneficial in keeping moisture from evaporating and keeping soil temperature constant. Dried leaves are great, but should be shredded first to provide better air circulation.
Mulch should not be applied in a layer greater than two inches. If it becomes matted down due to rain, it should be stirred up and/or turned to avoid suffocating the plants it is around. Also, don't pile up mulch right up to the stalk of the tomato plant - leave about 3 to 5 inches around the plant stalk clear of mulch. That will allow air to circulate and discourage insect damage to the base of the plant.
Tomato plants that are mulched hardly need to be watered at all. A deep soaking once a month if there is no rain should do it. Feed every other deep watering to encourage fruit setting and increased production.
NOTE: Mulching sometimes causes an increase in damage from ground insects. You may want to spread some diatomaceous earth around the base of tomato plants if that becomes a problem.
Reply:I save all the leaves I rake each fall and use them on my garden later. I first place a layer of old newspapers to keep weeds from growing and throw the leaves on top of that. I plant Celebrity tomatoes, which are a bit sweeter and less acid than others, and that, combined with the papers and leaves, gives me a pretty garden that produces tons of the best tomatoes from late June until frost. After the tomatoes stop producing, I remove the cages and plants, till the soil, throw down a bit of dog food, and cover that with old news papers and more leaves. The little garden worms are attracted to the dog food and keep the soil soft through the winter. Come spring, my garden is ready to start again. Good luck.
What could be eating my Tomato Plants?
I have 4 varieties of tomato plant and live in the south of England. Something is eating the "Shirley" but ignoring the "Tumbling Toms" and "Alicante" varieties.
They are about 12inches high and bought from the same garden centre.
Any ideas please?
What could be eating my Tomato Plants?
Sometimes a small cut worm will live in the soil beneath the plant. They tend to come out at night and will eat right through the plant stems. Either a quick transplant to another container or a thorough exam of the soil around the stem. The worm is about 5-6 mm in diameter, grey and about 2-3 cm long.
Reply:If the stems are being severed at ground level, it's grubs.
When planting, wrap the lower stems with newspaper below and above ground. That will prevent that.
If the leaves are being eaten, that is tomatoe worms. You can find them under leaves. They are green, about 1-2 inches long, have horns, and are ugly. Pick them and squash them. Insecticide will prevent those.
I have no idea why one variety would be effected over others.
Eggs could have existed from the nursery, or developed in your garden.
These are experiences in US.
Good luck.
Reply:Is it eating the entire leaf and leaving the stem ? In America I would look at the horned tomato worm. It is about the size of your thumb and is the color of the tomato plant. The reason that it hasn't touched the others is it just hasn't gotten that far. If it is the horned worm that is. Look close under the leaves. It may only come out at night. that would be the reason that it is hard to see. Good luck
Reply:Bugs Ha Ha,Call a local nursery they can help!! Theres a speacial poison that you use to dust the plants,it wont hurt the fruit either,Sorry I cant remember the name but the nursery will no
Reply:Pretty much anything. Slugs, snails, rabbits, assorted insects. Do you have any pictures?
Reply:Rabbit, dog, racoon, alll kinds of animals
Reply:bunnies,birds,dogs, wild animals. put some mesh around the plants or one of those round wire thigns that go over the plant
Reply:bugs or insects or malnutrition
Reply:Rabbits
Reply:buhd.
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They are about 12inches high and bought from the same garden centre.
Any ideas please?
What could be eating my Tomato Plants?
Sometimes a small cut worm will live in the soil beneath the plant. They tend to come out at night and will eat right through the plant stems. Either a quick transplant to another container or a thorough exam of the soil around the stem. The worm is about 5-6 mm in diameter, grey and about 2-3 cm long.
Reply:If the stems are being severed at ground level, it's grubs.
When planting, wrap the lower stems with newspaper below and above ground. That will prevent that.
If the leaves are being eaten, that is tomatoe worms. You can find them under leaves. They are green, about 1-2 inches long, have horns, and are ugly. Pick them and squash them. Insecticide will prevent those.
I have no idea why one variety would be effected over others.
Eggs could have existed from the nursery, or developed in your garden.
These are experiences in US.
Good luck.
Reply:Is it eating the entire leaf and leaving the stem ? In America I would look at the horned tomato worm. It is about the size of your thumb and is the color of the tomato plant. The reason that it hasn't touched the others is it just hasn't gotten that far. If it is the horned worm that is. Look close under the leaves. It may only come out at night. that would be the reason that it is hard to see. Good luck
Reply:Bugs Ha Ha,Call a local nursery they can help!! Theres a speacial poison that you use to dust the plants,it wont hurt the fruit either,Sorry I cant remember the name but the nursery will no
Reply:Pretty much anything. Slugs, snails, rabbits, assorted insects. Do you have any pictures?
Reply:Rabbit, dog, racoon, alll kinds of animals
Reply:bunnies,birds,dogs, wild animals. put some mesh around the plants or one of those round wire thigns that go over the plant
Reply:bugs or insects or malnutrition
Reply:Rabbits
Reply:buhd.
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What is making my tomato plants burn up. I water them daily, and they get plenty of sun. additive for dirt?
the leaves are turning light yellow and look burned. I have a good soil mixture, but I'm not sure if it is too acidic or what. I'm not sure what tomatoes need. The other plants in the garden are doing well.
What is making my tomato plants burn up. I water them daily, and they get plenty of sun. additive for dirt?
I would have to know where you live. What type of soil you have before advising on an additive.
But a couple of things come to mind that might help in the mean time.
Tomatoes need to be watered in a "cool" time of the day. Their leaves should never be watered. The water needs to go on the ground at the base of the plant ONLY and either early morning or very late afternoon. I live in the high desert of S. Cal. We have to be very careful how we water as the plants won't thrive if you get water on the leaves or water when the sun is full force.
Hope this helps.
Reply:many people in louisiana are having a similar problem and the ag depart says its a fungus, nothing to do,, however too much watering may be YOUR prolem,,you are cleaning all the nutrients out!!!
Reply:too much nitrogen
Reply:You're probably watering them too much. Water every few days not every day and they should bounce back.
Reply:Sounds like too much food and water.
Reply:watering daily may be too much, it all depends on how big the plants are, whether they are in pots or the ground, and whether they have established themselves yet. don't water until the top two inches of the soil is dry. do they wilt if you don't water them? try watering every other day and see if they wilt. if they don't you may be over watering.
Reply:Too much nitrogen or other in soil. Also you must water plants in early morning or late evening or the sun will burn the plants. This goes for flowers as well.
What is making my tomato plants burn up. I water them daily, and they get plenty of sun. additive for dirt?
I would have to know where you live. What type of soil you have before advising on an additive.
But a couple of things come to mind that might help in the mean time.
Tomatoes need to be watered in a "cool" time of the day. Their leaves should never be watered. The water needs to go on the ground at the base of the plant ONLY and either early morning or very late afternoon. I live in the high desert of S. Cal. We have to be very careful how we water as the plants won't thrive if you get water on the leaves or water when the sun is full force.
Hope this helps.
Reply:many people in louisiana are having a similar problem and the ag depart says its a fungus, nothing to do,, however too much watering may be YOUR prolem,,you are cleaning all the nutrients out!!!
Reply:too much nitrogen
Reply:You're probably watering them too much. Water every few days not every day and they should bounce back.
Reply:Sounds like too much food and water.
Reply:watering daily may be too much, it all depends on how big the plants are, whether they are in pots or the ground, and whether they have established themselves yet. don't water until the top two inches of the soil is dry. do they wilt if you don't water them? try watering every other day and see if they wilt. if they don't you may be over watering.
Reply:Too much nitrogen or other in soil. Also you must water plants in early morning or late evening or the sun will burn the plants. This goes for flowers as well.
Can indeterminate vine tomato plants be pruned of of new growth at top and grown shorter?
i have some vine tomato plants growing inside this winter.at least i think they are vine.i had so many seeds i harvested i cant tell what type they are now.but they are about 2 to 3 feet tall now,and i am limited to height.in there location.so i pinched off the newest growth today.at the top.they are very healthy with no blossoms yet.are about 8 weeks old now,will this keep them short.and how long till i can expect fruit? thank you.this is my first attempt at indoor tomato's.they are on a window sill,with southern exposure.along with peppers ,and other veggies.very stong looking at this point.side shoots have long stems with about 9 to 10 leafs each at this point and growing longer every day.any help would be great,waiting for fruit" in northeast USA.
Can indeterminate vine tomato plants be pruned of of new growth at top and grown shorter?
I experimented doing so outdoors last Summer while they were flowering and fruiting. Let them grow about 3/4 the height you wish. Cut back so that a cluster of flowers is at the tip of the vine, and pinch out the buds that begin to grow sprouts at the leaves just below the flowers (between the base of each leaf and the main stem. You will have to do this 2--3 times per week. If you stop, they will take off growing again.
Other responders were correct about need for a means of pollination.
If you need more fruit, let one or more shoots 'get away from you' until them produce blooms. As far as when they will first fruit, check the seed packet--the stated 120 days (or whatever) is date from planting seed to first mature fruit.
Reply:Pinching is o.k. but formation of the
fruits requires pollination of the flowers which is not happening naturally indoors, so a little help is needed. Pollinating with with q-tips works; Bee well.
Reply:Hello,
You have some good advice already, and to which I would like to add a link to get some "Blossom Set", to help with your pollination concerns.
I've used this in the past with good results.
Check it out: http://www.gardensalive.com/product.asp?...
Regards, and Happy Holidays!
Reply:Yes
Can indeterminate vine tomato plants be pruned of of new growth at top and grown shorter?
I experimented doing so outdoors last Summer while they were flowering and fruiting. Let them grow about 3/4 the height you wish. Cut back so that a cluster of flowers is at the tip of the vine, and pinch out the buds that begin to grow sprouts at the leaves just below the flowers (between the base of each leaf and the main stem. You will have to do this 2--3 times per week. If you stop, they will take off growing again.
Other responders were correct about need for a means of pollination.
If you need more fruit, let one or more shoots 'get away from you' until them produce blooms. As far as when they will first fruit, check the seed packet--the stated 120 days (or whatever) is date from planting seed to first mature fruit.
Reply:Pinching is o.k. but formation of the
fruits requires pollination of the flowers which is not happening naturally indoors, so a little help is needed. Pollinating with with q-tips works; Bee well.
Reply:Hello,
You have some good advice already, and to which I would like to add a link to get some "Blossom Set", to help with your pollination concerns.
I've used this in the past with good results.
Check it out: http://www.gardensalive.com/product.asp?...
Regards, and Happy Holidays!
Reply:Yes
My husband wants to know the proper way to sucker tomato plants.?
We don't want to pinch the wrong stems, can someone explain it very clearly as to what he needs to do? Thanks ahead of time. The plants are doing very well otherwise. Is it best to thin the tomatoes when they are clumped tightly together when they are small, or wait until they get to a bigger size?
My husband wants to know the proper way to sucker tomato plants.?
Hello,
I question the whole idea of suckering tomato plants. The argument for it is to use that energy instead for fruit. But suckers are typically very small and any gain would be negligible.
I have never suckered my plants and I have had no problems whatsoever.
If you have tomato plants all clumped together, you best thin them out as soon as possible. Otherwise you'll have a lot of weak plants: not a very good start in life. I did this once and I'll never do it again. Make sure next time you give them more room from the start. They should never be clumped tightly together.
The plants have to be quite tall before you notice the parts that are called suckers. Otherwise you may indeed be removing new stems.
You can do the following: grow a tomato plant fully without removing anything. When you have an adult plant, you will see the parts called suckers and say to yourself, "oh, so that's what they are". Then next time, you know what to look for. That's how I learned.
Personally, I would leave them. They are of no consequence.
(I have a neighbour who has grown tomatoes for years. He explained to me the importance of suckering tomato plants. I asked him what would happen if I left them. He said he didn't know, he had never tried it. (!)
I didn't sucker mine. I have too much fruit!)
I assumed btw, when you said tomatoes are clumped together you meant tomato plants and not tomato fruit.
--------------------------------------...
"I meant fruit"
In that case, sure. If you want larger fruit pick a few of their neighbours. It just means you'll have less of them.
Or leave it as it is and have more fruit.
Reply:Check the link below. It's in Romanian, if you want I'll assit you with the translation. Anyway, download the PPS file and on the 3rd slide in the right bottom corner there's a picture/drawing showing the way to sucker the tomato plants. My oppinion is that it is better to wait till the tomatoes are bigger, you might notice that they are ripening gradually and there's no need to thin them. Sometimes the small tomatoes are tastier than the big ones.
http://www.didactic.ro/?cid=disciplina%26amp;d...
My husband wants to know the proper way to sucker tomato plants.?
Hello,
I question the whole idea of suckering tomato plants. The argument for it is to use that energy instead for fruit. But suckers are typically very small and any gain would be negligible.
I have never suckered my plants and I have had no problems whatsoever.
If you have tomato plants all clumped together, you best thin them out as soon as possible. Otherwise you'll have a lot of weak plants: not a very good start in life. I did this once and I'll never do it again. Make sure next time you give them more room from the start. They should never be clumped tightly together.
The plants have to be quite tall before you notice the parts that are called suckers. Otherwise you may indeed be removing new stems.
You can do the following: grow a tomato plant fully without removing anything. When you have an adult plant, you will see the parts called suckers and say to yourself, "oh, so that's what they are". Then next time, you know what to look for. That's how I learned.
Personally, I would leave them. They are of no consequence.
(I have a neighbour who has grown tomatoes for years. He explained to me the importance of suckering tomato plants. I asked him what would happen if I left them. He said he didn't know, he had never tried it. (!)
I didn't sucker mine. I have too much fruit!)
I assumed btw, when you said tomatoes are clumped together you meant tomato plants and not tomato fruit.
--------------------------------------...
"I meant fruit"
In that case, sure. If you want larger fruit pick a few of their neighbours. It just means you'll have less of them.
Or leave it as it is and have more fruit.
Reply:Check the link below. It's in Romanian, if you want I'll assit you with the translation. Anyway, download the PPS file and on the 3rd slide in the right bottom corner there's a picture/drawing showing the way to sucker the tomato plants. My oppinion is that it is better to wait till the tomatoes are bigger, you might notice that they are ripening gradually and there's no need to thin them. Sometimes the small tomatoes are tastier than the big ones.
http://www.didactic.ro/?cid=disciplina%26amp;d...
I planted 6 tomato plants in a hanging basket. (basket was made for just that) They are growing quite fast.?
............how long from planting them, (started off about 6inches) how long before I start seeing an actual tomato. And do you have any tips that will help wth me keeping them growing as good as they are now? Thanks. :)
I planted 6 tomato plants in a hanging basket. (basket was made for just that) They are growing quite fast.?
How long before you see a tomato will depend on the variety.
Keep them fed and make sure that air can move around the plant freely, this will prevent end rot, damping off, and fungal infection.
Reply:Sun, water and fertilize. I always find that when we get quite a bit of rain the tomatoes seem to have a growth spurt. I also pinch the suckers. You will see tiny leaves popping out in the joint between stem and branch.
An old gardener told me once want lots of tomatoes don't pinch, want big tomatoes you must pinch.
Reply:here's a hint.... one regular tomato plant will put out seven feet of roots....you've got six in one pot....
don't expect miracles..... you won't be able to get them each enuff water, fertilizer or room....
from first bloom to first tomato can be two months.....
Reply:agree with Mean. six plants in the same pot will deplete the nutrients, stunt plant growth because of root compaction, resulting in small plants and fruit.
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I planted 6 tomato plants in a hanging basket. (basket was made for just that) They are growing quite fast.?
How long before you see a tomato will depend on the variety.
Keep them fed and make sure that air can move around the plant freely, this will prevent end rot, damping off, and fungal infection.
Reply:Sun, water and fertilize. I always find that when we get quite a bit of rain the tomatoes seem to have a growth spurt. I also pinch the suckers. You will see tiny leaves popping out in the joint between stem and branch.
An old gardener told me once want lots of tomatoes don't pinch, want big tomatoes you must pinch.
Reply:here's a hint.... one regular tomato plant will put out seven feet of roots....you've got six in one pot....
don't expect miracles..... you won't be able to get them each enuff water, fertilizer or room....
from first bloom to first tomato can be two months.....
Reply:agree with Mean. six plants in the same pot will deplete the nutrients, stunt plant growth because of root compaction, resulting in small plants and fruit.
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Tomato plants in hanging basket?
I've seen tomato plants in hanging baskets and I've seen one where they are growing out the whole in the bottom of a hanging basket. How is this done? I'd love to try it (the one where it's growing out of the bottom hole.)
Tomato plants in hanging basket?
I have used a moss pot with slits cut just big enough to get the young plants through. As soon as the roots start to spread the plants will anchor themselves. Remember hanging plants need more water and the basket should be rotated a little every few days to help with even growth. This also works to grow strawberrys.
Reply:reallt i don't know but i would start by going to the feed and seed store where they carry out door plants and vegtables and ask them what to do.
Reply:My parents have the one where the grow out the bottom. If you buy the basket it will come with instructions on how to do it.
Reply:The exact planter you're looking for is right here:
(Copy and paste this into your URL)
http://www.gardeners.com/Topsy-Turvy-Veg...
Reply:We did this last year. It is fun to do once and we may do it again. We did get a lot of tomatoes. Here's a link to the webpage where we bought it.
Reply:It is a kit you purchase. My children just finished a fundraiser http://www.elemonadestand.com/
Reply:here is a product called topsy turvy so cool I will buy a couple myself. this was a rewarding post thanks.
http://www.thegreenhead.com/cool-stuff/2...
Tomato plants in hanging basket?
I have used a moss pot with slits cut just big enough to get the young plants through. As soon as the roots start to spread the plants will anchor themselves. Remember hanging plants need more water and the basket should be rotated a little every few days to help with even growth. This also works to grow strawberrys.
Reply:reallt i don't know but i would start by going to the feed and seed store where they carry out door plants and vegtables and ask them what to do.
Reply:My parents have the one where the grow out the bottom. If you buy the basket it will come with instructions on how to do it.
Reply:The exact planter you're looking for is right here:
(Copy and paste this into your URL)
http://www.gardeners.com/Topsy-Turvy-Veg...
Reply:We did this last year. It is fun to do once and we may do it again. We did get a lot of tomatoes. Here's a link to the webpage where we bought it.
Reply:It is a kit you purchase. My children just finished a fundraiser http://www.elemonadestand.com/
Reply:here is a product called topsy turvy so cool I will buy a couple myself. this was a rewarding post thanks.
http://www.thegreenhead.com/cool-stuff/2...
A garden experts out there? having trouble with my tomato plants ??
i moved to the city last fall my first time living in the city i must say. i planted 4 tomato plants on the east side of my apt. building the only place i had to plant them they only get about 6 hours of sun a day. when the first blooms showed up they all produced tomato's after that as soon as i was expecting the next round. as soon as the next blooms started to make fruit they fall off. i don't thing its a bug problem.
A garden experts out there? having trouble with my tomato plants ??
They should be south facing-full sun. When you bought the plants, they were probably in full sun and that's why they did ok...until now.
A garden experts out there? having trouble with my tomato plants ??
They should be south facing-full sun. When you bought the plants, they were probably in full sun and that's why they did ok...until now.
Should I be getting rid of the flowers on my tomato plants?
We planted our first garden and have tomatoes. They are doing well but no fruit yet. I thought I remembered someone saying to pick off the flowers so that the energy goes into the food, but now I'm not so sure. Am I hurting my plants by doing this?
Should I be getting rid of the flowers on my tomato plants?
No!!! Flowers = tomatoes! If you pick your flowers, then don't count on too many tomatoes! Good Luck!
Reply:take some blooms from the bottom but not many mind the main thing you should do is keep taking the side shoot off when they are big enough to handle.Feed your toms once a wk with tom liquid food take off any really big leaves too (with a knife or secatures)if you dont you will damage the stem. Did you know that a tomatoe plant only needs at the most 3 leaves its true the less leaves you have the more energy goes into the fruit not the leaves and thats were you need it.
good luck and watch out for tomatoe blite dont get your tomatoes to wet.
Reply:If you plants are 6 inches or more tall, then dig up the whole plant and pluck off everything half way and down(not the roots) and re-plant it deep and leave 2-3 inches showing above the ground. sprinkle a teaspoon of Epsom salts around it and give it a shot of root stimulator. This will give you something to reward your efforts as a first time gardener. water in the morning, once it get warmer out water well every morning, even when it look like it wilted and died. water on a regular basis, like 7-9 am. Not at night because you will promote molds and fungus that will spread through the whole garden.
Reply:Tomato's are pollinated by the wind. Not by insects. So if their too wind protected you will have to preform this task with a artists brush. Good luck.Good question. A star is in order! Rem,ember the more flowers the more chances to pollinate.
Reply:Leave the blooms but pick off the little side shoots that keep appearing at the base of the main leaves.
Doing this means more energy goes into the blossoms and therefore the tomatoes.
Reply:Don't take off the flowers! Everywhere there is a flower, a tomato will appear. Make sure your tomato plant gets lots and lots of sunshine.
Reply:The bloom is where you get your tomatoes......You would pick some of the bloom from pumpkins.........but not tomatoes......Good Luck
Reply:I do not pick my blooms..in fact when a cluster starts opening I spray them(blooms only) with "bloom set"..I do though heavily prune my tomatoes to generate energy to the fruit...Now also is the time to feed them a bloom buster fertilizer that is high in phospherous..and next to no nitrogen....The suckers are stems that come out inbetween a leaf and the main branch and some of them will fruit out and some not..I take my suckers after they get about 5 inches long and look for any small bloom nodes forming..if they have no nodes, I cut them off, put rooting harmone on the bottom and plant them directly into the soil...They will grow if watered sufficiently..I also trim off all the side leaves except I leave at leasst 4 sets of them on for proper photosynthesis..they need some leaves.. Bees do pollinate tomatoes..as some one here said they didn't..but in the event you do not have many bees around...you can go shake each one daily , gently for about 5 sseconds and hand pollinate this way..i will give you some pictures of here from my cherry tomatoes..if you look closely you can see where I trimmed most of the side Non bearing leaves off...do not transplant the leaves but the "suckers"...These are haevily pruned..my big boy tomaroes
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pcbeachrat/...
These cherry tomatoes are pruned
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pcbeachrat/...
These are pruned and now have tomatoes all over them..
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pcbeachrat/...
Read item 8 here
http://www.growing-tomato.com/9_Importan...
http://www.njtomato.com/growtip4.html
Here is a video on it will show you..I do not pick my suckers untill they get larger as mentioned..then I can see if they will have fruit on them..and also will be strong enough to transplant
http://www.gardengal.tv/video/article.ph...
Should I be getting rid of the flowers on my tomato plants?
No!!! Flowers = tomatoes! If you pick your flowers, then don't count on too many tomatoes! Good Luck!
Reply:take some blooms from the bottom but not many mind the main thing you should do is keep taking the side shoot off when they are big enough to handle.Feed your toms once a wk with tom liquid food take off any really big leaves too (with a knife or secatures)if you dont you will damage the stem. Did you know that a tomatoe plant only needs at the most 3 leaves its true the less leaves you have the more energy goes into the fruit not the leaves and thats were you need it.
good luck and watch out for tomatoe blite dont get your tomatoes to wet.
Reply:If you plants are 6 inches or more tall, then dig up the whole plant and pluck off everything half way and down(not the roots) and re-plant it deep and leave 2-3 inches showing above the ground. sprinkle a teaspoon of Epsom salts around it and give it a shot of root stimulator. This will give you something to reward your efforts as a first time gardener. water in the morning, once it get warmer out water well every morning, even when it look like it wilted and died. water on a regular basis, like 7-9 am. Not at night because you will promote molds and fungus that will spread through the whole garden.
Reply:Tomato's are pollinated by the wind. Not by insects. So if their too wind protected you will have to preform this task with a artists brush. Good luck.Good question. A star is in order! Rem,ember the more flowers the more chances to pollinate.
Reply:Leave the blooms but pick off the little side shoots that keep appearing at the base of the main leaves.
Doing this means more energy goes into the blossoms and therefore the tomatoes.
Reply:Don't take off the flowers! Everywhere there is a flower, a tomato will appear. Make sure your tomato plant gets lots and lots of sunshine.
Reply:The bloom is where you get your tomatoes......You would pick some of the bloom from pumpkins.........but not tomatoes......Good Luck
Reply:I do not pick my blooms..in fact when a cluster starts opening I spray them(blooms only) with "bloom set"..I do though heavily prune my tomatoes to generate energy to the fruit...Now also is the time to feed them a bloom buster fertilizer that is high in phospherous..and next to no nitrogen....The suckers are stems that come out inbetween a leaf and the main branch and some of them will fruit out and some not..I take my suckers after they get about 5 inches long and look for any small bloom nodes forming..if they have no nodes, I cut them off, put rooting harmone on the bottom and plant them directly into the soil...They will grow if watered sufficiently..I also trim off all the side leaves except I leave at leasst 4 sets of them on for proper photosynthesis..they need some leaves.. Bees do pollinate tomatoes..as some one here said they didn't..but in the event you do not have many bees around...you can go shake each one daily , gently for about 5 sseconds and hand pollinate this way..i will give you some pictures of here from my cherry tomatoes..if you look closely you can see where I trimmed most of the side Non bearing leaves off...do not transplant the leaves but the "suckers"...These are haevily pruned..my big boy tomaroes
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pcbeachrat/...
These cherry tomatoes are pruned
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pcbeachrat/...
These are pruned and now have tomatoes all over them..
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pcbeachrat/...
Read item 8 here
http://www.growing-tomato.com/9_Importan...
http://www.njtomato.com/growtip4.html
Here is a video on it will show you..I do not pick my suckers untill they get larger as mentioned..then I can see if they will have fruit on them..and also will be strong enough to transplant
http://www.gardengal.tv/video/article.ph...
What can be used to clear blight from tomato plants?
Only a couple of my plants have withered, but want to prevent this from damaging any more tomatoes.. any help would be apprediated.. thanks!
What can be used to clear blight from tomato plants?
The most common is Septoria leaf spot, which appears toward the end of July. It first appears as small round black or brown lesions on the lower leaves. It works its way up the plant starting at the bottom.
The second most common is Early blight. It appears about the same time as Septoria, and is characterized by concentric "target" shaped lesions.
The least common but most destructive is late blight. It usually appears in August and the first symptoms are watery lesions on the lower leaves. Late blight will destroy an entire crop within a week.
The prevalence of these blights is affected by seasonal conditions and varies greatly from year to year. Heirloom tomatoes seem more susceptible.
Septoria does not usually affect the fruit. We have gotten very large crops of excellent tomatoes even on plants with a substantial infection.
The most effective way to treat tomato blights is to prevent them. Here is a list of do's and don'ts:
* Mulch to prevent splash-up from rain.
* Don't water overhead.
* Don't water in the evening.
* Give your plants plenty of space.
* Don't work around your plants when they are wet.
* Don't plant tomatoes in the same place where tomatoes, potatoes, peppers or eggplants were grown last year.
* Clean up all debris in the fall and don't compost it.
* Prune out diseased branches promptly and destroy.
* Keep weeds at a minimum.
* Plant resistant varieties when available.
These recommendations are especially important if your crop has late blight. In that case, skip planting tomatoes, peppers, potatoes or eggplant in the same location for at least one season.
It will greatly reduce the Septoria in tomatoes by using landscape fabric as a mulch. It can be purchased at garden centers.
Using fungicides for tomato blights is not generally recommended. By the time gross symptoms appear on your plants, it is too late to apply a fungicide. If you do use a fungicide, you must use it at the very first sign of the disease.
I like Ortho multi purpose fungicide (Daconil 2787) or any other product containing chlorothalonil. It is a preventative spray and will keep the disease from spreading to more leaves.
Reply:For blight you need a fungicide. For worms you need Sevin dust.
Reply:Blight is a fungus and requires a fungicide to get rid of it. When in doubt, keep a product from called Ferti-lome called Triple Action. This is a spray product contains a Herbicide, a an insecticide, and a fungicide.
When you are unsure what is the problem with your plant, hit w/this.
Reply:Seven Dust, and lime is good too
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What can be used to clear blight from tomato plants?
The most common is Septoria leaf spot, which appears toward the end of July. It first appears as small round black or brown lesions on the lower leaves. It works its way up the plant starting at the bottom.
The second most common is Early blight. It appears about the same time as Septoria, and is characterized by concentric "target" shaped lesions.
The least common but most destructive is late blight. It usually appears in August and the first symptoms are watery lesions on the lower leaves. Late blight will destroy an entire crop within a week.
The prevalence of these blights is affected by seasonal conditions and varies greatly from year to year. Heirloom tomatoes seem more susceptible.
Septoria does not usually affect the fruit. We have gotten very large crops of excellent tomatoes even on plants with a substantial infection.
The most effective way to treat tomato blights is to prevent them. Here is a list of do's and don'ts:
* Mulch to prevent splash-up from rain.
* Don't water overhead.
* Don't water in the evening.
* Give your plants plenty of space.
* Don't work around your plants when they are wet.
* Don't plant tomatoes in the same place where tomatoes, potatoes, peppers or eggplants were grown last year.
* Clean up all debris in the fall and don't compost it.
* Prune out diseased branches promptly and destroy.
* Keep weeds at a minimum.
* Plant resistant varieties when available.
These recommendations are especially important if your crop has late blight. In that case, skip planting tomatoes, peppers, potatoes or eggplant in the same location for at least one season.
It will greatly reduce the Septoria in tomatoes by using landscape fabric as a mulch. It can be purchased at garden centers.
Using fungicides for tomato blights is not generally recommended. By the time gross symptoms appear on your plants, it is too late to apply a fungicide. If you do use a fungicide, you must use it at the very first sign of the disease.
I like Ortho multi purpose fungicide (Daconil 2787) or any other product containing chlorothalonil. It is a preventative spray and will keep the disease from spreading to more leaves.
Reply:For blight you need a fungicide. For worms you need Sevin dust.
Reply:Blight is a fungus and requires a fungicide to get rid of it. When in doubt, keep a product from called Ferti-lome called Triple Action. This is a spray product contains a Herbicide, a an insecticide, and a fungicide.
When you are unsure what is the problem with your plant, hit w/this.
Reply:Seven Dust, and lime is good too
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How do I keep my tomato plants from getting so big that they break and bend. I am afraid the fruit will die.?
My tomatoes are probably about 5'5" they are getting tomatoes on them but the plants are so tall that they have outgrown their cages in height and width. The branches are begining to bend and there are tomatoes past the bends and I am afraid that the tomatoes are going to die or not produce properly. what should I do? Can they be pruned this is my first garden with vegitables I mastered flowers first now I am attempting the veggies!
How do I keep my tomato plants from getting so big that they break and bend. I am afraid the fruit will die.?
First of all, congratulations on your magnificent tomato crop! Secondly, you need to add to their support. Get some five-foot lengths of bamboo or wood stakes of the same length from the garden store, stick 'em in the ground next to your tomato plants and tie the sagging vines to those. It may be a lot of work, but it's worth it to save a nice crop of tomatoes. Hope you know how to can 'em so they don't go to waste - 'cause if you don't already know, they tend to ripen very, very rapidly once that process begins. With more than two or three vines, you could be overwhelmed with ripening tomatoes!
Reply:I am wondering if you have over fed your plants when they were starting out or maybe you gave them the wrong fertilizer. Big plants don't always mean a great crop of tomatoes. You want the tomato big not necessarily the plant. I agree on pinching them back to force the growth into the fruit, if it's not too late, and then stake them.
Reply:Pinch the tops out of them and break off some of the limbs. It will make bigger tomatoes. I know you think it is wasting a good plant but trust me it is better to do this than the plant die. And put up a stake and tie the tomatoe to it to support it!
Reply:Just pinch off the tops at the height that you want and if they are getting to wide yarn works wonders to help keep the branches tied up or you can pinch those off also above your flower clusters.
Reply:u can supprort it with another stick 5'9.
and u r plant will be alright and it wont die .
Reply:You need to stake and tie them. Use a substantial stake so that it can bear the weight of those monster tomatoes you've planted!!!
I hope they're tasty!!!
Reply:Stake your plants.
Go here to read about it - http://home.ivillage.com/gardening/veg/0...
Reply:I have to tell you that if they bend and break you will still have tomatoes.My grandfather always let his tomatoes grow on the ground he just laid down old newspaper and let them grow all over.As long as the plant is not broken completely off it will get the nutrients it needs.
Reply:trim them like any other plant....the remaining fruit will get all the plants 'power'
Reply:Use sticks to tie the viens against for support.
Reply:TIE THE PLANT WITH PARTED BAMBOO STICKS IN SUCH A WAY THEY MAY NOT EFFECT THE GROWTH.
Reply:You are supposed to use tomato cages.
Reply:Get or make some cages,...and prune 'em. Don't let spindly vines take all the nourishment from the fruit.
Reply:My father grows the best tomatoes every year. Go ahead and keep them in their cages. Put stakes around the cage where your plant needs the most support. But to get the most tomatoes you must shake your plant, but not to hard. This allows the plant to pollinate and produce more tomatoes. I laughed when he told me this but believe me this works great. Now I have taught my 4 year old to do this to our other flowers. We now have the best looking roses on the block! =)
Reply:For a first attempt at veggies, this is awesome. Instead of worrying about how to cut back your tomoatoes...you should find a way to keep them alive and be proud of the giant plants!
The best advice is can give it to find a method to support the tops of the plants. You can use wooden stakes and (believe it or not) panty hose. Tie the panty hose to the stakes, and use the stakes to support the plant stems (like crutches). The panty hose stretches and is soft enough that it doesn't damage the plant tissue.
Congrats on the success, and good luck!
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How do I keep my tomato plants from getting so big that they break and bend. I am afraid the fruit will die.?
First of all, congratulations on your magnificent tomato crop! Secondly, you need to add to their support. Get some five-foot lengths of bamboo or wood stakes of the same length from the garden store, stick 'em in the ground next to your tomato plants and tie the sagging vines to those. It may be a lot of work, but it's worth it to save a nice crop of tomatoes. Hope you know how to can 'em so they don't go to waste - 'cause if you don't already know, they tend to ripen very, very rapidly once that process begins. With more than two or three vines, you could be overwhelmed with ripening tomatoes!
Reply:I am wondering if you have over fed your plants when they were starting out or maybe you gave them the wrong fertilizer. Big plants don't always mean a great crop of tomatoes. You want the tomato big not necessarily the plant. I agree on pinching them back to force the growth into the fruit, if it's not too late, and then stake them.
Reply:Pinch the tops out of them and break off some of the limbs. It will make bigger tomatoes. I know you think it is wasting a good plant but trust me it is better to do this than the plant die. And put up a stake and tie the tomatoe to it to support it!
Reply:Just pinch off the tops at the height that you want and if they are getting to wide yarn works wonders to help keep the branches tied up or you can pinch those off also above your flower clusters.
Reply:u can supprort it with another stick 5'9.
and u r plant will be alright and it wont die .
Reply:You need to stake and tie them. Use a substantial stake so that it can bear the weight of those monster tomatoes you've planted!!!
I hope they're tasty!!!
Reply:Stake your plants.
Go here to read about it - http://home.ivillage.com/gardening/veg/0...
Reply:I have to tell you that if they bend and break you will still have tomatoes.My grandfather always let his tomatoes grow on the ground he just laid down old newspaper and let them grow all over.As long as the plant is not broken completely off it will get the nutrients it needs.
Reply:trim them like any other plant....the remaining fruit will get all the plants 'power'
Reply:Use sticks to tie the viens against for support.
Reply:TIE THE PLANT WITH PARTED BAMBOO STICKS IN SUCH A WAY THEY MAY NOT EFFECT THE GROWTH.
Reply:You are supposed to use tomato cages.
Reply:Get or make some cages,...and prune 'em. Don't let spindly vines take all the nourishment from the fruit.
Reply:My father grows the best tomatoes every year. Go ahead and keep them in their cages. Put stakes around the cage where your plant needs the most support. But to get the most tomatoes you must shake your plant, but not to hard. This allows the plant to pollinate and produce more tomatoes. I laughed when he told me this but believe me this works great. Now I have taught my 4 year old to do this to our other flowers. We now have the best looking roses on the block! =)
Reply:For a first attempt at veggies, this is awesome. Instead of worrying about how to cut back your tomoatoes...you should find a way to keep them alive and be proud of the giant plants!
The best advice is can give it to find a method to support the tops of the plants. You can use wooden stakes and (believe it or not) panty hose. Tie the panty hose to the stakes, and use the stakes to support the plant stems (like crutches). The panty hose stretches and is soft enough that it doesn't damage the plant tissue.
Congrats on the success, and good luck!
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Tomato plants not getting fruit - what am I doing wrong??
I have 3 tomato plants that are over 3 ft. tall %26amp; plush green. They are always flowering but producing no tomatoes. I used miracle grow fruit enhancer %26amp; that doesn't work. What am I doing wrong??? Any good suggestions??
Tomato plants not getting fruit - what am I doing wrong??
Depending on the variety of tomato, it may take a couple of months for the fruit to develop and ripen. You may not be able to see the fruit forming yet. I used to get really excited and then anxious at about this stage, too. My plants have barely sprouted yet and I'm in zone 5. Patience, my dear, patience.
The Muse
Reply:Are the flowers being pollinated if not they won't turn into fruit. I know there is a lack of honey bees but other insects pollinate. Or look up how to pollinate your own tomatoe flowers on google, I think you take a flower and rub it on to another but you have to fiquire out which is male and female. Or it's just taking it's time I would think May is early for tomatoes unless you live in the south.
Reply:where do you live? in most areas, this is the beginning of vegetable planting season, and unless you have these indoors with grow lights they should'nt have fruit yet. if they are outdoors, make sure they get at least 6 hours of sunlight a day, and don't drown them...this can cause bud rot (flowers fall off) just be patient, you will have luscious tomatoes soon enough
Reply:Next time you get flowers....get a small water paint brush (dry) and start touching each and every flower with the soft bristles. This will artificial pollinate the flowers. Make sure you touch the inside yellow pollin shaft. It appears you don't have enough bees to to it for you.
Reply:I used to have the same problem when I lived in the north. The problem is the ground is not warm enough. Place black landscaping fabric on top of the dirt to absorb sunlight to heat the ground and your tomatoe plants will start producing fruit.
Reply:I was told once you need to cut tomatoe plants, so that there is enough energy for growing fruits. But I don't remember how to proceed. That might be the reason however, so maybe you should call some gardening shop and ask. Sorry I cant help more.
Reply:Hold a piece of typing paper under the flowers. Tap on each flower and this will collect pollen. Then hold the paper over each flower and tap lightly to release the pollen on each flower. Obviously you don't have any bees or birds pollinating them.
Reply:Try artificial polination
Reply:What kind of tomatoes and where do you live?
As stated..it might be too early for them to bear fruit yet.
Reply:Tomtoes are self pollinating. That's not your problem.
Tomato plants not getting fruit - what am I doing wrong??
Depending on the variety of tomato, it may take a couple of months for the fruit to develop and ripen. You may not be able to see the fruit forming yet. I used to get really excited and then anxious at about this stage, too. My plants have barely sprouted yet and I'm in zone 5. Patience, my dear, patience.
The Muse
Reply:Are the flowers being pollinated if not they won't turn into fruit. I know there is a lack of honey bees but other insects pollinate. Or look up how to pollinate your own tomatoe flowers on google, I think you take a flower and rub it on to another but you have to fiquire out which is male and female. Or it's just taking it's time I would think May is early for tomatoes unless you live in the south.
Reply:where do you live? in most areas, this is the beginning of vegetable planting season, and unless you have these indoors with grow lights they should'nt have fruit yet. if they are outdoors, make sure they get at least 6 hours of sunlight a day, and don't drown them...this can cause bud rot (flowers fall off) just be patient, you will have luscious tomatoes soon enough
Reply:Next time you get flowers....get a small water paint brush (dry) and start touching each and every flower with the soft bristles. This will artificial pollinate the flowers. Make sure you touch the inside yellow pollin shaft. It appears you don't have enough bees to to it for you.
Reply:I used to have the same problem when I lived in the north. The problem is the ground is not warm enough. Place black landscaping fabric on top of the dirt to absorb sunlight to heat the ground and your tomatoe plants will start producing fruit.
Reply:I was told once you need to cut tomatoe plants, so that there is enough energy for growing fruits. But I don't remember how to proceed. That might be the reason however, so maybe you should call some gardening shop and ask. Sorry I cant help more.
Reply:Hold a piece of typing paper under the flowers. Tap on each flower and this will collect pollen. Then hold the paper over each flower and tap lightly to release the pollen on each flower. Obviously you don't have any bees or birds pollinating them.
Reply:Try artificial polination
Reply:What kind of tomatoes and where do you live?
As stated..it might be too early for them to bear fruit yet.
Reply:Tomtoes are self pollinating. That's not your problem.
A garden experts out there? having trouble with my tomato plants ??
i moved to the city last fall my first time living in the city i must say. i planted 4 tomato plants on the east side of my apt. building the only place i had to plant them they only get about 6 hours of sun a day. when the first blooms showed up they all produced tomato's after that as soon as i was expecting the next round. as soon as the next blooms started to make fruit they fall off. i don't thing its a bug problem.
A garden experts out there? having trouble with my tomato plants ??
Location ! You need a lot more sun ,what about your balcony do you get more sun there ? if yes put them into a pot next year.
Reply:Tomatoes are greedy feeders. So keep them well fertilized.
Reply:I had the same problem with my tomato plant and I went and got some tomato bloom spray at walmart and now I am getting tomato's, alot of them. Try it, it might help.
Reply:Try two things, Sprinkle Epsom salts at the base of the plant and get some root stimulator from Lowes garden section. it's about $10.00 a gallon and you will be hooked for life, I used it on my last garden and had tomatoes from july through december off the same plant and still had some freeze on the plant. Epsom salts make the stalks get really large so more nutrients goes through the plant root stimulator make more roots which helps the plant gather more food.
A garden experts out there? having trouble with my tomato plants ??
Location ! You need a lot more sun ,what about your balcony do you get more sun there ? if yes put them into a pot next year.
Reply:Tomatoes are greedy feeders. So keep them well fertilized.
Reply:I had the same problem with my tomato plant and I went and got some tomato bloom spray at walmart and now I am getting tomato's, alot of them. Try it, it might help.
Reply:Try two things, Sprinkle Epsom salts at the base of the plant and get some root stimulator from Lowes garden section. it's about $10.00 a gallon and you will be hooked for life, I used it on my last garden and had tomatoes from july through december off the same plant and still had some freeze on the plant. Epsom salts make the stalks get really large so more nutrients goes through the plant root stimulator make more roots which helps the plant gather more food.
Is it okay to trim the roots growing under my tomato plants (which are growing in containers)?
I purchased 2 huge containers to grow tomatoes in. I planted the tomatoes deep as instructed and both plants are about a foot to a foot and a half tall. I noticed a few long stranded roots coming from the bottom of each pot. The roots were white and wet since they were sitting in the saucers under the pots and it had just rained. I'm not sure if I should leave them there or try trim them. Repotting, unfortunately, is not an option due to limited space.
Is it okay to trim the roots growing under my tomato plants (which are growing in containers)?
If roots are growing out under the pots they need more soil to grow in, They are root bound and will soon die if you don't correct the problem. Maybe the pots are big enough you just set plants to close to the bottum. Maybe you can use the same pots and replant closer to the top with potting soil added to give the roots more room.
Reply:If your plants are only a foot tall and roots are already coming out the bottom, your container is too small. What kind of tomatoes are they and what size are the pots?
Reply:They're not going to get any nutrients outside the pot, so I don't see any reason to keep them.
Reply:Yes to cut them off will be fine.. It will do no damage to the plant at all..
Reply:No problem at all.
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Is it okay to trim the roots growing under my tomato plants (which are growing in containers)?
If roots are growing out under the pots they need more soil to grow in, They are root bound and will soon die if you don't correct the problem. Maybe the pots are big enough you just set plants to close to the bottum. Maybe you can use the same pots and replant closer to the top with potting soil added to give the roots more room.
Reply:If your plants are only a foot tall and roots are already coming out the bottom, your container is too small. What kind of tomatoes are they and what size are the pots?
Reply:They're not going to get any nutrients outside the pot, so I don't see any reason to keep them.
Reply:Yes to cut them off will be fine.. It will do no damage to the plant at all..
Reply:No problem at all.
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Is tomato blight limited to tomatoes or can other plants become infected with it?
I bought a mixed herb pot from a garden shop that had a tomato plant as well. The tomato plant is infected with tomato blight and it seems like it has spread to the basil and the dill in the pot. My rose bush nearby and my rhubarb plant also have yellowing leaves with dark spots on them as well.
Here is what the tomato blight looks like
http://virtual.clemson.edu/groups/hort/h...
Is tomato blight limited to tomatoes or can other plants become infected with it?
It can spread. I would spray with a fungicide to save my roses and rhubarb. The rest of the plants should go. In late fall and again in early spring spray your soil with a mixture of 2tbsp of bleach and 2tbsp of baby shampoo in a gallon of water. This covers 100 sq ft.
Another option is to soalize the garden area, you can do that by putting black plastic down and leaving it all winter. The soil will be sterile in the spring, kill weed seeds, fungus etc.
Reply:the perfect answer!!!!these two things work perfect for me...When you are ready to plant tomatoes,,lay down rolled black plastic, it works like a blanket, no weed can come up or blight for that matter, just cut out holes where you want to plant and poke small hole for drainage, when tomatoeplants get larger you can also trim off bottom leaves....The black plastic is also great when growing cukes!!!good luck
Here is what the tomato blight looks like
http://virtual.clemson.edu/groups/hort/h...
Is tomato blight limited to tomatoes or can other plants become infected with it?
It can spread. I would spray with a fungicide to save my roses and rhubarb. The rest of the plants should go. In late fall and again in early spring spray your soil with a mixture of 2tbsp of bleach and 2tbsp of baby shampoo in a gallon of water. This covers 100 sq ft.
Another option is to soalize the garden area, you can do that by putting black plastic down and leaving it all winter. The soil will be sterile in the spring, kill weed seeds, fungus etc.
Reply:the perfect answer!!!!these two things work perfect for me...When you are ready to plant tomatoes,,lay down rolled black plastic, it works like a blanket, no weed can come up or blight for that matter, just cut out holes where you want to plant and poke small hole for drainage, when tomatoeplants get larger you can also trim off bottom leaves....The black plastic is also great when growing cukes!!!good luck
Anyone having major insect issues with the Tomato plants in West Florida?
I have grown some pretty tall Tomato plants. And doing self pollination with them since there are no bees around to do that, which is successfully creating alot of tomatos on each of them. The tomatos themselves look great, but the insects (triangle looking white, tiny flies or insects, and leaf mining worms) have been 'constantly' eating on the leaves, to the point where I am now spraying them 'every other day' at times with a 'Garden %26amp; Veggie Safe' insect soap. Anyone have this problem? Any ideas or tips?
Anyone having major insect issues with the Tomato plants in West Florida?
Put some cheep dish washing soap like dove in a spray bottle and spay away do this when there is no direct sun on the plants. sad that we have to pollinate our own plants I have never heard of that before. Hey good luck let me know how they turn out. the self pollinating that would make a great news story you should call your local tv news and tell them about this.
Good look and Cheers
Anyone having major insect issues with the Tomato plants in West Florida?
Put some cheep dish washing soap like dove in a spray bottle and spay away do this when there is no direct sun on the plants. sad that we have to pollinate our own plants I have never heard of that before. Hey good luck let me know how they turn out. the self pollinating that would make a great news story you should call your local tv news and tell them about this.
Good look and Cheers
Why do tomato plants grow large with no tomatoes?
I planted some tomotoes in spring. Now, they are really overgrown, but no tomatoes yet. I have a friend who planted the same plants at the same time. He has plenty of tomatoes.
Why do tomato plants grow large with no tomatoes?
You need less nitrogen in your soil (maybe) and need to pluck off the suckers. The suckers drain energy and stuff from the plant and are found in the V's made by the main plant and its regular branches. BUT be careful, the very top thing growing in a V is the growing stem, you don't want to take it off unless you want a bushy plant. Also, make sure your plants are able to be pollinated, don't leave them in your house or on a closed off porch.
Reply:FERTILIZE
Reply:It may not have pollinated. When the yellow flowers pop take a qtip %26amp; rub pollen from into another etc.. It should start to grow soon after.
Reply:In my experience it is too much water. Lots of water makes for a large leafy plant with no tomatoes. Cut back on the water(AND fertilize with a blooming food) and you should get tomatoes.
The best time to water a tomato is just before it wilts. The more you watch the plant the better you will be in recognizing when that is.
Good luck :-)
Reply:Are you putting the correct type of plant food on them? Plant food that works for other vegetables like green beans and lettuce doesn't work for tomatoed and can cause them to go to viines rather than yeild tomatoes.
Reply:you used too much nitrogen fertilizer.
Reply:Tomatoes are heavy feeders.Use plant food specially formulated for them.Too much N and not enough P and K can lead to a big fruit bush but no toms.Get your friend over.
Reply:Too much fertilizer (i.e. too much nitrogen) will give you huge, leafy plants, and no fruits.
Also - tomatos need cooler nighttime temps to set flowers. You might not get new flowers until the heat wave passes.
Reply:Yes - it is the nitrogen. MAC
Why do tomato plants grow large with no tomatoes?
You need less nitrogen in your soil (maybe) and need to pluck off the suckers. The suckers drain energy and stuff from the plant and are found in the V's made by the main plant and its regular branches. BUT be careful, the very top thing growing in a V is the growing stem, you don't want to take it off unless you want a bushy plant. Also, make sure your plants are able to be pollinated, don't leave them in your house or on a closed off porch.
Reply:FERTILIZE
Reply:It may not have pollinated. When the yellow flowers pop take a qtip %26amp; rub pollen from into another etc.. It should start to grow soon after.
Reply:In my experience it is too much water. Lots of water makes for a large leafy plant with no tomatoes. Cut back on the water(AND fertilize with a blooming food) and you should get tomatoes.
The best time to water a tomato is just before it wilts. The more you watch the plant the better you will be in recognizing when that is.
Good luck :-)
Reply:Are you putting the correct type of plant food on them? Plant food that works for other vegetables like green beans and lettuce doesn't work for tomatoed and can cause them to go to viines rather than yeild tomatoes.
Reply:you used too much nitrogen fertilizer.
Reply:Tomatoes are heavy feeders.Use plant food specially formulated for them.Too much N and not enough P and K can lead to a big fruit bush but no toms.Get your friend over.
Reply:Too much fertilizer (i.e. too much nitrogen) will give you huge, leafy plants, and no fruits.
Also - tomatos need cooler nighttime temps to set flowers. You might not get new flowers until the heat wave passes.
Reply:Yes - it is the nitrogen. MAC
Do Tomato plants die after bearing fruit?
I recent grew a couple of tomato plants but now that one is bearing I notice that the leaves are drying up. I would like to know if a tomato plant dies after one crop. If not whats causing my plant to dry up and what can I do to help it out?
Do Tomato plants die after bearing fruit?
Yes, tomato plants have one life. They are not perennial. Are you sure you do not have a disease? I would talk to an old timer in your area, call the county extension agent and explain the problem or take a sample to the office, and sometimes the garden stores have experts that can help you. Often the problems are different for different areas of the country.
Reply:They should produce until the first frost--maybe 4 months. They are not supposed to die after producing once. As the weather warms up they need more water--that could cause the leaves to dry up. Also if you overwater that can cause the leaves to turn yellow and dry up. I would put some fertilizer on them and water well when needed and see if that helps. Your description doesn't sound like a disease or pest.
Reply:Yes, home grown tomato plants are expected to die after one crop. You have to replant them every year.
Reply:some do.and u have to replant them each year.but if you take realy good care of them they will last a long time.
sweating
Do Tomato plants die after bearing fruit?
Yes, tomato plants have one life. They are not perennial. Are you sure you do not have a disease? I would talk to an old timer in your area, call the county extension agent and explain the problem or take a sample to the office, and sometimes the garden stores have experts that can help you. Often the problems are different for different areas of the country.
Reply:They should produce until the first frost--maybe 4 months. They are not supposed to die after producing once. As the weather warms up they need more water--that could cause the leaves to dry up. Also if you overwater that can cause the leaves to turn yellow and dry up. I would put some fertilizer on them and water well when needed and see if that helps. Your description doesn't sound like a disease or pest.
Reply:Yes, home grown tomato plants are expected to die after one crop. You have to replant them every year.
Reply:some do.and u have to replant them each year.but if you take realy good care of them they will last a long time.
sweating
Do tomato plants repel mosquitos?
I have planted tomato plants outside my apartment door in a little space of dirt and I hardley have mosquitos outside, so it looks to me like they repel them...any ideas or coments or places i could look it up?
Do tomato plants repel mosquitos?
No, they don't. What probably happens is your plants are absorbing the rain water, you don't have puddles nearby and the mosquito have no place to lay their larvae.
Reply:no
Reply:Actually, I have over 20 tomato plants, and the mosquitos were biting me on my legs while I was harvesting the fruits.
Reply:I get eaten alive in the garden whether I'm near the tomato plants or not.
So I vote no.
Reply:I wish! I get eaten every time I go out to my garden! Just be happy that yours are sucking up all that water and using it give you tomatoes instead of bites!
Do tomato plants repel mosquitos?
No, they don't. What probably happens is your plants are absorbing the rain water, you don't have puddles nearby and the mosquito have no place to lay their larvae.
Reply:no
Reply:Actually, I have over 20 tomato plants, and the mosquitos were biting me on my legs while I was harvesting the fruits.
Reply:I get eaten alive in the garden whether I'm near the tomato plants or not.
So I vote no.
Reply:I wish! I get eaten every time I go out to my garden! Just be happy that yours are sucking up all that water and using it give you tomatoes instead of bites!
Where is the best place to put my tomato plants?
I have planted the tomatoes in large pots so that they are mobile.
I live in a townhouse, with a small backyard and a smaller front yard. I'm not sure if the plants would do best in the sun or the shade. My backyard is mostly shaded by a big tree. My front yard is in the sun almost all day, but there is a large bush that can provide shade if I plant near it.
Where is the best place to put my tomato plants?
As mentioned full sun. But, in the heat of the day a little shade can help, like 12 noon. Also, you can water them well before 12, in pots is good you can water at the dirt and not wet the plant which may cause the sun to scorch to foliage. Watering before noon give them plenty of moisture to help cool the plant during the heat of the day. Do not over-water though.
I found a simple web-site and the person have some pics.
http://www.growingtomatoe.com/grow-tomat...
Reply:For most tomato varieties, full sun with a bit of partial shade should do nicely. Planting in a large pot can allow you to relocate it some if needed.
Reply:Tomato's love sun and humid conditions. They will thrive on morning and "early" afternoon sun. After 2pm, they really like the shade. The hot afternoon sun will burn them up after time. Mine are planted on the southwest side of my house. They get plenty of morning sun and by 2:30pm, they are in the shade. In Texas, the afternoon sun is unforgiving. Even after August 1st the morning sun is too hot. I shade mine with a netting that lets partial sun through and they survive through September. Good Luck!!!
Reply:Tomatoes need lots of sun, space for their roots, and to be away from auto fumes. The pots will have to be very very large.
Reply:My luck has been good with a partial sunny area. I don't think they need much sun, but some. Enjoy the tomaters.
Reply:cool and sunligt place
Reply:Someplace where there is a lot of sun, especially afternoon sun.
Reply:Tomatoes need several hours a day for proper growth and fruit production, and since they are in pots make sure to water in the morning and or evening, do not let them dry out I would also recommend that you fertilize them every two weeks to promote blooming and fruit production
Reply:the best place to put your tomatoe plants would be in your front yard where they will get the benefit of the full sun. I do this every year and get fine results.
I live in a townhouse, with a small backyard and a smaller front yard. I'm not sure if the plants would do best in the sun or the shade. My backyard is mostly shaded by a big tree. My front yard is in the sun almost all day, but there is a large bush that can provide shade if I plant near it.
Where is the best place to put my tomato plants?
As mentioned full sun. But, in the heat of the day a little shade can help, like 12 noon. Also, you can water them well before 12, in pots is good you can water at the dirt and not wet the plant which may cause the sun to scorch to foliage. Watering before noon give them plenty of moisture to help cool the plant during the heat of the day. Do not over-water though.
I found a simple web-site and the person have some pics.
http://www.growingtomatoe.com/grow-tomat...
Reply:For most tomato varieties, full sun with a bit of partial shade should do nicely. Planting in a large pot can allow you to relocate it some if needed.
Reply:Tomato's love sun and humid conditions. They will thrive on morning and "early" afternoon sun. After 2pm, they really like the shade. The hot afternoon sun will burn them up after time. Mine are planted on the southwest side of my house. They get plenty of morning sun and by 2:30pm, they are in the shade. In Texas, the afternoon sun is unforgiving. Even after August 1st the morning sun is too hot. I shade mine with a netting that lets partial sun through and they survive through September. Good Luck!!!
Reply:Tomatoes need lots of sun, space for their roots, and to be away from auto fumes. The pots will have to be very very large.
Reply:My luck has been good with a partial sunny area. I don't think they need much sun, but some. Enjoy the tomaters.
Reply:cool and sunligt place
Reply:Someplace where there is a lot of sun, especially afternoon sun.
Reply:Tomatoes need several hours a day for proper growth and fruit production, and since they are in pots make sure to water in the morning and or evening, do not let them dry out I would also recommend that you fertilize them every two weeks to promote blooming and fruit production
Reply:the best place to put your tomatoe plants would be in your front yard where they will get the benefit of the full sun. I do this every year and get fine results.
Why do the leaves on my tomato plants die?
My tomatoes grow large %26amp; firm, but the leaves turn brown %26amp; fall off! I have used vegetable bug spray! Could it be the clorine in my water? My other plants are fine! I plant peppers, peas %26amp; beans.
Why do the leaves on my tomato plants die?
It is possible that they are being attacked by either a virus or by a fungi. Use the website below and compare your leaves to the pictures they have to figure out what problem you have.
http://vegetablemdonline.ppath.cornell.e...
Reply:When it is time to pick tomatoes, the leaves will start dieing. The plant has finished its work. There are plants that grow all summer long. Ask your local nursery for these plants.
Reply:Cut the sucker leafs %26amp; fertilize with the posh %26amp; phosphate being the higher number.
Reply:aphids.. use lady bugs to eat em.
Why do the leaves on my tomato plants die?
It is possible that they are being attacked by either a virus or by a fungi. Use the website below and compare your leaves to the pictures they have to figure out what problem you have.
http://vegetablemdonline.ppath.cornell.e...
Reply:When it is time to pick tomatoes, the leaves will start dieing. The plant has finished its work. There are plants that grow all summer long. Ask your local nursery for these plants.
Reply:Cut the sucker leafs %26amp; fertilize with the posh %26amp; phosphate being the higher number.
Reply:aphids.. use lady bugs to eat em.
How do you prepare the soil for tomato plants?
This year wasn't so good for my tomatoes. I lost 1 of the 3 that I planted and the other 2 didn't do too well either.
One just didn't yield that much fruit and the other seemed to have stopped growing half-way through the season.
I really think it's the soil and was wondering... Is there a way to prepare the soil over the fall and winter months in preparation for next years plants?
What type of plants do you recommend? Regardless I would like to have at least one Sweet 100 Cherry Tomatoe variety in there somewhere. That was the one that I lost. It just shriveled up, turned yellow, and died on me. I watered them once a week and even used the Miracle Grow liquid feed on them once a week as well.
Thanks for any tips or pointers.
How do you prepare the soil for tomato plants?
Can't tell you what will work for you, but this is what works in my garden. Till the soil thoroughly, mix in a good amount of aged horse manure. If you can do this in the fall, even better. As for the chemical fertilizers, don't. They only work for the short term and actually cause imbalances in the soil. The manure encourages worm activity which is good for your plants. Before you plant your tomato plants in the spring - Soak the potted plants in water at least half an hour before planting; this "supercharges" the roots with water and causes less damage to the roots when moving them. Dig the planting hole at least 18 inches wide and deep. Mix 1 cup of calcium (sweet lime) into the soil in the hole and cover with about two inches of soil. Place your tomato plant in the hole leaving 1/3 of the plant above ground level. Strip the leaves below ground level and discard them. Fill the planting hole full of water, then finish filling it with dirt. Water thoroughly again - You cannot water it too much at this point. Point: All the stem buried in the dirt will grow roots making a healthier and stronger plant. When the dirt has settled in the hole, mulch with organic mulch (I use grass clippings but use no chemicals on my lawn). This is a good time to lay down your soaker hose watering system and then place the tomato cages around the plants. My tomato cages are made from wide-weave fencing, 4-1/2 feet tall, held in place with four yard staples and the plants still outgrow them.
This will give your plants the best start. The rest of the season, water every 5-7 days thoroughly (several hours). If the soil has been prepared in this way, you will need no more fertilizer the rest of the season, and do NOT use any chemical fertilizer. I do not have a green thumb, far from it, and, following this method, I have tomato plants in excess of five feet tall. Even other gardeners in our area ask what I do. The truth is, I do nothing except what I said above. I plant that way, lay the hoses, mulch, and water . . . then harvest.
My preference for tomato plants is heirlooms. Usually the only hybrids in my garden are SunGolds (cherry tomato). Except for the Romas, they are all indeterminates which means they will continue to grow until frost which is why they can grow so tall. I've been told not to plant tomatoes in the same place the next year; however, I've been doing this (same place in the garden) since 1999 and I have healthy, vigorous and productive plants so natural fertilizer must be working. No disease, no bugs, surely because of healthy soil. Nature knows her stuff, we just need to let her do it. There have been no chemicals of any kind in my garden, either "fertilizer" or pesticides, Mother Nature knows what to do. The bonus is that your soil will get better each year if you use organic fertilizers and mulch.
Most importantly - Do NOT leave your dead tomato plants in the garden. Put them in the garbage or yard debris to be hauled off. If you happen to have a disease and leave it in the garden, you will continue to have it and it will spread, get rid of the vines at the end of the season.
A good all-around tomato is Stupice; early, heavy bearer, medium size, flavorful. Once your grow heirlooms, a variety of them, you will always grow heirlooms.
Reply:I prefer horse to cow; either will do well for you. I use a ratio of about 1 part aged manure to 3 parts soil. From the size of bags of fertilizer I see at the garden center, I would say one bag for 4-8 plants. Remember the sweet lime; tomato plants need calcium. Report Abuse
Reply:im a farmer down here in florida and all you gonna need boy is to till up that land where you gonna put them mayter plants down and then you want to go and buy some cow manuar from your local hardware store, then you mix that in with the tilled up dirt and make it a good consistancy of both dirt and doo doo
then get some mulch also for your local hardware
then after you plant tha mayters you put that mulch on the top soil so ya dirt wont warsh away and it holds moisture
id suggest you buy pre grown mayter plants so that you wont have to wait for them to grow
Reply:maybe you damaged or shocked the roots during planting??. . its also quite possible you over fertilized with miracle grow. next year start slow with the miracle grow, and a good organic mix would help alot- you can buy soil enriched and mix it in , or if on a budget you can use things around the house, a few that some to mind are other fruits and vegtables- even scraps of, eggs shells are popular. throw the stuff over the area during the fall and winter and till or mix it in during the spring before plating. i swear by a bit of cow manure placed in the planting hole- mixed with a little peat moss to loosen the soil (cause manure hardens), and thats cheap and can be picked up at your local garden center. also it will help to leave the dead plants there, and till them into the ground for next year- the nutrients they took from the ground will be replenshied. and get you soil tested- it could possibley be to acidic, if its close to pine trees thats a definate. lime is inexpensive and will nuetralize you soil also, at a couple bucks a bag it cant hurt- cause it will never deplete the soil. good luck
Reply:I'am currently growing Cherry Tomatoes that are doing so well all i did was put the seeds down nothing fancy and it grew to a 4in a half tree with delicous tomatoes I water them only once a week and it gets alot of sun and shade. I put oyster water when I first planted it when it was 2inches that's all ............
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One just didn't yield that much fruit and the other seemed to have stopped growing half-way through the season.
I really think it's the soil and was wondering... Is there a way to prepare the soil over the fall and winter months in preparation for next years plants?
What type of plants do you recommend? Regardless I would like to have at least one Sweet 100 Cherry Tomatoe variety in there somewhere. That was the one that I lost. It just shriveled up, turned yellow, and died on me. I watered them once a week and even used the Miracle Grow liquid feed on them once a week as well.
Thanks for any tips or pointers.
How do you prepare the soil for tomato plants?
Can't tell you what will work for you, but this is what works in my garden. Till the soil thoroughly, mix in a good amount of aged horse manure. If you can do this in the fall, even better. As for the chemical fertilizers, don't. They only work for the short term and actually cause imbalances in the soil. The manure encourages worm activity which is good for your plants. Before you plant your tomato plants in the spring - Soak the potted plants in water at least half an hour before planting; this "supercharges" the roots with water and causes less damage to the roots when moving them. Dig the planting hole at least 18 inches wide and deep. Mix 1 cup of calcium (sweet lime) into the soil in the hole and cover with about two inches of soil. Place your tomato plant in the hole leaving 1/3 of the plant above ground level. Strip the leaves below ground level and discard them. Fill the planting hole full of water, then finish filling it with dirt. Water thoroughly again - You cannot water it too much at this point. Point: All the stem buried in the dirt will grow roots making a healthier and stronger plant. When the dirt has settled in the hole, mulch with organic mulch (I use grass clippings but use no chemicals on my lawn). This is a good time to lay down your soaker hose watering system and then place the tomato cages around the plants. My tomato cages are made from wide-weave fencing, 4-1/2 feet tall, held in place with four yard staples and the plants still outgrow them.
This will give your plants the best start. The rest of the season, water every 5-7 days thoroughly (several hours). If the soil has been prepared in this way, you will need no more fertilizer the rest of the season, and do NOT use any chemical fertilizer. I do not have a green thumb, far from it, and, following this method, I have tomato plants in excess of five feet tall. Even other gardeners in our area ask what I do. The truth is, I do nothing except what I said above. I plant that way, lay the hoses, mulch, and water . . . then harvest.
My preference for tomato plants is heirlooms. Usually the only hybrids in my garden are SunGolds (cherry tomato). Except for the Romas, they are all indeterminates which means they will continue to grow until frost which is why they can grow so tall. I've been told not to plant tomatoes in the same place the next year; however, I've been doing this (same place in the garden) since 1999 and I have healthy, vigorous and productive plants so natural fertilizer must be working. No disease, no bugs, surely because of healthy soil. Nature knows her stuff, we just need to let her do it. There have been no chemicals of any kind in my garden, either "fertilizer" or pesticides, Mother Nature knows what to do. The bonus is that your soil will get better each year if you use organic fertilizers and mulch.
Most importantly - Do NOT leave your dead tomato plants in the garden. Put them in the garbage or yard debris to be hauled off. If you happen to have a disease and leave it in the garden, you will continue to have it and it will spread, get rid of the vines at the end of the season.
A good all-around tomato is Stupice; early, heavy bearer, medium size, flavorful. Once your grow heirlooms, a variety of them, you will always grow heirlooms.
Reply:I prefer horse to cow; either will do well for you. I use a ratio of about 1 part aged manure to 3 parts soil. From the size of bags of fertilizer I see at the garden center, I would say one bag for 4-8 plants. Remember the sweet lime; tomato plants need calcium. Report Abuse
Reply:im a farmer down here in florida and all you gonna need boy is to till up that land where you gonna put them mayter plants down and then you want to go and buy some cow manuar from your local hardware store, then you mix that in with the tilled up dirt and make it a good consistancy of both dirt and doo doo
then get some mulch also for your local hardware
then after you plant tha mayters you put that mulch on the top soil so ya dirt wont warsh away and it holds moisture
id suggest you buy pre grown mayter plants so that you wont have to wait for them to grow
Reply:maybe you damaged or shocked the roots during planting??. . its also quite possible you over fertilized with miracle grow. next year start slow with the miracle grow, and a good organic mix would help alot- you can buy soil enriched and mix it in , or if on a budget you can use things around the house, a few that some to mind are other fruits and vegtables- even scraps of, eggs shells are popular. throw the stuff over the area during the fall and winter and till or mix it in during the spring before plating. i swear by a bit of cow manure placed in the planting hole- mixed with a little peat moss to loosen the soil (cause manure hardens), and thats cheap and can be picked up at your local garden center. also it will help to leave the dead plants there, and till them into the ground for next year- the nutrients they took from the ground will be replenshied. and get you soil tested- it could possibley be to acidic, if its close to pine trees thats a definate. lime is inexpensive and will nuetralize you soil also, at a couple bucks a bag it cant hurt- cause it will never deplete the soil. good luck
Reply:I'am currently growing Cherry Tomatoes that are doing so well all i did was put the seeds down nothing fancy and it grew to a 4in a half tree with delicous tomatoes I water them only once a week and it gets alot of sun and shade. I put oyster water when I first planted it when it was 2inches that's all ............
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Tomato plants without fruit?
I have a tomato plant (in a pot), the healthiest one in my garden that has flowered but when the flowers reach maturity they just shrivel up and die. No fruit at all.
All the other plants are fine and I've never seen this happen before. What's going on?
Tomato plants without fruit?
The only time I've heard of something like this, is a direct result of too much nitrogen. The tomato will grow and grow, but not produce any fruit.
Monitor your fertilization applications... and the specific product. I'd use as little nitrogen (the first number on the fertilizer package). Mixing composted manure into your potting mix is another way that you can limit the amount of chemical fertilizers or supplemental fertilizers.
Good luck
I hope that this helps
Reply:A trick that I have heard is everytime you walk by that plant shake it not like crazy just like a quick wind when you shake the plant it helps the blossoms set Ive tried it and it works so now it's just normal for me to shake the tomatoe plants every time I walk by them its cheap and it works-good luck!
Reply:Many tomato plants will not set fruit if the night time temperature is 70 degs F or above. You can get a spray called "Blossom Set" that can help with that problem.
Reply:I wonder if it's because they don't have enough direct sunlight. How many hours of good sun is this plant getting?
Reply:It's the heat %26amp; several other factors.
"Several conditions can cause tomatoes to not set fruit. Too much nitrogen fertilizer, nighttime temperatures over 70 degrees F., low temperatures below 50 degrees F., irregular watering, insects such as thrips or planting the wrong variety may result in poor fruit set. Any of these conditions can cause poor fruit set, but combinations can cause failures. If Extension recommended varieties are used , the main reason tomato plants do not set fruit is because they are not planted where they can receive 8-10 hours of direct sunlight daily. Any less direct sunlight will result in a spindly growing, nonproductive plant with healthy foliage."
http://plantanswers.tamu.edu/vegetables/...
Good luck! Hope this helps.
All the other plants are fine and I've never seen this happen before. What's going on?
Tomato plants without fruit?
The only time I've heard of something like this, is a direct result of too much nitrogen. The tomato will grow and grow, but not produce any fruit.
Monitor your fertilization applications... and the specific product. I'd use as little nitrogen (the first number on the fertilizer package). Mixing composted manure into your potting mix is another way that you can limit the amount of chemical fertilizers or supplemental fertilizers.
Good luck
I hope that this helps
Reply:A trick that I have heard is everytime you walk by that plant shake it not like crazy just like a quick wind when you shake the plant it helps the blossoms set Ive tried it and it works so now it's just normal for me to shake the tomatoe plants every time I walk by them its cheap and it works-good luck!
Reply:Many tomato plants will not set fruit if the night time temperature is 70 degs F or above. You can get a spray called "Blossom Set" that can help with that problem.
Reply:I wonder if it's because they don't have enough direct sunlight. How many hours of good sun is this plant getting?
Reply:It's the heat %26amp; several other factors.
"Several conditions can cause tomatoes to not set fruit. Too much nitrogen fertilizer, nighttime temperatures over 70 degrees F., low temperatures below 50 degrees F., irregular watering, insects such as thrips or planting the wrong variety may result in poor fruit set. Any of these conditions can cause poor fruit set, but combinations can cause failures. If Extension recommended varieties are used , the main reason tomato plants do not set fruit is because they are not planted where they can receive 8-10 hours of direct sunlight daily. Any less direct sunlight will result in a spindly growing, nonproductive plant with healthy foliage."
http://plantanswers.tamu.edu/vegetables/...
Good luck! Hope this helps.
How do I keep birds off my tomato plants?
I live in an area that has a bird problem, meaning you don't ever want to park under a tree even if it's over 100 degrees outside! This is the first year I've tried to grow tomatoes, and the minute one starts to turn pink, mockingbirds will come in, peck to death the pink tomato, and then try out all of my green ones to see if they are good! It ruins all of the tomatoes I have on the plant.
I currently have a gate around my tomatoes, and I've heard putting up a netting might help, but I'm afraid it might not get enough sunlight. Has anyone here ever tried anything and got it to work?
How do I keep birds off my tomato plants?
I use chicken wire around all of the plants and fruit trees. It's got really big holes for sun to get in, but to small for any animal to get in. Plus it's really cheap and sold at almost any hardware store. It's also hard enough that you don't need to build a frame for it, just cut a few square pieces and tie them together with string or zip ties and you're all set.
Another trick is to get a fake owl, they cost a little but no birds will ever go near your plants, the only down side is they wont go near your bird feeder or anywhere near the house.
Reply:Put C.D's around the plants. The glare will make the birds go away. I guess its really strong. My neighbor does it and it works. Id rather say, hang the C.D's.
Reply:TRY A BIG PLASTIC FAKE OWL...if that doesn't work sprinkle a couple of drops of fox urine around....bought at a hunting or farm supply store. all small animals will stay far away if fox urine is detected.......only apply a few small drops to some landscape timbers or whatever wood is around...it REALLY stinks so use it sparingly
Reply:You can get special netting just for the problem you describe at any good home and garden center.
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You have to cover the entire plant top to bottom otherwise the birds can sneak in!
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Keep the netting well supported and away from the plant, otherwise the birds will peck through the netting.
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I don't have a mocking bird problem but my friends in Myrtle Beach do.
Where I live, I welcome the birds because they eat harmful insects so I don't use netting. I do use a rabbit fence to keep out rabbits and wood chucks.
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Reply:I answered with this suggestion for a similar problem and user said it worked...but I suggested for a (rabbit or gopher) problem that they try mixing up a beaten egg, dish detergent and water and spraying it on the plants. It's harmless to the plant and animal but it smells like rotten egg and deters most "critters." I don't know if it could work for birds, but it's a cheap remedy worth a shot! Good luck!
~KP
Reply:Hang aluminum pie pans on about 2 feet of string from some poles like old broom sticks, and let them blow in the wind. Scares the birds away.
I currently have a gate around my tomatoes, and I've heard putting up a netting might help, but I'm afraid it might not get enough sunlight. Has anyone here ever tried anything and got it to work?
How do I keep birds off my tomato plants?
I use chicken wire around all of the plants and fruit trees. It's got really big holes for sun to get in, but to small for any animal to get in. Plus it's really cheap and sold at almost any hardware store. It's also hard enough that you don't need to build a frame for it, just cut a few square pieces and tie them together with string or zip ties and you're all set.
Another trick is to get a fake owl, they cost a little but no birds will ever go near your plants, the only down side is they wont go near your bird feeder or anywhere near the house.
Reply:Put C.D's around the plants. The glare will make the birds go away. I guess its really strong. My neighbor does it and it works. Id rather say, hang the C.D's.
Reply:TRY A BIG PLASTIC FAKE OWL...if that doesn't work sprinkle a couple of drops of fox urine around....bought at a hunting or farm supply store. all small animals will stay far away if fox urine is detected.......only apply a few small drops to some landscape timbers or whatever wood is around...it REALLY stinks so use it sparingly
Reply:You can get special netting just for the problem you describe at any good home and garden center.
.
You have to cover the entire plant top to bottom otherwise the birds can sneak in!
.
Keep the netting well supported and away from the plant, otherwise the birds will peck through the netting.
,
I don't have a mocking bird problem but my friends in Myrtle Beach do.
Where I live, I welcome the birds because they eat harmful insects so I don't use netting. I do use a rabbit fence to keep out rabbits and wood chucks.
.
Reply:I answered with this suggestion for a similar problem and user said it worked...but I suggested for a (rabbit or gopher) problem that they try mixing up a beaten egg, dish detergent and water and spraying it on the plants. It's harmless to the plant and animal but it smells like rotten egg and deters most "critters." I don't know if it could work for birds, but it's a cheap remedy worth a shot! Good luck!
~KP
Reply:Hang aluminum pie pans on about 2 feet of string from some poles like old broom sticks, and let them blow in the wind. Scares the birds away.
When will my tomato plants ripen?
I planted my two tomato plants at the end of May, and they had already been growing. They were about 6 in. tall from the soil up when I got them and a few days later I planted them. It is now June 29, basically a month after I planted them, and they are growing quite nicely. I have 4 tomatoes on one plant and 2 on the other. About how long will it take for my tomatoes to ripen? *1 plant is a grand 36 inches tall, or otherwise 3ft. tall, and the other is 32 1/2 inches tall*
When will my tomato plants ripen?
Your tomatos should be big and bright red all over when they are ripe. They should rippen in a couple weeks or sooner. My grandma taught me that if a tomato is almost ripe rap it in a paper towel and put by a sunny window and in a few hours you have a ripe tomato!!! Hope I helped!
Reply:l know the exciting . but you will just have to wait alittle while
http://gardening-tips-idea.com/Tomatogro...
Reply:Give them some time...vine ripened tomatoes are worth the wait. However, if you want to speed things up, you can take a store-bought tomato (or any other ripe produce) and place it as close to your tomatoes as you can. The ethylene gas that fruit and vegetables naturally produce as they ripen will cause the unripe tomatoes to ripen a little faster. In fact, that is how they ripen tomatoes that they pull off the vine too early. They place them in a large enclosed area and release ethylene gas. But if it were me, I'd wait a week or two and let them plump up and ripen naturally.
When will my tomato plants ripen?
Your tomatos should be big and bright red all over when they are ripe. They should rippen in a couple weeks or sooner. My grandma taught me that if a tomato is almost ripe rap it in a paper towel and put by a sunny window and in a few hours you have a ripe tomato!!! Hope I helped!
Reply:l know the exciting . but you will just have to wait alittle while
http://gardening-tips-idea.com/Tomatogro...
Reply:Give them some time...vine ripened tomatoes are worth the wait. However, if you want to speed things up, you can take a store-bought tomato (or any other ripe produce) and place it as close to your tomatoes as you can. The ethylene gas that fruit and vegetables naturally produce as they ripen will cause the unripe tomatoes to ripen a little faster. In fact, that is how they ripen tomatoes that they pull off the vine too early. They place them in a large enclosed area and release ethylene gas. But if it were me, I'd wait a week or two and let them plump up and ripen naturally.
What is wrong with my tomato plants?
My tomato plants are growing good but the bottom leaves are turning yellow and have brown spots on them.It seems to be working it's way up the plant.What do I do to stop this and what is wrong? Thanks
What is wrong with my tomato plants?
If you had put dirt on your lower leaves they would have rooted. Just clip them off they will be fine! I grow 50 plants a year and can all of mine!
Reply:are they being overwatered? Be sure to water early in the morning under the lowest leaf that way, when the sun comes out, you wont burn the leaves - also, could the soil around it be packed too tightly? maybe its planted in clay soil.
Reply:I thought you were supposed to remove the lower bigger leaves so that the buds, flowers and actual toms could get the nutrients, I'm just a beginner too though so might be totally wrong!
Reply:Verticillium wilt. In a word - or rather 2!!
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What is wrong with my tomato plants?
If you had put dirt on your lower leaves they would have rooted. Just clip them off they will be fine! I grow 50 plants a year and can all of mine!
Reply:are they being overwatered? Be sure to water early in the morning under the lowest leaf that way, when the sun comes out, you wont burn the leaves - also, could the soil around it be packed too tightly? maybe its planted in clay soil.
Reply:I thought you were supposed to remove the lower bigger leaves so that the buds, flowers and actual toms could get the nutrients, I'm just a beginner too though so might be totally wrong!
Reply:Verticillium wilt. In a word - or rather 2!!
my fish
Tomato plants?
My neighbour has gin me som they are in an egg box tiny little stalks and tiny little leaves, didn't want to look stupid, but what do i do with them? have got them on the kitchen window sill for now, but should i put them in the garden and in a grow bag and when? i havent a clue.
Tomato plants?
wait till they get a little bit bigger like 8 inches tall, then you could plant them in your garden. hope they give you lots of tomatoes!
Reply:It depends on where you live... Wait untill the danger of any night time frost has passed. Once that has happened you can put them in your garden. Tomatos are not that demanding when it comes to the soil that they are in just so long as you keep it evenly watered. Water is the key with tomatos. I would wait just a bit longer till they are able to withstand getting hit with a bit of rain and not get crushed or toppled over. PLant them a good 3 feet apart from one another and look into some tomato cages to put around them. Tomatos need to be supported or they will just flop onto the ground when they start getting laden with with fruit.
Reply:It depends where you live. If your temperatures are still getting down to about 5 degrees Celcius at night, keep them inside. I started to grow mine about a month ago and I still have them inside because it was snowing a little the other day (I live in central Canada and it can still get cold here). I have repotted them into larger peat pots (the brown pots made of fibrous material). They will have more room to grow for the next 3 weeks, until I can plant them. So, if you are still having cold temperatures at night, then I suggest re-potting your tomato plants in larger containers, and leaving them in those pots until the last frost is over. Make sure that they get enough water though! Those peat pots can dry out, killing your plants! Anyway, Once the last frost is over (you can call a garden shop to find out when the last frost is over for you, where ever you live), then plant them outside. You might have to get them used to the colder temperatures at night because if they have been enjoying the warmth of the indoors, the cold can stress them and they can die. After planting them in the garden and put stakes around them so they don't fall over as they grow (just ask about stakes at your local garden shop, they'll help you with that). Anyway, leave them uncovered during the day but cover them with an old used sheet in the evening (just before the sun goes down) and over night. This will help trap the warmth of the day (that is held in the black soil) so that your plants won't get stressed. Do this for about a week. I bought old bed sheets at my local second hand store for a $1 a piece.
in the fall, if there is a frost warning, you can cover your plants with the same sheets at night, which will prolong the duration of your harvest!
Cheers!
EDIT: when will winter end eh? It seems that the whole N hemisphere is having a late spring ;(. Hope your sun comes soon!
Tomato plants?
wait till they get a little bit bigger like 8 inches tall, then you could plant them in your garden. hope they give you lots of tomatoes!
Reply:It depends on where you live... Wait untill the danger of any night time frost has passed. Once that has happened you can put them in your garden. Tomatos are not that demanding when it comes to the soil that they are in just so long as you keep it evenly watered. Water is the key with tomatos. I would wait just a bit longer till they are able to withstand getting hit with a bit of rain and not get crushed or toppled over. PLant them a good 3 feet apart from one another and look into some tomato cages to put around them. Tomatos need to be supported or they will just flop onto the ground when they start getting laden with with fruit.
Reply:It depends where you live. If your temperatures are still getting down to about 5 degrees Celcius at night, keep them inside. I started to grow mine about a month ago and I still have them inside because it was snowing a little the other day (I live in central Canada and it can still get cold here). I have repotted them into larger peat pots (the brown pots made of fibrous material). They will have more room to grow for the next 3 weeks, until I can plant them. So, if you are still having cold temperatures at night, then I suggest re-potting your tomato plants in larger containers, and leaving them in those pots until the last frost is over. Make sure that they get enough water though! Those peat pots can dry out, killing your plants! Anyway, Once the last frost is over (you can call a garden shop to find out when the last frost is over for you, where ever you live), then plant them outside. You might have to get them used to the colder temperatures at night because if they have been enjoying the warmth of the indoors, the cold can stress them and they can die. After planting them in the garden and put stakes around them so they don't fall over as they grow (just ask about stakes at your local garden shop, they'll help you with that). Anyway, leave them uncovered during the day but cover them with an old used sheet in the evening (just before the sun goes down) and over night. This will help trap the warmth of the day (that is held in the black soil) so that your plants won't get stressed. Do this for about a week. I bought old bed sheets at my local second hand store for a $1 a piece.
in the fall, if there is a frost warning, you can cover your plants with the same sheets at night, which will prolong the duration of your harvest!
Cheers!
EDIT: when will winter end eh? It seems that the whole N hemisphere is having a late spring ;(. Hope your sun comes soon!
Tomato plants?
how big roughly will a marmande tomato plant grow?
Tomato plants?
The marmande has a determinate growth, that is, it has been bred to grow to a fixed height of round 60 cm, (2 feet), but it spreads to about twice as wide as it grows high . So allow it plenty space to grow.
Reply:I don't know what variety your one is. Last year my cherry tomatoes grew to about five/six foot tall.
Reply:about 24" tall and about 20" around. Roughly
Reply:You want to pinch out the tips and cut off excess side shoots to encourage the plant to provide more fruit. Around five feet is the right kind of height. And make sure you give it lots of tomoto feed to encourage growth - Tomotorite is the best (I think that's how it's spelt). We usually put our tomoto plants in big pots on the patio and get loads n loads of fruit.
Tomato plants?
The marmande has a determinate growth, that is, it has been bred to grow to a fixed height of round 60 cm, (2 feet), but it spreads to about twice as wide as it grows high . So allow it plenty space to grow.
Reply:I don't know what variety your one is. Last year my cherry tomatoes grew to about five/six foot tall.
Reply:about 24" tall and about 20" around. Roughly
Reply:You want to pinch out the tips and cut off excess side shoots to encourage the plant to provide more fruit. Around five feet is the right kind of height. And make sure you give it lots of tomoto feed to encourage growth - Tomotorite is the best (I think that's how it's spelt). We usually put our tomoto plants in big pots on the patio and get loads n loads of fruit.
Tomato plants?
hi peeps i probley sound really stupid but need help.. we have some tomato plants and its the 1st time we have done them they are very big and bushy with tomatos on so r pleased.But was just wondering what u do when the season is over to with cut them down or leave them sorry to sound silly thank u
Tomato plants?
Pull and discard them when they are no longer producing. Depending on where you live, this could be next month to Nov. I usually get tomatoes until mid to late October.
Good idea mentioned is to pull off all that are starting to turn color, before the 1st frost and let them ripen in the house on a window sill is a good place.
They are easily canned too, if you want tomatoes into the winter months!
Reply:pull them before the frost - pick ALL the tomatoes and let them ripen off the vine
Reply:u can cut em down or leave em eather way , they wont come back again next year, but sometimes if there are any tomatoes left and fall off the seeds from em mite produce again next year, good luck.
Reply:Tomato plants won't survive a cold winter. If they are healthy, you can put the dead plants into your compost. I always destroy my plants, since you never know what might have affected them, especially late in the season. Any green tomatoes can go inside on a sunny ledge or into a paper bag with an apple, to help them ripen completely. Check them often though so nothing starts rotting.
Reply:pull them up and toss them. start over again next year.
i'm pulling mine up in about 2 wks.
Tomato plants?
Pull and discard them when they are no longer producing. Depending on where you live, this could be next month to Nov. I usually get tomatoes until mid to late October.
Good idea mentioned is to pull off all that are starting to turn color, before the 1st frost and let them ripen in the house on a window sill is a good place.
They are easily canned too, if you want tomatoes into the winter months!
Reply:pull them before the frost - pick ALL the tomatoes and let them ripen off the vine
Reply:u can cut em down or leave em eather way , they wont come back again next year, but sometimes if there are any tomatoes left and fall off the seeds from em mite produce again next year, good luck.
Reply:Tomato plants won't survive a cold winter. If they are healthy, you can put the dead plants into your compost. I always destroy my plants, since you never know what might have affected them, especially late in the season. Any green tomatoes can go inside on a sunny ledge or into a paper bag with an apple, to help them ripen completely. Check them often though so nothing starts rotting.
Reply:pull them up and toss them. start over again next year.
i'm pulling mine up in about 2 wks.
Tomato plants?
I planted sevaral tomato plants but for some reson the leafs are turning yellow plants are about 3 months old
thanks,
Tomato plants?
is it the leaves on the bottom that are older growth? That is normal. Pick them off and fertilize regularly and make sure that they are getting enough drying time btween watering or u may be over-watering if you have yellow leaves. Are they crowded together and starving for space / u may need to move them father apart. Do they have new growth on them. I live in NC and we are having a drought and heat wave and they like neither so just give them a chance and pay attention to your watering and fertilization and they should be fine. Oh and 1 more thing, i did find some brown bugs on mine and they are about the same age as yours and I treated them with sevin dust and haven't seen hide nor hair of them since them....GOOD LUCK
Reply:Not enough water? Too much water? Not enough sun (tomatoes like it sunny!)? Poor soil?
It could be any of those, or it could be a disease, pest or blight.
Reply:Are they getting enough water? Are they planted in an area where there is ample sun - and are they being fertilized? Tomato plants are usually very hearty - so I'm apt to say that it's either not enough water or sun...
Reply:Usually a sign of overwatering. Or overfertilizing.
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thanks,
Tomato plants?
is it the leaves on the bottom that are older growth? That is normal. Pick them off and fertilize regularly and make sure that they are getting enough drying time btween watering or u may be over-watering if you have yellow leaves. Are they crowded together and starving for space / u may need to move them father apart. Do they have new growth on them. I live in NC and we are having a drought and heat wave and they like neither so just give them a chance and pay attention to your watering and fertilization and they should be fine. Oh and 1 more thing, i did find some brown bugs on mine and they are about the same age as yours and I treated them with sevin dust and haven't seen hide nor hair of them since them....GOOD LUCK
Reply:Not enough water? Too much water? Not enough sun (tomatoes like it sunny!)? Poor soil?
It could be any of those, or it could be a disease, pest or blight.
Reply:Are they getting enough water? Are they planted in an area where there is ample sun - and are they being fertilized? Tomato plants are usually very hearty - so I'm apt to say that it's either not enough water or sun...
Reply:Usually a sign of overwatering. Or overfertilizing.
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Tomato plants?
Ihave people say to keep the suckers pulled off of your plants and they will produce more,bigger and early tomatoes. how do you identify these suckers??
Tomato plants?
Pinching off suckers has benefits and costs.
Staked Culture Systems - The two systems in widespread use are: stake and weave, and cage culture. A third system, more common in small gardens than in field-scale production, is the trellis system.
Stake and Weave—Stake is driven between every other plant and twine woven between and around stakes 4-6 times. All suckers but one below the first fruit cluster are removed. No other suckers are removed above the first cluster. Labor intensive and slightly less productive of large fruit than trellising.
Trellis—Posts support No. 10 wire. Strings are dropped from wire and tied to base of plant. Plants are twined around string. The main stem and one sucker are allowed to develop and all other suckers are removed as they develop. More prone to fruit cracking but produces large early fruit, also easiest for pest control. Labor intensive.
For cages; 2 foot tall wire cage 14 inches in diameter made from No. 10 mesh on 6"x6" spacing. If tomato plants in wire cages are pruned at all, once is enough; prune to three or four main stems. Wire-cage tomatoes develop a heavy foliage cover, reducing sunscald on fruits and giving more leeway when bottom leaves become blighted and have to be removed. Many staked plants are nearly naked by late summer. Caged plants are less prone to the spread of disease from plant handling, since they do not have open wounds and must be handled less frequently than staked plants. However, it helps to space the plants somewhat further apart (three feet is good) to allow good air circulation between plants; humidity is higher because of the foliage density, and diseases such as late blight spread rapidly in humid situations. If well-nourished and cared for, caged tomatoes can make up for the extra space with high production. This type of culture is especially suited to indeterminate varieties.
Reply:Hi ford man, a sucker will grow right above a branch on the main stem. By pinching off this sucker you are limiting the # of branches on the tomato plant. That way the plant spends more time producing tomatoes than growing more branches.
Hope this has helped.
Reply:These are the little leaves that develop in the joint of two branches. They won’t bear fruit and will take energy away from the rest of the plant. While you can thin out leaves to allow the sun to reach the ripening fruit, don't go crazy and pinch off too many because it’s the leaves that photosynthesize and develop sugars to flavor the fruit. Do be sure to pinch the leaves closest to the ground as your plant matures because this is where fungus and rot can develop.
Reply:They grow between the limbs of the tomato plant.....Keeping the suckers pruned off does make the tomato plant produce more........Good luck and happy gardening!!!!!!!!!!!
Tomato plants?
Pinching off suckers has benefits and costs.
Staked Culture Systems - The two systems in widespread use are: stake and weave, and cage culture. A third system, more common in small gardens than in field-scale production, is the trellis system.
Stake and Weave—Stake is driven between every other plant and twine woven between and around stakes 4-6 times. All suckers but one below the first fruit cluster are removed. No other suckers are removed above the first cluster. Labor intensive and slightly less productive of large fruit than trellising.
Trellis—Posts support No. 10 wire. Strings are dropped from wire and tied to base of plant. Plants are twined around string. The main stem and one sucker are allowed to develop and all other suckers are removed as they develop. More prone to fruit cracking but produces large early fruit, also easiest for pest control. Labor intensive.
For cages; 2 foot tall wire cage 14 inches in diameter made from No. 10 mesh on 6"x6" spacing. If tomato plants in wire cages are pruned at all, once is enough; prune to three or four main stems. Wire-cage tomatoes develop a heavy foliage cover, reducing sunscald on fruits and giving more leeway when bottom leaves become blighted and have to be removed. Many staked plants are nearly naked by late summer. Caged plants are less prone to the spread of disease from plant handling, since they do not have open wounds and must be handled less frequently than staked plants. However, it helps to space the plants somewhat further apart (three feet is good) to allow good air circulation between plants; humidity is higher because of the foliage density, and diseases such as late blight spread rapidly in humid situations. If well-nourished and cared for, caged tomatoes can make up for the extra space with high production. This type of culture is especially suited to indeterminate varieties.
Reply:Hi ford man, a sucker will grow right above a branch on the main stem. By pinching off this sucker you are limiting the # of branches on the tomato plant. That way the plant spends more time producing tomatoes than growing more branches.
Hope this has helped.
Reply:These are the little leaves that develop in the joint of two branches. They won’t bear fruit and will take energy away from the rest of the plant. While you can thin out leaves to allow the sun to reach the ripening fruit, don't go crazy and pinch off too many because it’s the leaves that photosynthesize and develop sugars to flavor the fruit. Do be sure to pinch the leaves closest to the ground as your plant matures because this is where fungus and rot can develop.
Reply:They grow between the limbs of the tomato plant.....Keeping the suckers pruned off does make the tomato plant produce more........Good luck and happy gardening!!!!!!!!!!!
Tomato plants?
I planted 3 tomato plants this year. One plant is growing amazingly huge. however now the leaves are turning yellow especially towards the top. The other two plants are smaller but are not turning yellow. Is this okay? And if not what do I do?
Tomato plants?
with mine i keep them in the sun and water them twice a day,
if i get yellow leaves i pull them off,(i have had a couple) they seem to be growing well in the planters that i have them in,
i hope yours do grow as well as mine
good luck.
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Reply:Have you tried watering them?
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Tomato plants?
with mine i keep them in the sun and water them twice a day,
if i get yellow leaves i pull them off,(i have had a couple) they seem to be growing well in the planters that i have them in,
i hope yours do grow as well as mine
good luck.
Reply:ye answer hindi me he
gudai karo aur khad dalo ..........
Reply:Have you tried watering them?
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Tomato plants?
can i use only one stake to support two tomato plants?
Tomato plants?
No
You will want to buy the tomato ringed stakes which are all metal. They are up to 4 tiers high and the bottom part will stick right into the dirt in the planter or ground. I suggest the tallest one. Tomato plants when have fruit on are very heavy and one stake will seem like nothing later.
Reply:You can if you get inventive.
Reply:You can try, but your likely to crowd the plants.
Reply:Why not use 2 their cheap enough?
Reply:Depending on how far apart the plants are, you might could use one tomato cage, placed in between the plants. Otherwise, I would stake them separately. Also, use old pantyhose to tie the plant to the stake. It puts less stress on the stem.
Tomato plants?
No
You will want to buy the tomato ringed stakes which are all metal. They are up to 4 tiers high and the bottom part will stick right into the dirt in the planter or ground. I suggest the tallest one. Tomato plants when have fruit on are very heavy and one stake will seem like nothing later.
Reply:You can if you get inventive.
Reply:You can try, but your likely to crowd the plants.
Reply:Why not use 2 their cheap enough?
Reply:Depending on how far apart the plants are, you might could use one tomato cage, placed in between the plants. Otherwise, I would stake them separately. Also, use old pantyhose to tie the plant to the stake. It puts less stress on the stem.
Tomato plants?
This is my first tomato plant. After the tomatos are ripe and picked, will the plant die and I have to get another one? Or will it get more tomatos next year?
Tomato plants?
It get more tomatos next year- trust me I have one of them plants.
Reply:yes you will. Make sure with your tom. plant you pinch out the side shoots as it grows and only allow it to make about 5 trusses of toms. then you pinch off the top of the plant. Be consistant with your watering and tomato plants love being fed so remember the tomato feed. good luck
Reply:Tomatoes are not winter hardy - so if this is outside, it will die off in late autumn and you will start over next year. The plant will continue to grow buds even as the fruit is ripening so it is not like you get only one crop from it. I brought a plant in the house at the end of our really short summer hoping to get ripe tomatoes all winter - I put up with that stinky plant branching out and I got nothing (forgot to pollinate - no bees in the house). lol
Reply:If protected from frost the tomato plant will live for several years. infact when its a good size plant you can take cuttings from it to propagate your tomato instead of planting more seed.
they can overwinter inside the house but not to well. if you have a greenhouse then they will live untill you decide to kill it. as long as its protected from temperatures below 40F it will be fine. i've been growing them for over 14 years.
Reply:Tomatoes are determinate and indeterminate. In other words the plant will put on tomatoes which will all ripen at one time or will put on tomatoes that ripen as they mature. Growers want the determinate type so that all get ready for harvest at once and then they are done. Get an indeterminate type for fresh tomatoes over several weeks.Water thru the heat of summer and it will put on more tomatoes in the fall. If your lucky you get more then. If not pull them green before frost and store them in house. Some will ripen. Fried green tomatoes, and chow chow. It might live over in deep south but will probably be past its prime.
Reply:Tomato Plants are only good for one season. After they bear the fruit they are done. They'll die down, then u can pull them up and throw em away. Enjoy your home grown tomato cause they sure are the best.
Reply:yes
Reply:You will have to buy another tomato plant. After the tomato season is over (which is during the months of summer when the weather is the warmest), they will slowly die. Tomatoes only grow where it is wam enough. In many places tomatoes cannot be grown due to the lack of sun and warmth.
Plus, if the tomato plant gets frostbitten it will surely die.
Tomato plants?
It get more tomatos next year- trust me I have one of them plants.
Reply:yes you will. Make sure with your tom. plant you pinch out the side shoots as it grows and only allow it to make about 5 trusses of toms. then you pinch off the top of the plant. Be consistant with your watering and tomato plants love being fed so remember the tomato feed. good luck
Reply:Tomatoes are not winter hardy - so if this is outside, it will die off in late autumn and you will start over next year. The plant will continue to grow buds even as the fruit is ripening so it is not like you get only one crop from it. I brought a plant in the house at the end of our really short summer hoping to get ripe tomatoes all winter - I put up with that stinky plant branching out and I got nothing (forgot to pollinate - no bees in the house). lol
Reply:If protected from frost the tomato plant will live for several years. infact when its a good size plant you can take cuttings from it to propagate your tomato instead of planting more seed.
they can overwinter inside the house but not to well. if you have a greenhouse then they will live untill you decide to kill it. as long as its protected from temperatures below 40F it will be fine. i've been growing them for over 14 years.
Reply:Tomatoes are determinate and indeterminate. In other words the plant will put on tomatoes which will all ripen at one time or will put on tomatoes that ripen as they mature. Growers want the determinate type so that all get ready for harvest at once and then they are done. Get an indeterminate type for fresh tomatoes over several weeks.Water thru the heat of summer and it will put on more tomatoes in the fall. If your lucky you get more then. If not pull them green before frost and store them in house. Some will ripen. Fried green tomatoes, and chow chow. It might live over in deep south but will probably be past its prime.
Reply:Tomato Plants are only good for one season. After they bear the fruit they are done. They'll die down, then u can pull them up and throw em away. Enjoy your home grown tomato cause they sure are the best.
Reply:yes
Reply:You will have to buy another tomato plant. After the tomato season is over (which is during the months of summer when the weather is the warmest), they will slowly die. Tomatoes only grow where it is wam enough. In many places tomatoes cannot be grown due to the lack of sun and warmth.
Plus, if the tomato plant gets frostbitten it will surely die.
Tomato plants?
Last years tomato plants do I prune them? If so how far down? Is it too late too plant new plants?
Tomato plants?
Good to plant new ones. Get new seeds and sow new area.
Reply:It depends on where you live when you can plant tomatoes.
But here in Texas, No it's not to late it's actually kinda early unless your gonna cover them
Reply:you must be one heck of a gardener to keep you tomato plants alive all year round!it never to late to plant new ones!
Reply:Are last years plants still alive? I've never pruned a tomato plant, all mine died during the winter months, and I just take them out and plant new ones. You are still good for a few more months to plant new ones.
Reply:Yank them out of the ground in the fall. Tomato plants are annuals-they don't come back. New ones may grow on their own if some seeds take root, however. Put new plants in the ground in Spring, after danger of frost is over. I usually try to get them in soon after they show up in the home centers.
Reply:your plants should have been cut down at the end of last year's growing season. depending on where you live, it is not yet time to plant tomatos.
Tomato plants?
Good to plant new ones. Get new seeds and sow new area.
Reply:It depends on where you live when you can plant tomatoes.
But here in Texas, No it's not to late it's actually kinda early unless your gonna cover them
Reply:you must be one heck of a gardener to keep you tomato plants alive all year round!it never to late to plant new ones!
Reply:Are last years plants still alive? I've never pruned a tomato plant, all mine died during the winter months, and I just take them out and plant new ones. You are still good for a few more months to plant new ones.
Reply:Yank them out of the ground in the fall. Tomato plants are annuals-they don't come back. New ones may grow on their own if some seeds take root, however. Put new plants in the ground in Spring, after danger of frost is over. I usually try to get them in soon after they show up in the home centers.
Reply:your plants should have been cut down at the end of last year's growing season. depending on where you live, it is not yet time to plant tomatos.
Tomato plants?
is it true that if you go around a tomato plant while on your period, it will kill the plants?
Tomato plants?
Absoluely not.But if you are a smoker beware.Tomato plants hate tobacco.Don't smoke around them especialy in a green house.And wash your hands after smoking before you touch the leaves.The leaves will turn yellow where you touched them.I have even seen seedlings turn yellow and die from being in a room where there is a smoker.They also don't like to get their leaves wet for any length of time.This is why I always cover them with plastic.If you do like to water them make sure it is in the early hours so they have a chance to dry before dark
Reply:I have grown tomatos for over 20 years and never heard that one..It is simply not true...a wives tale...Tomatos are very hardy plants and love to be tended to...I tell most prople that want to get relaxed and at peace with themselves is get dirty...play in the dirt...I think the only thing that will kill A tomato plant is a bullet...
Reply:No
Reply:Where in the world did you hear that craziness? Absolutely not true.
Reply:I love tomatoes fresh from the garden
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Tomato plants?
Absoluely not.But if you are a smoker beware.Tomato plants hate tobacco.Don't smoke around them especialy in a green house.And wash your hands after smoking before you touch the leaves.The leaves will turn yellow where you touched them.I have even seen seedlings turn yellow and die from being in a room where there is a smoker.They also don't like to get their leaves wet for any length of time.This is why I always cover them with plastic.If you do like to water them make sure it is in the early hours so they have a chance to dry before dark
Reply:I have grown tomatos for over 20 years and never heard that one..It is simply not true...a wives tale...Tomatos are very hardy plants and love to be tended to...I tell most prople that want to get relaxed and at peace with themselves is get dirty...play in the dirt...I think the only thing that will kill A tomato plant is a bullet...
Reply:No
Reply:Where in the world did you hear that craziness? Absolutely not true.
Reply:I love tomatoes fresh from the garden
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Tomato plants?
I have grown some tomato plants from seed. They are still quite small ( 1-2 inches ). When should i pot them on, and what or where is the best place to plant them for a good crop? What about support for the plants?
Tomato plants?
Put them into BIG pots, (they are greedy plants)!
when they are another inch or so.
Put them in a warm sunny position, and water twice a day.
Use canes to support them, and feed when they flower.
Nip out any side shoots between the main stem and the branches.
I hope you have a good crop.
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Reply:If you have room to keep them in a sunny window you could pot them on now. It is best to wait to put them out until it is a bit warmer, but they would appreciate more soil around the roots.The best place to put them is sunny. Either in larger containers or in the ground.
Reply:It's better to wait until they are 6-8 inches to plant them in the yard. I plant ours where they are going to have mostly sun through the day and shade in the evening. Once they get about 12" or so you will need to stake them and tie them so they don't fall over.
Reply:the should be potted up when the first two true leaves appear and againe when the pot gets full of young white roots
Reply:Tomatoes love being transplanted. It seems to be a challenge to them to grow even more. So you can do it two or three times before putting it in its final position. Each time you transplant the plant, put it a little bit deeper (about an inch or so) in the soil to encourage more roots that help the tomato take up even more nourishment. You don´t say whether you have a determinate growth (a definite size say, mini about 12 inches high, or medium about 2 to 3 foot high bush) or indeterminate growth (up to 6 feet or more). The higher the plant, the stronger the stake must be. Tomatoes need lots of sunlight, warm, dry air and lots of water with good drainage for its roots. It also needs lots of feed, and a mulch of grass clippings will do it the world of good.
Reply:Most tomatoes require full sun. if you are growing them in pots, find a container large enough that you will not need to transplant again. I place my support rod/stake into the pot when potting so it goes all the way to the bottom of the container. I place it to the side so it doesn't interfere with the roots. I use knee-high nylons for tying the branches up as they do not cut into the plants.
Reply:A tomato is a large plant so a large pot or planter,say 12"X12" is needed for each. They like the sun but can bake if put in too hot an area. They demand lots of water.
Reply:i have done the same as you -- i put them in a tub and made a plastic tent to cover them. when you water always water from the bottom onto the soil and cover at night incase we should get a frost. Depending on how many you have planted you could leave them in the tub so won`t be disturbed-- but if you want to plant out then wait untill they have their 3rd set of leaves and plant into pots with a cane behind them so you can put some string carefully around the stem onto cane but not to tight. Or you can buy a grow bag put some holes in it and pop the plants in there if you have a wall that has the sun on it put the bag against the wall.
Keep well watered and take off the side shoots when they grow then the strenght will go to the tomatoes on the main stems. Good luck happy growing.
Reply:Plant them outside when all danger of frost is past. Choose the sunniest site you can - all day sun if possible, and if the soil is heavy, amend it with compst and peat.
You can stake with wooded stakes, or wire tomato cages.
Reply:i use to be an ardent tomato grower i don't bother now as i lost the pleasure in as much they need a lot of attention and plant feeder%26gt;%26gt;its cheaper and less worry to walk into the shop and buy them as you want them
Reply:Plant them out now but keep an eye out for any possible frosty nights. Sticks will be required to support in a few weeks time as they will soon grow - water daily - a fully grown tomato plant will need at least 1 litre of water per day.
Feed with tomato plant food as required. To increase size - pick off the smaller fruits from each bunch - this will allow the others room to get bigger.
They like full sun or partial shade - I plant mine in tubs filled with grow bag compost -
Reply:Tomatoes grow very easily, pot them on before they become crowded. Water often. Feed with tomato food when in flower and remove some side shoots so fruit grows better. You can even plant in garden if you want but warm sunny window sill is fine. They taste so much better than shop bought tomatoes too!
Tomato plants?
Put them into BIG pots, (they are greedy plants)!
when they are another inch or so.
Put them in a warm sunny position, and water twice a day.
Use canes to support them, and feed when they flower.
Nip out any side shoots between the main stem and the branches.
I hope you have a good crop.
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Reply:If you have room to keep them in a sunny window you could pot them on now. It is best to wait to put them out until it is a bit warmer, but they would appreciate more soil around the roots.The best place to put them is sunny. Either in larger containers or in the ground.
Reply:It's better to wait until they are 6-8 inches to plant them in the yard. I plant ours where they are going to have mostly sun through the day and shade in the evening. Once they get about 12" or so you will need to stake them and tie them so they don't fall over.
Reply:the should be potted up when the first two true leaves appear and againe when the pot gets full of young white roots
Reply:Tomatoes love being transplanted. It seems to be a challenge to them to grow even more. So you can do it two or three times before putting it in its final position. Each time you transplant the plant, put it a little bit deeper (about an inch or so) in the soil to encourage more roots that help the tomato take up even more nourishment. You don´t say whether you have a determinate growth (a definite size say, mini about 12 inches high, or medium about 2 to 3 foot high bush) or indeterminate growth (up to 6 feet or more). The higher the plant, the stronger the stake must be. Tomatoes need lots of sunlight, warm, dry air and lots of water with good drainage for its roots. It also needs lots of feed, and a mulch of grass clippings will do it the world of good.
Reply:Most tomatoes require full sun. if you are growing them in pots, find a container large enough that you will not need to transplant again. I place my support rod/stake into the pot when potting so it goes all the way to the bottom of the container. I place it to the side so it doesn't interfere with the roots. I use knee-high nylons for tying the branches up as they do not cut into the plants.
Reply:A tomato is a large plant so a large pot or planter,say 12"X12" is needed for each. They like the sun but can bake if put in too hot an area. They demand lots of water.
Reply:i have done the same as you -- i put them in a tub and made a plastic tent to cover them. when you water always water from the bottom onto the soil and cover at night incase we should get a frost. Depending on how many you have planted you could leave them in the tub so won`t be disturbed-- but if you want to plant out then wait untill they have their 3rd set of leaves and plant into pots with a cane behind them so you can put some string carefully around the stem onto cane but not to tight. Or you can buy a grow bag put some holes in it and pop the plants in there if you have a wall that has the sun on it put the bag against the wall.
Keep well watered and take off the side shoots when they grow then the strenght will go to the tomatoes on the main stems. Good luck happy growing.
Reply:Plant them outside when all danger of frost is past. Choose the sunniest site you can - all day sun if possible, and if the soil is heavy, amend it with compst and peat.
You can stake with wooded stakes, or wire tomato cages.
Reply:i use to be an ardent tomato grower i don't bother now as i lost the pleasure in as much they need a lot of attention and plant feeder%26gt;%26gt;its cheaper and less worry to walk into the shop and buy them as you want them
Reply:Plant them out now but keep an eye out for any possible frosty nights. Sticks will be required to support in a few weeks time as they will soon grow - water daily - a fully grown tomato plant will need at least 1 litre of water per day.
Feed with tomato plant food as required. To increase size - pick off the smaller fruits from each bunch - this will allow the others room to get bigger.
They like full sun or partial shade - I plant mine in tubs filled with grow bag compost -
Reply:Tomatoes grow very easily, pot them on before they become crowded. Water often. Feed with tomato food when in flower and remove some side shoots so fruit grows better. You can even plant in garden if you want but warm sunny window sill is fine. They taste so much better than shop bought tomatoes too!
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