tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91372466113269990732024-03-10T03:46:38.877+01:00Mr Tomato King's BlogStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03329172791821667793noreply@blogger.comBlogger173125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137246611326999073.post-64867254467209564442020-09-27T14:57:00.005+02:002020-09-29T13:54:38.226+02:00CALENDER OF THE TOMATO GROWING SEASON<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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</p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">Month by month guide to growing tomatoes <br /></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">I am basing this rough guide on northern Brittany where I live. Temperatures
will be similar to the south coast of the UK, just slightly higher by a few
degrees. We have a little snow every few years and chances of frost from late
December to the end of April. You will have to tailor the dates to suit your
location. Please read more information about each subject further on in the
book.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Theses guide
lines also apply to other indoor crops like; cucumbers, melons, peppers and
chilies. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p><span><a name='more'></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1182" data-original-width="2659" height="142" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gXqSzZ3cnRs/X3CMDZ_G_BI/AAAAAAAADtY/Qbni8km4VQoZuI4MRRiK4PggS3y-Y4PjwCLcBGAsYHQ/w424-h142/tomatoes%2Bbunch.png" width="424" /></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">January/February –</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> Sow seeds if you have a heated
propagator and somewhere frost free to raise the plants before spacing out
fully.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">March –</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> Sow seeds with heat and frost
protection, to set plants out end of April, so less space required when raising
small plants in a frost free section.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">April -</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> Space out plants in greenhouse at
the end of April. Keep an eye on the weather forecast for late frost and have
fleece sheets handy. Purchase commercial grown your plants. This is all very
weather dependant though. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">May –</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> Transplant into the soil from when
you see first trusses. Start feeding with a high nitrogen feed when you also
see first trusses. Start removing small side shoots. Tie up plants. Keep poly-tunnels
well ventilated during the day and also at night if warm. This discourages
diseases. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">June – </span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">If your plants are nice and strong
change feed to standard high potash tomato feed. Depending on when your seeds
were sown, you should start picking tomatoes from early June. Remove leaves up
to where you are picking or just above. Keep de-shooting. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">July –</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> If you find your plants are loaded
with fruit and the heads are getting thin, feed with a high nitrogen feed for a
few weeks. Usually some flower feeds have a high nitrogen ratio, check the
label and the NPK values. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">August –</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> (end) Stop plants by cutting head
off. Stop feeding. Remove more leave to expose ripening sized fruit. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">September –</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> If getting too cold, you can remove
some green tomatoes and put in a bag with a banana to help ripening. If
sheltering other plants in the greenhouse, clear out tomatoes and disinfect
early. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">October/November – </span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Leave tomatoes on plants or pick some
to ripen indoors. Remove plants, but burn any affected by blight. Wash down
greenhouse and soil with disinfectant if possible. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">December –</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> Top up raised beds/troughs with
well-rotted compost and some fresh clean soil. Add well-rotted compost if
growing directly into the soil. Choose varieties to grow for next year. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1920" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7MJIEwkQHnNeN26Q0FEfCMWwbt8sUvdd8pUg1ItBgmSeWVSal8s8lvcNuz1BGv9ADi_M6s3hr1zjAnGiuJAKQcySUAUBSngZoD7nHtS2BZEGyiVanJo2q0p5PHg2gLZl-IBRlHnxbyK5p/w450-h107/coloured+tomatoes+.jpg" width="450" /></div><br /> <p></p>
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/></td></tr><tr class="nJ0sOc"><td class="XgRaPc AB6Eee"><br /></td><td class="XgRaPc"><b>Search keywords</b><br />Entry Pageviews<br />tomato leaves curling 1394<br />tomato leaf curl 1276<br />comfrey 708<br />big tractors 203<br />tomato cages 199<br />tomato leaves curling up 187<br />steve mcqueen 152<br />tomato diseases 130<br />homemade tomato cages 106</td><td class="XgRaPc"><br /> <br /></td></tr><tr class="nJ0sOc"><td class="XgRaPc AB6Eee"><br /></td><td class="XgRaPc"><br /></td></tr><tr class="nJ0sOc"><td class="XgRaPc AB6Eee"><br /></td><td class="XgRaPc">It seems tomato leaf curling is one of the biggest concerns gardeners have when growing tomatoes, but if you read my comments on here about leaf curling on tomatoes it is the least thing to worry about and nothing you can really do about it. There are many opinions on it on the web, but as it does not really affect the crop, then I never ever have concerns. I did have a posr about <b>Steve Mcqeen</b> having cancer caused by asbestos called mesothelioma, so that answers that query. <br /></td><td class="XgRaPc"> </td><td class="XgRaPc"><br /></td></tr><tr class="nJ0sOc"><td class="XgRaPc AB6Eee"><br /></td><td class="XgRaPc"><br /></td></tr><tr class="nJ0sOc"><td class="XgRaPc AB6Eee"><br /></td><td class="XgRaPc"><b>Here is my post about tomato leaf curling.</b><br /></td></tr><tr class="nJ0sOc"><td class="XgRaPc AB6Eee"><br /></td><td class="XgRaPc"><br /></td></tr><tr class="nJ0sOc"><td class="XgRaPc AB6Eee"><br /></td><td class="XgRaPc"><h3 class="post-title entry-title"><a href="https://mr-tomato-king.blogspot.com/2019/06/lets-bust-few-myths-about-tomato-leaf.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Lets bust a few myths about tomato leaf curl </span></a></h3><h3 class="post-title entry-title"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="leaf curling" border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ1XLPaTrqk08czyTUXWyuUMCAyHDK70MzxFiNVNp3xOoKK55BoMnn514u6F05UZkmWe7mydxB2_eymRgWjSGoHU64o1jgeiSbJTVVP5yqmCsNqOmKR2OFxxgZPnJN8Leq4HbGD-khOoty/w400-h300/DSCN1587.JPG" title="Tomato leaf curl" width="400" /></div><br /></span></h3><h3 class="post-title entry-title"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span></h3></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr align="center" class="nJ0sOc"><td class="XgRaPc AB6Eee"><br /></td><td class="XgRaPc"><br /></td></tr><tr align="center" class="nJ0sOc"><td class="XgRaPc AB6Eee"><br /></td><td class="XgRaPc"><br /></td></tr><tr align="center" class="nJ0sOc"><td class="XgRaPc AB6Eee"><br /></td><td class="XgRaPc"><br /></td></tr><tr align="center" class="nJ0sOc"><td class="XgRaPc AB6Eee"><br /></td><td class="XgRaPc"><br /></td></tr><tr align="center" class="nJ0sOc"><td class="XgRaPc AB6Eee"><br /></td><td class="XgRaPc"><br /></td></tr><tr align="center" class="nJ0sOc"><td class="XgRaPc AB6Eee"><br /></td><td class="XgRaPc"><br /></td></tr><tr align="center" class="nJ0sOc"><td class="XgRaPc AB6Eee"><br /></td><td class="XgRaPc"><br /></td></tr><tr class="nJ0sOc"><td class="XgRaPc AB6Eee" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="XgRaPc" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="XgRaPc" style="text-align: center;"><span class="zRhise"> </span></td><td class="XgRaPc" style="text-align: center;"><span class="zRhise"> </span></td><td class="XgRaPc" style="text-align: center;"><span class="zRhise"> </span></td><td class="XgRaPc" style="text-align: center;"><span class="zRhise"> </span></td><td class="XgRaPc" style="text-align: center;"><span class="zRhise"> </span></td><td class="XgRaPc" style="text-align: center;"><span class="zRhise"> </span></td><td class="XgRaPc" style="text-align: center;"><span class="zRhise"> </span></td><td class="XgRaPc" style="text-align: center;"><span class="zRhise"> </span></td><td class="XgRaPc" style="text-align: center;"><span class="zRhise"> </span></td><td class="XgRaPc" style="text-align: center;"><span class="zRhise"> </span></td><td class="XgRaPc" style="text-align: center;"><span class="zRhise"> </span></td><td class="XgRaPc" style="text-align: center;"><span class="zRhise"> </span></td><td class="XgRaPc" style="text-align: center;"><span class="zRhise"> </span></td><td class="XgRaPc" style="text-align: center;"><span class="zRhise"> </span></td><td class="XgRaPc"><span class="zRhise"> </span></td><td class="XgRaPc"><span class="zRhise"> </span></td><td class="XgRaPc"><span class="zRhise"> </span></td><td class="XgRaPc"><span class="zRhise"> </span></td><td class="XgRaPc"><span class="zRhise"> </span></td><td class="XgRaPc"><span class="zRhise"> </span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03329172791821667793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137246611326999073.post-32217194262645194792020-08-28T11:59:00.007+02:002020-09-29T14:15:10.862+02:00Build your own polytunnel or greenhouse<p><!--[if !mso]>
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</p><p class="CSP-ChapterTitle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif;">FIRST YOU NEED GREENHOUSE</span></b></p>
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<p class="CSP-ChapterBodyText-FirstParagraph">There are hundreds of different
garden greenhouses and poly-tunnels on the market and whichever one you choose
it will never be big enough, so make sure you build or buy the biggest one that
you can afford, in the space available from the start. </p>
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Video- Mr TK builds a polytunnel watch it on You Tube.<br />
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<p class="CSP-ChapterBodyText-FirstParagraph"> I built my own based on a larger
version that I used to grow in when I worked in Portugal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is roughly 5m x 5m.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2.3m high in the middle, and 1.7m high on the
sides. These dimensions were slightly governed by the wood that I could
purchase from a large DIY store. The wood that the roof sits on were poles
purchased cut in half, so there are no sharp edges. I secured the roof support
poles to the center uprights with noggins, so there again would be a smooth run
over the ridge for the plastic. For the sides you can use 50 x 50cm treated
wooden lengths.</p>
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<p class="CSP-ChapterBodyText-FirstParagraph"> The reason I chose to build my own
was that it is far stronger than most poly-tunnels and to have one the same
size would have cost nearly double. Mine cost me approximately £500 in total.</p>
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TOP TIP</span></b></p>
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strongest plastic you can find to cover a poly-tunnel. Mine has lasted 10
years. </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #c00000; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"></span></b></p>
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The other reason to have a wooden greenhouse, is that it is far easier to run
wires down it for crop supports.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
special plastic I used should last three to five years minimum and is available
on line, mine has lasted over 10 years. Just make sure you order enough to
cover the whole structure side to side in one length. The ends you can fill in
after.
<p class="CSP-ChapterBodyText-FirstParagraph">As you can see the structure is
fairly strong. I added so extra support trusses inside, to the roofing struts.
I will have to change the plastic in a few years, so there should be no problem
getting on the roof to do this.</p>
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<p class="CSP-ChapterBodyText-FirstParagraph"> It has now been up for 10 years,
and we have had a bad winter with three lots of heavy snow, and very strong
winds, so I feel it is a pretty strong structure. On reflection I would have
added roof ventilation, which I still can do with a couple of windows on
hinges. Side ventilation is OK, but for the best results if you have hot spring
and summers then roof ventilation is the best option. I do leave both doors
open once the season warms up, but I put netting across so as not to get any
wind damage. </p>
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<p align="center" class="CSP-ChapterBodyText-FirstParagraph" style="text-align: center;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">TIPS ON GETTING A GREENHOUSE</b></p>
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</span></span></span>Remember, the bigger the better in the long
term. </p>
<p class="CSP-ChapterBodyText-FirstParagraph" style="margin-left: 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "times new roman";">
</span></span></span>Find a sheltered spot that gets plenty of light
but away from heavy winds.</p>
<p class="CSP-ChapterBodyText-FirstParagraph" style="margin-left: 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "times new roman";">
</span></span></span>Decide if you want a glasshouse which will be
easier to heat and hold heat. Or a poly-tunnel which will be far cheaper and
probably give you a bigger growing area.</p>
<p class="CSP-ChapterBodyText-FirstParagraph" style="margin-left: 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "times new roman";">
</span></span></span>If building your own poly-tunnel invest in heavy
duty polythene coverings with UV protection. First Tunnels in the UK offer UV
stabilised film is 200 microns (800 Gauge) and is supplied with a seven year
guarantee.</p>
<p class="CSP-ChapterBodyText-FirstParagraph" style="margin-left: 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "times new roman";">
</span></span></span>Think about ventilation, most glasshouse will
have this built in. Off the shelf poly-tunnels, might have some side
ventilation. Building your own you can add roof ventilation. </p>
<p class="CSP-ChapterBodyText-FirstParagraph" style="margin-left: 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "times new roman";">
</span></span></span>If you are going to grow in large pots or
troughs, then you can site your greenhouse anywhere, even on concrete or
gravel. </p>
<p class="CSP-ChapterBodyText-FirstParagraph" style="margin-left: 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "times new roman";">
</span></span></span>Have a good water source close by, even gutters
on the structure to collect rainwater. Tomatoes are very thirsty plants.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="CSP-ChapterBodyText-FirstParagraph" style="margin-left: 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <b>Pros and Cons Greenhouse </b></span></p><div class="CSP-ChapterBodyText-FirstParagraph" style="margin-left: 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><b> </b></span> Greenhouses are more visually appealing constructions</li></ul></div><div class="CSP-ChapterBodyText-FirstParagraph" style="margin-left: 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Site preparation requires a lot of effort. The base must be firm and flat.</span></li></ul></div><div class="CSP-ChapterBodyText-FirstParagraph" style="margin-left: 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Greenhouses will be more expensive, but will last a lot longer and not have to re-covered and withstand bad weather more. </span></li></ul></div><div class="CSP-ChapterBodyText-FirstParagraph" style="margin-left: 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Greenhouse will have less humidity that a poly-tunnel, so there is less chance of diseases spreading. They also hold more heat, so cheap to heat and overwinter plants and can resisit a light frost. </span>Greenhouses offer maximum heat retention and better light transmission.</li></ul></div><p class="CSP-ChapterBodyText-FirstParagraph" style="margin-left: 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;"><br /></p><p class="CSP-ChapterBodyText-FirstParagraph" style="margin-left: 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <b> Pros and Cons Poly-tunnels</b> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">A poly-tunnel is far cheaper to build so you would have a larger covered space for you money. </span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Poly-tunnels will get a lot hotter in the summer and far more humid, which could increase the chance of getting more diseases. </span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">They can be blown away by strong winds, which is why the frame should be attached to the ground properly.</span></li><li><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Covers need to be replaced every 5 years.</li></ul><p class="CSP-ChapterBodyText-FirstParagraph" style="margin-left: 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="CSP-ChapterBodyText-FirstParagraph" style="margin-left: 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
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<p> </p>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03329172791821667793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137246611326999073.post-30131691946213268842020-08-15T17:56:00.009+02:002020-09-03T17:40:53.761+02:00End of Season Ripening of Green Tomatoes<p> <b>Near to the end of the summer, tomato growers are wondering how to get the
remaining trusses to ripen. This seems to be a bit of a problem this year in
the UK in some areas, as I have seen a lot of posts about it on Gardener’s World
Facebook page.</b> </p><p> <b>TOMATOES WILL RIPEN WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT</b> - Do not panic if it
is still quite warm as the tomatoes will ripen when they are ready and not
always when you expect them to. </p><p>If the plants are dying then you can pick all the green tomatoes to ripen them off the plant with any of the methods below. <br /></p><p> </p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE92LvpD_heA_UtZLrlrvelwQJVML8DcRPZCenoW3ruH1eAu2Gv4n1yvnTWUFL5-FvGBcCpWWcD8G0017Vtw0AD0juF86bAimzznQPP8dIdJaMvPBcMvpeAwwkqT5GjU0RCOetfVnQRcOL/s2048/remove+head+tomato+plant.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE92LvpD_heA_UtZLrlrvelwQJVML8DcRPZCenoW3ruH1eAu2Gv4n1yvnTWUFL5-FvGBcCpWWcD8G0017Vtw0AD0juF86bAimzznQPP8dIdJaMvPBcMvpeAwwkqT5GjU0RCOetfVnQRcOL/w328-h246/remove+head+tomato+plant.JPG" width="328" /></a></b></div><p></p><p><b>REMOVE THE GROWING HEAD</b> - This is one of the main jobs at the end of the season. Nip out the head of the tomato plant, leaving a few leaves at least after the last truss. You can choose a truss a few trusses down from the last one to leave more leaves. <br /></p>
<p><b>REMOVE LEAVES</b> - One of the first things to do is always remove leaves to
just above where the fruit is ripening. If you are not too bothered about the
higher trusses ripening, then remove leaves further up as well. This lets more sun hit the tomatoes to ripen them. <br /></p>
<p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kyrwpZP_ACg/XzgAMVQYdXI/AAAAAAAADpE/FMoQwRXRRBIli0yDSlW__NbYRenR1KGNgCLcBGAsYHQ/s758/ripen%2Btomatoes%2Bwith%2Ba%2Bbanana.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="758" height="224" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kyrwpZP_ACg/XzgAMVQYdXI/AAAAAAAADpE/FMoQwRXRRBIli0yDSlW__NbYRenR1KGNgCLcBGAsYHQ/w262-h224/ripen%2Btomatoes%2Bwith%2Ba%2Bbanana.jpg" width="262" /></a></b></div><p></p><p><b>HANG </b><b>A BA</b><b>NANA SKIN</b> - A very old adage to ripen tomatoes and fruit is
to hang a banana or a banana skin close to the trusses. <span class="hgkelc"><b>Bananas</b>
make other <b>fruit ripen</b> because they release a gas called ethane
(formerly ethylene). If tomatoes are off the plant, then place the tomatoes in a bowl or a breathable
bag with a banana to rip</span><span class="hgkelc">en the fruit. Or you could put some tomatoes in a shoe box with a banana.<br /></span></p>
<p><span class="hgkelc"><b> </b></span></p><p><span class="hgkelc"><b> WATER LESS</b> - If you have removed the head of the
plant and also keep removing shoots, you will need to cut down on your watering or
you will get split fruit otherwise. You should not really need to feed plants anymore from this stage.<br /></span></p>
<p></p><p><span class="hgkelc"><b> VENTILATE LESS</b> - You have to be careful with this
option, as you do not want to encourage diseases, so never stop ventilation altogether
at this time of the year. However, if you have a little less ventilation
to warm up the poly-tunnel or greenhouse a little bit more especially at night,
it will aid ripening the tomatoes.</span></p>
<p><span class="hgkelc"><b>PLACE TOMATOES ON A WINDOW CILL</b> - By lining
up tomatoes in a warm window cill is another way to ripen tomatoes faster. </span></p><p><b><span class="hgkelc">GREEN TOMATO RECIPES </span></b></p><p><span class="hgkelc">There are many ways to cook and treat unripe green tomatoes, so here are a few ideas that you can look up.</span></p><p><span class="hgkelc"> </span><span class="hgkelc"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="hgkelc"><img alt="Green tomato salsa recipe" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1434" height="500" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A784dY5Qtk0/X1EM0B4v18I/AAAAAAAADrQ/NFW9E34nDWslUQDUVascRbL7HcMcoqKKgCLcBGAsYHQ/w350-h500/tomatillo-salsa-verde-.jpg" title="Green Tomato Salsa" width="350" /></span></div><p></p><p style="margin-left: 160px; text-align: left;"><span class="hgkelc"><b> Green Tomato Salsa </b></span><br /></p><p><span class="hgkelc"> Green tomato chutney, fried green tomatoes, pickled green tomatoes, green tomato relish, sauteed green tomatoes, green tomato enchilada sauce, green tomato marmalade, spicy green tomato and apple chutney, greentomato chili or green tomto bread. There are many more recipes on the net for what to do with green tomatoes, so there is no excuse to waste them. You might have to experiment a litttle before you find your favorite green tomato recipe. </span><br /></p><h3 id="8-8-green-tomato-enchilada-sauce"><br /></h3><p><span class="hgkelc"><br /></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b> Here is all the information that you need about Blossom End
Rot on tomatoes. However before you try adding calcium etc to your soil it is
worth nothing that there is normally not a deficiency of calcium in the soil as
90% of the times I have had Blossom End Rot is in hot weather and I have let
the compost or soil dry out that bit too much. It happens easier if you are
growing in post of peat bags. When the Blossom End Rot appears it is usually a
few days after the soil has dried out, so although your soil might seem OK, it
might not have been a few days before. </b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Blossom-e<b><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bMncWNHcSHM/S-_hGTK4LlI/AAAAAAAAAg8/CiibJGAZo0U/s1600/blossem+end+rot.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bMncWNHcSHM/S-_hGTK4LlI/AAAAAAAAAg8/CiibJGAZo0U/s200/blossem+end+rot.jpg" width="200" wt="true" /></a></b>nd rot (BER) is generally thought to be triggered
by a localized calcium deficiency in the blossom end of the fruit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It often occurs when dry soil conditions
reduce the amount of water movement into the plant, interrupting the movement
of calcium to the fruit, so it is not lack of calcium in the soil.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Calcium is an important component of cell
development.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Therefore BER is caused
primarily by dry soil conditions, not by a deficiency of calcium in the soil or
plant.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span></span></p><a name='more'></a> A small water-soaked or light brown area appears around the
blossom-end of the tomato when the fruit is green or just ripening.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The lesion darkens and enlarges rapidly,
becoming sunken and black.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It may affect
over half of the fruit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Soil or foliar applied calcium has not been shown to be effective
in preventing BER.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Foliar-applied
calcium is taken up and fixed in the leaves, and very little reaches the fruit.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Besides moisture, many other factors seem to influence BER
as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact, there is now some
thought that low calcium levels in the fruit are not the trigger for
blossom-end rot at all.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> The list of factors that could influence blossom-end rot:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>High temperatures
and intense sunlight, especially following cooler, overcast weather;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>High
ammonium-nitrogen levels in the soil,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>High salinity;</p><p class="MsoNormal"> Stress factors,
such as dry conditions, that reduce fruit growth;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stress occurring
during periods of rapid fruit growth;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Potassium/calcium
ratios in the fruit;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>High nitrogen levels;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> There is now speculation that stress-free, rapid growth
conditions create the susceptibility for blossom-end rot in fruit at a certain
stage of development.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If conditions
suddenly turn stressful, reducing growth rates, blossom-end rot is thought
likely to develop.</p>
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A common but not always a major problem with tomato and cucumber plants is leaf burn or scorch normally on the tips of the leaves. This problem can be cause by too much sun on a dry plant or too strong a concentration of fertilisers. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> There is a school of thought that wetting leaves in strong
sunlight will cause leaf burn. However, after having grown tomatoes commercially
in the past for I have never had this happen, In fact we used to put on
overhead sprinklers on hot days to cool the plants down and get moisture around
the flowers to help with the setting. I even grew tomatoes in plastic tunnels
in Portugal with only side ventilation, so we had to put the sprinklers on
quite a few times a day or used a hose pipe the workers appreciated being
cooled down at the same time. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tomatoes
are thirsty plants and need a lot of water on hot days especially. The compost
or soil can soon dry out, especially if you are watering only once a day. The
best way to water tomatoes plants and cucumbers is a little and often, so the
soil is always moist but never soaking. A good test especially if growing in
peat bags or large post is to take a handful of compost which should not have
water running out, which a gentle squeeze water should run out and that is a
good indicator you have the watering about right. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7u7QJzXumGs/Xy6vKrg6QHI/AAAAAAAADoU/X9t1wXHPCeEb9IavuI-sxRIkYYlccPQwwCLcBGAsYHQ/s428/leaf%2Bburn%2Bscorch%2Btomato%2Bplants.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="329" data-original-width="428" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7u7QJzXumGs/Xy6vKrg6QHI/AAAAAAAADoU/X9t1wXHPCeEb9IavuI-sxRIkYYlccPQwwCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/leaf%2Bburn%2Bscorch%2Btomato%2Bplants.JPG" /></a></div> </div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">
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Burned spots on tomato plant leaves can be a result of too much fertilizer or improper fertilizing practices and appears as scorching that begins at the edges of the leaves. The leaf edges look dried out and eventually brown and brittle. To avoid root injuries that lead to leaf burn, do not allow fertilizers to come in direct contact with the plant’s stem or roots. </div>
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If you water using a branded liquid feed, please follow the dilution instructions carefully and use half strength on small plants. You can start watering once you see the first trussed forming. Double strength fertiliser will not make your plants grow twice as fast, it will kill them. </div>
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If you are applying fertilizers in a granular form, gently fork it into the soil about with 4 to 6 inches from the plant’s stem and be very careful not to damage the plants roots as they are close to the surface. By doing this they plant will not receive all the nutrients in one go, thoroughly water the fertiliser in following the application and repeat the process every 10 days or so. </div>
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Sometimes you can get leaf scorching from residue in the compost you may be using, either the slow release fertiliser was not mixed in enough, or the manure you used to make compost was not rotted down enough. </div>
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Seedlings are very prone to scorch if allowed to dry out at any-time. As they are usually in small pots there is little reserve for the roots so they do dry out very quickly on hot days, so could need a light water a couple of times a day until they are transplanted to a larger plot. Sometimes with a sudden change in the weather it can be worthwhile adding a little shade to young plants on very hot days in early spring. </div>
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This cucumber plant is showing signs of leaf burn. As you can see it starts on the tip of the leaf and sometimes spreads to the rest of the leaf, especially with young leaves. You do not need to remove the leaf at this stage, but it much of the leaf is damaged than it is better to remove it. I would say that this particular leaf burn was caused by the plant being slightly too dry on a hot day, but it difficult to distinguish between sun burn and fertiliser scorch. </div>
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This young tomato plant has quite severe scorch and you can see that the two lower seedling leaves have shrivelled up, so it is best to remove them. The upper part of the plant is nice and green so they problem has past and no real long term damage will occur. Scorch usually appears at the start of the season on young plants and is easy to spot as it starts on the tips of the leaves and is dry and crisp. </div>
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This is a severe case of cucumber leaf scorch, the dried leaves around the base of the plant are Comfrey leaves and this could have causes a high concentration of potash around the roots if there are more Comfrey leaves below ground around the roots system, or again too little water on hot days with a small root system.<br />
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<b><u><span style="color: blue;"> <a href="http://mr-tomato-king.blogspot.fr/search/label/Cucumbers" target="_blank">Check out my posts on growing indoor cucumbers </a></span></u></b></div>
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There is not a lot you can do if blight is in your area and it is not your fault if you get it. But there are ways to protect your crop and to treat it once you have it and minimise the damage.<br />
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<b>1.</b> Blight is airborne so have a lid on any containers that you use for water collection.<br />
<b>2.</b> Bush tomatoes tend to have less air circulation around them, so try to keep them off of damp soil and thin out as much as possible when there is blight about. <br />
<b>3.</b> Water gently with a hose not a spray or irrigation so as not to wet the lower leaves. <br />
<b>4.</b> With cordon plants, keep them well spaced (18" min) and de-leaf as much as possible. <br />
<b>5.</b> Do not use too much nitrogen feed as this causes a softer plant. <br />
<b>6.</b> Use a preventative spray as soon as you have a blight warning or when the weather turns damp.<br />
<b>7.</b> Cut out and burn all affected leaves, or whole plants if it severe. Wash all equipment used.<br />
<b>8.</b> Daily, do a tour of your plants to look for any signs of any new infections.<br />
<b>9.</b> Blight tends to start on potatoes, grow them well away from tomato plants.<br />
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Well it had to happen the dreaded blight has attacked my outdoor tomatoes. We have had fairly damp conditions of late and I should have put on a preventative spray of Bordeaux mix.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> By the time I had found it, some cordon plants close to it also had some small signs of late blight, so I saved the fruit of these, then burnt the plants as well. My polytunnel plants seem to be free of blight so far, but I have given these a good spray of Bordeaux mixture.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<b>My indoor plants were stripped of leaves as much as I could before spraying. My plants are well spaced and this will aid air circulation, which will also help prevent disease.</b><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Use as recommended, but can cause copper build up in the soil if there is too much run off. </div><br />
<b> Mancozeb Fungicide (Dithane)</b> Used a lot in the UK.<br />
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Early in the morning, place some of your finest quality compost in a porous cloth container and put it in a container full of cool water; an old sock for a gallon of water; a pillowcase or sack in a clean can full of water. If its town water, let it sit for a day first and stir it a few times to dissipate the chlorine. Let your tea steep for 24 hours, then strain the liquid and spray immediately the next morning; you want to use it right away to get the maximum number of little compost guys fighting for you. (Return the contents of your ‘tea bag’ to your compost pile.) <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">To make: Mix 1 tablespoon baking soda, 2 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil with one gallon of water. Shake this up very thoroughly. To this mix add 1/2 teaspoon of pure washing up liquid and spray. Be sure to agitate your sprayer while you work to keep the ingredients from separating. Cover upper and lower leaf surfaces and spray some on the soil. Repeat every 5-7 days as needed.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="border: medium none;"><b>How does blight establish itself?</b></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="border: medium none;">Being a fungal disease the spores are in the air and when they land on a wet, warm tomato plant they start growing. The ideal situation is for the water to sit on the plant long enough that the spore can grow. If the water dries up very quickly it cannot take a hold, or if there is no water on the plant the occurrence of fungal growth is much reduced. Areas where the fungal disease is really bad, is partly due to its climatic conditions. The humid areas suffer the most as the leaves do not dry quickly enough to prevent the disease taking a hold.</div></div><div style="border: medium none; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="border: medium none;"><b>What does late blight look like?</b></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="border: medium none;">The leaves on the plant will look black and greasy. On the underside of the leaf there is a fine grey mold during the wet periods.</div></div><div style="border: medium none; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="border: medium none;"><b>Dealing with late blight.</b></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="border: medium none;">Watering is a major issue with the types of plants that late blight grows on and keeping the leaves dry is the most important task. When growing tomatoes, set up a ground watering system so that the leaves stay dry.</div></div><div style="border: medium none; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="border: medium none;"><b>How to grow tomatoes for blight protection</b>.</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="border: medium none;">There are 3 methods that can help with keeping the plants aerated so that they dry quickly and they are:</div></div><div style="border: medium none; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="border: medium none;">1. To protect them from rain a clear plastic sheet can be arranged over the plants to keep them dry.</div></div><div style="border: medium none; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="border: medium none;">2. Grow them in the espalier method which spreads out the branches along a wall and where the plants get heat from a wall which will help with drying them.</div></div><div style="border: medium none; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="border: medium none;">3. Using a single stake for each plant and making sure there is at least 4 feet between plants so that the airflow between the plants will dry them quickly. </div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="border: medium none;">Blight might be able to be contained by immediately removing any parts where it is noticed in the very early stages. Any tomato parts removed should be disposed of off the property.</div></div><div style="border: medium none; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="border: medium none;"><b>Other precautions.</b></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="border: medium none;">There are two other courses of action that can help with controlling blight and that is to purchase 'blight resistant' tomato plants and to rotate crops every 3-4 years with non-related crops.</div></div><div style="border: medium none; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="border: medium none;">Fungicide can be used to control blight and it needs to be used on a regular basis and the spraying also needs to start before the onset of any signs of blight. When spraying the plant all new shoots need to be sprayed too. Spraying a fungicide for the late blight does require extra care so follow the instructions very carefully and take full protection.</div></div><div style="border: medium none; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><b>Does late blight survive the winter? <a href="http://www.umassvegetable.org/LateBlightAlertforTomatoandPotato.html">Link to full article from the US</a></b><br />
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The biggest threat for overwintered disease is on potatoes. The fungus Phytophthora infestans needs live tissue to survive. Potato tubers that are infected with late blight and don’t freeze or decay during the winter can carry the pathogen over the winter to next spring. Tubers can survive in several ways: <br />
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-Disposed of in a compost pile that does not fully decompose and does not freeze.<br />
-Disposed of in a large pile of culled potatoes which does not freeze completely.<br />
-Kept in storage until late winter, and then put outside in spring.<br />
-Purchased for home use, and then disposed of (in compost or cull pile, as above)<br />
Potatoes that freeze or fully decompose will not carry the pathogen overwinter.<br />
Tomatoes wll not carry late blight over the winter, because freezing kills the whole plant. Tomato seed, even from fruit that was infected with late blight, will not ciarry the pathogen. Thus you can use your own seed or purchase seed to start next year’s crop without fear of late blight. Certain perennial weeds can become infected with late blight, but none of their aboveground tissues live through the winter. Greenhouses where tomatoes were grown could allow survival only if they never freeze and the crop lives all winter. Late blight will not survive on tomato stakes and cages. <br />
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In some parts of the world, late blight has two ‘mating types’ (the fungal equivalent of male and female) which can produce long-lasting ‘oospores’ that survive independently.Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03329172791821667793noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137246611326999073.post-4367412394951397012020-07-29T17:15:00.005+02:002020-08-24T13:58:00.283+02:00Tomatoes Q & A<p> Here are some basic questions and answers about tomato growing. There are quite a few, but they cover most subjects, obviously I researched many of them.<br />
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1. Q. When should I start my seeds indoors to produce tomato transplants for my garden?<br />
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2. Q. How do you select good transplants at nurseries or garden centres?<br />
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4. Q. Should tomato plants be staked, caged or left unsupported?<br />
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A. Tomatoes should be supported. Whether you cage or stake them is personal preference. Regardless of the method, plants with foliage and fruit supported off the ground will produce more than unsupported plants. Caging has several advantages. It involves less work than staking. Once the cage is placed over the plant there is no further manipulation of the plant - - no pruning, no tying. The fruit are simply harvested as they ripen. In many areas, staking and pruning of the plant to a single or multiple stem results in sunburn when the developing fruit is exposed to excessive sunlight. Other advantages of caging over staking include protection of fruit from bird damage by more vigorous foliage cover and less fruit rot. Caged tomato vines produce more fruit of a smaller size, but staked and tied plants produce less fruit which mature earlier yet are larger. <br />
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5. Q. My tomato plants look great. They are dark green, vigorous and healthy. However, flowers are not forming any fruit. What is the problem?<br />
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A. 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.<br />
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6. Q. Are there really low-acid tomato varieties?<br />
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A. There are some varieties that are slightly less acidic than others, but this difference is so slight that there is no real difference in taste or in how the tomatoes should be processed. Some yellow-fruited types are slightly less acidic than the normal red varieties, but not enough to make any difference. Research indicates that all varieties available to the home gardener are safe for water bath processing as long as good quality fruit are used. Flavour differences which exist between varieties are not because of differences in acid content, but balances of the sugar to acid ratio.<br />
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7. Q. Some tomato varieties are recommended because they are determinate and fast maturing. What does determinate mean and can you tell if a tomato is determinate by looking at it?<br />
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A. Determinate means the plant is small. Determinate tomato varieties seldom are more than 5 to 6 feet tall. A determinate vine is distinguished by a repeating pattern of two leaves followed by a flower or fruiting cluster. An indeterminate vine has a repeating pattern of three or four leaves, then a cluster.<br />
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8. Q. Can I save seeds from my tomatoes from next season's plantings, and if so how? <br />
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A. You can save seed from tomatoes if the variety is not a hybrid. Hybrid tomatoes do not come true from seed. The plants and fruit from seed saved form your home garden may or may not resemble the parent. Chances are the fruit will be poorer quality and the vine characteristics will not be the same as the parent plant. However, for true breeding varieties, such as Homestead, it is easy to save seed. To save seed from tomatoes or any other home vegetable fruit crop, leave the fruit on the plant until it is mature, pull it, squeeze juice with seed into a glass, let this ferment for two days adding water if needed. Rinse the seeds two or three times to remove debris. Seeds will settle to the bottom. After rinsing the seeds, blot them and place them in the sun to dry. Store the seeds under cool, dry conditions.<br />
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9. Q. When caging tomatoes, how large should the cage be?<br />
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A. The diametre of the cage should be at least 18 to 20 inches. Smaller cages often restrict plant growth and reduce yields. Height of the cage will vary but generally 2 feet is sufficient for the recommended varieties. <br />
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10. Q. How do you stake tomatoes?<br />
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A. Staking involves pruning or suckering the plant to either one or two main stalks. Tomatoes grown without support develop a bush shape. However, if the plant is to be trellised or staked, it must be pruned to a single or double stalk. The small suckers which develop between the axil of the leaf and the stem are removed to develop a vine structure rather than a bush. A wooden stake an inch in diameter and 6 feet long is driven into the ground beside the plant. Do not damage the root system when inserting the stake in the ground. The stalk of the plant is loosely attached to the stake as it grows. The plant can be attached to the stake with twist-ties, soft string, strips of cloth or tights. The plant is sufficiently supported if it is attached to the stake at 12 to 14 inch intervals. Continued suckering to prevent the plant from developing more than one or two central stems. If a double-stalk plant is desired leave the sucker produced above the first flower cluster since it will be the most vigorous. <br />
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11. Q. What causes a tomato to crack? Is there anything I can do to prevent it?<br />
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</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMKfm2QvT51mPOE4hK62phBBTxPt4BXomGwlI-oSQTjlGUM0wNh_eMcknDyd_PzPOFHMRboj64cdHWSVXAZSPsbojR8uYRo8lvQYn_oLTysYBzP3MV-259dFuRDDayOf86Qz3gcaXZJCL9/s1600/cracking+toms.jpg" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMKfm2QvT51mPOE4hK62phBBTxPt4BXomGwlI-oSQTjlGUM0wNh_eMcknDyd_PzPOFHMRboj64cdHWSVXAZSPsbojR8uYRo8lvQYn_oLTysYBzP3MV-259dFuRDDayOf86Qz3gcaXZJCL9/s320/cracking+toms.jpg" /></a></div> A. Cracking is a physiological disorder caused by soil moisture fluctuations. When the tomato reaches the mature green stage and the water supply to the plant is reduced or cut off, the tomato will begin to ripen. At this time a cellophane-like wrapper around the outer surface of the tomato becomes thicker and more rigid to protect the tomato during and after harvest. If the water supply is restored after ripening begins, the plant will resume translocation of nutrients and moisture into the fruit. This will cause the fruit to enlarge; which in turn splits the wrapper around the fruit and results in cracking. The single best control for cracking is a constant and regular water supply. Apply a layer of organic mulch to the base of the plant. This serves as a buffer and prevents soil moisture fluctuation. Water plants thoroughly every week. This is especially important when the fruits are maturing. Some varieties are resistant to cracking, but their skin is tougher.<br />
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12. Q. What could cause the leaves of my tomatoes to turn brown along the edges?<br />
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13. Q. About the time my tomatoes ripen and turn red, I lose at least half my crop to bird damage. What can prevent this?<br />
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A. Bird damage is common in all areas. One control method which works quite well is to take old nylon stockings and cut them into pieces 10 to 12 inches long. Tie a knot in one end of the stocking and slip the open end over the entire cluster of tomatoes. Secure the end above the tomato cluster with a rubber band or twist-tie. Birds will not be able to peck through the nylon. Slip the stocking off the cluster and harvest the ripe fruit and replace it to protect later-ripening fruit. Also, birds damage fully mature fruit more readily than breaker or pink fruit. Harvest in breaker or green-wrap stage. Gardeners have tried many ways to reduce bird damage. Scarecrows, aluminum strips, tin foil plates and noisemakers will work until the local birds become accustomed to seeing or hearing them. Fabric covering materials can also be used as a barrier mechanism.<br />
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14. Q. What causes the black spots on the bottom of my tomatoes?<br />
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15. Q. What causes tomato leaves to curl?<br />
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16. Q. What causes some of my early tomato fruit from the spring garden to be oddly shaped and of poor quality? <br />
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17. Q. Do products which are supposed to aid in setting tomatoes really work and if they do, how should they be used?<br />
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A. These hormonal products are designed to substitute for natural pollination. These products work better when tomatoes are failing to set because of too cool temperatures. Tomatoes which set after use of these products will be puffy and have less seed.<br />
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18. Q. What is the plant advertised as a tree tomato?<br />
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19. Q. Should you allow tomatoes to become fully ripe and red on the vine before harvesting?<br />
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A. Generally, yields will be increased by harvesting the fruit at first blush or pink instead of leaving them on the plant to ripen fully. A tomato picked at first sign of colour and ripened at room temperature will be just as tasty as one left to fully mature on the vine. Picking tomatoes before they turn red reduces damage from birds. <br />
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20. Q. If tomatoes are picked green or before they are fully mature, how should they be handled to insure proper ripening and full flavor?<br />
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21. Q. What is a husk tomato or cape gooseberry?<br />
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22. Q. I have the best tomato crop I have ever had, but the large tomatoes are falling off the vines. Even the ones that stay on the vine are jarred off easily. What is the problem?<br />
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A. Cool fall temperatures cause the abscission zone, the area where the tomato is attached to the plant to weaken, and the heavy fruit subsequently falls. Gather fallen tomatoes as soon as possible, wipe them clean and store them in a warm place to ripen. These aborted tomatoes will rot if left on the ground.<br />
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23. Q. I have large translucent areas on my tomato fruit. What's going on?<br />
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A. This is an environmental problem. The translucent areas are sun scalds. Heat from direct intense sunlight destroys the color pigments of the tomato. This damage does not make the tomato inedible.<br />
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24. Q. Can I propagate tomatoes for the autumn garden from spring- planted vines?<br />
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25. Q. Can spring-planted tomatoes be cut back in late summer or early fall resulting in renewed growth and increased production until the first killing frost?<br />
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A. This can be done in some areas, especially in the southern parts. However, the plants must be healthy and free of insect problems. Trying to carry an unhealthy plant through the summer into the autumn usually means disaster. If the plants are to be cut back, avoid removing too much of the foliage since hot weather can burn the plants to death. After pruning, apply additional fertilizer and water to renew growth and increase tomato production well into the autumn.<br />
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26. Q. How do you tell when a green tomato harvested early to prevent freeze damage will ever turn red and ripen?<br />
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A. This can simply be done with a sharp kitchen knife. Harvest a tomato typical of the majority of green tomatoes on your plants. Look at size but pay particular attention to fruit colour. Slice through the centre of the tomato. Closely examine the seed within the fruit. If the seeds are covered with a clear gel which cause them to move away from the knife, then that fruit will eventually turn red and ripen. If the seeds are cut by the knife then those fruit will never properly ripen. Compare the colour and size of the tested fruit when harvesting tomatoes on your plants. Most similar fruit will eventually ripen and turn red.<br />
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27. Q. Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable.<br />
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A. The tomato is legally-declared a vegetable. A vegetable is a herbaceous (non-woody) plant or plant part which can be eaten without processing and is usually consumed with the main meal.<br />
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28. Q. The foliage on my tomatoes is infected by irregularly- shaped spots which cause it to turn yellow and drop off. This occurs in all seasons and is on the top as well as the bottom leaves.<br />
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29. Q. The leaves on my tomato plants are distorted. Why?<br />
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30. Q. My tomato plants are stunted and have a pale yellow foliage. The root system has knots or swellings on the roots.<br />
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31. Q. My tomatoes were healthy during the spring and early summer, yet after a recent rain, they wilted and died very rapidly.<br />
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32. Q. My tomato plants wilted rapidly. When I cut the stem open, I found a brown ring around the inside.<br />
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33. Q. What do the letters "VFN" associated with particular tomato varieties indicate?<br />
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34. Q. I have a maze of beige or silvery trails appear and spread just below the upper surfaces of leaves<br />
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A. The branch is not the cause of your problem, but the tree it is attached to probably is. Roots of black walnut and butternut trees release a substance called juglone which kills roots of sensitive plants. Tomatoes happen to be among the most sensitive, and should not be planted within at least 50 feet of these trees. Juglone is emitted from living and dead roots and can persist in the soil for over a year, so avoid areas where juglone producing trees have grown for two to three years after removing the trees.<br />
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A. Along with those black, scabby tomatoes, you have done an excellent job describing the plant nemesis called Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus (TSWV). Luckily, the intensity of infections has diminished to a normal 10-15 percent so your one infected plant in ten is about normal. Infected tomato plants have many small, dark, circular spots on younger leaves. Leaves may have a bronzed appearance and later turn dark brown and withered. Flushes of new growth are yellowish and distorted. Fruit has many spots about one-half inch in diameter with concentric, circular markings. On ripe fruit these markings are alternate bands of red and yellow. Pepper fruits may have dead spots as well. Insects named thrips are the culprits that spreads the virus. Insects feed on a plant with virus and transmit it to another plant. Not all insects spread virus. The insects which have been known to cause problems include aphids, thrips, white flies and leaf-feeding beetles. Virus prevention is difficult - - 100 percent insect control is impossible as well as impractical. Even if you could grow a plant which was full of pesticide and would kill any insect immediately if it damaged the foliage, the virus is delivered the instant the plant tissue is penetrated. Insect sprays are not the answer; I recommend a physical barrier such as covering with netting during the first two months of growth. The larger a plant is before infection occurs, the more productive it will be. The soil is not contaminated so you can, and should, remove the infected plant and replant a cherry tomato or a Surefire in the very same hole. The fruit of infected plants can be eaten if you are man (or woman) enough to eat anything that ugly! <br />
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<b>TOMATO LEAF CURL CAUSED BY TOO MUCH HEAT</b><br />
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This to me is the most logical reason for the curling of tomato leaves and what I presumed was the main cause. The plant gets too hot so compensates by curling it's leaves so they get less sun exposure and keeps the plant cooler. This does make so much sense, however I have been in the greenhouse on cooler days after hot sunny days with plenty of leaf curl and the leaves are still curled and continue to do so. It could be that once a leaf has curled it never goes back straight which seems to be the case sometimes.<br />
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This is a popular comment on many posts and I even watched a video about it from the USA, so I let my plants dry out slightly so they were definitely not over watered, this didn't make an ounce of difference, the leaf curl seemed to be exactly the same.<br />
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I have noticed that early in the season there are no signs of leaf curl, however, as the season progresses and the tomato plants are starting to produce fruit, then the leaf curl seems to get worse as the weight of the crop increases. On the oldest leaves, curling or non curling you always get signs of deficiencies in the lower leaves. This I feel is more due to the age of the leaf than a sign of deficiencies as the head of the plant will always tell you the health of the tomato plant.<br />
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<b>TOMATO LEAF CURL ON DIFFERENT TOMATO PLANT VARIETIES </b><br />
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I ha<b>v</b>e also noticed that leaf curl varies on different varieties, for example the Red Pear Cherry tomatoes although having less mature fruit on them seem to be worse, so that blows the theory of strain on a plant causes leaf curling.<br />
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This one was fairly easy as it looks very much like leaf scorch and is caused by the plant drying out too much in hot weather, or sometimes by too strong a fertiliser. Just keep the soil moist and try to spray the plants with water a few times a day if is really hot or even put a bit of shade over them. They should recover OK. <br />
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<br />Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03329172791821667793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137246611326999073.post-88619454277749310102019-03-17T11:21:00.004+01:002020-08-24T16:37:58.214+02:00Starting the tomato season 2019 Due to the mild winter, I have decided to purchase my tomato, pepper and chilli plants a little earlier, as I hope there is no more chance of frost. The reason I purchase my plants is that I have not got a heated greenhouse, so I get an earlier start to the season than raising my own from seed.<br />
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These plants look quite healthy, although a bit "leggy" for my liking. Leggy plants are due to them not having enough light and being too close together. Light is one of the most limiting factors when growing tomato plants. Obviously temperature is important, but as long as you keep the frost away they will survive.<br />
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The first thing I have done is to transplant my tomato plants into larger pots and space them out. The leaves should not be touching, so they get the best possible light. I have set them on trays so they will not root into the soil. I will add a small stake to each plant to support it while they thicken up. Normally, it is best to plant them into the soil when the first truss is in flower. <br />
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It is better to remove the seedling leaves as they have done their job, also any other damaged leaves, as this saves any diseases occurring. You can now really see how "leggy" the plants were that I purchased, especially the ones that were raised in blocks of six. <br />
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I have topped up my raised beds with some well rotted horse manure and some leaf mould that has been rotting down over the winter, this should give a good reserve of nutrients, although I will have to feed my plants weekly as the season progresses and the plants are full of fruit.<br />
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This winter, as I was over wintering a few outdoor plants in pots I decided to line the lower part of the polytunnel to hopefully protect them from frost. I am sure most of them will survive but my indoor crops of tomatoes, peppers and chillies are a lot more sensative, so the early frost did get them and I have been meaning to go in and clear the dead plants out.<br />
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Well to my surprise, I had a final small harvest of tomatoes and chillies. The plants are dead, but the fruit was clinging on. Some had dropped off and rotted, but amazingly some had survived the frost.<br />
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Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03329172791821667793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137246611326999073.post-55855480217210146522018-12-29T11:26:00.001+01:002020-08-31T13:28:44.270+02:00Keeping frost off seedlingsWell, I cannot take credit for this idea, that goes to Bilbowaggins on her 'View Fom Bag End' blog. <br />
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The website has many<a href="https://www.tomates-de-france.com/espace-pedagogique/nos-videos/" target="_blank"> <b>videos</b></a> showing very modern growing techniques in vast acres of greenhouses. There is also a section on the types of tomatoes they grow, recipes and modern pest control using insects. There is also a comprehensive list of growers and they have open days in May each year. <br />
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<b>Acres of greenhouses are used in the production of tomatoes an cucumbers in France, using high wire techniques</b><br />
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<br />Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03329172791821667793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137246611326999073.post-90199771758096981282018-06-29T16:08:00.003+02:002020-08-31T13:28:04.494+02:002018 season<b> 2018 season under way so here are a few photos.</b><br />
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A few weeks ago I decided to create a cheap raised bed in the poly-tunnel, the benefits being that you need to water less often than for peat bags or pots, ideal if you are going away for a few days in the middle of summer. The other benefit is that you can give the growing medium new life every year with new compost, which you can not do so easily in the soil, plus you can totally change it every 3 or 4 years if it get infected with with diseases, or to totally regenerate the growing medium.</div>
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I used the same breathable membrane as for lining the floor. Then knocked in wooden posts on either side for support. I ran a wire across the top of the post to lay the membrane over, having it wide enough to fold over and lay on the base. </div>
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I then secured the membrane to the wire using a staple gun and bits of thin plastic folder over, I did this before filling the beds. So the water would not drain fully or to quickly I added a plastic strip down the bed, making sure it went a few inches up the sides, but added some small slits for drainage. </div>
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You can see the yellowing of the lower leaf and the patching on the other leaves on the first picture. The second picture shows a far healthier plant under a week later, far bushier and greener. Obviously, the plant did need time to settle in after being planted, but the feed did make a difference as well.</div>
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It has been very warm during the past week in the greenhouse, so I lightly spray the toms with water a few times a day to keep them cooler while they are making a better root system. As you can see there is no sign of scorch, which a lot of people worry about. However, I would rather risk a little scorch to keep my plants under less strain.</div><div style="border-color: currentcolor; border-style: none; border-width: medium;"> <br /></div>
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<b>I have had a good de-</b><b>leafing s</b><b>ession today as the weather is changing, so I want to give my plants as much air circulation as posible to help prevent blight. It is very important to keep your polytunnel well ventilated at this time of the year with early morning dew about. </b><br />
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Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03329172791821667793noreply@blogger.com1Brittany, France48.2020471 -2.9326435000000445.486543600000005 -8.09621750000004 50.9175506 2.2309304999999595tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137246611326999073.post-58022298731716993872016-08-27T17:33:00.006+02:002020-08-31T13:30:14.820+02:002016 Growing Season<p>After a 12 months break from the polytunnel I feel well enough to rejuvenate it. I have decided to make it a little easier to manage, so. I have laid a membrane on the floor, to surpress weeds and added a trickle irrigation system, which cost me just 10€ in a shop clearance sale.<br />
This takes me back to my commercial days in the tomato growing industy when we changed from growing in the soil to peat bags and covered the soil with white plastic.. I am growing most of my plants still in the soil, as it has rested a year and I have dug in plenty of compost. I could not find growbags for sale in France, so as the large bags of comost were just over 2€ I am trying some cucmbers in the uptured compost bags.<br />
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