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re: Garden Updates
Posted on 5/25/18 at 4:43 pm to lsuson
Posted on 5/25/18 at 4:43 pm to lsuson
Top, bottom, side to side, up, down, all around.
Stems, leaves, fruit, everything.
ETA: The bad thing about thuricide is any time it rains you’ll need to reapply. But it works well.
Stems, leaves, fruit, everything.
ETA: The bad thing about thuricide is any time it rains you’ll need to reapply. But it works well.
This post was edited on 5/25/18 at 4:46 pm
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Posted on 5/25/18 at 4:45 pm to bossflossjr
My tomato plants were tall and healthy with lots of blooms, but few tomatoes. I shook them and sprayed them with Tomato & Blossom Set from Lowes. That seems to have done the trick.
Posted on 5/25/18 at 5:47 pm to lsuson
quote:The weird thing is nothing was eaten. And everything still looks healthy. It was backed up to a fence - wonder if my neighbor sprayed something in his yard. Either way, usually the plant will show signs of stress before that happens.
Shake the plants lightly are get a small brush and transfer pollen to different buds. Possible they just aren't pollinating. The pepper palnts with the branches on the ground could be caterpillars. I did have a hornworm one time tear up my bell pepper plant and didn't even touch the tomatoe plants.
Im jsut going to assume it was aliens.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 1:31 pm to lion
seems that I have another squash vine borer infestation. Since I am pretty sure they won't make any squash before they end up dying, I'm tempted to pull them now and replant
Posted on 5/29/18 at 1:33 pm to LoneStarTiger
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I'm tempted to pull them now and replant
Unfortunately once you got them, it's over. Pull the vines, find the larva and kill it.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 1:34 pm to pointdog33
any way to prevent it?
Posted on 5/29/18 at 2:29 pm to LoneStarTiger
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any way to prevent it?
Sorry to say I've not found a practical way to prevent SVB's from killing squash. It has gotten so bad I no longer plant squash.
The only time I had plants survive past their initial crop of zucchini or yellow squash is when I used row cover to keep the borers from being laid on the stems. Problem is, no bees can pollinate the flowers and it has to be done by hand by the gardener. I took q-tips and took pollen from the male flowers then transferred it to the female flowers. That is very painstaking in the long run.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 4:52 pm to LoneStarTiger
Dipel dust and sevin on a regular schedule.
My squash are the only thing I treat prophylactic for bugs.
My squash are the only thing I treat prophylactic for bugs.
This post was edited on 5/29/18 at 4:59 pm
Posted on 5/29/18 at 7:32 pm to pointdog33
Sliced up the first Better Boy of the season and it was delicious!
The plants are loaded and some more are starting to turn. Looking forward to harvesting many more.
I’m also starting to pick a few Super Romas. And still picking more cucumbers than I know what to do with.
This dang thing is huge for a Roma!
My dad has been sending me pictures of the hundreds of tomatoes he’s been picking and bragging on them. But he grows celebrity. I know they’re much easier and yield a lot more, but I much prefer the taste of a Better Boy. It’s not even a close competition.
The plants are loaded and some more are starting to turn. Looking forward to harvesting many more.
I’m also starting to pick a few Super Romas. And still picking more cucumbers than I know what to do with.
This dang thing is huge for a Roma!
My dad has been sending me pictures of the hundreds of tomatoes he’s been picking and bragging on them. But he grows celebrity. I know they’re much easier and yield a lot more, but I much prefer the taste of a Better Boy. It’s not even a close competition.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 7:55 pm to PillageUrVillage
I have some Big Mama Roma's that are huge. I prefer the San Marzanos for canning.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 8:06 pm to LSUlefty
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San Marzanos
Those look interesting. Gonna do some reading up on them.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 8:17 pm to PillageUrVillage
They're one of the parents of the Roma. They're an Italian heirloom and are really productive.
Posted on 5/30/18 at 11:53 am to LSUlefty
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I prefer the San Marzanos for canning.
I planted a bed of them and a couple basil plants strictly for making sauce
Posted on 5/30/18 at 12:30 pm to LoneStarTiger
I just went online and went crazy ordering some heirlooms. Got some from totallytomato and also ordered from tomatofest. Tomatofest has some neat looking heirlooms. They harvest all of their seeds and have good prices.
Posted on 5/30/18 at 2:13 pm to lsuson
I highly recommend the Japanese Black Trifeles.
Posted on 5/30/18 at 5:18 pm to LSUlefty
Lefty you've had success with them in this heat? I just ordered them, black zebra, amish gold, amy's apricot, yellow pear, and hawaiian pineapple
Posted on 5/30/18 at 6:48 pm to lsuson
Yes. They're very productive along with the San Marzanos. Paul Robeson has been disappointing. The plant is large, but little fruit so far.
Posted on 5/30/18 at 6:56 pm to LSUlefty
Yep they sound like my better boys. 5' tall, lots of flowers and only a few tomatoes.
Posted on 5/30/18 at 7:06 pm to lsuson
I was told by many that the Paul Robeson was the best tomato. I wouldn't know, I still haven't eaten one. I've eaten 4 or 5 Trifeles with several ripening in the next few days. I actually just ate one and saved some of the seeds.
Posted on 5/30/18 at 7:25 pm to LSUlefty
I had one successful year with Paul Robeson’s a few years back. They were phenomenal. Easily my favorite. But I haven’t tried them again since. I really need to remember to try again next year.
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