Almost all of my tomatoes have cracked and are getting close to ripening, can I eat them? Most of the cracks are at the top near the stem (like a circle around the tomato) but some have vertical cracks at the stem. This is a first time garden, and I am a first time gardener, and the plants show no signs of disease, so I am very curious. I have also noticed on another tomato plant blotchiness is this okay?
I have cut open the tomatoes that have ripened and a few that have not and I noticed no other problems or defects. Any suggestions, advice or websites where I can view pictures of cracked tomatoes would be great.
Can I eat a cracked or blotchy tomato?
Yes you can eat them just not the damaged parts. Cracking usually is because the soil was extremely dry and then suddenly over watered to compensate. Try to be consistent with watering the plants.
Reply:watch for signs of bugs or rotting. otherwise munch down
Reply:Most heirloom tomatoes readily crack and blotch, but they are still the best tasting. Work around the flaws.
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
I accidentally poured windshield washer fluid on my tomato plants! Can I save the garden?
I picked up a gallon jug of windshield washer fluid in my shed thinking it was a mix of Miraclegrow and water. I poured it onto the sand %26amp; soil mix around about a dozen tomato plants. Is there anything I can do to save the plants, and will the tomatoes be edible when they ripen?
I accidentally poured windshield washer fluid on my tomato plants! Can I save the garden?
LOTS of water!!!! wash it away!!!
Reply:Well, even if the tomatoes can't be eaten, they will present a spotless appearance!
Reply:Just water down the area really really good. That will help was it away so there is less of it in the ground.
Reply:Look at the chemicals in the bottle, which vary with the brand. Look up their toxicity and then make your move. I'd definitely replant elsewhere.
Hiking Shoesfacbook
I accidentally poured windshield washer fluid on my tomato plants! Can I save the garden?
LOTS of water!!!! wash it away!!!
Reply:Well, even if the tomatoes can't be eaten, they will present a spotless appearance!
Reply:Just water down the area really really good. That will help was it away so there is less of it in the ground.
Reply:Look at the chemicals in the bottle, which vary with the brand. Look up their toxicity and then make your move. I'd definitely replant elsewhere.
Hiking Shoes
Can I re pot my tomato plants while flowering?
I have large pots(20Ltrs) with four tomato plants in each one and now I think that thay are too crowded, my problem is that thay are flowering and some even bear fruit, I don`t think I should repot them, but my husband thinks I should. Please help as this is my first time growing tomatos and i don`t want to ruin them.
Can I re pot my tomato plants while flowering?
Last year was my first with tomatoes in pots. Same as you.
I had 5gal. pot and 4 tomato plants... By the middle of summer with around 100 degrees, I'd have to flood ( I mean
Flood) twice a day at least, and sometimes that wasn't
even enough! If the plants have been in for a while their
roots grow like wildfire and should be completely intact
for easy transplanting. Their heavy-have hubby help.
Next year buy determinate tomatoes...Very best for pots.
Reply:yes you can put them in bigger pot
Reply:You can and should repot the plants. They may or may not be briefly stunted (tomatoes are pretty easy to transplant). However, even if they are briefly stunted, it will be far less worse than allowing to remain starved and rootbound. Repot them individually into containers and plant them deeper than you had them before. Then water them with miracle gro or another water soluble fertilizer.
Can I re pot my tomato plants while flowering?
Last year was my first with tomatoes in pots. Same as you.
I had 5gal. pot and 4 tomato plants... By the middle of summer with around 100 degrees, I'd have to flood ( I mean
Flood) twice a day at least, and sometimes that wasn't
even enough! If the plants have been in for a while their
roots grow like wildfire and should be completely intact
for easy transplanting. Their heavy-have hubby help.
Next year buy determinate tomatoes...Very best for pots.
Reply:yes you can put them in bigger pot
Reply:You can and should repot the plants. They may or may not be briefly stunted (tomatoes are pretty easy to transplant). However, even if they are briefly stunted, it will be far less worse than allowing to remain starved and rootbound. Repot them individually into containers and plant them deeper than you had them before. Then water them with miracle gro or another water soluble fertilizer.
How often should I water my tomato plants???
I am having a pretty hard time trying to figure out how much and how often I should water my tomato plants. They are about 6" high right now and are looking very healthy and I just wanna keep them that way. I have red mulch down around the base of the plants and it seems to help keep the soil cool. I just can't tell if the soil is cool and damp or just cool. I know you are supposed to only water in the mornings as the roots do there growing at night. I just don't know how often. Thank you, yes, I am new at this gardening stuff : ( P.S. I live in N-E Indiana if that helps at all..
How often should I water my tomato plants???
You should water them about every 3-4 days. Depending on the type of soil you have and what the weather is doing at the time, this may be modified a bit. For example, on days that it is very hot and dry, you may need to go every other day. If it has been cool and wet, then you could maybe go a week.
Another thing that is really important is the time of day that you water. DO NOT WATER AFTER 5 PM! You want the foliage of the plant to be dry before nightfall because wet foliage = host for blights and disease. While you may not be able to control an evening rainshower, you can control when you water!
Reply:it's not really a function of how often but how much
tomatoes require at least 1 in of water per week.
(grass requires 1-1.5 inches of water/week)
under-watering tomatoes is one cause of blossom end rot (an ugly brown deteriation of the bottom/blossom of the tomato fruit...yes tomatoes are really a fruit)
it takes a lot to over water tomatoes error on the safe side
measureing the water can be the challange since most people flood water (soak the soil directly) tomatoes
you may need to water several times in a week if it is really hot and dry
Reply:Tomatos are very finicky when it comes to being watered.
I water mine about every two-three days. Check the soil. It should be moist about two inches below the surface. With the mulch you have, it should hold the moisture pretty well. DO NOT use Miracle Grow every 7-10 days!!!! Follow the instructions on the box. I use Miracle Grow about every 3-4 weeks. My plants get to be 6ft high. Too much Miracle Grow will burn the roots and cause excessive growth. It will not promote more fruit.
Reply:The plants will tell you when they need water. When you see the leaves start to droop, water. Too much water will hurt them, as well as too much miracle grow. Once a month with miracle grow is enough.
Reply:water them once a day at least I do but I live in SC so it is hot. Also I use miracle grow evry 7-10 days. I already have 6 or 7 tomatoes. Good Luck
Reply:Your plants are still very small, and you have plastic mulch around them so evaporation should be very miminal. I would not water more than once a week right now, but when you do, be sure to really saturate the soil. As the plants grow bigger and the temps of summer go up, you will have to increase the amount you water...I use plastic too, but lay a soaker hose under the plastic so it sits right next to the plant. This works great and saves me a ton of time later in the summer since I dont have to stand there watering....just hook up the hose and walk away for 1/2 hour or so. I should say though that the type of soil you have will affect how it holds moisture, if it is really sandy, it will dry out faster. One way to test for moisture is to pick up a handful and squeeze it tight...if it holds together the soil is moist enough. Good Luck!!
How often should I water my tomato plants???
You should water them about every 3-4 days. Depending on the type of soil you have and what the weather is doing at the time, this may be modified a bit. For example, on days that it is very hot and dry, you may need to go every other day. If it has been cool and wet, then you could maybe go a week.
Another thing that is really important is the time of day that you water. DO NOT WATER AFTER 5 PM! You want the foliage of the plant to be dry before nightfall because wet foliage = host for blights and disease. While you may not be able to control an evening rainshower, you can control when you water!
Reply:it's not really a function of how often but how much
tomatoes require at least 1 in of water per week.
(grass requires 1-1.5 inches of water/week)
under-watering tomatoes is one cause of blossom end rot (an ugly brown deteriation of the bottom/blossom of the tomato fruit...yes tomatoes are really a fruit)
it takes a lot to over water tomatoes error on the safe side
measureing the water can be the challange since most people flood water (soak the soil directly) tomatoes
you may need to water several times in a week if it is really hot and dry
Reply:Tomatos are very finicky when it comes to being watered.
I water mine about every two-three days. Check the soil. It should be moist about two inches below the surface. With the mulch you have, it should hold the moisture pretty well. DO NOT use Miracle Grow every 7-10 days!!!! Follow the instructions on the box. I use Miracle Grow about every 3-4 weeks. My plants get to be 6ft high. Too much Miracle Grow will burn the roots and cause excessive growth. It will not promote more fruit.
Reply:The plants will tell you when they need water. When you see the leaves start to droop, water. Too much water will hurt them, as well as too much miracle grow. Once a month with miracle grow is enough.
Reply:water them once a day at least I do but I live in SC so it is hot. Also I use miracle grow evry 7-10 days. I already have 6 or 7 tomatoes. Good Luck
Reply:Your plants are still very small, and you have plastic mulch around them so evaporation should be very miminal. I would not water more than once a week right now, but when you do, be sure to really saturate the soil. As the plants grow bigger and the temps of summer go up, you will have to increase the amount you water...I use plastic too, but lay a soaker hose under the plastic so it sits right next to the plant. This works great and saves me a ton of time later in the summer since I dont have to stand there watering....just hook up the hose and walk away for 1/2 hour or so. I should say though that the type of soil you have will affect how it holds moisture, if it is really sandy, it will dry out faster. One way to test for moisture is to pick up a handful and squeeze it tight...if it holds together the soil is moist enough. Good Luck!!
Gnat-looking bugs on tomato plants? not aphids???
I have a bunch of tomato plants, some of which seem more resistant than others (by variety) to having these tiny bugs that look like gnats that don't buzz around all over the tops--not the undersides--of the leaves. Are these aphids? None of the pictures of aphids I've seen seem to match what this insect is. Any ideas about what these could be and how to get rid of them before they lay eggs or destroy my crop?
Thanks for your advice!
Gnat-looking bugs on tomato plants? not aphids???
I don't have an answer but the same problem. I agree they are not thrips. They are very tiny and if I remember correctly (it is dark outside now or I would go check) it seemed that their wings rested perpendicular to their back versus flat against it if that helps. They are not fruit flies either so far as I can tell. They don't fly around much but rather just cling to my tomato stems (in vast quantities) plus they are more wing than body if that makes sense.
Reply:They're probably fruit flies, tomatoes are fruit. I used to have fruit flies buzz around my tomatoes all the time, I would probably get rid of the gnats by spraying the plants with pesticides, when your ready to eat your tomatoes be sure to wash them so the pesticides will wash away.
Reply:Spray with Sevin suspended in water.
Reply:They are Thrips. Ask at the greenhouse how to get rid of them.
Thanks for your advice!
Gnat-looking bugs on tomato plants? not aphids???
I don't have an answer but the same problem. I agree they are not thrips. They are very tiny and if I remember correctly (it is dark outside now or I would go check) it seemed that their wings rested perpendicular to their back versus flat against it if that helps. They are not fruit flies either so far as I can tell. They don't fly around much but rather just cling to my tomato stems (in vast quantities) plus they are more wing than body if that makes sense.
Reply:They're probably fruit flies, tomatoes are fruit. I used to have fruit flies buzz around my tomatoes all the time, I would probably get rid of the gnats by spraying the plants with pesticides, when your ready to eat your tomatoes be sure to wash them so the pesticides will wash away.
Reply:Spray with Sevin suspended in water.
Reply:They are Thrips. Ask at the greenhouse how to get rid of them.
Regarding indoor tomato plants.........?
Will they grow faster if I leave the standard 60 watt bulb on in the room at night?
Regarding indoor tomato plants.........?
some say yes. but i use 70 watts. i like the way it works. my mom always used it so i do. It might help you to.
Daawn
Reply:No.
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Regarding indoor tomato plants.........?
some say yes. but i use 70 watts. i like the way it works. my mom always used it so i do. It might help you to.
Daawn
Reply:No.
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My plants are suffering from the cold snap! Will any of them survive?
I got too excited about my first attempt at gardening and now the notoriously unpredictable weather in Oklahoma threatens to kill my plants.
I planted mostly herbs along with some strawberry, cayenne pepper and beefsteak tomato plants.
The strawberry plants and most of the herbs are fine, but some of the leaves on the basil, pepper and tomato plants are turning mushy and/or brown or black. I have covered them with buckets and bowls from the house to protect them from the cold, but they still look damaged.
All told, there have been three full days of cold temperatures and this is the fourth. It may be another day until temperatures return to normal. Is there any reason to believe that some or all of my plants will recover from this, or am I totally screwed?
Note: So far there's no serious damage to the stems, just the some of the leaves near the tops of the plants don't look so good.
My plants are suffering from the cold snap! Will any of them survive?
Yup your screwed!
I would wait a few weeks and re-start with healthy looking plants from your local nursery. The tomatoes and peppers I am sure are goners.
Even if they did come back from the roots everything I have read says they won't be as good as they could have been before the freeze.
Oh yeah and I have heard good things about the arkansas travelers variety of tomatoes.
I do want to share with you my favorite gardening web site.
www.gardenweb.com
They have a Oklahoma gardening forum for us okies to talk to each other.
Reply:Same problems here..
I'd bet your tomatoes and peppers are toast, as is the basil. They might regenerate, but I'd guess that you're probably going to have to replant.
sorry...
Reply:Well: in what you should of done first is to use " Mulch after
planting seeds for the Garden Veggies that way those would
be safe during winter's Frost yes %26amp; get some plant food Spikes !"
Reply:Some will, some won't. Sorry..
Reply:Ow!
The weather has been wacky where I live too. Last week we had short-sleeve weather, then a couple of days after I got my plants in the ground we got snow!
Fortunately, I had a clear plastic tent- you might even consider it to be a portable cold frame- that I could stake down around my little gardening area. The plants are fine now, and the temperatures are returning mostly to normal.
Some of your plants might survive, but you'll need to give them some TLC.
Good luck!
Reply:Depends on how cold, cold is; also, depends on what type of plants you are talking about. How did you take care of them in the heat of winter? ....LOL sorry bad I know it.
Cover them up the best you can do and give lots of tlc
Reply:are they in pots or the ground? if in the ground put some fleece over them or bubble wrap, this year may have to be a lerning curve! I always grow my more tender veg/ herbs in pots so if we do get some bad weather (and lets face it in england that happens a lot!!) i can bring them in or protect them better. never give up though give them chance to surprise you! however i never plant basil outside anyway. too unpredictable. you can get loads of hardy herbs that will last forever!
Reply:How cold was it any way and for how long. I tend to be hopeful, but the basil, pepper and tomato plants really can't take the frost. I know you've done a lot of work to protect them and that did help. Just keep on covering them when you have freeze warnings and see what happens, but it's not looking good. We've all rushed the season, so don't give up. Gardening is good for the soul, even with the disappointments.
Reply:NO, this is the END!!!!! the honeybees are fleeing
Reply:deffinitlly
Reply:some plastic and wrap around the plants ans put soil around the bottom of the plastic to stop it blowing away plastic like w
what a child would get candy in and supermarket plastic bagsthis year you wont get much strawberry's from your plants the first year is kinda disappointing next year you will get lots
Reply:wait and see.
Reply:In Oklahoma you will need a cold frame, or wait until there is no threat of a frost, which the weather service can tell you. You can make either a temporary cold frame each year, or make a more permanent structure you can store until you need it the next time. If you can afford it, even a small greenhouse can really help your plants survive cold weather, and start your vegetables early for a longer harvest season. I used to live in CA, and our early plantings were done in March, with the end of season veggies collected in November. Cold frames were good there, too!
Reply:If you can build or put a good size of clear plastic over your plants and bury the plastic in the ground all around your garden. If your garden is fairly big then put pots full of hot coals to keep the plants from freezing. If small then maybe the plastic will be enough.
Reply:I've had this same problem and gotten an e-mail about it from the Missouri Botanical garden in St. Louis(of which I'm a member)Here is what they say:
In the aftermath of the recent record-breaking cold spell, gardeners must be patient with their damaged plants, especially our trees and shrubs. The freeze puts a damper on what had turned out to be an early, but beautiful spring.
At this time it appears the worst injury is limited to open flowers, new buds, and new foliage. Spent flowers will be shed and most of the damaged leaves will continue to deteriorate in the days ahead, eventually drying up and falling off. Expect the appearance of your garden to decline aesthetically for a period of weeks before fresh, new growth returns. It may take until mid-summer before your garden looks “normal” again.
Perennials with damaged leaves and stems can be cut back to the ground and will respond with rapid new growth. However, resist the temptation to prune frosted trees and shrubs. Healthy well-established plants will produce new growth. How quickly this occurs will depend on individual species, location in the landscape, and the severity of the damage sustained.
Resist the temptation to fertilize heavily. With the loss of flower buds, all of the trees energy will be channeled into vigorous vegetative regrowth. Fertilizer could actually produce excesses of growth that will have to pruned at a later date, creating higher maintenance in the long term.
Water cautiously. Avoid soggy conditions which can do more harm than good, but do irrigate during long dry spells. Reducing water stress may be the single best thing you can do to help your plants recover this summer.
Overall, consider this untimely freeze only a temporary setback. Given time and patience, our gardens will recover. Since every dark cloud always has a silver lining, on the plus side we probably won’t have to worry about raking up any Sweetgum balls this autumn.
Hope this helped.
Reply:Same boat here...I planted some similar plants. I also planted flowers and bulbs, I live in Indiana and am probably experiencing the same weather as you...keep your fingers crossed because I have been told that we may be SOL...however, this weather streak should be ending this week, so we may recover our new life in our gardens! Good luck!
Reply:No. Unfortunately, every one of your plants will suffer the same fate many fruit crops have suffered all over the country as of late. This will lead to a fruit shortage, and subsequent famine. Luckily, I was smart enough to stockpile Chunky soups, and grow my fruit and vegetable plants, inside the house. Sorry about your plants. You can have some of my soup if you want.
clinique
I planted mostly herbs along with some strawberry, cayenne pepper and beefsteak tomato plants.
The strawberry plants and most of the herbs are fine, but some of the leaves on the basil, pepper and tomato plants are turning mushy and/or brown or black. I have covered them with buckets and bowls from the house to protect them from the cold, but they still look damaged.
All told, there have been three full days of cold temperatures and this is the fourth. It may be another day until temperatures return to normal. Is there any reason to believe that some or all of my plants will recover from this, or am I totally screwed?
Note: So far there's no serious damage to the stems, just the some of the leaves near the tops of the plants don't look so good.
My plants are suffering from the cold snap! Will any of them survive?
Yup your screwed!
I would wait a few weeks and re-start with healthy looking plants from your local nursery. The tomatoes and peppers I am sure are goners.
Even if they did come back from the roots everything I have read says they won't be as good as they could have been before the freeze.
Oh yeah and I have heard good things about the arkansas travelers variety of tomatoes.
I do want to share with you my favorite gardening web site.
www.gardenweb.com
They have a Oklahoma gardening forum for us okies to talk to each other.
Reply:Same problems here..
I'd bet your tomatoes and peppers are toast, as is the basil. They might regenerate, but I'd guess that you're probably going to have to replant.
sorry...
Reply:Well: in what you should of done first is to use " Mulch after
planting seeds for the Garden Veggies that way those would
be safe during winter's Frost yes %26amp; get some plant food Spikes !"
Reply:Some will, some won't. Sorry..
Reply:Ow!
The weather has been wacky where I live too. Last week we had short-sleeve weather, then a couple of days after I got my plants in the ground we got snow!
Fortunately, I had a clear plastic tent- you might even consider it to be a portable cold frame- that I could stake down around my little gardening area. The plants are fine now, and the temperatures are returning mostly to normal.
Some of your plants might survive, but you'll need to give them some TLC.
Good luck!
Reply:Depends on how cold, cold is; also, depends on what type of plants you are talking about. How did you take care of them in the heat of winter? ....LOL sorry bad I know it.
Cover them up the best you can do and give lots of tlc
Reply:are they in pots or the ground? if in the ground put some fleece over them or bubble wrap, this year may have to be a lerning curve! I always grow my more tender veg/ herbs in pots so if we do get some bad weather (and lets face it in england that happens a lot!!) i can bring them in or protect them better. never give up though give them chance to surprise you! however i never plant basil outside anyway. too unpredictable. you can get loads of hardy herbs that will last forever!
Reply:How cold was it any way and for how long. I tend to be hopeful, but the basil, pepper and tomato plants really can't take the frost. I know you've done a lot of work to protect them and that did help. Just keep on covering them when you have freeze warnings and see what happens, but it's not looking good. We've all rushed the season, so don't give up. Gardening is good for the soul, even with the disappointments.
Reply:NO, this is the END!!!!! the honeybees are fleeing
Reply:deffinitlly
Reply:some plastic and wrap around the plants ans put soil around the bottom of the plastic to stop it blowing away plastic like w
what a child would get candy in and supermarket plastic bagsthis year you wont get much strawberry's from your plants the first year is kinda disappointing next year you will get lots
Reply:wait and see.
Reply:In Oklahoma you will need a cold frame, or wait until there is no threat of a frost, which the weather service can tell you. You can make either a temporary cold frame each year, or make a more permanent structure you can store until you need it the next time. If you can afford it, even a small greenhouse can really help your plants survive cold weather, and start your vegetables early for a longer harvest season. I used to live in CA, and our early plantings were done in March, with the end of season veggies collected in November. Cold frames were good there, too!
Reply:If you can build or put a good size of clear plastic over your plants and bury the plastic in the ground all around your garden. If your garden is fairly big then put pots full of hot coals to keep the plants from freezing. If small then maybe the plastic will be enough.
Reply:I've had this same problem and gotten an e-mail about it from the Missouri Botanical garden in St. Louis(of which I'm a member)Here is what they say:
In the aftermath of the recent record-breaking cold spell, gardeners must be patient with their damaged plants, especially our trees and shrubs. The freeze puts a damper on what had turned out to be an early, but beautiful spring.
At this time it appears the worst injury is limited to open flowers, new buds, and new foliage. Spent flowers will be shed and most of the damaged leaves will continue to deteriorate in the days ahead, eventually drying up and falling off. Expect the appearance of your garden to decline aesthetically for a period of weeks before fresh, new growth returns. It may take until mid-summer before your garden looks “normal” again.
Perennials with damaged leaves and stems can be cut back to the ground and will respond with rapid new growth. However, resist the temptation to prune frosted trees and shrubs. Healthy well-established plants will produce new growth. How quickly this occurs will depend on individual species, location in the landscape, and the severity of the damage sustained.
Resist the temptation to fertilize heavily. With the loss of flower buds, all of the trees energy will be channeled into vigorous vegetative regrowth. Fertilizer could actually produce excesses of growth that will have to pruned at a later date, creating higher maintenance in the long term.
Water cautiously. Avoid soggy conditions which can do more harm than good, but do irrigate during long dry spells. Reducing water stress may be the single best thing you can do to help your plants recover this summer.
Overall, consider this untimely freeze only a temporary setback. Given time and patience, our gardens will recover. Since every dark cloud always has a silver lining, on the plus side we probably won’t have to worry about raking up any Sweetgum balls this autumn.
Hope this helped.
Reply:Same boat here...I planted some similar plants. I also planted flowers and bulbs, I live in Indiana and am probably experiencing the same weather as you...keep your fingers crossed because I have been told that we may be SOL...however, this weather streak should be ending this week, so we may recover our new life in our gardens! Good luck!
Reply:No. Unfortunately, every one of your plants will suffer the same fate many fruit crops have suffered all over the country as of late. This will lead to a fruit shortage, and subsequent famine. Luckily, I was smart enough to stockpile Chunky soups, and grow my fruit and vegetable plants, inside the house. Sorry about your plants. You can have some of my soup if you want.
When is the best time to plant my tomato seeds this year?
I have an indoor cherry tomato plant and I am wondering when the best time to plant my seeds is?please please please help me on this issue,it is rather fruitful as my ketchup supply is dwindling
When is the best time to plant my tomato seeds this year?
get hydroponics... no best time to plant these they need sun.
Reply:i donot know in which country you live? plant needs sun.and it gives fruit in winter.it will take one or two months to give fruits.
so u can calculate as the climate at ur place.
When is the best time to plant my tomato seeds this year?
get hydroponics... no best time to plant these they need sun.
Reply:i donot know in which country you live? plant needs sun.and it gives fruit in winter.it will take one or two months to give fruits.
so u can calculate as the climate at ur place.
What is eating my tomato plants?
I have several tomato plants. They were blooming like crazy until a few weeks ago and then they stopped. Upon further inspection I noticed the flowers (and now some of the leaves) are being eaten. I have chicken wire around the plants and the affected areas are a good 4 feet off the ground, so I'm discounting smaller rodents. I also do not have deer in the area. Birds maybe? Does anyone know what could be the problem, and how I can resolve it?
What is eating my tomato plants?
It could be a number of pests...grasshoppers, leaf hoppers, tomato horn worm, etc. You will need to spray your plants. Any product containing Sevin. Look for one for vegi-s. Read carefully on the label as for time you can spray and the time you can harvest. Once you have them under control, a weekly spray of a mild soapy water will help to detour unwanted pests. Just a few drops of liquid dish soap in a spray bottle of water. Sounds like you are doing everything right! keeping the plant off the ground, and good air circulation is very important. Also a feed just for tomatoes will help revive and get you back to a good yield.
Heres a tip from an old lady...for the tastiest tomatoes, pull back on the water after you plant fruits are set. Wait until they almost droop. This causes all the sugars to form in the tomato giving a great tasting fruit. Too much water can cause the tomatoes to split and make them watery and tasteless. If you are having any trouble with pollination after your spray with sevin (which sometimes happens) spray a little sugar water on the blossoms...the bees love it and they will return to do their job.
God Bless
Grandma
Reply:probably bugs. It doesn't matter what kind--try using seven. Seven is safe on food when it is washed off. read the directions.
Also I'm pretty sure seven is safe on the environment, like chlorine, it goes away.
Reply:You will have to look long %26amp; hard. You probably have a tomato worm. They are very disgusting. Long, fat green things that are the same color as the plant, that's why they are so hard to find. You could have more than one. When you find it get something or someone brave to pull it off %26amp; squeesh it. That's what it sounds like to me. Good luck !
Reply:this sounds to be like earwigs or tomato worms look llook close the the vines see itf there are any green tomatowarms on the stacks if not is is most likly erawigs. you can get a dust or powder at the garden shop to take care of it good luck.
Reply:Sounds like an insect problem. I use a dust (fungicidal and pesticidal combined) on my tomato plants. I find it works better as the dust coats underneath the leaves too, which is where most of the critters hide. Get it undercontrol soon, as they can kill a plant quickly! I got my dust at home depot, and apply once every 2 weeks, or sooner if I start to see more bugs! Good luck!
Reply:... oops! I did it again! I confess! I'm the one that's eating your tomato's! I'm sorry, but they look so tasty! yummy!... sorry...
Reply:Ok it is most likely a Tomato worm lol. they eat all the leaves off the plants fast. Only way to get rid of him or them is to find them and kill them by hand or foot lol.
It will be a green worm about two inches long, bout size of one of you fingers lol. Pluck him off when found and step on him lmao. You got to look real real close to find him he is well concealed.
Reply:Japanese beetle
Reply:Could be potato beatles. They do eat tomoto plants. Check around for small, striped beatle looking bugs.
Reply:Tomato Worms
Reply:It sounds like your having an insect problem. There is a tomato moth that like to eat the plants. Try planting Marigolds with your tomatoes. It deters the insects. Good Luck!
Reply:Look for tomato hornworms: Large pretty green caterpillars with ravenous appetites.
Reply:Zombies..........definitely has to be zombies. I would consider getting some zombie repellent at your local hardware store
What is eating my tomato plants?
It could be a number of pests...grasshoppers, leaf hoppers, tomato horn worm, etc. You will need to spray your plants. Any product containing Sevin. Look for one for vegi-s. Read carefully on the label as for time you can spray and the time you can harvest. Once you have them under control, a weekly spray of a mild soapy water will help to detour unwanted pests. Just a few drops of liquid dish soap in a spray bottle of water. Sounds like you are doing everything right! keeping the plant off the ground, and good air circulation is very important. Also a feed just for tomatoes will help revive and get you back to a good yield.
Heres a tip from an old lady...for the tastiest tomatoes, pull back on the water after you plant fruits are set. Wait until they almost droop. This causes all the sugars to form in the tomato giving a great tasting fruit. Too much water can cause the tomatoes to split and make them watery and tasteless. If you are having any trouble with pollination after your spray with sevin (which sometimes happens) spray a little sugar water on the blossoms...the bees love it and they will return to do their job.
God Bless
Grandma
Reply:probably bugs. It doesn't matter what kind--try using seven. Seven is safe on food when it is washed off. read the directions.
Also I'm pretty sure seven is safe on the environment, like chlorine, it goes away.
Reply:You will have to look long %26amp; hard. You probably have a tomato worm. They are very disgusting. Long, fat green things that are the same color as the plant, that's why they are so hard to find. You could have more than one. When you find it get something or someone brave to pull it off %26amp; squeesh it. That's what it sounds like to me. Good luck !
Reply:this sounds to be like earwigs or tomato worms look llook close the the vines see itf there are any green tomatowarms on the stacks if not is is most likly erawigs. you can get a dust or powder at the garden shop to take care of it good luck.
Reply:Sounds like an insect problem. I use a dust (fungicidal and pesticidal combined) on my tomato plants. I find it works better as the dust coats underneath the leaves too, which is where most of the critters hide. Get it undercontrol soon, as they can kill a plant quickly! I got my dust at home depot, and apply once every 2 weeks, or sooner if I start to see more bugs! Good luck!
Reply:... oops! I did it again! I confess! I'm the one that's eating your tomato's! I'm sorry, but they look so tasty! yummy!... sorry...
Reply:Ok it is most likely a Tomato worm lol. they eat all the leaves off the plants fast. Only way to get rid of him or them is to find them and kill them by hand or foot lol.
It will be a green worm about two inches long, bout size of one of you fingers lol. Pluck him off when found and step on him lmao. You got to look real real close to find him he is well concealed.
Reply:Japanese beetle
Reply:Could be potato beatles. They do eat tomoto plants. Check around for small, striped beatle looking bugs.
Reply:Tomato Worms
Reply:It sounds like your having an insect problem. There is a tomato moth that like to eat the plants. Try planting Marigolds with your tomatoes. It deters the insects. Good Luck!
Reply:Look for tomato hornworms: Large pretty green caterpillars with ravenous appetites.
Reply:Zombies..........definitely has to be zombies. I would consider getting some zombie repellent at your local hardware store
I found a tomato hormworm in my once vibrant tomato plant yesterday.....?
after some research, I've read that they glow like scorpions under UV or black lights. true or false? These things are killing my tomato plant. :( Munching the stems and leaves. picked one yesterday and there is more damage this morning.
Any advice?
I found a tomato hormworm in my once vibrant tomato plant yesterday.....?
You can certainly hand pick them. They look much more fearsome than they really are %26lt;g%26gt;.
If you're going to have a killing frost in the next 6-8 weeks, I certainly wouldn't worry about the damage you're reporting here. Elsewhere I'd suggest handpicking the hornworms and applying
water and fertilizer (low N to P and K ratio)
Reply:Hello-------I am a Certified Master Gardener, and work with plants as a volunteer at my local University Botanic Gardens.
As an organic gardener, I definitely prefer NOT to use toxic chemicals whenever I can avoid them.
Handpicking them and then placing them in a container of water is the best way to control them.
This is the end of the season for tomatoes, so once you are assured your tomato plant is in decline, pull it up and compost it if you can.
I sincerely hope this helps.
PAMELA J.
Reply:Examine plants frequently from early July into August for hornworm eggs and small caterpillars and begin control measures as soon as young larvae are observed.
Cultural Control
Handpicking the hornworms from infested plants is a safe and effective option in smaller plantings. Roto-tilling the soil after harvest will destroy many of the burrowing larvae which are attempting to pupate. Tillage has shown to cause up to 90% mortality.
Biological Control
Tomato hornworm larvae are also parasitized by a number of insects. One of the most common is a small braconid wasp, Cotesia congregatus. Larvae that hatch from wasp eggs laid on the hornworm feed on the inside of the hornworm until the wasp is ready to pupate. The cocoons appear as white projections protruding from the hornworms body (see photo, below). If such projections are observed, the hornworms should be left in the garden to conserve the beneficial parasitoids. The wasps will kill the hornworms when they emerge from the cocoons and will seek out other hornworms to parasitize. PIC: http://www.vegedge.umn.edu/IMG/Tomato/20...
Chemical Control
The current action threshold for tomato hornworm is 0.5 young larvae/plant. If this larval density is exceeded, insecticide treatment is recommended. With all products, particularly Bt , treatments should be applied when larvae are still in the early instars. Late instars (%26gt;3/4") are difficult to kill.
- Bt subsp. kurstaki (Dipel and others)
- carbaryl (Sevin XLR Plus)
- spinosad (SpinTor 2 SC)
Reply:Pull em off!
Reply:They are about to make butterflies and moths. Most people drop them in water to get rid of them. You can spray if you wish, pick something up at the gardening center.
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Any advice?
I found a tomato hormworm in my once vibrant tomato plant yesterday.....?
You can certainly hand pick them. They look much more fearsome than they really are %26lt;g%26gt;.
If you're going to have a killing frost in the next 6-8 weeks, I certainly wouldn't worry about the damage you're reporting here. Elsewhere I'd suggest handpicking the hornworms and applying
water and fertilizer (low N to P and K ratio)
Reply:Hello-------I am a Certified Master Gardener, and work with plants as a volunteer at my local University Botanic Gardens.
As an organic gardener, I definitely prefer NOT to use toxic chemicals whenever I can avoid them.
Handpicking them and then placing them in a container of water is the best way to control them.
This is the end of the season for tomatoes, so once you are assured your tomato plant is in decline, pull it up and compost it if you can.
I sincerely hope this helps.
PAMELA J.
Reply:Examine plants frequently from early July into August for hornworm eggs and small caterpillars and begin control measures as soon as young larvae are observed.
Cultural Control
Handpicking the hornworms from infested plants is a safe and effective option in smaller plantings. Roto-tilling the soil after harvest will destroy many of the burrowing larvae which are attempting to pupate. Tillage has shown to cause up to 90% mortality.
Biological Control
Tomato hornworm larvae are also parasitized by a number of insects. One of the most common is a small braconid wasp, Cotesia congregatus. Larvae that hatch from wasp eggs laid on the hornworm feed on the inside of the hornworm until the wasp is ready to pupate. The cocoons appear as white projections protruding from the hornworms body (see photo, below). If such projections are observed, the hornworms should be left in the garden to conserve the beneficial parasitoids. The wasps will kill the hornworms when they emerge from the cocoons and will seek out other hornworms to parasitize. PIC: http://www.vegedge.umn.edu/IMG/Tomato/20...
Chemical Control
The current action threshold for tomato hornworm is 0.5 young larvae/plant. If this larval density is exceeded, insecticide treatment is recommended. With all products, particularly Bt , treatments should be applied when larvae are still in the early instars. Late instars (%26gt;3/4") are difficult to kill.
- Bt subsp. kurstaki (Dipel and others)
- carbaryl (Sevin XLR Plus)
- spinosad (SpinTor 2 SC)
Reply:Pull em off!
Reply:They are about to make butterflies and moths. Most people drop them in water to get rid of them. You can spray if you wish, pick something up at the gardening center.
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What's wrong with my Tomato Plants??
I have 6 Tomato Plants...was planted about 6 weeks ago, I have used Miracle Gro, and have watered as needed....Between the 6 Plants that are now nearly 3 feet high, I only have about 6 tomatos.....green of course right now, but they are getting bigger..there are 2 that have no tomatos at all.....there are yellow blooms on all of them....Do I need to be patient...or is there something else I need to do?? I am not a big gardener....so any help from an expert would be extremely helpful....THANKS!!
What's wrong with my Tomato Plants??
It sounds like you are doing good. The blooms should eventually develop into tomatoes. Just be patient and you should have more tomatoes within the next few weeks.
Reply:Have you been "pinching" off the "suckers" at the point of leaves and stem?
It is that small leaf growth, that if left unchecked will produce foliage and very little or no fruit.
These "suckers" will suck the life out of the plant if not pinched off continually throughout the growing season.
Check near junctions of leaves and stem!
Pinch off that small leaf growth and continue to check every few days, as they appear and reappear rapidly. Just keep pinching off these suckers.
Keep soil moist, don't let dry out and full sun!
Give fertilizer monthly.
Good luck and Happy pinching!
Reply:keep doing what your doing
Reply:Those yellow flowers will eventually be tomatoes.Just keep watering your plants and mother nature takes care of the rest.
Funny little story: A neighbor told me he didnt see anything happening with his tomato plants. He said he picked off all the yellow blooms and tries to keep them neat and clean, so as I was trying to tell him not to pick off the flowers, he just kept on talking over me. He is pretty much a know it all, trying to give me advice on how to keep my garden all the time.
So I leave him to pick off his yellow flowers.......while mine are blooming and getting little tomatoes.....
Reply:Be patient. It takes time for the tomatoes to form and grow. You have blooms on the plants so that is a good sign. Now all you need to do is just be patient.
Reply:As long as your tomato plants are in a nice, sunny place and they have access to polinating insects, you should be fine. Those yellow blooms will turn into tomatoes (every one of them!)
Just take it easy with the Miracle Gro -- only once a week at most. And resist the temptation to water too much. Tomatoes like the heat, so don't worry!
It sounds like your plants are doing great. In about 10 days, you'll be amazed how many tomatoes you have. :)
Happy Gardening!
Reply:I have the same problem - they have not been pollinated. You need to do the job of the bees and use a cotton bud to move pollen from flower to flower
Reply:Everything is fine. Some types of tomatoes take longer to produce fruit than others. What kind did you get?
My early girls have 5 or 6 tomatoes on them, they are roughly golf ball sized and green. On the other hand, my "beef steak" plant has almost no fruit on it at all. Just alot of flowers. Both were planted at the same time. This is normal.
Most tomato plants take about 75 days to set fruit. Thats over 2 months. By mid to late July you will have plenty of them!
What's wrong with my Tomato Plants??
It sounds like you are doing good. The blooms should eventually develop into tomatoes. Just be patient and you should have more tomatoes within the next few weeks.
Reply:Have you been "pinching" off the "suckers" at the point of leaves and stem?
It is that small leaf growth, that if left unchecked will produce foliage and very little or no fruit.
These "suckers" will suck the life out of the plant if not pinched off continually throughout the growing season.
Check near junctions of leaves and stem!
Pinch off that small leaf growth and continue to check every few days, as they appear and reappear rapidly. Just keep pinching off these suckers.
Keep soil moist, don't let dry out and full sun!
Give fertilizer monthly.
Good luck and Happy pinching!
Reply:keep doing what your doing
Reply:Those yellow flowers will eventually be tomatoes.Just keep watering your plants and mother nature takes care of the rest.
Funny little story: A neighbor told me he didnt see anything happening with his tomato plants. He said he picked off all the yellow blooms and tries to keep them neat and clean, so as I was trying to tell him not to pick off the flowers, he just kept on talking over me. He is pretty much a know it all, trying to give me advice on how to keep my garden all the time.
So I leave him to pick off his yellow flowers.......while mine are blooming and getting little tomatoes.....
Reply:Be patient. It takes time for the tomatoes to form and grow. You have blooms on the plants so that is a good sign. Now all you need to do is just be patient.
Reply:As long as your tomato plants are in a nice, sunny place and they have access to polinating insects, you should be fine. Those yellow blooms will turn into tomatoes (every one of them!)
Just take it easy with the Miracle Gro -- only once a week at most. And resist the temptation to water too much. Tomatoes like the heat, so don't worry!
It sounds like your plants are doing great. In about 10 days, you'll be amazed how many tomatoes you have. :)
Happy Gardening!
Reply:I have the same problem - they have not been pollinated. You need to do the job of the bees and use a cotton bud to move pollen from flower to flower
Reply:Everything is fine. Some types of tomatoes take longer to produce fruit than others. What kind did you get?
My early girls have 5 or 6 tomatoes on them, they are roughly golf ball sized and green. On the other hand, my "beef steak" plant has almost no fruit on it at all. Just alot of flowers. Both were planted at the same time. This is normal.
Most tomato plants take about 75 days to set fruit. Thats over 2 months. By mid to late July you will have plenty of them!
Slight yellowing on leaves of tomato plants?
My tomato transplants are experiencing a slight yellowing on a few of the outer leaves. It is not all plants, just a few.Last year when I transplanted, I used Miracle Gro potting soil and lost whole batchs of plants. I attributed this to too strong a fertilizer in the medium. Yellowing usually means lack of nitorgen but again this is a potting mix with some fertilizer. Cant seem to buy anything else anymore. Is there another reason leaves could be yellowing. I fertilize with worm compost tea but have not yet fertilized because I am concerned about a repeat of last year...too much fertilizer. The other leaves on the rest of the plant area lush, dark green.
Slight yellowing on leaves of tomato plants?
There are lots of things that can cause yellowing tomato leaves. Nutritional deficienties other than nitrogen can cause it. There are some viruses and disease that can cause it (most notably yellow leaf curl virus), and even over watering can cause it.
Though with overwatering, it usually start from the bottom - the leaves on the bottom will start curling up, looking a little yellow, and otherwise to the untrained eye look like they're dying of thirst. So the novice gardener waters more, exacerbating the problem.
Can you post a picture of the whole plant? Including a close up of a leaf?
Reply:Disease, probably Verticillium. Bet its starting near the bottom. Nothing you can do to save your plant, just buy disease resistant varieties next time. Could be blight but blight tends to be more brown.
Too much fertilizer is harmful to your plants also. It can either inhibit their ability to absorb nutrients or burn your plants which will cause them to turn yellow.
Enjoy what you can get out of them.
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Slight yellowing on leaves of tomato plants?
There are lots of things that can cause yellowing tomato leaves. Nutritional deficienties other than nitrogen can cause it. There are some viruses and disease that can cause it (most notably yellow leaf curl virus), and even over watering can cause it.
Though with overwatering, it usually start from the bottom - the leaves on the bottom will start curling up, looking a little yellow, and otherwise to the untrained eye look like they're dying of thirst. So the novice gardener waters more, exacerbating the problem.
Can you post a picture of the whole plant? Including a close up of a leaf?
Reply:Disease, probably Verticillium. Bet its starting near the bottom. Nothing you can do to save your plant, just buy disease resistant varieties next time. Could be blight but blight tends to be more brown.
Too much fertilizer is harmful to your plants also. It can either inhibit their ability to absorb nutrients or burn your plants which will cause them to turn yellow.
Enjoy what you can get out of them.
) Bethany is planting her summer garden. She has 16 tomato plants, 12 hot pepper plants, 9 green pepper plants
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ur question is...?
) Bethany is planting her summer garden. She has 16 tomato plants, 12 hot pepper plants, 9 green pepper plants
37 plants altogether as a guess may need to modify question
Reply:¿What then is the problem? If there's none then let me create some with each a solution.
Total no. of plants:
= 16 + 12 + 9
= 37
Percentage of each plant to total no. of plants:
Tomato plants:
= 16/37 * 100%
= 43 9/37%
Hot pepper plants:
= 12/37 * 100%
= 32 16/37%
Green pepper plants:
= 9/37 * 100%
= 24 12/37
That's all I can think of so far.
ur question is...?
) Bethany is planting her summer garden. She has 16 tomato plants, 12 hot pepper plants, 9 green pepper plants
37 plants altogether as a guess may need to modify question
Reply:¿What then is the problem? If there's none then let me create some with each a solution.
Total no. of plants:
= 16 + 12 + 9
= 37
Percentage of each plant to total no. of plants:
Tomato plants:
= 16/37 * 100%
= 43 9/37%
Hot pepper plants:
= 12/37 * 100%
= 32 16/37%
Green pepper plants:
= 9/37 * 100%
= 24 12/37
That's all I can think of so far.
Is there anything wrong with my tomato plants?
I bought my tomato plants from Home depot about 1 month ago and started growing them inside in a pot and then moved them outside to my garden about 1 1/2 to 2 weeks ago and they have grown since then but there was one windy night that made them droopy so I broke off the top 3-4" and they seem to be growing still but the bottom of the plants are not as green as the top and the bottom is a little on the yellowish side. The top of the tomato plants have more leaves and are more green. I live in Minnesota and there have been some kind of cold nights and it has been in the mid 70's for the most part during the days. I water my garden every morning. Am I doing something wrong? They are also in wire cages to help hold them up better. There are no flowers on them either... Just leaves. There are some yellowish spots on the leaves towards the bottom. Some days are better then others for them. Please help!!! Thanks!
Is there anything wrong with my tomato plants?
This early I would plant new ones that have not been damaged by frost or by you.
You never want to top a plant unless you want to make it bushier, and any that are yellowing this early have been damaged by frost and shocked enough to really slow their development.
Those that are still in the nursery and for sale have not been damaged and will give you much better results than what you have, now.
Reply:Add a good garden fertilizer for vegie gardens. The leave will green up in 4-5 days. Fertilize every time you water with half strength to be sure you have strong healthy tomatoes.
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Is there anything wrong with my tomato plants?
This early I would plant new ones that have not been damaged by frost or by you.
You never want to top a plant unless you want to make it bushier, and any that are yellowing this early have been damaged by frost and shocked enough to really slow their development.
Those that are still in the nursery and for sale have not been damaged and will give you much better results than what you have, now.
Reply:Add a good garden fertilizer for vegie gardens. The leave will green up in 4-5 days. Fertilize every time you water with half strength to be sure you have strong healthy tomatoes.
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What do I do with tomato plants after the harvest?
My husband and I planted tomato plants in the spring and we had a good harvest. What do I do now that the plants are rotting. Should I uproot them, cut them back or just leave them? I had them in those stand up cages but I've removed them. I'm not sure what I should do with the plants now. Will they help the soil if I leave them to rot? Would they seed for next season or would I have to replant with new?
What do I do with tomato plants after the harvest?
You should pull them up and also clean up any debis that is left. They will not come back next year from the original plant. Any seeds that are left may sprout next year if they are left inside of a tomato and it rots on the ground. The real issue is to clean up the area of all old plant material to prevent disease in next years crop. Even composting sometimes will not destroy fungal diseases like blight. Bottom line, pull up old plants, clean the area and you will have better luck next year.
Reply:If you compost them, don't use the compost in the garden. You may reintroduce diseases.
Reply:make tomato rice
Reply:I'd say pull them up and toss them. Normally you need to start new tomato plants every year, but sometimes seeds from one of last year's plants will come up on their own.
Reply:If there are no tomatoes left, they will not reseed. The seeds are in the tomotoes. Since they are annuals, they will not grow back if you live in a climate that gets cold in the winter. I'd pull them up and compost them with your fall leaves and other yard refuse. Then you can use finished compost on your garden next year and avoid synthetic fertilizers which can be dangerous for pets and kids.
Reply:If you have a compost pile, compost them! If you cut them down, but leave the roots, they may regrow from the roots, they will not reseed themselves as the seeds your in the tomatoes you picked and ate. Most likely you will have to replant next year!
What do I do with tomato plants after the harvest?
You should pull them up and also clean up any debis that is left. They will not come back next year from the original plant. Any seeds that are left may sprout next year if they are left inside of a tomato and it rots on the ground. The real issue is to clean up the area of all old plant material to prevent disease in next years crop. Even composting sometimes will not destroy fungal diseases like blight. Bottom line, pull up old plants, clean the area and you will have better luck next year.
Reply:If you compost them, don't use the compost in the garden. You may reintroduce diseases.
Reply:make tomato rice
Reply:I'd say pull them up and toss them. Normally you need to start new tomato plants every year, but sometimes seeds from one of last year's plants will come up on their own.
Reply:If there are no tomatoes left, they will not reseed. The seeds are in the tomotoes. Since they are annuals, they will not grow back if you live in a climate that gets cold in the winter. I'd pull them up and compost them with your fall leaves and other yard refuse. Then you can use finished compost on your garden next year and avoid synthetic fertilizers which can be dangerous for pets and kids.
Reply:If you have a compost pile, compost them! If you cut them down, but leave the roots, they may regrow from the roots, they will not reseed themselves as the seeds your in the tomatoes you picked and ate. Most likely you will have to replant next year!
I bought a tomato plant, now what?
I've never had a plant of my own, believe it or not. Today I got a patio tomato plant from a k-mart and some of the leaves are kind of looking dead but there are a lot of mini tomatoes on it. How often should I water it, how much sun should I give it, and what kind of soil is best/how often do you replace it?
thanks
I bought a tomato plant, now what?
tomato should got plenty of sunshine and deep rooted water routinely (3 times a week). If your mini tomato has been ripen, then you got to pick them up until the last one and cut the whole fruit truss.
also you need to add some furtilizer in this stage.
Remeber deep rooted water... that means you need slower water their root or you could put a little hose by the side of the plant and pour water slowly to let water to sip down very deep.
Reply:If you have a place to plant it, dig a hole that is bigger than the pot. Add some potting soil to the hole, or something like fertilizer. Tap the pot, remove the plant, and put it in the hole, adding water until the roots are very wet. You can also loosen the roots with your hand or tap them with a small shovel. Cover the roots, and pinch off the dead leaves. Tomatoes need lots of sun so put them in a spot that gets sun most of the day. If you can't put them in the ground you may want to follow these same directions but add the plant to a larger pot. Keep your tomatoes watered very well (I always water once each day) and they will grow happily.
Reply:it's ironic that i came upon this question because i happen to work at a K-Mart Garden Shop. based on my observations around the K-Mart i work at, chances are the plant was dehydrated when you bought it because K-Mart employees hate to water. so be sure to water it very well for the first few days. keep it in the sun and buy a tomato cage for it when it gets bigger. buy a proper size pot for it and transplant it into the pot with miracle gro garden flower and vegetable potting soil. there you go. enjoy your new tomato plant
Reply:I'm not sure about a patio tomato plant, but I dug a large hole in the ground %26amp; filled it with MIracle Grow Garden Soil, made sure that it was in a sunny spot (mostly afternoon sun), put a cage around it (you can find them at most any garden dept) so that when it gets tall it won't fall over...then just water it about every other day, and watch for pests. I hope this helps.
Reply:Unless you are transplanting it into a larger container, you dont replace the soil. Keep it in the sun 6-7 hours a day and water it when it needs it (use finger test)
Reply:water it once a day and give it lots of sun.
Reply:leave it alone
thanks
I bought a tomato plant, now what?
tomato should got plenty of sunshine and deep rooted water routinely (3 times a week). If your mini tomato has been ripen, then you got to pick them up until the last one and cut the whole fruit truss.
also you need to add some furtilizer in this stage.
Remeber deep rooted water... that means you need slower water their root or you could put a little hose by the side of the plant and pour water slowly to let water to sip down very deep.
Reply:If you have a place to plant it, dig a hole that is bigger than the pot. Add some potting soil to the hole, or something like fertilizer. Tap the pot, remove the plant, and put it in the hole, adding water until the roots are very wet. You can also loosen the roots with your hand or tap them with a small shovel. Cover the roots, and pinch off the dead leaves. Tomatoes need lots of sun so put them in a spot that gets sun most of the day. If you can't put them in the ground you may want to follow these same directions but add the plant to a larger pot. Keep your tomatoes watered very well (I always water once each day) and they will grow happily.
Reply:it's ironic that i came upon this question because i happen to work at a K-Mart Garden Shop. based on my observations around the K-Mart i work at, chances are the plant was dehydrated when you bought it because K-Mart employees hate to water. so be sure to water it very well for the first few days. keep it in the sun and buy a tomato cage for it when it gets bigger. buy a proper size pot for it and transplant it into the pot with miracle gro garden flower and vegetable potting soil. there you go. enjoy your new tomato plant
Reply:I'm not sure about a patio tomato plant, but I dug a large hole in the ground %26amp; filled it with MIracle Grow Garden Soil, made sure that it was in a sunny spot (mostly afternoon sun), put a cage around it (you can find them at most any garden dept) so that when it gets tall it won't fall over...then just water it about every other day, and watch for pests. I hope this helps.
Reply:Unless you are transplanting it into a larger container, you dont replace the soil. Keep it in the sun 6-7 hours a day and water it when it needs it (use finger test)
Reply:water it once a day and give it lots of sun.
Reply:leave it alone
I planted tomato plants?
about 3 weeks ago. They are about 2-2 1/2 feet tall. I have the yelloe ones and some big red ones. When will they start to get tomatos?
I planted tomato plants?
I planted regular red tomatoes and roma tomatoes, I couldn't tell you for sure but about 5 weeks ago. They are a little bit over 4 feet tall and I water them every day, and I also used miracle grow. The first thing you will see is little stems coming off of the branches that stem out. These will turn into small flowers about 1/2 inch wide with usually 4 leaves. Then about 1 week later small little buds will sprout and then from there you will get your tomatoes. Right now I just have 2 small buds and like 50 flowers.
Reply:It all depends on the warmth of the soil, watering, and sunshine. Give them a couple of months. Are these in containers or in the garden? If in containers, move them under a roof or overhanging tree when then nights get cold--if you live in such a place.
Reply:They need lots of sunlight and lots of water, and will start producing tomatoes once the flowers fall off.
Another couple of weeks maybe.
Reply:The package has all of the information for planting, where to plant and how to arrange the young seedlings, and when to reap.
Reply:My guess is September or early October (Harvest time).
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I planted tomato plants?
I planted regular red tomatoes and roma tomatoes, I couldn't tell you for sure but about 5 weeks ago. They are a little bit over 4 feet tall and I water them every day, and I also used miracle grow. The first thing you will see is little stems coming off of the branches that stem out. These will turn into small flowers about 1/2 inch wide with usually 4 leaves. Then about 1 week later small little buds will sprout and then from there you will get your tomatoes. Right now I just have 2 small buds and like 50 flowers.
Reply:It all depends on the warmth of the soil, watering, and sunshine. Give them a couple of months. Are these in containers or in the garden? If in containers, move them under a roof or overhanging tree when then nights get cold--if you live in such a place.
Reply:They need lots of sunlight and lots of water, and will start producing tomatoes once the flowers fall off.
Another couple of weeks maybe.
Reply:The package has all of the information for planting, where to plant and how to arrange the young seedlings, and when to reap.
Reply:My guess is September or early October (Harvest time).
Growing red currant tomato plants?
I have 5 red currant tomato plants in the ground. They are only about three inches tall now that I burried them a little. I am wondering how to stake or protect them from falling on the ground. I'm having a hard time finding a full size picture of them on the internet. Are they going to climb up something like a vine or do they just need something to hold them up. Do they get tall, stay short, get bushy or leggy. Does anyone have any tips or any information on them. Also when you pick the tomato's should you just cut the limb they are hanging on or pick each tomato off. Thanks to all who respond.
Growing red currant tomato plants?
Pick each tomato off the branch.
Don't forget to keep watering.
Reply:The best support for a tomato plant is a tomato cage. It's a slightly cone-shaped (smaller at the bottom) wire cage with about 6-inch openings. It then has 4 pieces of stiff wire sticking down out of the bottom for setting it in the soil around the tomato plant. These can be purchased at any nursery or you can make them out of concrete reinforcing mesh.
The plant grows up the middle of the cage and its branches are supported by the horizontal tiers of wire around the cage. The holes are also big enough for you to reach in and get the tomatoes. As the plant grows taller, successive layers of branches are then supported by the upper tiers of the cage.
Regarding harvesting, cut clumps of the tomatoes off at the base of the branch they're growing on. Leave them on the cut vine until you actually use them. That way they continue to ripen even with just a few inches of vine attached.
Also, never prune a tomato plant. They will eventually outgrow the cage and get kind of viney. But, that's when they're in their last throes and about to be pulled out, anyway.
rodeo buckle
Growing red currant tomato plants?
Pick each tomato off the branch.
Don't forget to keep watering.
Reply:The best support for a tomato plant is a tomato cage. It's a slightly cone-shaped (smaller at the bottom) wire cage with about 6-inch openings. It then has 4 pieces of stiff wire sticking down out of the bottom for setting it in the soil around the tomato plant. These can be purchased at any nursery or you can make them out of concrete reinforcing mesh.
The plant grows up the middle of the cage and its branches are supported by the horizontal tiers of wire around the cage. The holes are also big enough for you to reach in and get the tomatoes. As the plant grows taller, successive layers of branches are then supported by the upper tiers of the cage.
Regarding harvesting, cut clumps of the tomatoes off at the base of the branch they're growing on. Leave them on the cut vine until you actually use them. That way they continue to ripen even with just a few inches of vine attached.
Also, never prune a tomato plant. They will eventually outgrow the cage and get kind of viney. But, that's when they're in their last throes and about to be pulled out, anyway.
rodeo buckle
My tomato plants are not doing well at all, does someone know a home remendy that I can use or know what I may
My tomato plants are not doing well at all, does someone know a home remendy that I can use or know what I may be doing wrong? I heard that if you put dry powder milk on them then it will help them. I water them like 4 times a week,
My tomato plants are not doing well at all, does someone know a home remendy that I can use or know what I may
put alot of cow manure into the soil and a ring of 5-10-5 fertilizer in a circle arount the plant and cover. Give it a few days and I bet you'll see a diferrence.
Reply:Have you put any fertilizer around the soil?
My tomato plants are not doing well at all, does someone know a home remendy that I can use or know what I may
put alot of cow manure into the soil and a ring of 5-10-5 fertilizer in a circle arount the plant and cover. Give it a few days and I bet you'll see a diferrence.
Reply:Have you put any fertilizer around the soil?
One of my tomato plants looks "burned" like a part of it is dying. Any idea of what this could be?
This is one of the Beefsteak tomato plants, I have two of them. They're very big, probably 4.75 to 5 feet. And the other day when i checked the garden, a small part of the plant looked dry and dead like autumn leaves. I took those leaves off. Then today, I noticed that another set of leaves on the plant looked yellow with black on it as if it had actually been burned. The other plant doesn't look like this aside from a few yellow leaves on the bottom. Any idea on what this could be from?
One of my tomato plants looks "burned" like a part of it is dying. Any idea of what this could be?
too much sun.the sun is burning your plant.
Reply:Tomato leaves don't get burned by the sun unless you are having regular temperatures over 100 and you are forgetting to water. It is more likely to be some sort of fungal disease or blight -- see the image below. the article also gives you advice about controlling the disease.
Reply:Could be neomotodes. They are things that eat the roots. Not much you can do now, but before you plant again, put down black plastic (like trash bags,for a while) then cedar chips when you plant.
Reply:Where do you live? Looks like it might be late blight.
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/GARDEN/VE...
That is also a sign of verticillium wilt but most plants these days are resistant.
Late blight is a Phytophthora, related to an algae so make sure that you don't water too much. let the plants dry out between watering's and that may get you by. No cure for Phytophthora's so you might want to plant in another area next year.
Reply:If you are watering in the afternoon, this is probably your cause. Watering in the afternoon causes the sun to go directly to the leaf, therefore scorching it. If you are not watering in the afternoon try to think if you have used fertilizer recently, and if you have it may have not been diluted enough causing leaf burn. If not, look on the bottom of the leaves, and check for tiny white insects or "chew marks". Also, if the plant begins to wilt, or is already wilting, you may be in the early stages of bacterial spot in which the laves turn yellow and fall off. If you feel this is the case use an organic 3in1 insecticidal soap/ bactericide such as Safer ( I suggested this to another asker earlier!), which is available at Lowe's or other garden centers. Good Luck, and hope your plants bounce back soon!
Reply:Donna is right. Sunburn. Get some shade cloth. You can make a stand over them with PVC then drape the cloth over. If you live in Southern California, right now temps.are 100 and above. Yes they do get sunburned and yes even if you water. Byee P.S. Thanks Sandy G. for the site!
Reply:Where do you live? I'm from southwest Missouri and we've been getting tons and tons of rain and all my tomato plants are kinda yellow and look like they're dying. I know mine are like that because they've gotten way too much water. My entire garden is suffering because of too much water.
One of my tomato plants looks "burned" like a part of it is dying. Any idea of what this could be?
too much sun.the sun is burning your plant.
Reply:Tomato leaves don't get burned by the sun unless you are having regular temperatures over 100 and you are forgetting to water. It is more likely to be some sort of fungal disease or blight -- see the image below. the article also gives you advice about controlling the disease.
Reply:Could be neomotodes. They are things that eat the roots. Not much you can do now, but before you plant again, put down black plastic (like trash bags,for a while) then cedar chips when you plant.
Reply:Where do you live? Looks like it might be late blight.
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/GARDEN/VE...
That is also a sign of verticillium wilt but most plants these days are resistant.
Late blight is a Phytophthora, related to an algae so make sure that you don't water too much. let the plants dry out between watering's and that may get you by. No cure for Phytophthora's so you might want to plant in another area next year.
Reply:If you are watering in the afternoon, this is probably your cause. Watering in the afternoon causes the sun to go directly to the leaf, therefore scorching it. If you are not watering in the afternoon try to think if you have used fertilizer recently, and if you have it may have not been diluted enough causing leaf burn. If not, look on the bottom of the leaves, and check for tiny white insects or "chew marks". Also, if the plant begins to wilt, or is already wilting, you may be in the early stages of bacterial spot in which the laves turn yellow and fall off. If you feel this is the case use an organic 3in1 insecticidal soap/ bactericide such as Safer ( I suggested this to another asker earlier!), which is available at Lowe's or other garden centers. Good Luck, and hope your plants bounce back soon!
Reply:Donna is right. Sunburn. Get some shade cloth. You can make a stand over them with PVC then drape the cloth over. If you live in Southern California, right now temps.are 100 and above. Yes they do get sunburned and yes even if you water. Byee P.S. Thanks Sandy G. for the site!
Reply:Where do you live? I'm from southwest Missouri and we've been getting tons and tons of rain and all my tomato plants are kinda yellow and look like they're dying. I know mine are like that because they've gotten way too much water. My entire garden is suffering because of too much water.
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