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Otherguy2020
User ID: 29285500 United States 08/23/2020 03:03 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I have 3 heirloom types growing this year. Two have done poorly. They were hit with some form of blight I have not seen before and have not done well even after I treated them. The last of the three has done fantastic. It is a cherry type heirloom and has the darkest green leaves of any tomato plants I have ever had.It was new to me this year,but I will grow them again. Smokingman |
Fluffy Pancakes
(OP) User ID: 51665837 United States 08/23/2020 03:07 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The Cheery toms have done the best. But they were just volunteers and not my main focus. Any leaf stress issues? My basil is unhappy. Like the sun is too intense. Things are bad enough, there is no need to make anything up. ~Fluffy "Never interrupt an enemy in the process of destroying himself." Quercitin and zinc...Get it. Take it. Visit howbad.info...If you took the shot, for sure. |
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User ID: 76539470 United States 08/23/2020 03:08 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Ours are doing great..have put up about 40 jars so far, all different varieties..the oxheart and amish paste are doing especially well as are some green variety (I have a friend who gives us heirloom seedlings and I don't always remember all the varieties) This was a couple years ago, but this year is even better What part of the country are you in? I'm in the Northeast and it has been pretty hot for us this summer. We've also been watering some. "Violence simply is not radical enough, since it generally changes only the rulers but not the rules. What use is a revolution that fails to address the fundamental problem: the existence of domination in all its forms, and the myth of redemptive violence that perpetuates it?" - Walter Wink |
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Texan Buckeye
User ID: 22937658 United States 08/23/2020 03:14 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I did a bucket garden experiment this year since I have no space I can plant a regular garden. My dad did it for years and it did well. I thought it would be a no brainer. We did everything right, but right away, my zucchini plants died. I was blaming squirrels on those, but darn it! The watermelons are making small melons, but the plants started dying off. They're just now coming back. The tomatoes had a weird blight early on, too. The guy at the nursery didn't know what it could be after I showed him the leaves and a fruit. They're are coming on a little now, but the skin IS tough. It's too bad I don't have enough to can. They may have tough skin, but they taste really good! |
Fluffy Pancakes
(OP) User ID: 51665837 United States 08/23/2020 03:36 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | We're in the Ozarks. It got really hot and really dry for about a month but I watered regularly. Only had a few with blossom end rot. I staggered varieties a bit trying to prevent being overwhelmed on canning. Did get several gallons of salsa put up and tons of pickles. Never had a fail on potatoes like this or all the tomato skins being tough. Didn't get blight this year on toms. It's just been weird. Berries did okay but burned up pretty quickly. They aren't where they can be watered. Things are bad enough, there is no need to make anything up. ~Fluffy "Never interrupt an enemy in the process of destroying himself." Quercitin and zinc...Get it. Take it. Visit howbad.info...If you took the shot, for sure. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 78383125 United States 08/23/2020 03:46 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The Cheery toms have done the best. But they were just volunteers and not my main focus. Quoting: Fluffy Pancakes Any leaf stress issues? My basil is unhappy. Like the sun is too intense. My basil is dead. It looks like we had a hard freeze (but we didn't)...cilantro is dead as well. Tomatoes still producing well but many yellow dried up leaves. Tobacco doing great but those are the toughest of all my plants. I agree with your assessment of the sun being too intense...that's what it seems like to me. We've had moderate weather & plenty of rain in MN. Plus watering...there is no reason plants should be dying already. - MC |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 54804530 United States 08/23/2020 04:01 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Went with better boy in containers. Plants started great and produced early. Had loads of blossom end rot, cracks, holes, misshapen tomatoes and ring cuts. Three out of 4 have died already. One plant looked like it was starting to die so I dragged it behind a shed. I kept watering it and it slowly came back and is now easily 3 feet across. Full of blossoms and small fruit....wtf? |
Fluffy Pancakes
(OP) User ID: 75905096 United States 08/23/2020 10:23 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I've grown the same tomato plants for 3 years in the greenhouse. So they definitely will recover if given the right stuff to recover with. Just had the most bizarre garden events this year and I've gardened my entire life. I'm seriously questioning the possibility of UV C affecting things. Perhaps the fall crops will fare better. I hope so! Things are bad enough, there is no need to make anything up. ~Fluffy "Never interrupt an enemy in the process of destroying himself." Quercitin and zinc...Get it. Take it. Visit howbad.info...If you took the shot, for sure. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 32257018 United States 08/23/2020 10:26 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | My garden is weird this year. All my different heirloom variety tomatoes are plagued with very tough skin. None are Rutgers, which I avoid because it has a naturally very thick skin. Quoting: Fluffy Pancakes Also, my potatoes didn't produce anything really. Rather hacked off about that, tbh. Looks like the Jerusalem Artichokes are going to have carry that root crop weight this winter. Which means we need more vinegar to counter the inulin gas explosions. Tons of other things did fine, but there is apparently a fair amount of sun stress on the leaves of most things. Anyone else experiencing this tough skin tomato thing? Chemtrails! |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 76635643 Denmark 08/23/2020 10:37 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Everything I had died like it was poisoned. Never seen anything like it. Everyone in my neighborhood also. Whatever it was it came from above. No doubt. It was not this. Mine was more like something black or grey was pored on the leafs. I even lost a Wild blackberry bush I had planted in a pot for years outside. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 76635643 Denmark 08/23/2020 10:38 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Everything I had died like it was poisoned. Never seen anything like it. Everyone in my neighborhood also. Whatever it was it came from above. No doubt. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 76635643 It was not this. Mine was more like something black or grey was pored on the leafs. I even lost a Wild blackberry bush I had planted in a pot for years outside. Vid did not post. Sorry. It was not this. [link to youtube.com (secure)] |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 20341984 United States 08/23/2020 11:16 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Everything I had died like it was poisoned. Never seen anything like it. Everyone in my neighborhood also. Whatever it was it came from above. No doubt. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 76635643 It was not this. Mine was more like something black or grey was pored on the leafs. I even lost a Wild blackberry bush I had planted in a pot for years outside. Same here, blight and fungus took over my garden this year, it has never been this bad. Are you in the south by chance? |
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Fluffy Pancakes
(OP) User ID: 75905096 United States 08/23/2020 11:33 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Like a black powdery mildew? It's been super funky for me. Things that normally do great did crap. My cukes rocked it and we will not need any pickles for a couple of years. Tomatoes produced well, but were all weird and had tough skin. Potatoes are actually my biggest disappointment and the herbs were hit and miss. Onions were meh. I'm a tomato snob. I simply cannot abide store bought oms. They taste like photocopies of tomatoes and piss me off like a weak cup of coffee. Cilantro always craps out on me as soon as it gets hot. But usually my basil will keep thriving. This year the basil is showing stress. Some light leaves and yellowing. I plan on cutting back the wicking buckets and moving them to the greenhouse hoping they take off and hold til December in there. Beans were even weird this year. Squash, too. Lots of leaf stress. Things are bad enough, there is no need to make anything up. ~Fluffy "Never interrupt an enemy in the process of destroying himself." Quercitin and zinc...Get it. Take it. Visit howbad.info...If you took the shot, for sure. |
Fluffy Pancakes
(OP) User ID: 75905096 United States 08/23/2020 11:37 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | No, mine are just bursting. Quoting: Flying Elvii We got tons of rain at exactly the wrong time, the tomatoes suck up as much as they can and start to split. Right. They need even amounts of water or they split. Or if calcium is low or the water is uneven they can get blossom end rot. I'm just trying to see if others are having a similar deal with this tough skin thing. I've never experienced outside of Rutgers. It's completely impossible to chew. Ruins the joy of the tomatoes, too. Osmium, I have seen that sprouting inside in the Mucci brand of store bought tomatoes. Never in any that I have personally grown though. Things are bad enough, there is no need to make anything up. ~Fluffy "Never interrupt an enemy in the process of destroying himself." Quercitin and zinc...Get it. Take it. Visit howbad.info...If you took the shot, for sure. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 36036766 United States 08/23/2020 11:38 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I have 3 tomato plants in a 5 gallon bucket and they are almost ready to turn red. Amazingly easy this year. No end rot, tomato horn worms, tobacco mosaic virus, cracking.or tough skin. Consistent watering and more shade than is recommended have made the difference for me. Each flowering area has had 3 tomato per node, but I pruned the 3rd one to force energy into the other two and they are all the perfect size that I like. I should end up with 3 dozen beautiful, store bought tomato’s very soon in the N.E. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 79299380 Australia 08/23/2020 11:40 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | My garden is weird this year. All my different heirloom variety tomatoes are plagued with very tough skin. None are Rutgers, which I avoid because it has a naturally very thick skin. Quoting: Fluffy Pancakes Also, my potatoes didn't produce anything really. Rather hacked off about that, tbh. Looks like the Jerusalem Artichokes are going to have carry that root crop weight this winter. Which means we need more vinegar to counter the inulin gas explosions. Tons of other things did fine, but there is apparently a fair amount of sun stress on the leaves of most things. Anyone else experiencing this tough skin tomato thing? A tomato thread? On GLP? Classic cointelpro. Fuck off shill. |
Texan Buckeye
User ID: 22937658 United States 08/23/2020 11:41 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | No, mine are just bursting. Quoting: Flying Elvii We got tons of rain at exactly the wrong time, the tomatoes suck up as much as they can and start to split. Right. They need even amounts of water or they split. Or if calcium is low or the water is uneven they can get blossom end rot. I'm just trying to see if others are having a similar deal with this tough skin thing. I've never experienced outside of Rutgers. It's completely impossible to chew. Ruins the joy of the tomatoes, too. Osmium, I have seen that sprouting inside in the Mucci brand of store bought tomatoes. Never in any that I have personally grown though. We've always peeled them if the skin was too tough. My gramma did and then mom did. I will if they want to come off. Just rinse them in warm water, scrap the peel with the blunt side of your knife and peel. Keep doing that until done. Sometimes, I think they're better that way. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 36036766 United States 08/23/2020 11:44 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | My garden is weird this year. All my different heirloom variety tomatoes are plagued with very tough skin. None are Rutgers, which I avoid because it has a naturally very thick skin. Quoting: Fluffy Pancakes Also, my potatoes didn't produce anything really. Rather hacked off about that, tbh. Looks like the Jerusalem Artichokes are going to have carry that root crop weight this winter. Which means we need more vinegar to counter the inulin gas explosions. Tons of other things did fine, but there is apparently a fair amount of sun stress on the leaves of most things. Anyone else experiencing this tough skin tomato thing? Being scalded by the sun usually causes this. You could grow in a shadier area or start them later to avoid fruit forming when the sun is it’s hottest. Are you pruning leaves? Tomato leaves shade the tomato from being directly exposed to sunlight. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 76734484 Australia 08/23/2020 11:45 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Ours are producing really well, BUT, many, even the romas are the size of cherry tomatoes. The Jubilees are the only ones that are normal size. Quoting: Tangy My bad it’s actually 6,700 reported posts... Look at this fucking retard, 3,700 reported posts. Same again, fuck off you cunt shill. [link to www.godlikeproductions.com] |
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