Tomato questions and answers

camprn on 7/6/2011, 8:57 am

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tegaan on 7/6/2011, 9:09 am

thanks for the Q and A. I am wondering if I may be watering my tomatoes too much? I water every day, it has been hot here 25 C and above. The top of my soil sometimes gets dry and crusty but usually I keep it really wet. Is that too much? Some of my leaves are yellow and curling and I only have 1 tomato growing with 6 plants.

thanks, kari

camprn on 7/6/2011, 9:10 am

Keri, would you be able to post a photo of the plant with issue?

boffer on 7/6/2011, 9:20 am

What caught my eye:

14. Blossom end rot is caused by erratic watering. No mention of calcium issues.

27. Tomatoes were declare a vegetable by the Supreme Court. Seriously? The Supreme Court?

I'm doomed. There has got to be a greenhouse in my future for summertime use. Shocked

tegaan on 7/6/2011, 9:42 am

I don't really think I have an issue that pictures would help solve, just some yellowing/brown leaves and no tomatoes. I was just wondering if maybe I am watering too much.

kari

camprn on 7/6/2011, 10:04 am

It is difficult to offer any kind of diagnosis without a visual. If the yellowing is throughout the plant there may be a nutrient deficiency. If your mix is drying out, you may need to water more often. If it just that the mix is dry on top, adding a layer of homemade compost or mulch should help retain moisture so you do not have to water as often. Have you stuck a finger down into the mix to check for moisture?

busygirl on 7/6/2011, 11:38 am

boffer wrote:What caught my eye:

14. Blossom end rot is caused by erratic watering. No mention of calcium issues.

27. Tomatoes were declare a vegetable by the Supreme Court. Seriously? The Supreme Court?

I'm doomed. There has got to be a greenhouse in my future for summertime use.

If I remember correctly, the Supreme Court thing was actually about taxes and commerce. I believe there was an import tariff on one (either vegs or fruit) but not the other and the poor tomato was in the crossfire. very sad, but I am glad they got it all straightened out for us...

Edited to add that my friend who knows EVERYTHING (and don't we all have one)....says there is actually no such thing as a vegetable. What we eat is either fruit (seed pod), seed, leaves, stalk/stem, or root. He's big on "specificity" right up until I use his own words against him. Twisted Evil

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