tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414505450356893387.post7829266621167944520..comments2024-02-28T06:15:48.314-08:00Comments on The Scientific Gardener: Tomatoes AplentyJayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12461600014446853297noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414505450356893387.post-88609590512932219022013-08-20T07:50:35.507-07:002013-08-20T07:50:35.507-07:00Thanks for the comment, Swimray,
Alas - tomatoes ...Thanks for the comment, Swimray,<br /><br />Alas - tomatoes are one of the most fickle plants with very little tolerance to variances in climate and plenty of diseases and pests.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12461600014446853297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414505450356893387.post-13820947159190748352013-08-19T19:27:27.963-07:002013-08-19T19:27:27.963-07:00I have the same tomato problem every year when our...I have the same tomato problem every year when our hot weather hits. But this cool summer has kept the mites down . . . But allowed the fungal blights to flourish. I guess that's what is called balance. I still got some ping pong ball size tomatoes, which is all I can ask for.<br />RaySwimrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02928919593044289369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414505450356893387.post-62840020131517138272013-08-15T08:05:26.096-07:002013-08-15T08:05:26.096-07:00Dear Kris,
I know what you mean about the cabbage...Dear Kris,<br /><br />I know what you mean about the cabbage loopers. It seems that some insect pests can tolerate the cold better than our vegetable crops can. <br /><br />I hope that the Canadian air drifts north this fall so that you can get a decent harvest before the winter kicks in.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12461600014446853297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414505450356893387.post-20276817511264467632013-08-14T14:19:52.905-07:002013-08-14T14:19:52.905-07:00Jay, NE Ohio -- which seems to have drifted toward...Jay, NE Ohio -- which seems to have drifted toward the North Pole this year. *sheesh* (Actually, the jet stream has dipped down over Ohio so many times this summer we're mostly breathing Canadian air. Would explain the pine scent...heh.) Only Tuscan kale - and even that is hard to keep from the darn cabbage lopers.Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17822528453563683772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414505450356893387.post-45630758303642660002013-08-13T07:34:47.633-07:002013-08-13T07:34:47.633-07:00Thanks for the comment, Kris. Yes - it is always s...Thanks for the comment, Kris. Yes - it is always something. Wow - nights in the 40s. Where are you gardening? In some climates it can be hard to get a good crop due to the cooler weather more than the heat. Do you grow a lot of brassicas?Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12461600014446853297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414505450356893387.post-54438191026313892182013-08-13T06:22:53.688-07:002013-08-13T06:22:53.688-07:00Glad you got some nice tomatoes - even enough to g...Glad you got some nice tomatoes - even enough to give some away. Hard to see your vines lost to mites. Our summer is so cool here (nights in the 40s) has set back most of the veg and I'm getting very little this year in spite of lack of bad bugs. It's always something, no? Yet we persevere... Good luck with the rest of your veg.Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17822528453563683772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414505450356893387.post-23659884113091896042013-08-12T13:16:44.828-07:002013-08-12T13:16:44.828-07:00Thanks for the comment, Donna. I wish I could find...Thanks for the comment, Donna. I wish I could find an heirloom for my climate that will do as well as advertised.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12461600014446853297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414505450356893387.post-78379402956635522052013-08-11T14:43:03.784-07:002013-08-11T14:43:03.784-07:00Lost my heirlooms to blight already, but hybrids h...Lost my heirlooms to blight already, but hybrids holding their own. Lots of tomatoes here but all green still...once they start ripening it will be a mass of red sweet delight. Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420133886162844400noreply@blogger.com