It was hardly worth the trouble. I've never had that kind of bad luck. Our neighbor poured Round Up along our fence on his side, where we had also planted our tomatoes. At the time, our tomato plants were about 2.5 to 3 feet tall already, but not producing yet. The blossoms all fell off though. The plants lived and kept growing, but we didn't have hardly any blossoms set after that. Maybe it was the weather.
Consistent watering, even in the high heat, is critical. Here in Iowa, we hadOriginally Posted by MamaMia
the really high heat like most but I managed to keep mine watered and had
a good crop...both in cherry tomatoes and the big uns...
Water wasn't the problem. The plants are still big and green but producing these little tough skinned tomatoes, about one every two days gets ripe enough to pick. They were watered every day, sometimes twice. We live on the corner so I think I'll move them back to the other side next year, away from any Round Up pourings. They did well there. I will need to extend that garden since I planted plants and flowers there though. All my gardens are bordered.
Ours did great until the 110+ business hit. I think part of it was I enlarged the garden, and planted the tomatoes in the new part.
Once that heat wave hit, there was no use trying. Like trying to grow them in Death Valley.
That kind of heat prevents the blossoms from setting. I even tried that spray that is suppose to help set your blossoms but it didn't work. I did everything short of misting them with a fan hooked up to an extension cord, and don't think I wasn't tempted.
The vendors at the Farmers Market here in town had very few tomatoes this year, and they plant acres of them. I just don't think it was a good year for tomatoes in my county.
The blossom spray stuff only really works when its getting cold at night. It doesnt fix blossom loss due to heat. At least thats what I've been told.That kind of heat prevents the blossoms from setting. I even tried that spray that is suppose to help set your blossoms but it didn't work. I did everything short of misting them with a fan hooked up to an extension cord, and don't think I wasn't tempted.
The vendors at the Farmers Market here in town had very few tomatoes this year, and they plant acres of them. I just don't think it was a good year for tomatoes in my county.
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On the other hand My Okra did great
I got a lot of early Maters, then the heat hit and just a few after that, Since its cooled off They resumed blooming and Ive got a few green ones . Not sure if they will ripen before the Cold gets here tho
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I had a great crop this year ... still producing smaller ones. But my neighbor didn't do the Round-Up poisoning nearby.
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Bumper crop this year. Stay away from Roundup. That's about the worst thing you could have anywhere near your garden. I realize it was your neighbor, but I'd relocate my garden or go to containers. I've had great luck with growing tomatos in containers.
I've found a good compost system is perhaps the best thing you can have as a gardener. We put kitchen scraps in three aerated containers all fall and winter and rotate them. In the spring, when I'm preparing the garden, I spread it liberally throughout the beds. Any pH or other problems should be corrected. Just make sure no fat goes into the bins.
"Anything can have happened in Oklahoma. Practically everything has."-Edna Ferber
Lawn issue: Henbit ravaged my yard last fall and into the spring. Any GREAT ideas on how to treat for it....it's already rearing its ugly head in my yard.
"I'm going to request that you stop posting in this thread." - circa 2008
"Why does there have to be so much immature stuff on here?" - circa 2010
Quit mowing and start a bee hive?
Get the pre-emergent stuff and put it out NOW.
http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/arti...96095&allcom=1
One depressing note, I this article says you need to get it before it germinates in the fall. Can't hurt to try, it lists some products, too. That henbit is awful, but at least it burns out.
http://lee.ces.ncsu.edu/2012/08/fall...-weed-control/
It's non-native but a naturalized plant good for local pollinators. I let it grow, along with clover, and enjoy watching the bees.
Leave it alone and don't be fooled into creating a monoculture of non-native grasses that serve no purpose. Plus, the chemicals are devastating to amphibian populations.
"Anything can have happened in Oklahoma. Practically everything has."-Edna Ferber
Learn how to raise them in 5 gallon buckets. I switched to this method and I have tons of tomatoes.
You also need to learn how to trim your vines. All the growth is going into the vines and not the fruit.
May need to change the way we grow em here, But all my life it werked fine plantin em in the ground . These last few years with the Temp starting to go well over a 100 by mid june just aint doing em any good
Im thinkin Ill invest in a Mister next year
Or just say to hell with it and Buy what I want from the Farmers market
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Like Ive said
pompous, know it all, condescending prick.
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If God wanted Men to look women in the eyes, He wouldnt have gave em Boobs !
Maybe y'all need to use a different varity of tomato. The most successful kind down here, in Houston is Celebrity. They are adapted to higher heat.
"You learn so much from a loss like this," Ash said. "You learn what it takes to play at the level Oklahoma plays."
Sompuns gotta change thats for sure
Are those a Large Beefsteak type of Mater?
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The hot, dry weather meant few tomatoes this summer. We got most of ours early-on, then the plants quit flowering and went into survival mode instead
I have a hard time seeing anything pompous or condescending in that post.
The science on this is pretty clear. I started wondering why we weren't seeing as many toads. They were quite numerous when I was a kid, back before the advent of companies like Trugreen. So, I did some investigation and found that these chemicals are causing deformities and other problems with frogs and toads, species which help keep the insect population in check and serve as a food source for snakes, which help keep the rodent population in check. Mess up one link in the chain, and you're liable to see increases in insects and mice.
Plus, they're dangerous to humans, especially children. They're endocrine disruptors. If you care about your kids and grandkids, you'll at least do the research. If you're one that thinks these chemical companies always tell the truth and their science is flawless, that's fine by me. Good luck.
"Anything can have happened in Oklahoma. Practically everything has."-Edna Ferber
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