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To: Sarajevo
Sarajevo:" I pulled all of my tomato plants early this month and have planted new ones, primarily Black Krim and Beefsteak, for the second crop.
They all seem to have grown real fast, had a flush of fruit, then dried up."

First thought is concern about lack of moisture and excessive heat
Next thought is frequency of crop rotation
and lack of resistance to 'Fusarium wilt' which is common to heirloom veggies.

68 posted on 07/27/2014 3:56:34 PM PDT by Tilted Irish Kilt (Political Correctness is Tyranny .. with manners ! Charlton Heston)
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To: Tilted Irish Kilt
"First thought is concern about lack of moisture and excessive heat Next thought is frequency of crop rotation "

I water thoroughly twice a week until the soil is saturated. Heat? I have a 30% shade cloth over the hoophouse which did well for the past 2 years. This year has been odd though. Nothing seems to grow and produce as vigorously as the two previous years. Can't do much about the heat though.

Crops are rotated through different beds and by the seasons with the addition of fertilizer and new manure to fr4shen them up. The winter crops will be heavy with collard, kale, spinach, carrots, radish, etc.

'Fusarium wilt'? I'll have to research that. Thanks!

79 posted on 07/28/2014 8:00:14 PM PDT by Sarajevo (Two cannibals are eating a clown. One says to the other: "Does this taste funny to you?")
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