To: Pollard
Yep. It’s a combo of inconsistent watering and the heat. Don’t take it personally; it happens to us all. And even IF you water consistently, some varieties are more likely to get it than others.
It’s not a disease and they are perfectly fine to eat. :)
76 posted on
09/03/2023 12:16:17 PM PDT by
Diana in Wisconsin
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To: Diana in Wisconsin
Yep. It’s a combo of inconsistent watering and the heat. Don’t take it personally;Naa. Been some crazy weather this year with heavy rains in between short 100 degree heat waves.
Can't complain. Five months into it, I have plants started from seed that are still putting out fruit and haven't lost much. I've got about 40 cherry and a dozen bigger organically grown tomatoes sitting here ripe or close to it. I'll probably be getting tomatoes until frost gets the plants. Plants will be 7-8 months old by then. Couple of mater plants are yellowing so I'll give them a little fertigation this evening.
Got to see some interesting growth too. LOL
- A tip shooting off into five tips.
- Suckers coming out of the main stem all by themselves.
- Normal looking cluster branches deciding to continue to grow leaf branches after the first cluster and then grow more clusters, basically turn into another main stem/sucker.
- A single normally globe shape cherry tomato took the shape of a beefsteak. Had a few others start to do that but never like that one. Just a fluke I guess because it tasted no different. Odd how those same certain ones ripened differently too. Patches instead of fading.
Blame it on the weather.
82 posted on
09/04/2023 10:48:31 AM PDT by
Pollard
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