Tomato update
Aug. 14th, 2008 07:08 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ksmithThe two largest tomato plants shot up 4-5" while I was at Denvention. Buds have been spotted. I plucked a little worm off one of the plants, and am hoping I don't see any more. I would like to avoid any sort of pest spray, although I will use soap if I have to.
The odd thing so far is that the plants in the deck planter aren't hanging straight down, but are curving up to catch the sun. My only concern about this is if the tomatoes weigh down the plants too quickly, leading to the stem snapping. Guess I'll figure out a way to support them if I have to.
To my surprise, at least one of the in-ground plants, which I had pretty much given up on, is budding. I'm surprised--those plants are only about 1/4 the size and fullness of the two monsters in the planter.
I had spread some corn gluten stuff that was supposed to prevent weeds. Guess there are still a few bugs in that system.
The odd thing so far is that the plants in the deck planter aren't hanging straight down, but are curving up to catch the sun. My only concern about this is if the tomatoes weigh down the plants too quickly, leading to the stem snapping. Guess I'll figure out a way to support them if I have to.
To my surprise, at least one of the in-ground plants, which I had pretty much given up on, is budding. I'm surprised--those plants are only about 1/4 the size and fullness of the two monsters in the planter.
I had spread some corn gluten stuff that was supposed to prevent weeds. Guess there are still a few bugs in that system.
