Delicia, I gave a previous poster some advice so here is what I wrote: Karen, Where abouts do you live? Tomatoes are pretty heavy feeders and require calcium to set blossoms. Pruning the suckers helps also because the plant can put more energy into blossoms and fruit than leaves and stems. I saw a post on some gardening web-site where a guy puts a whole dead fish in the hole before he plants his tomatoe plant! I don't do this, but I do get special tomato food from my garden center. I also use compost. I water the tomato plants with drip hoses at the base which helps from soil born diseases damaging the leaves. I also use straw for mulch to maintain the moisture. Tomatoes like a couple inches of water per week. I live in Southern Wisconsin and we have had one of the worst droughts and heat since the 30's also. I had to be very dilligent about watering my gardens this year.
Let me know if you need any more tips! As for the raised beds, I swear by Mel Bartholomew's "Square Foot Gardening" book.
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Edited by - Fiddlehead Farm on Aug 19 2012 4:56:58 PM
I am pulling up all my tomatoes this week. I need to plant more fall stuff so need the room. And they are all anyway. I will never plant so many tomato plants ever again. Those things have a mind of their own! I sure will miss my bacon and tomato samiches though.
I pulled up my tomato's this pass weekend. It wasn't a good tomato season for us this year; too much rain. Marly
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Scenes from my garden. Update on tomatoes!
Posted - Aug 19 2012 : 4:56:08 PM
