tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469232416726264910.post7907124837383059815..comments2021-10-30T21:36:08.379-04:00Comments on Barbs Blurbs: Harvest Monday 6.4.12Barbie~http://www.blogger.com/profile/14431239835933503549noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469232416726264910.post-34334509669082349492012-06-07T10:01:43.833-04:002012-06-07T10:01:43.833-04:00I have the problem of high heat preventing fruit s...I have the problem of high heat preventing fruit set and extreme dryness contributes to blossom end rot. Solution, start plants in Jan. Put on some shade cloth when the heat really comes on (mostly over the top and west sides of the plants so they still get full sun in the early morning) spray fruit clusters and the leaves around them with calcium for the BER and try to keep them well mulched and watered. mid summer when I've harvested the early fruit but they aren't setting new I whack back all the growth. Then they grow more branches and flowers that begin to set fruit as things cool off; then they are done around Oct because we start freezing. Small fruited tomatoes seem to set fruit all summer as long as I can keep them watered. Of course we don't have the fungal diseases that ya'll have.Mary Hysonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761108134258243637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469232416726264910.post-46981930708648097492012-06-06T08:09:12.332-04:002012-06-06T08:09:12.332-04:00It is so strange reading about how you have alread...It is so strange reading about how you have already pulled out tomatoes, when mine just recently went into the ground. At least you will be able to have a second go at them this year.Prairie Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03036436697268048651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469232416726264910.post-72736010086662634662012-06-05T10:21:47.687-04:002012-06-05T10:21:47.687-04:00Melissa- OOOOhhh- Good post topic... LOL
Norma- Y...Melissa- OOOOhhh- Good post topic... LOL<br /><br />Norma- Yes the tomatoes stop setting once it constistantly hits 90* and 90% humidity here. It's a shame... it stays 90/90 in the shade now until August.<br /><br />KFG- Oh! A Cake tree- Now that is one worth babying! ;-)<br /><br />Allison- it's a lot like a cross between carrot cake and red velvet. Delicious!<br /><br />Liz- They are a mystery for sure. Going with hybrids this fall to keep the disease at bay. Wish me luck.<br /><br />Andrea- Luck to us both! :-D I hope we both have wonderful crops.Barbie~https://www.blogger.com/profile/14431239835933503549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469232416726264910.post-69221645179515288502012-06-05T06:08:56.302-04:002012-06-05T06:08:56.302-04:00Growing tomatoes can be addictive and frustrating,...Growing tomatoes can be addictive and frustrating, every year is different my last crop was useless lots of growth but hardly any fruit and then what i did have didn't ripen........<br />Maybe next year will be a better tomato growing year for you!<br />Broccoli looks good and the Beet cake, YUM.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16309666420472665198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469232416726264910.post-71978553789148021242012-06-04T23:25:35.658-04:002012-06-04T23:25:35.658-04:00Oh yay for grapes! My tomatoes were disappointing...Oh yay for grapes! My tomatoes were disappointing this year too - I think I underfed them though, at least thats my theory and I'll have to wait til next summer to test whether I'm right.Lizhttp://www.suburbantomato.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469232416726264910.post-79868042973682357002012-06-04T22:29:05.423-04:002012-06-04T22:29:05.423-04:00Nice score on the grapes! Beet cake huh? I will ha...Nice score on the grapes! Beet cake huh? I will have to give that a try!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09069117326093443006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469232416726264910.post-8191685457853716142012-06-04T22:17:24.710-04:002012-06-04T22:17:24.710-04:00Always challenges - always. Lots of good surpris...Always challenges - always. Lots of good surprises too though - like those grapes! I had to reread the intro to the cake twice... as I did not see the "beet" designation and assumed you had a magical cake growing vegetable plant you were harvesting from! ;)<br /><br />I want me one of those if you have it please!kitsapFGhttp://www.modernvictorygarden.com/apps/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469232416726264910.post-38216345359992822922012-06-04T20:49:14.293-04:002012-06-04T20:49:14.293-04:00I did not know that heat and humidity affected tom...I did not know that heat and humidity affected tomatoes, learnt something new, thanks.Norma Changhttp://gardentowok.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469232416726264910.post-46764461711168608152012-06-04T18:01:25.322-04:002012-06-04T18:01:25.322-04:00Sorry, realize that last sentence should read, &qu...Sorry, realize that last sentence should read, "What tomato varieties have been developed for our FL summer?"Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05816466342768789620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469232416726264910.post-25227068618300743102012-06-04T14:38:58.819-04:002012-06-04T14:38:58.819-04:00I hear ya about the tomatoes. My crop was better ...I hear ya about the tomatoes. My crop was better than last year's heirloom disaster - hardly any fruit. My hybrid slicers are still looking good, but the paste variety is succumbing to some disease, I think. I also have nematode issues. The Fall will be better, I know. For next Spring/early Summer, I wonder whether a regular spray schedule would help - something to help combat disease? Have you ever done that? I would want to use something suitable for an organic garden. What varieties have been developed for Florida?Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05816466342768789620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469232416726264910.post-38774081359443143112012-06-04T14:17:19.210-04:002012-06-04T14:17:19.210-04:00Oh, and the broccoli is a complete fluke. Everyone...Oh, and the broccoli is a complete fluke. Everyone who visits is astouded! :-D Me, included.Barbie~https://www.blogger.com/profile/14431239835933503549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469232416726264910.post-80439626078320944322012-06-04T14:16:33.274-04:002012-06-04T14:16:33.274-04:00Between the humidity and the constantly above 90 d...Between the humidity and the constantly above 90 degrees they no longer were setting tomatoes. The diseases were beginning to catch up to them. No tomatoes setting & disease spreading = time to pull the plants and start something else. *sob* I <3 tomatoes so this is not a decision made with ease. Only cherries and some major players developed for Florida will still set fruit in this mess now. 3 more months will be time to put them back into the garden so not all is lost. It's time to start seedlings again indoors.Barbie~https://www.blogger.com/profile/14431239835933503549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469232416726264910.post-1894418706227377912012-06-04T13:38:36.695-04:002012-06-04T13:38:36.695-04:00I don't understand...why are your tomatoes alr...I don't understand...why are your tomatoes already done? Surely, even down in FL, the live longer than this??? Espcially if you're still getting broccoli. I'm confused. :)foodgardenkitchenhttp://foodgardenkitchen.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com