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This years tomatoes
22 June 2013, 20:29,
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RE: This years tomatoes
it's trial and error NR. I've found growing in pots or containers to be very difficult. maybe keeping a log of what variety plants you have, what fertilizer was used how much and when, when they were planted, pests, etc. First thing I'd look at is did you put the pots in the same locations as last year? If so sounds like maybe some kind of insect or desease issue. I grow tomatos for the OH. Some tips I've picked up along the way:put large rocks in the bottom of the pot, and then some smaller rocks on top, and then the soil mix. use mulch to hold in moisture, too much fertilzer can result in lots of foliage but little fruit. When the first blossoms appear, trim off all foliage below that point. a good tomato fertilizer is high in phosphoric acid such as a 5-10-5 formula. Towards the end of the season I notice some caterpillars start attacking the plants, i've given up trying to fight them, cause the plants arent blooming any more anyway, so just harvest remainder of the fruit, even if its still very green.

dont let it drive you crazy, sometimes the crop just isnt there. if it happens two seasons in a row, maybe try a different variety of tomato. good luck to you
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This years tomatoes - by NorthernRaider - 22 June 2013, 13:36
RE: This years tomatoes - by Sunna - 22 June 2013, 16:52
RE: This years tomatoes - by Rush2112 - 22 June 2013, 20:29
RE: This years tomatoes - by Barneyboy - 22 June 2013, 20:34
RE: This years tomatoes - by Steve - 22 June 2013, 20:37
RE: This years tomatoes - by Rush2112 - 22 June 2013, 20:38
RE: This years tomatoes - by Steve - 22 June 2013, 20:45
RE: This years tomatoes - by Rush2112 - 23 June 2013, 00:12
RE: This years tomatoes - by Steve - 23 June 2013, 08:42
RE: This years tomatoes - by Skean Dhude - 22 June 2013, 23:00
RE: This years tomatoes - by MaryN - 23 June 2013, 07:15
RE: This years tomatoes - by Straight Shooter - 23 June 2013, 17:17
RE: This years tomatoes - by Sunna - 23 June 2013, 17:52
RE: This years tomatoes - by bigpaul - 23 June 2013, 17:57
RE: This years tomatoes - by MaryN - 23 June 2013, 20:18
RE: This years tomatoes - by Scythe13 - 24 June 2013, 17:24
RE: This years tomatoes - by Sunna - 11 July 2013, 14:01
RE: This years tomatoes - by NorthernRaider - 11 July 2013, 14:09
RE: This years tomatoes - by MaryN - 11 July 2013, 14:32
RE: This years tomatoes - by NorthernRaider - 11 July 2013, 14:47
RE: This years tomatoes - by Rush2112 - 11 July 2013, 22:44
RE: This years tomatoes - by Steve - 11 July 2013, 16:03
RE: This years tomatoes - by Barneyboy - 11 July 2013, 17:32
RE: This years tomatoes - by Sunna - 11 September 2013, 01:00
RE: This years tomatoes - by Bonnox - 11 September 2013, 20:10
RE: This years tomatoes - by Straight Shooter - 11 September 2013, 21:49
RE: This years tomatoes - by MaryN - 12 September 2013, 20:18
RE: This years tomatoes - by Straight Shooter - 12 September 2013, 20:52
RE: This years tomatoes - by Sunna - 1 October 2013, 12:31
RE: This years tomatoes - by Mortblanc - 1 October 2013, 17:15
RE: This years tomatoes - by Sunna - 1 October 2013, 23:46
RE: This years tomatoes - by Mongrel - 2 October 2013, 07:52
RE: This years tomatoes - by Scythe13 - 2 October 2013, 22:46
RE: This years tomatoes - by Mortblanc - 3 October 2013, 16:39
RE: This years tomatoes - by Binnie - 4 October 2013, 07:25
RE: This years tomatoes - by Prepared Chick - 30 October 2013, 19:41
RE: This years tomatoes - by Sunna - 13 June 2014, 16:25
RE: This years tomatoes - by Devonian - 13 June 2014, 16:51
RE: This years tomatoes - by Sunna - 13 June 2014, 20:11

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