This is my first year where I’ve been able to garden. I’ve got tons of things growing in my front and backyard but I can certainly say that my tomatoes are doing well!
I’ve got a Husky Red plant, Martha Washington tomato plant and I heard it wasn’t too late for me to start up some Romas so I’ve got a few starting to grow.
I’m excited and a newbie and I’m open to any tips or shared successes!
PS: The brown spots are cinnamon.
by uselessmortal
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Nice job! The cinnamon, the neem oil, and the Repel tell us how hard you’re trying to grow these weaklings into healthy producers. I love and hate them so much lol. I just saw that two of my flowering tomato plants have yellowing and necrosis on the lower leaves. Gonna have to figure out what that is and do something about it over the weekend, and this was supposed to be the first weekend in two months that I don’t spend any money on gardening supplies. Pretty sure I’m gonna need copper fungicide. Grrrr. 🤬
Nicely done! Tomatoes can be weird, so lots of good folks here to ask questions.
One of my favorite tips is to vibrate your tomato blossoms with an electric toothbrush. It mimics the buzzing of a bee, making the pollen whoosh out, guaranteeing pollination and good fruit set. I just place the back of the toothbrush on the stem that holds the flower and give them a little buzz for 3-4 seconds. It’s improved my yield quite a bit and is especially good for finicky heirloom plants.
Time to start killing some stems and focusing on the good ones. I would leave the prettiest tomato plant, one for each pot