After we got back from relocating the raccoon this morning, I went to check on the tomatoes and the garden. I harvested these from the larger planter – the plants I thought were going to croak earlier because the leaves were turning yellow and falling off. These plants still don’t look ‘healthy,’ but they are producing delicious tomatoes. The nook planter beside the house has only two plants in it and they are HUGE, green, and leafy. I’ve only gotten two ripe tomatoes so far. There are lots of green ones, though, and lots of blossoms. There might be a lesson here somewhere, if I can just figure out what it is. I would appreciate some opinions from people who know what they are doing in the garden.
In the larger square foot garden, I couldn’t do much because the irrigation system was going. I have large, leafy-looking zucchini plants now with large yellow flowers and a few actual zucchini! I harvested one pregnant-looking one so far. I have several now that might get large enough to harvest.
I also have the cantaloupe plants whose arms are spilling out over everything with lots of blossoms. There is one small cantaloupe that I have supported by a plastic round thingie with legs and holes in it. I have no clue whether we’ll actually get anything worth eating, but it’s great fun to watch the progress. \
The onions are expanding, even though their tops were so damaged in several storms I elected to cut them off.
I need to do some weeding out there and then I’ll take pics to share.
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These tomatoes are looking delicious Linda 🙂
Do you fertilize often enough? It is different from different brands, how often it is necessary.
Please read about tomatoes in your area, how to treat them. In Denmark, I used to cut the top after 5 times of flowering down, sorry for my English, but I don’t know those names in English. Here in Spain, no one cut of the top of the tomatoes, because here is warm enough to let the plant live out the season, which was not the case in Denmark. So I think, that if you have a short season of warm, maybe you need to cut away the top, when it reach some high too.
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I read a general article about not letting the tomato plants get too high or too wide. Then I got scared I wouldn’t end up with any tomatoes and quit doing it. Your suggestion is a good one, to read up on the actual tomato plant I’ve bought and will try that next time. I did put fertilizer on the ones in the long planter, but maybe not enough. Thank you, Irene.
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I meant more reading for your area Linda. I had 5 pair of flowers in the high and then all the tomatoes had time enough to grow well and become red before the autumn/winter starts.
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I understood you, Irene. I can also look online for the kinds I bought here, so I can see if they need something special. Thank you again.
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Tomatoes might need Miracle-Gro fertilizer or soil for vegetables. Zucchini flowers are delicious sauteed with garlic and a small bit of salt and tomatillo in olive oil. Singing Angel Doris Williams taught me to cook them on medium-low on the stove.
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I’ll try adding the Miracle Gro, Julie. Thanks for the suggestion. I didn’t know about the Zucchini flowers. I’ll save your information and try that next time. :0)
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