Tomatillo Problems
evoar
17 years ago
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Comments (1)Probably not but just to be safe you can always just trim off the leaves touching the plastic. Make sure there are some small air holes in the plastic if you didn't leave the top open on the inverted cone. Dave...See MoreTomatillo problem!
Comments (7)It's possible for herbicide damage, I guess. I don't use any herbicides, but I live on a corner lot of a relatively busy street, so who knows what has come by on cars. The lot next to ours is an open field. I don't think they use herbicides but I can't be sure. I do not see similar damage on any of my other plants (12 other containers). I'm hoping it is not viral :( It's probably too late to start another tomatillo plant and get much from it, and I had a difficult time finding the seedlings anyway....See MoreWhite pustules growing at base stem of tomatillo plant
Comments (1)Normal. They are called adventitious roots. Tomato stems will develop rootlets all along their stem when temp and moisture conditions are right. Just Google 'adventitious roots' for pics and more details. Dave...See MoreOdd problem with tomatillos - only one plant producing fruit
Comments (9)Sorry didn't mean to imply I was only discussing tomatoes. The issues I discussed above can apply any blooming/fruiting plant, not just tomatoes and not just tomatillos. I too grow both and while there are some cultural differences it isn't a drastic amount and many aspects of the 2 plants are the same - including the causes of blossom drop. Personally my tomatillo plants don't get scraggly or sad looking and they sure don't look like weeds and all my experiments with the various blossom drop sprays have supported what i said above. But then my climate and the effect it has on them is quite different from that in zone 10 (have no idea where the OP is located). They look different from tomato plants in ways but look and act just like them in others. As to the self-pollination issue, it is hotly and often debated and research from Purdue University has the best info on it. https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/mexican_husk_tomato.html Studies show that some varieties are readily self-pollinating while others are not. Some varieties require a wider range of cooler temps to self-pollinate, and some plants it seems will never produce fruit regardless of the growing conditions. So there are no absolutes about them. However 3 plants in one container (without knowing if it is an exceptionally large (ie.25 gallon) container is normally over-crowding. And as floral pointed out 1 large bushy plant with another small plant is often indicative of excess or uneven distribution of N in the container. That 2 holds true for any blooming/fruiting plant. Dave...See Morezucchini
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