Why is one tomato producing and the others are not?
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Why no tomatoes near four o'clocks or other nightshade plants?
Comments (4)What was the source of this info? What reason did it give for this? If it said don't do it but didn't say why then I wouldn't accept the info as valid. There are all sorts of claims made that don't hold up to practical scrutiny. If this is one of those "companion planting" issues then you might want to ask over on the Companion Planting forum as they have their own set of rules etc. that aren't commonly accepted by others. Other than that they can attract the same pests I don't know of any reason for the claim. But I will add that I don't think most folks would plant 4 o'clocks or flowering tobacco by their tomato or pepper plants anyway so can I ask why you would want to? Dave...See MoreOne reason why I grow Tomatoes ;-)
Comments (42)Rane Grow, I knew you would love them and it is so easy. If you want to roast some large tomatoes - you can take the seeds out and you will get a drier and more carmelized version. I think this makes them much more versatile than just making sauce. I can do that when I take them out of the freezer or leave them in halves to put into soup or over pasta. If you get swamped with cherry tomatoes, you can do the same thing or roast them in a skillet and put them over pasta. I've made a few frittatas this week with sweet peppers, eggplant & cherry toms (halved) from the garden. I cook the veggies in the skillet then add the egg mix over the top and cover with a lid. Delicious breakfast. I'm glad you like this cooking method. It will sure bring summer back in the middle of the winter....See MoreAre your tomatoes still producing? Which ones?
Comments (18)Hi Anney, yeah, I will find a place to put them up tomorrow. We may sample a few before Thanksgiving but we always have plenty on Thanksgiving and Christmas. Candied Yams (sweet potatoes), Sweet potato pies and a sweet potato casserole (for lack of knowing what better to call it) are all some of my favorites. There are still a few more down there where I was digging I think. I just got to hurting too much to keep on digging. All those came from one small potato that I stuck in the ground at the end of the row last spring. I dug the ones at the other end of that row about 45 days ago and they were not quite big enough, so I left these for awhile. These particular ones have the vines that root down and some of them must have been 15 feet long. I pulled them up and put them by my compost area to shred up to go into the compost. I have kept a start of them for three years now because they taste so good. I gave my neighbor Tom some of them and he has a big bunch of vines over there but has not dug his yet. He has some excellent soil too and should have a good crop of them. Doof, our spring was very wet for over two months and most all my first tomatoes were too bland, but these fall tomatoes do taste wonderful. We had a couple sliced at dinner tonight. Bill P....See MoreWhy do some onion sets produce onion bulbs while other do not?
Comments (13)Anyone in the South who is more familiar with this then me, please correct me, but my understanding is that in that region, the short day onions are grown over winter to start bulbing in spring once the daylight hours start to increase. So, I get your premise that onions planted at the height of summer, once the length of day hits ~10-12 hours in later summer or early fall, it will still trigger the same bulbing response. I am not sure, the fact that daylight hours in late June/early July already exceed the necessary 10-12 hours, they might just start to bulb as soon as you plant them. There is also the limiting factor of season length to contend with. (And technically speaking, plants respond to length of nighttime darkness rather than length of daytime light, but we still talk about it as long/short day.)...See MoreThe Jungle Explorer
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