Question about tomatoes splitting while very young
fuelrod
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Comments (17)I have to lean towards Linda's points. Unless I'm dissolving the Tomato Tone in water first, it kind of defeats the purpose. I want my container tomatoes to feed immediately, so I use a liquid or water soluble fertilizer when I water. I do use some CRF at the beginning of the season as a precaution, but I don't depend on it. To me an organic fertilizer in a container is more like a CRF. mdgirl, I'm sure you could up the Foliage Pro dose but that might get expensive. The suggestion of MiracleGro is a good one. If you want to see something amazing, go over to the 'Ville and check out the lady that grows huge plants in small containers with the help of a little calcium nitrate snack :-) The thread is near the top in the 'Growing in Containers' forum, and is called "Just showing off." I tried to link you directly, but this site would let me....See MoreQuestions about figs splitting.
Comments (18)Vivian, This subject is an area of my research. It is much more complicated than just choosing an open eyed or closed eyed variety. There is a lot of room for intrepretation on the meaning of the "open" or "closed" eyed fig characteristic. Here are some factors that can affect the actual "splitting" of figs: 1) skin thickness 2) skin elasticity 3) small or large eyes 4) open or closed eyes 5) fig growth rate during ripening 6) very wet soil/ground at time of ripening 7) sudden changes in weather conditions at time of ripening, etc. Factors that affect actual "souring" includes 1) open eyes 2) cracks or splits that expose the pulp sugars 3) the presence or lack of any eye sealants 4)the type of eye sealant (honey or resin) 5) fig eye orientation (up or down) and 6) the presence (or lack thereof) of any souring bacteria or insects. As the years go by.......I will have a lot more to say on this subject as it pertains to the specific cultivars in my collection. Dan...See MoreQuestion about the roasted tomato garlic soup
Comments (9)Yes, it's my recipe, Lexlani. It looks like you have an old copy. I've since added after 'To can:'...DO NOT ADD CREAM WHEN CANNING. There was a little confusion when I first posted it...I forget not everyone knows not to can dairy. You still have a lot of low acid vegies (the carrots, onion and all that garlic)and it needs to be processed in a pressure canner, just not as long as it would when using chicken broth. ksrogers may be thinking of the flavor of the final product (?). Many times added herbs will turn bitter when processed, but I've never noticed it with this recipe (I usually wind up using dried basil)....See More3 questions about harvesting tomatoes
Comments (18)A tomato will not get bright red when it is above 90-95 degrees. They will just be pink. Wrong. It hasn't been down to 95 in the daytime for weeks here, it's in the mid-high 80s at night, and my tomatoes are ripening just fine, going to full red on the vine if I don't find them before then. That said, I pick most of them when they are starting to turn color because they are less likely to be eaten by the birds....See Morefuelrod
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