tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post2999031666910501158..comments2024-03-24T11:10:13.186-04:00Comments on The Gardening Me: Tomato Troubles (aka Mid-August Update - Part 3)Margarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-85931303984265069042014-09-06T08:32:36.121-04:002014-09-06T08:32:36.121-04:00It has been a chore trying to keep ahead of these ...It has been a chore trying to keep ahead of these diseases, but definitely well worth it.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-64129186381602937112014-09-05T14:06:10.426-04:002014-09-05T14:06:10.426-04:00Yes I totally agree, you've done amazingly des...Yes I totally agree, you've done amazingly despite the diseases, fantastic crops. And still more to come!Lou@RainbowChardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01435858511588433002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-78010780574949077962014-08-29T22:21:42.161-04:002014-08-29T22:21:42.161-04:00You said it - I'm very happy with my tomato ha...You said it - I'm very happy with my tomato harvests, that's for sure!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-72427626012641231022014-08-29T19:15:18.739-04:002014-08-29T19:15:18.739-04:00Looks like you are going to have a tomato harvest ...Looks like you are going to have a tomato harvest in spite of all the diseases. Your persistence is paying off! Nancy Cozy Thyme Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933769393226611441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-71262615932947909302014-08-29T14:56:32.199-04:002014-08-29T14:56:32.199-04:00Thanks David - that is a great perspective. Even ...Thanks David - that is a great perspective. Even if all my plants keeled over right now, I am still miles ahead of where I was last year, so that's definitely something to be grateful for.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-46285265343928982982014-08-29T13:30:08.380-04:002014-08-29T13:30:08.380-04:00Early blight and septoria leaf blight have been ra...Early blight and septoria leaf blight have been rampant around the community garden. I think one of my tomatoes now has late blight. But it's almost September and I have plenty of tomatoes so I am not going to stress. By the way, it looks like you have a lot of beautiful tomatoes ripening for you, so you have done well with all the challenges.David Veltenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07710293718143454000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-40550722983840855372014-08-28T12:43:16.431-04:002014-08-28T12:43:16.431-04:00There's certainly no lack of challenge in the ...There's certainly no lack of challenge in the vegetable garden, especially when it comes to the solanacea family. That sounds like quite the book!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-78520495592818702952014-08-28T10:18:57.624-04:002014-08-28T10:18:57.624-04:00I remember from my days working the Master Gardene...I remember from my days working the Master Gardener hotline that we had an entire book about tomato diseases that we could refer to. It was a rather thick book with lots of ugly scary photos and every time I looked at it I wondered why anyone in their right mind would ever bother to try to grow such a disease prone plant, except of course that tomatoes are so delicious and we gardeners are always up for a challenge, aren't we! My tomatoes are looking just as bad as yours with the leaves from the lower third or more of the plants stripped off, only I've not bothered to figure out what the problems are. Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812702328134261533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-28505493114353525472014-08-28T10:09:04.272-04:002014-08-28T10:09:04.272-04:00Boy you ARE lucky! Our weather is usually very hu...Boy you ARE lucky! Our weather is usually very humid during the summer so I have a feeling that I will have to deal with some sort of tomato disease each year.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-35162809176805515482014-08-28T09:44:42.102-04:002014-08-28T09:44:42.102-04:00That's some great info on tomatoes diseases! I...That's some great info on tomatoes diseases! I am fortunate to have never had either of the blights on my tomatoes. But I do occasionally get some Septoria, usually early in the season if it's been rainy. The plants usually come through it ok.Dave @ HappyAcreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441364543023807886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-13177935091995031832014-08-28T09:12:57.672-04:002014-08-28T09:12:57.672-04:00That is so true - I think it's rare to find an...That is so true - I think it's rare to find anyone that grows tomatoes and hasn't had to deal with a some sort of disease. It's just the price you have to pay, I guess.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-4845889100948657812014-08-28T07:51:26.173-04:002014-08-28T07:51:26.173-04:00I know you have a lot of diseases going on in ther...I know you have a lot of diseases going on in there, but it seems like you are having a decent tomato season. Tomatoes are just so disease prone. That is one thing I don't regret about having to give them up. Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.com