I'm probably worrying about these guys more than I should but I just don't think the tomatoes are flourishing like they should. I'm noticing serious growth and some of the leaves are looking downright anemic.
The good news is that they are all holding themselves up (no real droopers) and that new leaves seem to be forming on some of them. But they've been in for two weeks now and I was hoping to see some more progress.
I mentioned my fears to the guy down at the Agway. I was particularly concerned after seeing reen tomatoes forming on some of their greenhouse plants. He said that we've simply not had the weather so far this year. The tomaters need a few good hot days to hit their stride and we've simply not had that yet this year.
So I'm trying to baby them a bit by removing dead leaves and stems that didn't make it. I'm not going to panic yet but if I end up without tomatoes this year, I'll be the first to say I told you so.
Wednesday, June 07, 2006
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Your tomatoes look fine to me, they take some time settling in after transplanting; bt they'll take off soon enough.
You may want to rethink your support for them, I made the mistake of using those thin bamboo stakes last year and they collapsed under the weight of the plants when they fruited.
Thanks for that. I'll be lucky to have so many tomatoes that my stakes collapse, but perhaps a few more cages this weekend would be a good idea.
Rainy here today, I'm sure the garden's loving it.
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