What are these things?

Hellmanns · July 4, 2016

I never could find the answer as to what these structures are growing from the leaf rib. Nitrogen encourages them, and a good crop of fruit will follow I have discovered over the years. I use them as a gauge for feeding the plants.

MissS · July 5, 2016

That is a "Nitro Gauge". It is used to gauge for feeding the plants.

I must underfeed my plants because I have never seen them before..........

Worth1 · July 5, 2016

What am I looking for in the pictuer?

Worth

Gardeneer · July 5, 2016

While doing some pruning, I saw one today on an old leaf branch.
It is just a new small leaf growth.

Gardeneer

ginger2778 · July 5, 2016

I don't know what you are showing. I'm not getting it.

Gardeneer · July 5, 2016

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Originally Posted by ginger2778

I don't know what you are showing. I'm not getting it.

Marsha, those are tiny things at the leaf nodes next to the tiny leaflets.

Gardeneer

Worth1 · July 5, 2016

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Originally Posted by Gardeneer

Marsha, those are tiny things at the leaf nodes next to the tiny leaflets.

Gardeneer

Really. that made it worse.

Worth

Gardeneer · July 6, 2016

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Originally Posted by Worth1

Really. that made it worse.

Worth

Worth
Can you see it now ?

ginger2778 · July 5, 2016

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Originally Posted by Gardeneer

Marsha, those are tiny things at the leaf nodes next to the tiny leaflets.

Gardeneer

Oh, I see. Thanks.

Hellmanns · July 5, 2016

I'll take close ups tomorrow.

NarnianGarden · July 6, 2016

I am getting those too, when the weather is good and plants thrive...
Thanks for pointing out the correlation with good crops - encouraging>!

gorbelly · July 6, 2016

What variety is that?

Hellmanns · July 6, 2016

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Originally Posted by gorbelly

What variety is that?

Big Beef is the variety. Here are more pics.

Hellmanns · July 6, 2016

I know from a friends past experience that suckers, and even blooms will appear from these structures if nitrogen is over applied.

JLJ_ · July 6, 2016

It's interesting that they are helpful to you in regulating your feeding to improve production. Could you describe how you use them? Feed high nitrogen until they appear, then back off the nitrogen? Or what?

July 4, 2016	#1
Hellmanns Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: kentucky Posts: 1,116	What are these things? I never could find the answer as to what these structures are growing from the leaf rib. Nitrogen encourages them, and a good crop of fruit will follow I have discovered over the years. I use them as a gauge for feeding the plants.

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MissS Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin Posts: 3,150	That is a "Nitro Gauge". It is used to gauge for feeding the plants. I must underfeed my plants because I have never seen them before.......... __________________ ~ Patti ~

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Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	What am I looking for in the pictuer? Worth

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Gardeneer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7 Posts: 4,919	While doing some pruning, I saw one today on an old leaf branch. It is just a new small leaf growth. Gardeneer

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ginger2778 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10 Posts: 9,283	I don't know what you are showing. I'm not getting it.

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NarnianGarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Finland, EU Posts: 2,550	I am getting those too, when the weather is good and plants thrive... Thanks for pointing out the correlation with good crops - encouraging>!

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gorbelly Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Southeastern Pennsylvania Posts: 1,069	What variety is that?

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JLJ_ Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Wyoming Posts: 759	It's interesting that they are helpful to you in regulating your feeding to improve production. Could you describe how you use them? Feed high nitrogen until they appear, then back off the nitrogen? Or what?