Willus' Indoor Fall-Winter-Spring Grow Log (Season 2012-13)

z_willus_d · October 15, 2012

Hi JM, thanks for posting. I'm growing these dwarf tomato plants indoors this year, and I don't anticipate problems with Spider Mites. At least, not based on previous experience. That said, I do have a constant battle keeping the gnats, whiteflies and sand flies in check. I try the sticky tape stuff, as well as vinegar traps and the like. The key is to keep them at bay and deny the start. Once their reproductive cycle kicks in, it's very difficult to stay ahead of them.

I'll try and post some pictures of the six grafted dwarfs sometime soon. Yesterday, I also started ~5-6 additional graft attempts. We'll see if any of them take this time. I was dealing with much thicker stem trunks to the point where my graft clips weren't sufficiently large to correctly hold the union.

-naysen

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October 15, 2012	#11
z_willus_d Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Eastern Suburb of Sacramento, CA Posts: 1,313	Hi JM, thanks for posting. I'm growing these dwarf tomato plants indoors this year, and I don't anticipate problems with Spider Mites. At least, not based on previous experience. That said, I do have a constant battle keeping the gnats, whiteflies and sand flies in check. I try the sticky tape stuff, as well as vinegar traps and the like. The key is to keep them at bay and deny the start. Once their reproductive cycle kicks in, it's very difficult to stay ahead of them. I'll try and post some pictures of the six grafted dwarfs sometime soon. Yesterday, I also started ~5-6 additional graft attempts. We'll see if any of them take this time. I was dealing with much thicker stem trunks to the point where my graft clips weren't sufficiently large to correctly hold the union. -naysen