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August 27, 2013 | #31 |
Tomatovillian™
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Location: Hoboken, NJ USA
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^ It's also possible that the organic fertilizer improves the water retention of the potting medium, so that it doesn't dry out as quickly. Just a guess on my part.
I am very curious to know if a BER afflicted fruit should be plucked off immediately, or if it should be left on the truss. The instinct is to pluck, as the BER "looks like a disease", although we know it's a physiological reaction to current conditions. I wonder if it's best to leave the fruit on. After all, the plant reversed the nutrient flow to compensate. Is it a permanent state? If so, then leaving it on will continue helping to supplement the plant's nutrient demands and therefore plucking it off wouldn't be a good thing.
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