Hard Fall

b54red · September 18, 2010

This has been the hardest fall to get my plants started since I started growing fall tomatoes about 10 years ago. We have had some record high temperatures and virtually no rain for the last 6 weeks. The first batch of seedlings I put out in late July resulted in only about 40 % surviving the week due to a heat wave. I have had to replant some of them several times just to get one to live. I am still putting out seedlings though it is probably too late. Right now I have over 50 plants hanging on and some of them are doing well despite the heat but most look spindly. I have also had quite a time with early blight and something causing stem lesions which may just be from the heat. Whiteflies have not been as much of a problem this year as last so I'm thankful for that. Amazingly some plants have actually started setting fruit but most blossoms just fall off.

September 18, 2010	#1
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	Hard Fall This has been the hardest fall to get my plants started since I started growing fall tomatoes about 10 years ago. We have had some record high temperatures and virtually no rain for the last 6 weeks. The first batch of seedlings I put out in late July resulted in only about 40 % surviving the week due to a heat wave. I have had to replant some of them several times just to get one to live. I am still putting out seedlings though it is probably too late. Right now I have over 50 plants hanging on and some of them are doing well despite the heat but most look spindly. I have also had quite a time with early blight and something causing stem lesions which may just be from the heat. Whiteflies have not been as much of a problem this year as last so I'm thankful for that. Amazingly some plants have actually started setting fruit but most blossoms just fall off.