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gardengalrn · April 11, 2007

I meant to say I feel terrible for those of you who lost plants. It really is a kick in the pants to put so much effort and care into them only to have them ruined. I can't imagine what those people with orchards and crops that they rely on for money are going through.

duajones · April 12, 2007

I feel for the people who rely on their crops for money as well. Saturday, my plants looked great, vigorous and healthy with nary a spot on them. Now, when I look at them I could almost cry. Very frustrating!

Gimme3 · April 12, 2007

dua....good news...if you will believe it. Stop believin in the lie, an come to trust...yo own skill. Theres a million ways to give a tomato more Foilage, relief from heat. One of the simplest ways...is simply plant a runnin Bean beside it. The beauty...of our current dilemnas...is how...we got All the time in the World,...we got a Long season...

you aint row-croppin...u are backyard growin. U got all it takes... to Grin....right there...))) Best Wishes...)))

dice · April 12, 2007

Welcome to farming.

Annoying as this may be, it is also an
opportunity to find out what will bring
a tomato plant out of cold shock. (I'm just
guessing that they are in some state similar
to transplant shock, simply with a different
sort of trauma as the source of the stress.)

Some things I might try in this situation:
drench one with a foliar feeding of tsp/gal
dilution of fish or fish/seaweed mix; drench
one with a foliar dilution of MG or some
comparable high-nitrate water soluble plant
food; drench one with this organic grower's
tonic recipe: 1 tsp comfrey leaf, 1 tsp alfalfa,
1 Tbsp powdered nettles in a quart of boiling
water, let cool to room temperature, strain
solids, and spray on plants.

To that last recipe, I would add 1 tsp kelp
powder for good measure.

If you have enough damaged plants, you could
try all of the above plus a soil drench of the
same stuff on 3 other plants. (I'm thinking that
the leaves are wounded but the roots are probably
still in good shape, so a root treatment might
have faster results than a foliar spray.)

You could also try spraying and/or root drenching
one with a solution of Rootone or similar (something
with IBA in it, a plant growth hormone). Note:
green willow shoots are high in IBA, too. You can
cut them into small pieces and soak for a day
or two in water, then spray on or soil drench with
that if you don't have a root stimulant around with
IBA in it. (Boiling water might be faster, but I don't
know if IBA is chemically stable at the temperature
of boiling water.)

You could try the popular "plant food teas" of the day,
too: manure tea, compost tea, etc. Google would
doubtless turn up a few recipes for these.

(I tried a sugar solution on one not
cold-shocked but nonetheless underperforming
seedling to see if it would snap out of the
doldrums. No effect.)

Good luck, whatever happens.

Ruth_10 · April 14, 2007

Would you believe the word snow was used in the forecast for tonight?

In 2005, I had a few tomatoes in the ground already. The photos below are my sugar snap peas, before and after the freeze.

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April 11, 2007	#61
gardengalrn Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Kansas, zone 5 Posts: 524	I meant to say I feel terrible for those of you who lost plants. It really is a kick in the pants to put so much effort and care into them only to have them ruined. I can't imagine what those people with orchards and crops that they rely on for money are going through. __________________ ~Lori "Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be." -Abraham Lincoln

April 12, 2007	#63
Gimme3 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northeast Georgia, USA Posts: 348	dua....good news...if you will believe it. Stop believin in the lie, an come to trust...yo own skill. Theres a million ways to give a tomato more Foilage, relief from heat. One of the simplest ways...is simply plant a runnin Bean beside it. The beauty...of our current dilemnas...is how...we got All the time in the World,...we got a Long season... you aint row-croppin...u are backyard growin. U got all it takes... to Grin....right there...))) Best Wishes...))) __________________ ....Can you tell a green Field.....from a cold steel rail ? Roger Waters, David Gilmour

April 12, 2007	#64
dice Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: PNW Posts: 4,743	Welcome to farming. Annoying as this may be, it is also an opportunity to find out what will bring a tomato plant out of cold shock. (I'm just guessing that they are in some state similar to transplant shock, simply with a different sort of trauma as the source of the stress.) Some things I might try in this situation: drench one with a foliar feeding of tsp/gal dilution of fish or fish/seaweed mix; drench one with a foliar dilution of MG or some comparable high-nitrate water soluble plant food; drench one with this organic grower's tonic recipe: 1 tsp comfrey leaf, 1 tsp alfalfa, 1 Tbsp powdered nettles in a quart of boiling water, let cool to room temperature, strain solids, and spray on plants. To that last recipe, I would add 1 tsp kelp powder for good measure. If you have enough damaged plants, you could try all of the above plus a soil drench of the same stuff on 3 other plants. (I'm thinking that the leaves are wounded but the roots are probably still in good shape, so a root treatment might have faster results than a foliar spray.) You could also try spraying and/or root drenching one with a solution of Rootone or similar (something with IBA in it, a plant growth hormone). Note: green willow shoots are high in IBA, too. You can cut them into small pieces and soak for a day or two in water, then spray on or soil drench with that if you don't have a root stimulant around with IBA in it. (Boiling water might be faster, but I don't know if IBA is chemically stable at the temperature of boiling water.) You could try the popular "plant food teas" of the day, too: manure tea, compost tea, etc. Google would doubtless turn up a few recipes for these. (I tried a sugar solution on one not cold-shocked but nonetheless underperforming seedling to see if it would snap out of the doldrums. No effect.) Good luck, whatever happens. __________________ -- alias

April 14, 2007	#65
Ruth_10 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MO z6a near St. Louis Posts: 1,349	Would you believe the word snow was used in the forecast for tonight? In 2005, I had a few tomatoes in the ground already. The photos below are my sugar snap peas, before and after the freeze. Click for Larger Size Click for Larger Size __________________ --Ruth Some say the glass half-full. Others say the glass is half-empty. To an engineer, it’s twice as big as it needs to be.

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April 12, 2007	#62
duajones Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Corpus Christi,Texas Z9 Posts: 1,996	I feel for the people who rely on their crops for money as well. Saturday, my plants looked great, vigorous and healthy with nary a spot on them. Now, when I look at them I could almost cry. Very frustrating!