DFW, TX area people, how's everything growing?

Dewayne mater · June 28, 2015

I am wondering what to do at this point for a fall crop? I've got a couple of duds and a couple that have had enough disease that they have to go and I'll replace them. However, many of my plants are in better shape than normal for this time of year and I"m wondering if I should let them ride the summer out?

I have had more tomatoes by far this year than any prior year! I attribute that to 3 things. One, the weather has clearly been more tomato friendly with lots of rain and not as hot temps as in the previous drought years. Two, Texas Tomato food. I will never not use this product again. Three, in my in ground garden, going to 2-3 stems on strings, like Bill in Alabama uses. The only problem with this method is doing enough pruning and keeping things cut back to the desired number of stems. The production in this method is definitely better than my previous method of using Texas Tomato cages, but see reasons one and two. Disease has been pretty easy to control as compared to in containers where it has been more of a battle. I am nearing the first drop down which is going to be a challenge, but, they've reached the top and need somewhere to go, so, time to make it happen!

Dewayne

June 28, 2015	#40
Dewayne mater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2008 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 1,212	I am wondering what to do at this point for a fall crop? I've got a couple of duds and a couple that have had enough disease that they have to go and I'll replace them. However, many of my plants are in better shape than normal for this time of year and I"m wondering if I should let them ride the summer out? I have had more tomatoes by far this year than any prior year! I attribute that to 3 things. One, the weather has clearly been more tomato friendly with lots of rain and not as hot temps as in the previous drought years. Two, Texas Tomato food. I will never not use this product again. Three, in my in ground garden, going to 2-3 stems on strings, like Bill in Alabama uses. The only problem with this method is doing enough pruning and keeping things cut back to the desired number of stems. The production in this method is definitely better than my previous method of using Texas Tomato cages, but see reasons one and two. Disease has been pretty easy to control as compared to in containers where it has been more of a battle. I am nearing the first drop down which is going to be a challenge, but, they've reached the top and need somewhere to go, so, time to make it happen! Dewayne