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Brock they don't sound like the whiteflies I have seen, mine always flew well. Google whitefly photos to help identify them.
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They've got to be some type of whitefly. They're just so stinkin small, you wouldn't be able to see them unless they were bright white.
In other news, I was pollinating watermelon flowers today and saw these beasties under a leaf. No clue what they are, they never moved. Might have been dead already, but there were eggs next to them. Didn't see any on any other leaves of that plant, or any other plants. My guess would be some sort of aphid but not sure. |
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On that same leaf I forgot to mention there were a group of "black" aphids that were also lifeless. I was just reading that black aphids are ones that have been parasitized. Any idea what would have done that? I've seen quite a few tiny wasps flying around, could they be braconids?
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Time to fight back with a time tested proven methodLADYBUGS.Thats how ginger and I met over this same discussion.Those littlebuggerswill find lay eggs next to those little beasties.They cost as much as that bottled control method.Emphasize on “ control”.Never eradicate.Dispatch.Amazon will have them,remove the stickies for the time of those bugs are there.They the bugs do not forage they stay at food then move.The baby’s look like mini alligators,they will move after hatching.They store in your fridge,hibernate until you wake them up.
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Like to release a ton into my landscaping with hopes that they'd take up residence in the bushes. I worry about my perimeter foundation pest control treatments killing good stuff though. Palmetto bugs and spiders in the house don't bother me, but I don't want termites to move in. I actually let a few geckos go in the house to eat flies and other bugs. I see the ones I let in 6 months ago from time to time on the living room wall. |
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So I had a few determinate BHN-602 plants in buckets that are on their way out after producing a ton of fruit this year. I set them aside to pull when I got time this week, but this evening I went over to check if any of the remaining green tomatoes had blushed and found the leaves pictured below. What might that be? Possible the russet mites that were mentioned in this thread a few weeks ago? That variety is resistant to TSWV, F1,2,3, and V. Those buckets are also planted in the nature's care soil that was infested with spider mites. Was never able to get them under control, but I've not seen any red bugs on the leaves. I've been seeing lots of thrips on my sticky cards the last few days, so not sure what else it could be. Those plants took a beating this year with wind and sun exposure, im really surprised they produced as heavy as they did. I'm getting rid of the plants tomorrow, but am curious for disease ID in the future.
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Nutrient deficiency. Interveinal chlorosis, get some soluble micronutrients. This is usually a magnesium deficit.
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Would Epson Salts work? I'm not trying to compete with you (Marsha). I know you have a lot more knowledge about growing tomatoes than I do.
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Brock-I would go with a good full spectrum micros fert. Reason is sometimes when you increase too much of one fert, it throws another out of balance.This way you are covered. Yes, epsom salt alone might just help, but could throw the balance off for other micronutrients.
Larry, it isn't my official job to be the diagnoser, we all contribute to this community, and you have a great deal of respectable knowledge my friend. I do not feel that a helpful constructive comment like yours is in competition with me. ![]() Brock, I haven't used cal-mag, but I use 1 teaspoon of calcium nitrate, with 1/3 teaspoon of epsom salt, mixed into 3 gallons water.(Basically, I just throw the dry measures down the Earthbox tube.) |
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Brock, read this page. AKMark, our maybe best grower, uses this product in this way. I don't use the 4-18-38, because I use the Tomato Tone strip, but you can see how much to use of the calcium nitrate and Epsom salts.
https://hydro-gardens.com/product/to...s-bag-4-18-38/ Brock, read this thread with photos by AKMark too. He also sends a tissue sample once per week to the Hydrogardens folks to make sure his plants get enouh nutrients. http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...839#post697839 |
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What I do is 33%, what you have in the calmag is 20% epsom salt. But your choice,your plants. I am just trying to be helpful. Determinates just get leaves dying off, no new leafs or growth after they finish fruiting (but might get s new shoot from the base). They do not get interveinal chlorosis. That's a nutrient deficiency.
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