What are these things?

Hellmanns · July 4, 2016

I never could find the answer as to what these structures are growing from the leaf rib. Nitrogen encourages them, and a good crop of fruit will follow I have discovered over the years. I use them as a gauge for feeding the plants.

MissS · July 5, 2016

That is a "Nitro Gauge". It is used to gauge for feeding the plants.

I must underfeed my plants because I have never seen them before..........

Worth1 · July 5, 2016

What am I looking for in the pictuer?

Worth

Gardeneer · July 5, 2016

While doing some pruning, I saw one today on an old leaf branch.
It is just a new small leaf growth.

Gardeneer

ginger2778 · July 5, 2016

I don't know what you are showing. I'm not getting it.

Hellmanns · July 5, 2016

I'll take close ups tomorrow.

Gardeneer · July 5, 2016

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Originally Posted by ginger2778

I don't know what you are showing. I'm not getting it.

Marsha, those are tiny things at the leaf nodes next to the tiny leaflets.

Gardeneer

Worth1 · July 5, 2016

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Originally Posted by Gardeneer

Marsha, those are tiny things at the leaf nodes next to the tiny leaflets.

Gardeneer

Really. that made it worse.

Worth

ginger2778 · July 5, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gardeneer

Marsha, those are tiny things at the leaf nodes next to the tiny leaflets.

Gardeneer

Oh, I see. Thanks.

Gardeneer · July 6, 2016

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Originally Posted by Worth1

Really. that made it worse.

Worth

Worth
Can you see it now ?

NarnianGarden · July 6, 2016

I am getting those too, when the weather is good and plants thrive...
Thanks for pointing out the correlation with good crops - encouraging>!

gorbelly · July 6, 2016

What variety is that?

Hellmanns · July 6, 2016

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Originally Posted by gorbelly

What variety is that?

Big Beef is the variety. Here are more pics.

Hellmanns · July 6, 2016

I know from a friends past experience that suckers, and even blooms will appear from these structures if nitrogen is over applied.

Worth1 · July 6, 2016

That is what I thought it was.

Worth

July 4, 2016	#1
Hellmanns Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: kentucky Posts: 1,116	What are these things? I never could find the answer as to what these structures are growing from the leaf rib. Nitrogen encourages them, and a good crop of fruit will follow I have discovered over the years. I use them as a gauge for feeding the plants.

July 5, 2016	#2
MissS Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin Posts: 3,150	That is a "Nitro Gauge". It is used to gauge for feeding the plants. I must underfeed my plants because I have never seen them before.......... __________________ ~ Patti ~

July 5, 2016	#3
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	What am I looking for in the pictuer? Worth

July 5, 2016	#4
Gardeneer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7 Posts: 4,918	While doing some pruning, I saw one today on an old leaf branch. It is just a new small leaf growth. Gardeneer

July 5, 2016	#5
ginger2778 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10 Posts: 9,283	I don't know what you are showing. I'm not getting it.

July 6, 2016	#11
NarnianGarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Finland, EU Posts: 2,550	I am getting those too, when the weather is good and plants thrive... Thanks for pointing out the correlation with good crops - encouraging>!

July 6, 2016	#12
gorbelly Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Southeastern Pennsylvania Posts: 1,069	What variety is that?