Bad crop this year on LOng Island

Elliot · September 17, 2008

This year was our worst year for tomatoes. We did get many cherry and grape but almost all of our large tomatoes were either cracked or spotted. I want to run this past the readers in this group. Could this be the culprit? We have a swamp maple tree and this year more than ever it has blocked a great deal of sunlight? Could this be the cause of our bad crop?

Elliot
Long Island, New York

robin303 · September 17, 2008

Well it is nice to have 6hrs or more sunlight per day.

where_with_all · September 17, 2008

Elliot, I don't live to far from you and my experiance was that it was an ok year. It was humming along great until the rains in mid to late august over watered the plants (which causes the cracking). I think soil drainage is key.
Even still- I had a decent year

Alberta · September 18, 2008

Elliot, I'm further east than you and my crop this year was so-so, but mainly due to all that rain we had. The more sun the tomatoes can get the better. Besides excessive rain this year, my biggest culprits were birds and squirrels taking bites out of my fruits.
Alberta

dcarch · September 18, 2008

I am in Westchester, NY.

I am having the best year this year.

Yes, lots of cracking from rain. I just keep making them into sun dried tomatoes.

For the first time in many years, I am having big white fly problems.

dcarch

Sorellina · September 18, 2008

Ciao dcarch-

I'm also having white fly problems and normally, I don't see them at all. They're especially bad on my container plants. I think it's the cool damp weather.

September 17, 2008	#1
Elliot Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Hicksville, New York Posts: 503	Bad crop this year on LOng Island This year was our worst year for tomatoes. We did get many cherry and grape but almost all of our large tomatoes were either cracked or spotted. I want to run this past the readers in this group. Could this be the culprit? We have a swamp maple tree and this year more than ever it has blocked a great deal of sunlight? Could this be the cause of our bad crop? Elliot Long Island, New York

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where_with_all Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 152	Elliot, I don't live to far from you and my experiance was that it was an ok year. It was humming along great until the rains in mid to late august over watered the plants (which causes the cracking). I think soil drainage is key. Even still- I had a decent year __________________ Where With All on Long Island

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dcarch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: NY Posts: 2,618	I am in Westchester, NY. I am having the best year this year. Yes, lots of cracking from rain. I just keep making them into sun dried tomatoes. For the first time in many years, I am having big white fly problems. dcarch __________________ tomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomato matomato tomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomato matomato tomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomato matomato

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Sorellina Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Victoria, BC Posts: 300	Ciao dcarch- I'm also having white fly problems and normally, I don't see them at all. They're especially bad on my container plants. I think it's the cool damp weather. __________________ Grazie a tutti, Julianna

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robin303 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Austin, TX Zone 8b Posts: 531	Well it is nice to have 6hrs or more sunlight per day.

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Alberta Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mastic, NY Posts: 212	Elliot, I'm further east than you and my crop this year was so-so, but mainly due to all that rain we had. The more sun the tomatoes can get the better. Besides excessive rain this year, my biggest culprits were birds and squirrels taking bites out of my fruits. Alberta