The tomato plants have had an interesting summer so far - the wind seems to be really tough on them, and I can't really think of anything I can do (other than build a really tall wind barrier, or bring them inside - neither of which is really an option). However, despite the harsh conditions, they seem to be surviving.
Back in early June, the leaves started drying out and turning yellow, so I went to the garden store to ask if there was anything I could buy to help them out. The knowledgeable salesperson at the store told me that she actually didn't think so - she told me that as long as they got enough water, and as long as they flowered, then I was okay.
So hopefully things are going okay. The cherry tomato plant flowered quite a bit, and now the plant is full of small cherry tomatoes. They're still green, but there are quite a few of them - probably about 20 in all. Meanwhile, the other tomato plant (named Maria I think? It's hard to remember) only has one tomato - it had some other flowers, but none of them could make the transition to fruit. So it may only produce one small tomato in the end - but I'm hoping it's really really tasty.
Here's a picture of the tomato plants in early July - notice Cigarette (the marigold) in the corner. Cigarette is doing just fine.
The lone tomato is in the foreground, and the smaller cherry tomatoes are the plant behind it.
2 comments:
I don't know if it's true for tomato plants, but it is for others: if the leaves are yellowed and soft, not light brown and crispy, they're actually getting too much water, which is not hard to do for plants. Now, given that they're outside and it doesn't rain that much, I doubt that's the case, but as soon as I read "yellow" I thought, hmm, that doesn't sound like a drought problem.
I bet those cherry tomatoes will be great!
I also thought that they might be getting too much water....but I don't think that's possible. It literally never rains here, and I only water once per day (and the tomatoes don't get too much). The leaves are yellow, but they definitely aren't soft - they are very dry and brittle. I am pretty sure it's the wind - it also seems to be stunting their growth. But hopefully the tomatoes will still be sweet!
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