I planted vegetables in 4 big boxes inside my greenhouse last year. They were growing like crazy - beautiful flowers and lots of vines. However, I did get much fruit from the plants. We have very hot summers here so I used a shower curtain rod with a sheet over it to cover up the plants when the heat got too bad. There's two doors and a vent which I opened all the time. I used soaker hoses inside the boxes and used a timer - set for 7:30 am for 10 minutes everyday. Don't think it was too much water as the plants were growing great. I had a lot of yellow jacket bees too so not sure why the plants would not pollinate. I even used the Diva cucumbers that do not need pollination. Yet no fruit. In a matter of a couple days the leaves starting turning yellow and dying off. What could be the problem.
What were you fertilizing with? I believe the culprit to be, either, underfertilization, or a really out of balance pH. Have you tested the pH of the soil? Adding dolomitic lime to the soil is the best way to regulate pH, and give it calcium and magnesium, which are usually lacking anyways. Especially in tomatoes.
HELP!!! One of my tomato plants has wilted and is not improving with care. It has fully formed fruit on it but they are still very green. Will these ripen if I pick them and destroy the affected plant? I am not sure why the plant has died but the other plants around it are all OK. Sorry I cant upload a photo as I am computer illiterate in that area. Thanks Janice
Your green tomatoes will ripen a bit more but you won't get the sweetness of a plant-ripened one. I would harvest the fruit and look for recipes using green tomatoes - there are many - or use green tomatoes plus some lime juice as a substitute for tomatillos. Salsa!
My young tomatoes (about a month old) are turning white on the leaves. I am growing indoors to prepare for spring. Any idea what might be happening!? Please help
To me, it looks like you have one of the tomato viruses. There are several, the more common ones are yellow leaf curl virus and mosaic virus. These can easily spread to other plants if you have white flies. I would quarantine these tomatoes, remove all affected leaves and see if the plants recover.
My young tomatoes (about a month old) are turning white on the leaves. I am growing indoors to prepare for spring. Any idea what might be happening!? Please help
This sounds like powdery mildew. This can happen is the area remains too moist for too long. I would suggest supplementing light with at least 100 watts per plant. This will help dry things up a bit.
You can also use neem oil to help you get rid of the issue. This should be used out of the bright light, so that you do not burn them.
Here is an article that can help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/tomato/growing-indoor-tomatoes.htm
Question details... how can i make a quick harvest on tomatoes
First, I must say that I don't fully understand what you mean by a "quick" harvest. If you are asking about getting your plants to produce ready fruit at the same time, grow determinate tomatoes. These plants have one big flush of ripe tomatoes so are a good choice if you are canning or making salsa. If you are looking for plants that go from seedling to edible fruit the fastest, look into Early Girl which takes only 50 days. Juliet takes 60 days and some cherry tomatoes take 60-65. These are indeterminate plants, meaning they ripen a few at a time and over a longer period than determinate tomatoes.
In what month do you plant your tomatoes in lower az?
This will all depend on when your temperatures remain above 50 degrees. They don't tend to germinate below this, so as long as there is nothing predicted for a few weeks, then you can plant them then.
You could also start them inside now under some light, and they will be mature earlier, as you will be planting slips then.
Here is an article that will guide you on the care of tomatoes: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/tomato/growing-tomatoes-guide.htm
lly during harvesting because they spoiled easily even when there is treatment . Real name of rainy season tomatoes
Contacting a local university or agricultural extension service is probably the best way to learn about varieties that have been bred for your region and that do well in the rainy season. If possible, staking up the tomatoes so they are off the ground can help them resist diseases and damage from too much moisture. This article might also help:
http://www.waldeneffect.org/blog/Preventing_tomato_blights_in_wet_climates/