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- Q.What To Do With Super Weedy Inherited Compost? - I moved house in December and have 4 full large compost bins. I have used some of it and lots ...
- Q.Tomato Flowers Fall Off – No Fruit - We have watered and fertilized tomato plants but one plant is forming flowers, then after a while, the flowers fall ...
- Q.Yellowing Leaves On Tomatoes - All the leaves on my tomato plants are turning yellow from the bottom up.
- Q.Core Of Tomatoes - Our tomatoes often have core-like color and substance going down at least 1/3 of the tomato. Usually there is some ...
- Q.Bordeaux Mixture On Tomato Plants - Is the Bordeaux mixture safe on tomato and pepper plants to treat for Anthracose?
- Q.Tomato Plant Is Turning Yellow - The leaves are turning yellow in the middle of the plant. Otherwise, the plant looks healthy and no signs of ...
- Q.Tobacco Hornworms - I grow a patio garden on my second floor deck. I bought potting soil and planted later than I normally ...
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July 14, 2016Q.What to do with super weedy inherited compost?
I moved house in December and have 4 full large compost bins. I have used some of it and lots and lots of weeds come up all types: including tomatoes, grass and creeping buttercup. I obviously can't use it in new veg beds or mulching. What do I do with it? Please help.
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
July 15, 2016A.I would contact a local garden club and offer the compost to local gardeners.
Any community gardens or allotments in your area? Ask if you can hang up a sign at a local garden center.
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- Asked by
darmar on
July 15, 2016
South Surrey, V4A 2B1Q.Tomato flowers fall off – no fruit
We have watered and fertilized tomato plants but one plant is forming flowers, then after a while, the flowers fall off without forming fruit. It is in a different spot in our yard. We have had great success with tomatoes in this spot before. What could be wrong? We are using the same tomato fertilizer as we always use.
- Answered by
kh0001 on
July 16, 2016A.There are a few reasons for blooms falling off of an otherwise perfectly healthy plant.
No pollination, temperature fluctuations, soil content...It could even be the plant itself. This article will give you a list of possible causes, and what to do about them: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/environmental/why-healthy-blooms-fall.htm
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Birdie on
July 19, 2016
40374Q.Yellowing leaves on tomatoes
All the leaves on my tomato plants are turning yellow from the bottom up.
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
July 19, 2016A.This could be due to a few reasons.
Here is an article that will help you pinpoint the cause.
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Anonymous on
July 21, 2016Q.Core of tomatoes
Our tomatoes often have core-like color and substance going down at least 1/3 of the tomato. Usually there is some yellowish/orangish color on outside of where it is and feels very hard to the touch.
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Downtoearthdigs on
July 22, 2016A.This sounds like a normal tomato description.
The core of the tomato is directly under the tomato stem.
Here is a link with more information.http://www-plb.ucdavis.edu/labs/rost/tomato/Reproductive/anat.html
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ae7674 on
July 22, 2016
Jackson MOQ.Bordeaux mixture on tomato plants
Is the Bordeaux mixture safe on tomato and pepper plants to treat for Anthracose?
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
July 23, 2016A.No, this is not a fungicide treatment that would be effective on Anthracnose Fungus.
If you Tomatoes and Peppers are indeed infected with Anthracnose, you should dispose of the plants.
Here are some links with more information.https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/info/diy-bordeaux-fungicide.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/disease/anthracnose-disease.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/tomato/tomato-diseases.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/pepper/pepper-problems.htm
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ms.roadrunner on
July 24, 2016
87108Q.Tomato plant is turning yellow
The leaves are turning yellow in the middle of the plant. Otherwise, the plant looks healthy and no signs of bugs or disease. Gets plenty of water and not over watering. I can't figure out what it is. Can you give me ideas?
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
July 26, 2016A.There can be a few reasons for yellowing leaves.
This article will help you pinpoint the issue.https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/tomato/yellow-tomato-leaves.htm
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Buffy7997 on
July 25, 2016
25414Q.Tobacco hornworms
I grow a patio garden on my second floor deck. I bought potting soil and planted later than I normally do not until mid June. A week ago I found my tomato plants infested with full grown hornworms. I'm trying to figure out how they got there. I didn't grow them in the ground. They weren't put on my deck until June 12th. I've grown patio gardens many times and this is the first hornworm issue I've had. The plants weren't around in the spring for the moth to lay eggs and all the potting soil was new. Thank!!
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
July 26, 2016A.Here is an article that will help you with this infestation.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/tomato/tomato-hornworms-control.htm
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