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Posted: Oct/30/2009 4:36 PM PST
I feel like Charlie Brown after the football is pulled away from him. Is it possible to take "too much care" of your plants? I thought I was doing well. I saw my first small little baby flowers buds sprouting. So cute and small.  Then the next day I saw the NEW top leaves start turning bright yellow from the stem of the leaf going out. Of course I freaked out and applied Miracle Grow fertilizer because I assumed it was a deficiency of Iron. Today one little baby bud is brown and looks like another one is headed that way at it's tip! Why am I such a plant killer? Can I save the flowers? They are in 10 gallon containers. It is a determinate variety. This particular container I put in the mix: mushroom compost, worm castings, perlite, and jungle growth vegetable potting soil. I assumed that I would not need any fertilizer. I transplanted the plants into this container exactly 19 days ago. Maybe I over watered them? I have been adding between 2-4 gallons of water every 3-4 days. It drains fast. The soil isn't "soggy" and I've heard they need plenty of water. Everything was going great until the little flowers starting to come out!!!! Does anyone know what this brownthumb did wrong? Thanks! 
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Posted: Oct/31/2009 5:37 AM PST
What have your nighttime temps been? If they go below say 48-50 or so for several days, they will drop their flowers. |
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Posted: Oct/31/2009 7:40 PM PST
Between 58 and 67 last week. The top new leaves that came out are looking wrinkled and still yellowish. I was hoping they would straighten out by now. So far the baby flower buds are still hanging in there. This is supposed to be a cold hardy variety and it hasn't really been cold here. It's called Prairie Fire and I've got one Oregon Spring. Let's assume it is not the weather. What else could it be? I know I am asking too much, but since you guys have experience and I don't I was hoping you could help. hehehe  Halime |
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Posted: Nov/03/2009 4:55 AM PST
Possibly too much water, I don't know more than that-Is it getting at least 6 hours of sun? |
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Posted: Nov/04/2009 9:49 AM PST
I think you hit the nail on the head! Since fall's arrival the sun is now behind these pine trees. Even though I am constantly moving them around I think they are just barely getting 6 hours! I've never grown anything and I never paid attention to the sunshine coming in my yard during fall and winter.  Good grief!!! Looks like I need to hang up my gardening gloves until the spring!
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Posted: Nov/04/2009 4:14 PM PST
I just don't think tomatoes at this time of year are worth growing, unless you have a green house. You are in 8B & I am in zone 9, and I don't even bother. I do have one plant bearing right now, but it is one I cut way back in July, and it sprouted it's new growth, and the tomatoes are just now turning. This has been an extremely warm fall for our part of the country so far-this is not the norm-usually nights are cooler earlier, and cool nights can slow production. But-don't let that stop you from experimenting! |
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Posted: Nov/05/2009 5:15 AM PST
Thanks Carolyn, you're right, it was/is an experiment and I am still learning. 
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