Re: Tomatoes!

I grow several varieties of cherry tomatoes in pots in my breezeway, 
and they all do much better than those in the regular garden - either
the small ones or the standard size.  The cherries are beginning to
ripen and are so heavily loaded with fruit that some branches are
breaking - helped by the squirrels that climb into the pots to get
up to the bird-feeder.  They do take a lot of water - sometimes
twice a day in really hot weather - but I have grown them this way
for years.
The standard size in my garden are just beginning to set fruit.  I
never expect to have ripe tomatoes before the first of August, but
the very cool nights earlier this summer - it was 41 degrees on 
July 2 - inhibited the setting of fruit.  Even the local farm market
does not have ripe tomatoes yet this summer.
Auralie
 
In a message dated 07/12/2007 11:08:37 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
tchessie1@sbcglobal.net writes:

Thanks Patricia-  I think that is may be impossible to keep a tomato 
plant evenly waters in a pot here.  On the 4th of July it was 110, 
yesterday we had the oddest weather and it was only 87 and cloudy.  So, 
I'll try adding some calcium to the soil and hope for the best.  It is 
doesn't work, then oh well.  I have 5 other plants in the garden with no 
problems.  I'll just know not to plant in a pot int he future.





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