Re: Help

I have those bumps on my tomato plants too.I think
they're harmless.And normal too.

--- Terra Viva Organics <arzeena@tvorganics.com>
wrote:
> Barry,
> 
> The most common reason for small carrots is not
> enough thinning.  If carrots
> are too close together, they do not compete well and
> the roots don't size
> up.
> 
> Compaction of the soil can also be a problem so if
> your soil is a heavy
> clay, you may want to double dig it for next year or
> amend it with lots of
> organic matter to lighten it up.
> 
> It doesn't sound like there was a deficiency unless
> the carrots themselves
> were pale in colour or tasted weird.  That's usually
> due to potassium
> deficiency and can be corrected by adding kelpmeal
> or green sand to your
> soil.
> 
> Not sure about your tomato question, though.  Did it
> affect the actual fruit
> production?
> 
> Arzeena
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: BarryPip <pipbaz@xtra.co.nz>
> To: Veggie List <veggie-list@eskimo.com>
> Sent: Friday, November 26, 1999 9:06 PM
> Subject: Fw: Help
> 
> 
> >
> >  I have a couple of questions my sister has asked
> me...maybe someone can
> > help
> >  me here please
> >
> >
> > : 1.   Carrots
> > :
> > : When they are smallish and twist around each
> other isn't there lacking
> in
> > : the soil??????
> > :
> > : 2.Tomatoes
> > :
> > : What causes the stem to go all bumpy like white
> knobs under the skin of
> > the
> > : stem
> > :
> >  Thanks
> >  Phillippa
> >  Chch
> >  New Zealand
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 


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