RE: Late Blight and Tomatoes
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Young, Carol K E
> Sent: Monday, September 13, 1999 9:44 AM
> To: 'TPhill3266@aol.com'
> Subject: RE: Late Blight and Tomatoes
>
> Hi, all!
> Yes, I'm having tomato troubles, too. The Romas are giving a bumper crop,
> but tending to rot (not blossom end) after they are picked...maybe 5%. I
> guess if I get 95% of a bumper crop, I shouldn't complain.
> BUT the Big Boys, so much juicier and more flavorful on the table,
> LOOK terrible: scaly, fissured stem ends, and I wish they were as prolific
> as the Romas! We have been cutting off the bad parts, and enjoying the
> rest in salads or sliced, so I didn't feel too bad til I went to the
> Farmer's Market, where tables of glorious red globes, edible from blossom
> to stem end, were displayed. No blaming it on the dry weather! Also, mine
> were planted where tomatoes have not been before.
> I'd like to hear your recipe for growing perfect tomatoes, if you
> have one.
>
> Carol
> Indianapolis
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TPhill3266@aol.com [SMTP:TPhill3266@aol.com]
> Sent: Friday, September 10, 1999 5:55 PM
> To: veggie-list@eskimo.com
> Subject: Re: Late Blight and Tomatos
>
> Hi Fellow Gardeners -
> I garden in the great Pacific Northwest just north of Portland, OR.
> Last
> week my carefully tended tomatos developed quickly spreading brown
> areas. I
> suspect late blight, but what I don't know is how to avoid this and
> what can
> be done with the many green tomatos still left on the plants. Am I
> forever
> doomed to tomato envy? Please help!
>
> Ann Phillips
