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Pat B:
Eric, I'm not familiar with that type(variety) of tomatoes but is that late blight affecting the leaves on them or is that their normal habit? We never had blight when we lives in coastal SC but up here in the mountains it can be a real problem during wet summers. Two years ago we had 140" of rain, last year 100" and already this year we've had over 60" so far. Our normal average for the last 20 or more years is 70".
Needless to say our attempt at gardening this year has been a bust as was last year and the year before that. 4 years ago when we had a great tomato crop the crows decided to take a bite from each ripe tomato, virtually ruining that year too. It's become cheaper and more practical to go to the farmers market and buy a few boxes of tomatoes($7 to $10 per box) for our stewed tomato base we put up and use the rest of the year.
HH~:
Mountain majiks or fresh ate hybrids known for skins that very very tough. Rarely split. Called “Women buyer tomato”. They wont buy a split one!
I stopped planting them did not like the meat water ratio.
I planted betterboys and some old vintage varieties.
Still have prolly hunnerd lbs hanging! Feeding three or four families now. Will do juice next.
My kale is doing well as is my second potatoe crop
Eric Krewson:
Pat, that is just late season blight, as we say "they are firing up". The Defiant is resistant to this blight so it moves slower than it did when I planted better boys. My loser varieties are completely burned up except at the very top.
WhistlingBadger:
My garden is definitely winding down. Buckwheat is in, and the blue corn is ripening. We had a few roasting ears Saturday night with some smoked ribs. I don't think we're going to get any tomatoes this year, but the pumpkins and potatoes are coming along well.
Not much to do out there now except water every couple days. More time for shooting. (SH)
Pat B:
When we get blight up here it looks like frost hit the plants overnight. One year we saw it hit and removed all the tomatoes, red, green and in between. A few days later they all had started rotting, even the green one.
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