Is this evidence of animals communicating? Somewhere I read that God’s message will be communicated, even the rocks cry out. Well this is likely not a message from God, but it sure will make you smile, check this out! The accompanying text is as follows:
It is certainly eye-catching, but I can’t help thinking that I really don’t want to fall in love with it. I do appreciate God’s creations, but there are some that I just would like to do without. This worm or actually caterpillar, was found on one of my tomato plants today, so I took a […]
Ok, I’m trying to learn something new. My friend Lamont grew an heirloom tomato this spring. I have avoided heirlooms because I thought they were more susceptible to disease, so I waited and watched to see how Lamont did with them in his Tucson garden. Nothing… no news about blight, tomato septosporia, leaf spot, nothing. […]
Continue reading about Heirlooms Win Hands Down Over Hybrids For Taste
Plant compatibility has many aspects to consider. This post addresses the issues that I experienced associated with the proximity between peppers and tomatoes. Taking from the ideas of “Square Foot Gardening” I attempted to maximize my limited space by alternating and nestling my pepper rows between my tomatoes. The idea was that I new the tomato plants […]
Continue reading about Dissimilar Planting, Over-water and Disease
It’s just about time now to start our 2nd season, or extended season, or fall planting….whatever….. We should be well into our amending and soil preparation for August planting. I’m ready for some more big ‘ole juicy vine ripe tomatoes, that I’m not finding at the grocery store. Some that have that excellent vine ripe […]
Continue reading about Tips For Great Potted Toms [(Tomatoes)]
I love companions. Thats why I love my dog Itty. She’s right there with me in my garden. Plants like companions, too. Some pairings are famous. Like Itty and me, or like tomatoes and French marigolds. The marigolds repel whiteflies and nematodes. Borage is another good tomato companion. It improves the tomato plant health and […]
Tomatoes are likely the most common indicator as a litmus test for calcium defieciency in the vegetable garden. Although there are other plants that will readily provide a clue, because of the popularity of tomatoes combined with the ease of identifying the sypmtom makes the tomato my best indicator of low calcium.
Well, today I stopped by my favorite nursery and began to speak about my seemingly expiring tomato plants and found that there is still hope for them.
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