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#204466 - 04/25/08 11:57 AM Re: Help me to do it right this time. [Re: elkhwc]
knotsure knotsure Member Registered: 04/11/08 Posts: 18 Loc: Maryland, USA	I thought somewhere I was reading about over watering your plants. I have a soaker house that I turn on in the evening after the sun goes down to water. I used to have a water sprinkler on a pole to water the garden but I read somewhere to not water the tomatoes like that. (not to let the water get on the leafs of the tomatoes) How often and how should I be watering the plants. Thanks Lori
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#204469 - 04/25/08 12:18 PM Re: Help me to do it right this time. [Re: knotsure]
elkhwc elkhwc Member Registered: 01/27/08 Posts: 89	I water by drip hose and let the plants tell me when they need it. It also matter on the soil you have. If the ground is tight it is easier to overwater. In my sany soild that is 10-30 ft. deep would be hard to overwater. But I still let the plants tell me. Your soaker hose will work fine. Just don't overwater. More plants are hurt by kindness than by neglect. JMO. JD
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#208141 - 05/11/08 09:24 PM Re: Help me to do it right this time. [Re: elkhwc]
DaisyM DaisyM Gardener Registered: 02/01/05 Posts: 215 Loc: Canada	Something is wrong, my tomato plants aren't growing. I think it's the vegetable soil mix that is the culprit. My MIL planted hers 2 weeks later and hers are bushes, but mine are thin stemmed and have barely grown, even though I buried the stems when transplaning. The leaves are slightly darkened and not the vibrant green that tomato leaves normally have...groan I tried. Anything I can do at this late stage to perk them up? Planting season is in 2 weeks and we have such a short season, I think I will have to forgo my favorites and buy a couple of plants at the store.
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#208145 - 05/11/08 09:36 PM Re: Help me to do it right this time. [Re: DaisyM]
elkhwc elkhwc Member Registered: 01/27/08 Posts: 89	I would give them a shot of fish/seaweed if you can find it. If not a touch of MG with a high second number might jump start them. I will have around 200 extra drop by and pick up a few. LOL. JD
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#208185 - 05/12/08 05:25 AM Re: Help me to do it right this time. [Re: elkhwc]
cricket cricket Dream Gardener Registered: 04/03/08 Posts: 1340 Loc: Texas	some compost might help as well. _________________________ Cricket
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#208711 - 05/13/08 09:55 PM Re: Help me to do it right this time. [Re: cricket]
DaisyM DaisyM Gardener Registered: 02/01/05 Posts: 215 Loc: Canada	I have compost but at this time it's frozen solid. I could give them water from my fish tank, will that help?
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#208738 - 05/14/08 05:28 AM Re: Help me to do it right this time. [Re: DaisyM]
cricket cricket Dream Gardener Registered: 04/03/08 Posts: 1340 Loc: Texas	I've watered with fish tank water once or twice. it is supposed to be real good for the soil. _________________________ Cricket
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#208902 - 05/14/08 05:55 PM Re: Help me to do it right this time. [Re: cricket]
Jiffymouse Jiffymouse Momma Mouse Garden Helper Registered: 08/29/02 Posts: 24186 Loc: Effingham County, GA USA Z 8b	fish tank water is great for plants i use it a lot. _________________________ it's not having what you want, it's wanting what you have ~ cheryl crowe in soak up the sun, a paraphrase of an much older quote
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#210040 - 05/19/08 10:52 PM Re: Help me to do it right this time. [Re: Jiffymouse]
DaisyM DaisyM Gardener Registered: 02/01/05 Posts: 215 Loc: Canada	I think I'm narrowing the problem down to the soil I used. It was organic and specially formulated for vegetables so what could have gone wrong? What could be in the soil that is destroying my tomato plants?? I used the same soil last year and my tomato plants were half the normal size but I didn't connect but now that it's happened this year as well I'm almost positive that it's the soil I used.
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#210049 - 05/20/08 04:23 AM Re: Help me to do it right this time. [Re: DaisyM]
tamara tamara NORTHERN STAR Garden Helper Registered: 06/04/03 Posts: 18005 Loc: NB Canada	You might need to add some compost and aged manure to your soil as well as fertilize your tomatoes. Sometimes the cool temps stop the tomatoes from growing well. Are they getting much sun? _________________________ Tamara's Photos ~Can't wait for Fall~
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#210099 - 05/20/08 07:58 AM Re: Help me to do it right this time. [Re: tamara]
DaisyM DaisyM Gardener Registered: 02/01/05 Posts: 215 Loc: Canada	Thanks Tamara. My tomato plants are in a south window so lighting is not the problem. Since they are indoors I don't think it's too cool in here? I am watering sufficiently, not too much or too little but it's city tap water so who knows ( I let it sit for a few days so the chlorine will evaporate). I do have some bought manure that I can add. Later I will check out the bag of soil I used and read what it has in it, then maybe I will be able to figure out what it is lacking?
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#211002 - 05/24/08 08:25 AM Re: Help me to do it right this time. [Re: DaisyM]
DaisyM DaisyM Gardener Registered: 02/01/05 Posts: 215 Loc: Canada	I checked the bag of soil I planted my tomatos with. Here's the ingredients.. Blend of organic top soil peat sand My tomato plants are sick, the leaves aren't green as they should be, they have violet undersides and some of them look curled and wilted, over the last couple of days they are starting to fall off. Yesterday I was upset and put them under shelter outdoors because it was hard for me to look at them in this condition. I figure they should either improve or die off and then I won't feel bad throwing them in the garbage. Gosh guys, thankfully I only had 6 plants that was supposed to be the best ever, well not this year.
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