What did you do in the garden today?

[chickengr]

Tomato leaves turning yelloweeyy...what do i need to do differently?

lack of nitrogen?

 

[Eagle343]

4th/5th day with rain.

 

[Wolfie2]

I agree... Sounds like blossom end rot. I'd suggest adding some bone meal or even a glass of milk.

Have not experienced this before and I have been gardening for ages. I try to keep up on diseases, growing conditions and I read a lot tryint to stay informed. I was under the impression that blossom end rot was only @ the blossom end of the mater. This condition is @ the stem end. Even the stem was somewhat darkened though not mushy. I cut the stems off that were on the affected maters for just in case. My go to frtilizer is a mixture of blood meal, bone meal and cottonseed meal in equal portions with a little Epsom salts mixed in for the minerals in it. Plus a bit of aged goat poop dug up from the floor of the barn. Had always worked for me. Bone meal supplies calcium. Thought I had that part covered. I did a little research before my original post and "think" I'm right. If I am wrong about the BER being only on the blossom end I hope someone will clue me in.

 

[SheaLoner]

I'm at my mother's house today and this little fella showed up on door to greet me.

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Its been a long time since I've last seen a Luna Moth. Used to see them all the time as a kid in all stages.

 

[SheaLoner]

Have not experienced this before and I have been gardening for ages. I try to keep up on diseases, growing conditions and I read a lot tryint to stay informed. I was under the impression that blossom end rot was only @ the blossom end of the mater. This condition is @ the stem end. Even the stem was somewhat darkened though not mushy. I cut the stems off that were on the affected maters for just in case. My go to frtilizer is a mixture of blood meal, bone meal and cottonseed meal in equal portions with a little Epsom salts mixed in for the minerals in it. Plus a bit of aged goat poop dug up from the floor of the barn. Had always worked for me. Bone meal supplies calcium. Thought I had that part covered. I did a little research before my original post and "think" I'm right. If I am wrong about the BER being only on the blossom end I hope someone will clue me in.

I found an old pdf file from the 20's that called this stem-end rot caused by a fungus? Here is the link https://naldc.nal.usda.gov/download/IND43967166/PDF
Could not find anything more recent on this.

 

[Acre4Me]

Tomato leaves turning yelloweeyy...what do i need to do differently?

what have you done to this planting area so far? The yellow is often lack of nutrients, and Nitrogen is one that allows for green foliage. But, you do not want to over fertilize or over
amend the area, so that is why I am asking what you've already done.

 

[WthrLady]

Feed those pale tomato plants some half strength fertilizer for a few waterings.
Has it been crazy rainy? The soil might be depleated.

We were in severe drought a couple weeks ago, now we're ahead of the game with another 1.43 yesterday, which is over 4 inches since the 29th of April. Now we're cool and dark for today, but heading for 90 Monday and Tuesday after a stormy weekend. I'm looking at potting up my seedlings soon.

Sinus' headache today, no surprise after dusting yesterday, working in barn this morning, and dealing with fiberglass insulation yesterday. NICE to have the right size fan in that bathroom.

Still waiting on the luffa and squash to sprout.

 

[gtaus]

This is what we have for a mower. All you can get here is electric or rechargeable mowers which run like crap or the batteries quit charging. Since we only have a small patch of grass for the pups it works out. That’s not my job though, hubs gets the honors. Anyway, time to make some coffee and turn off the hose. Have a great day all!

I was maybe only 10 years old trying to push my grandpa's manual mower through the grass that was a bit too tall. Boy, was that a work out for me! I don't suppose with a small patch of grass, that your Dear Hubby works out too hard with your manual mower.

My battery powered lawn mowers work just fine, but, like you said, the batteries are only warrantied for 3 years and you can expect them to start losing capacity after that. Since I have all the same brand of tools, I just get a new battery or two every 2-3 years, which keeps me in fresh batteries and I still use the old ones as well. I still use some of my 20 year old Ni-Cad batteries in low drain devices, like a job site radio, or other non critical uses. I am still using Li-Ion batteries that are 10 years old, but I suspect their capacity has declined a lot. That's OK with me. Most of my jobs only required drilling a few holes, cutting a board or two, or maybe driving a handful of screws. Very few projects I do at home ever wear out my batteries, even the older batteries.

At my age, I am often exhausted and need a break to recharge myself before my batteries on the tools go dead. I told Dear Wife the other day that I am working just as hard as I did 30 years ago, but I just don't get as much work done.

 

[Wolfie2]

I found an old pdf file from the 20's that called this stem-end rot caused by a fungus? Here is the link https://naldc.nal.usda.gov/download/IND43967166/PDF
Could not find anything more recent on this.

I found an old pdf file from the 20's that called this stem-end rot caused by a fungus? Here is the link https://naldc.nal.usda.gov/download/IND43967166/PDF
Could not find anything more recent on this.

Shealoner, Thanks for the PDF! Made for a good read and I'll keep it in mind.
After posting last I did some more digging. Found a site (Farmers Almanac) that said First tomatoes on a plant are sometimes subject to rotting @ the stem due to plant not being mature enough to mature the fruit. and gave a picture of pretty much what I was seeing. SO, Since I don't think I am over or under watering. Rot is on the wrong end of the fruit. And I add calcium with the fert., I am going with Farmers Almanac for now.
Thanks for all the replies!

 

[jerryse]

So no luck on seeds so I ordered . People at the greenhouse never heard of what I wanted - yard long beans , Fortex pole beans and English cucumber improved telegraph . It did cost me as some plants came home with me .