What did you do in the garden today?

[pennyJo1960]

I found the early treat on Amazon.

 

[Paz]

My Brad's Atomic Grape tomato plants look kind of wimpy compared to my Atomic Fusion ones. Furthermore, my Atomic Fusion tomato plants were the most vigorous compared to all the other tomato varieties I have planted, so far.

There is a weird tomato disease that I have a problem with in my yard, but I don't know what its called. I plan on growing the varieties that have resistance to this disease. When the tips start looking like the picture, the plants don't die, but they stop fruiting and their growth slows down. Looks like a stunting disease.

I think I found the answer, it really is a stunting disease:

Tomato bushy stunt virus (TBSV) is a virus of the tombusvirus family. It was first reported in tomatoes in 1935 and primarily affects vegetable crops, though it is not generally considered an economically significant plant pathogen. Depending upon the host, TBSV causes stunting of growth, leaf mottling, and deformed or absent fruit.

It says the disease is mainly passed on by using snips without sanitizing between plants. In addition, it may be passed through the earth or water. They say to get rid of infected plants, and rotate crops, but they did not say anything about what can cure it.
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If it’s a virus nothing can cure it.

 

[Paz]

Nothing is sprouting in my tray, and it’s been over a week already

 

[Jenlyn9483]

How many potatoes come out of a 10 gallon bag when they are done?

I plant 3 small whole seed potatoes in there. Depends on if the conditions And fertilizer are right. I'm expecting 5 or so lbs

 

[Sally PB]

though it is not generally considered an economically significant plant pathogen. Depending upon the host, TBSV causes stunting of growth, leaf mottling, and deformed or absent fruit.

If they don't consider it an economically significant plant pathogen, it must not be very prevalent. Deformed or absent fruit? I'd say that is significant.

I think I'd pull up any plants that had it and get rid of them. Bag in the trash, or burn them. Can you possible sterilize that soil before you plant anything else in it?

 

[CNJ]

Can you possible sterilize that soil before you plant anything else in it?

I will try a small bottle of hydrogen peroxide mixed with 2 gallon of water to soak infected potting soil. I am soaking the used clay pebbles and bucket in a bleach solution. The plants that got infected were from the same local seed packet. This local variety were developed by the University of Hawaii for the tropical climate, but they are not immune to this stunt disease.

Its not a total loss, now that I am aware of the problem, I can prevent the spread. I haven't been cleaning my snips, so that was the main reason for the transmission and I have not reused the potting soil from infected plants because the same thing happened before, that's why I said I think I have a disease problem at the beginning. I was already aware that I had a problem, but did not know what it was until yesterday.

 

[Swiss]

I found the early treat on Amazon.

I tried telling myself, "I'm only here for paste tomatoes. I'm only here for paste tomatoes." It didn't work when I thought about eating tomatoes a month earlier than normal.

 

[Acre4Me]

windy today. Sunny too!! Cool/cold. The big storm should only give us rain the next day or two.

Leeks look good in their starter cells. Plan to get peppers started. I keep saying that, so maybe today.

The girls have upped their production -yay! We are getting 15-18 eggs a day. Unfortunately, we appear to have an egg eater or two.

 

[CNJ]

Reference on an egg experiment...........I mix together a tsp of minced garlic, 1TBS shoyu, 1tsp vinegar, dash of white pepper and 3 eggs. Then I heated a pan on my electric stove for 2 minutes, turned it off and poured in some olive oil, followed by my omelet mixture, then covered it and set the timer for 2 minutes. Not bad taste better than straight shoyu...........I will leave out the garlic, next time.

 

[karenerwin]

Sunny outside today and not too terribly cold. I made a couple of batches of apple pie jam. Then ran out of nutmeg so had to stop.
I’m taking a friend out to dinner tonight for her birthday.
Headed to Phoenix on March 4th to visit my brother. Back home on the 9th. Will start my seeds after that. I’m afraid they will die while I’m gone.