add shade and continue sea shells here in Florida there a another starting now for the fall i would just trim them back to about half the size and go again take the three or four suckers and start them in new pots
@usfreedom22 LOL, yeah, it's been awhile! New girlfriend keeps me a little more occupied… Kayaking and fishing, etc… Yeah, tomatoes are FRIED. Gotta see when we can plant for the fall and what to plant. Time to expand this plan. Also want to put in some fruit trees but not sure when to plant them either.
Instead of grasshoppers, its likely that the critters that got your 'maters were tomato hornworms. No real way to prevent them, just gotta pick off the caterpillars once they hatch. But I'm glad you got what you wanted/needed out of the plants, despite the bugs. Keep on keepin' on!
@mrgreenjeans328 LOL, it is but I need to put up a screen to cut the sun down in mid summer. The sun is just too hot in mid summer. I'm keeping the squirrel around for much needed protein down the road! lol… May have to get a cat to keep the squirrels away! Re-planting soon I think, gotta check the "when" for the fall garden.
@AnnBearForFreedom Not sure, never saw any worms but after they were pretty much done I stopped paying attention so the worms may have been the culprit at that point. We have some giant grasshoppers down here that will cut the leaves off of plants like that. Either way if I'd had a BB gun handy and saw them I'd still have leaves! lol…
@minbound When I was a kid I remember my Dad adding bone meal and lime to the soil in our garden. I guess this is why. Most of the Roma tomatoes were half the size they should have been. They were excellent in taste, but small.
Never give up and Never surrender. I applaud you for doing it at all. So many of us in this country don't even try and I would give anything to do it myself if my apartment people weren't so strict. As it is I only plant herbs and things that can thrive in my small windows. So keep it up.
squares eat tomatoes because they are thirsty. All you have to do to keep the squares away from the tomatoes is to leave a pan of water out for them to drink from.
neo I live in Fla too and I didnt have this problem. The problem is, the roots extend out to the edges of the bucket – the buckets are kind of dark color – they are getting fried….. If u HAVE to keep tomatoes in a bucket, wrap them in something white _ Like styro packing and they wont die. Those are really bad – its not what ur adding or not adding – they were getting fried
the cat is more likely to make friends with the squirrel. we have one who comes to the bedroom widow and chirps til my oldest cat, the huntress, who usually brings home her own dinner, goes outside to play with the squirrel.
Do you have more videos on container gardening? these were GREAT!!
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add shade and continue sea shells here in Florida there a another starting now for the fall i would just trim them back to about half the size and go again take the three or four suckers and start them in new pots
Thanks for sharing that, now I know what is going on with my plants going to see if I can pick some up.
Welcome back! Looks like my tomatos, LOL
@usfreedom22 LOL, yeah, it's been awhile! New girlfriend keeps me a little more occupied… Kayaking and fishing, etc… Yeah, tomatoes are FRIED. Gotta see when we can plant for the fall and what to plant. Time to expand this plan. Also want to put in some fruit trees but not sure when to plant them either.
Man, sell those plant to Tim Burton! Creepy. lol
Instead of grasshoppers, its likely that the critters that got your 'maters were tomato hornworms. No real way to prevent them, just gotta pick off the caterpillars once they hatch. But I'm glad you got what you wanted/needed out of the plants, despite the bugs. Keep on keepin' on!
@mrgreenjeans328 LOL, it is but I need to put up a screen to cut the sun down in mid summer. The sun is just too hot in mid summer. I'm keeping the squirrel around for much needed protein down the road! lol… May have to get a cat to keep the squirrels away! Re-planting soon I think, gotta check the "when" for the fall garden.
@AnnBearForFreedom Not sure, never saw any worms but after they were pretty much done I stopped paying attention so the worms may have been the culprit at that point. We have some giant grasshoppers down here that will cut the leaves off of plants like that. Either way if I'd had a BB gun handy and saw them I'd still have leaves! lol…
@minbound When I was a kid I remember my Dad adding bone meal and lime to the soil in our garden. I guess this is why. Most of the Roma tomatoes were half the size they should have been. They were excellent in taste, but small.
You might consider using floating row covers in the hottest part of the summer to fliter the sun.
Never give up and Never surrender. I applaud you for doing it at all. So many of us in this country don't even try and I would give anything to do it myself if my apartment people weren't so strict. As it is I only plant herbs and things that can thrive in my small windows. So keep it up.
squares eat tomatoes because they are thirsty. All you have to do to keep the squares away from the tomatoes is to leave a pan of water out for them to drink from.
neo I live in Fla too and I didnt have this problem. The problem is, the roots extend out to the edges of the bucket – the buckets are kind of dark color – they are getting fried….. If u HAVE to keep tomatoes in a bucket, wrap them in something white _ Like styro packing and they wont die. Those are really bad – its not what ur adding or not adding – they were getting fried
the cat is more likely to make friends with the squirrel. we have one who comes to the bedroom widow and chirps til my oldest cat, the huntress, who usually brings home her own dinner, goes outside to play with the squirrel.
Do you have more videos on container gardening? these were GREAT!!