I adore tomatoes and reading the responses on some of the threads I know I'm not alone.
Here we can discuss propagation tips, fav. varieties, and fav. ways of preparing
and trouble shooting.
At the Moment I have only two varieties growing.
KY1 determinate dwarf red duel purpose. Highly disease resistant and cold tolerant.
Kotlas indeterminate slicer. Highly disease resistant and cold tolerant.
These have been curated within an inch of their lives.
On the Kotlas - all suckers removed and clipped to a trellis using tomato clips.
All foliage below the first truss removed.
Planted 4 foot apart.
Sprayed with a dilute asprin solution to trigger the plants immune system.
Hydrated lime and epsom salts and composted organic poultry manure put into the deep planting hole.
Watering at ground level and not the plant leaves.
Seedling stems wrapped in collar of foil before planting to stop cut worms.
On the KY1- a dwarf determinate not exceeding 3 feet in height.
Bottom suckers and foliage removed.
Top branches trimmed so the tips don't drag in the dirt.
Staked and tied with twine even though it is written that they don't need it.
The muti-flowers removed to stop "cat faced" fruit.
Same regime with the asprin spray, and soil amendments.
Seedling stems wrapped with foil before planting.
Plant spacing of 3 foot.
All of this is to ensure the plants aren't attacked by blight and viral wilt.
Maintaining good air flow around the plants is important in reducing disease.
I have blight in my soil so everything is geared towards reducing it.
I choose different varieties - mainly cherry tomatoes, for the monsoon season.
They cope with the heat, humidity, root rot and pest pressure better than
any of the large varieties.
I've tried Thai varieties of tomatoes but Asian varieties are more of a vegetable
than a fruit lacking the sweet / acid balance.
They're like the plantain version of bananas.
Varieties of cherry tomato that I've found that are immune to wilt and blight are-
Yellow broad ripple currant.
Yellow Bumble Bee.
Red Sweetie.
Red Tommy Toe.
Here we can discuss propagation tips, fav. varieties, and fav. ways of preparing
and trouble shooting.
At the Moment I have only two varieties growing.
KY1 determinate dwarf red duel purpose. Highly disease resistant and cold tolerant.
Kotlas indeterminate slicer. Highly disease resistant and cold tolerant.
These have been curated within an inch of their lives.
On the Kotlas - all suckers removed and clipped to a trellis using tomato clips.
All foliage below the first truss removed.
Planted 4 foot apart.
Sprayed with a dilute asprin solution to trigger the plants immune system.
Hydrated lime and epsom salts and composted organic poultry manure put into the deep planting hole.
Watering at ground level and not the plant leaves.
Seedling stems wrapped in collar of foil before planting to stop cut worms.
On the KY1- a dwarf determinate not exceeding 3 feet in height.
Bottom suckers and foliage removed.
Top branches trimmed so the tips don't drag in the dirt.
Staked and tied with twine even though it is written that they don't need it.
The muti-flowers removed to stop "cat faced" fruit.
Same regime with the asprin spray, and soil amendments.
Seedling stems wrapped with foil before planting.
Plant spacing of 3 foot.
All of this is to ensure the plants aren't attacked by blight and viral wilt.
Maintaining good air flow around the plants is important in reducing disease.
I have blight in my soil so everything is geared towards reducing it.
I choose different varieties - mainly cherry tomatoes, for the monsoon season.
They cope with the heat, humidity, root rot and pest pressure better than
any of the large varieties.
I've tried Thai varieties of tomatoes but Asian varieties are more of a vegetable
than a fruit lacking the sweet / acid balance.
They're like the plantain version of bananas.
Varieties of cherry tomato that I've found that are immune to wilt and blight are-
Yellow broad ripple currant.
Yellow Bumble Bee.
Red Sweetie.
Red Tommy Toe.
