Tomato 411

OK we’re at that time of year that we all dread….end of the Tomato season! This is pretty bad, but no where as bad as end of Terrorist Season in Yemen yesterday for ol’ Anwar al-Awlaki, I mean we just have to turn over some dirt here in a few weeks…that guy is going to [...]

I’ve had a number of folks ask me about “Yellowing” leaves on their tomato plants….kinda like the picture over there on the right…. There are a bunch of reasons why the leaves turn yellow with a progression up the plant as the growing season ages. The main reason is it’s perfectly normal. As the season [...]

OK, What tomato do you want to eat? Personally, I would opt for the one on the right! I’ve heard that storing a tomato with its stem end facing down can prolong it’s usable life. To test this theory, I placed one batch of tomatoes stem-end up and another stem-end down and stored them at [...]

Well here we are, tomato plants growing, hornworms vanquished, and containers a success for our tomato growing efforts. So, you are probably asking, “Why does Jack say that containers are a success?” I’m glad you asked, let me recount why I think the containers worked out so well. Some of the benefits of containers we [...]

Good ol’ Boxcar Willie and Kellogg’s Breakfast took it right on the chin with those damned Tomato Hornworms! I think I killed a total of 22 of the dastardly little beast…I would have said I killed 22 of the bastards, but this is a Family Tomato Blog…..so I didn’t! Anyway you can click on the [...]

Well….we don’t really have a rotten tomato per se….we have a limited posting by none other than me! Clam down…calm down….there will still be a nice post….just I’m limited in what I can do in the way of pictures and such because my computer got royally fu…..screwed by our friends at Consumer’s Energy. Seems they [...]

This is one ugly cuss! …AND he has bad manners too! If you have been cultivating tomatoes for any length of time you probably recognize this beast as a “Tomato Hornworm” right? Wrong! This is a TOBACCO Hornworm! You’re probably saying to yourself right about now, “How the hell does Jack know this is not [...]

How about these beauties, aren’t they the happiest Jetstar tomatoes you’ve ever seen? If you turn off the TV, close the windows so the neighbors don’t have a lot of distracting noises coming in your window, and then turn up your speakers on the computer you can almost hear them singing! So far they haven’t [...]

OK….you’re worried about soil borne nasties and other junk that may be looming out there in your garden. Perhaps you’ve used the same plot or place for your tomatoes year after year and that soil needs a rest. You planted there because it’s the perfect spot, well fear not, because we’re going to use that [...]

I know….this looks more like a deranged Leopard versus a Banana…..and why would I show a banana on a blog about Tomatoes? That’s a good question, maybe I can provide a good answer. Well it all starts where we left off last Saturday….we were talking about the “BIG Three” for plant health…Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium [...]