Q. I have three Topsy turvy tomato plants. I was wondering how to pollinate them? I have them in a screened-in porch.
-Summerville, South Carolina
A. Tomatoes “self pollinate” but the mechanism is tricky. Bees usually do the job but there shouldn’t “be” any bees on your porch! The pollen is up inside the flowers. Wind can [...]
Q. I planted tomato plants in an old barn area that has not been used for horses or chickens or any animals in about 20 years. Now my tomato plants that I planted one week ago are turning white, not yellow like transplant shock but white. Do you know why?
-Lancaster, New York
A. Did you set [...]
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Q. Something is bothering my newly planted tomato plants. I keep finding leaves that have been cleanly clipped from the stem lying on the soil surface. I looked for horn worms, but the plants are so small I don’t think this is the problem. Any ideas on possible causes and solutions? Thank you.
-Pueblo, Colorado
A. If [...]
Q. I have two tomato plants that I placed in Topsy Turvy planters. I mixed a “garden soil” with some aged horse manure into the planters. The plants are growing fine but wherever there is a flower bud, the little stem turns yellow and the bud falls off. What is happening? And what do I [...]
Q. I am looking for best tips for organic gardening in NYC windowsills. I am growing tomatoes, peppers, baby greens/mesclun, basil and mint in my windowsills for first time ever. Most are from seeds, but I bought couple of small tomato plants when I thought my seeds didn’t sprout ..and then they did. (I actually [...]
People, not pests, should eat tomatoes. One gardener is wondering what could possibly be taking taking a bit out of her bounty.
Q. I planted a vegetable garden and my biggest problem is with my tomatoes. I was invaded by these black bugs which I think are called stink bugs. They took a bit out [...]
Q. I have 2 porches and I wanted to get some plants for them! I’m on the second floor so they might not get direct sunlight all that much, not sure? Are there certain types that would be best? Also, could I get a tomato plant to keep on my back porch perhaps?
-Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
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I’m going to post selected questions and answers in the blog. I start off with tomato blight. Enjoy!
Q. We have that tomato blight in our garden soil. We have moved our tomatoes to the other side of the garden but still seem to have it. I know that it is in the soil, so how [...]
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