Photo below - Blossom end rot has been rampant this year - especially on the paste tomatoes. This particular tomato is brandywine, though. That's even worse!
Photo below - this poor little Cherokee Purple tomato is just plain sad looking, but I just had to show it to you. Can you believe the number of cracks on it?
Here's another one, and it's a shame to have this happen. Oh well, Jude enjoys catching them!
Photo below - this leaf is located about halfway up the plant, and the condition will probably engulf the entire plant in a couple more weeks. Whether I'm ready or not, this planting is about to be over.
Photo below - even with the mass deterioration of all plants, there's still a glimmer of hope for a few more tomatoes to possibly turn out just fine. We'll just have to wait and see.
Lastly, even though the plants are approaching their last days, it was definitely a successful tomato growing cycle. With several jars of salsa in the pantry, countless tomatoes sliced for sandwiches throughout the summer, and 12 quart bags of prepped paste tomatoes in the freezer - I feel that the plants performed well. The plants will be left to wither away, as an occasional tomato that is edible might still be harvested from them. I'll most likely grow corn in these 4 earthtainers next year, which means the tomatoes will be located elsewhere. The melon/pumpkin box looks like a great possibility right now, as it would be perfect for 8 plants.Seeds for next year have already been ordered, with some being VERY rare. It's a little early, but I don't want to miss out! Oh boy...I can't wait!
The weekend weather forecast looks very promising, as i'll definitely install OSB on the shed roof, and probably take the family to the North Alabama State Fair.
Take care, and happy gardening!
EG
7 comments:
I cut a ton of diseased parts off my tomatoes a week ago, hoping the breathing room would help the rest of the plants keep going awhile longer. If I hadn't done so, I believe this rain would have been the end. My plants are begging for some sun and we have two more days of rain in the forecast!
My black krim tomatoes seem resistant to the cracking, though they've had occasional end rot. My beefsteak are terrible about cracking.
Yup, those are some pitiful tomatoes! This is my first fall for gardening and I've ripped out lots of plants already, especially the tomatoes I didn't like very well. But the cherokee purple has lots of nice looking green ones that I hoping to harvest soon.
Seeds buying already? I didn't think of that.
Those would be some awfully nice death day photos. Well not the pretty ones at the bottom, but the others.
I can't believe you are getting that much rain. Usually you get the rain then it comes up here. We have had exactly one day of rain all September. I had to water a couple of times.
My CPs have radial cracks, but nothing like that mosaic looking one!
I can't wait to hear about your seeds. . . I'm a seed addict, I think. Maybe we can share.
My tomatoes are cracking, too. Thankfully, most only at the top, so I can just cut it off. The rest is pretty good.
Ginger - mine need some sun, too. You grew black krim? I'm gonna have to try that one someday!
Sande - yeah, the rare varieties will sell out pretty quick, so I wanted to get mine!
Daphne - they sure would, as about 10% of them look like that.
Stefaneener - me too! I have way too many seeds around here. Ok, we'll have to do some seed swapping this winter!
ribbit - the tomatoes at the top are looking pretty good - it's the bottom ones that suck!
Oooo! What'd get?! (seeds that is)
Yeah, sad tomatoes but you planted so many that even if you lost a few it didn't seem to break your bank...
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