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Post by ERR0R1755 on May 20, 2021 21:11:34 GMT -5
I honestly don't know how to handle this. I'm going to try propping it up, but basically all of the tomatoes are forming on just one side of the plant, which led to this situation:  |
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Post by Sher on May 20, 2021 21:36:09 GMT -5
ERR0R1755 , wnen my plants have gotten lopsided like that in the past, I have used mini bungees hooked around the plant, then attached to the post of the AG or a nearby wire shelf -- whatever I can corral it around. Good luck!
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Post by ERR0R1755 on May 20, 2021 21:38:55 GMT -5
I was looking around and trying to figure out what I could use as a solution - I was going to use fishing line to hold it up, but there's nowhere that I can secure that to. I found some rods that came with the iDOO and I thought they were useless, but surprisingly they'll be useful now:   |
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Post by Shawn on May 21, 2021 4:21:37 GMT -5
Much improved.
Members in the past have used the soft plant velcro and binder clips. Carefully use velcro around branches/stems and clip to the edge of the hoods. I used these in the beginning. There are also some type of eyeglass pulley things as well.
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Post by Sher on May 21, 2021 6:26:27 GMT -5
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Post by ERR0R1755 on May 24, 2021 22:57:23 GMT -5
Cleaned this up a bit, maybe more than I would have liked to. I wanted to remove dead/dying and shaded leaves, but unfortunately most of the dead leaves were on top of the shaded leaves, so neither looked good. It should grow back now.  |
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Post by ERR0R1755 on May 28, 2021 19:39:26 GMT -5
Two of the cuttings I took rooted, and I planted them outdoors!  |
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Post by Sher on May 28, 2021 20:42:05 GMT -5
Wonderful!
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Post by Shawn on May 29, 2021 4:12:39 GMT -5
Nice!
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Post by ERR0R1755 on Jun 6, 2021 1:27:36 GMT -5
This plant will be coming to an end soon - I've never had this happen to a tomato plant before and I'm not sure if it's from stress or genetics, but the tomatoes fall off the plant in a half-red half-green partially-ripened state. It saves me the hassle of picking them!  |
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Post by Shawn on Jun 6, 2021 4:13:40 GMT -5
Are you enjoying them?
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Post by airscapes on Jun 6, 2021 7:10:21 GMT -5
This plant will be coming to an end soon - I've never had this happen to a tomato plant before and I'm not sure if it's from stress or genetics, but the tomatoes fall off the plant in a half-red half-green partially-ripened state. It saves me the hassle of picking them! Could be the environment.. over the past 2 years we had a cold wet spring and when the tomatoes would finally start to ripen they would only be half ripe. They did not fall off and did ripen and taste fine once picked and time passed. I don not fully ripen tomatoes on the vine. Did a quick google and linked a couple items that returned, may be helpful to understand what caused this to happen. Green shouldersAnother green shoulders postReasons tomatoes fall off the vine |
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Post by ERR0R1755 on Jun 6, 2021 10:55:06 GMT -5
I am! The tomatoes are a bit bigger than I expected but I've been happy with them. |
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Post by ERR0R1755 on Jun 6, 2021 11:01:39 GMT -5
Could be the environment.. over the past 2 years we had a cold wet spring and when the tomatoes would finally start to ripen they would only be half ripe. They did not fall off and did ripen and taste fine once picked and time passed. I don not fully ripen tomatoes on the vine. Did a quick google and linked a couple items that returned, may be helpful to understand what caused this to happen. I saw "Nutrient deficiencies" listed as one of the reasons... it looks like the last time I gave this nutes was May 16th, so I'm betting on that. Added 8ml of nutes. |
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Post by ERR0R1755 on Jun 13, 2021 16:14:58 GMT -5
Ended this today! I'm cutting back the number of plants I have since it's too much for me to manage at the moment, here is the final harvest:  |
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Post by Shawn on Jun 14, 2021 3:31:14 GMT -5
They look wonderful. I know when you are busy it is hard to keep up with so many. But you will find what works. We will be here to watch them grow with you  |
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