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Dork Fish · June 25, 2012

Wow, I finally have my first fruit set. Paul Robeson

Can't wait!

Dork Fish · July 3, 2012

Well, unfortunately the Paul Robeson is displaying BER. Is there anything that I can do?

I followed the earth trainer directions...

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JamesL · July 3, 2012

Andrea,
Don't sweat it too much. It tends to affect early tomatoes and then grows out of it.
Hopefully it will only be on a few.
Others can give better advice than I though.
In the meantime, read Carolyn's post in this thread for more information.
http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=23338

Dork Fish · July 3, 2012

Okay great, thanks. I will check that out..

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tam91 · July 3, 2012

Black Krim has always been a slightly smaller plant for me.

Dork Fish · July 7, 2012

I checked my cucs and squash plants today and I have both the Squash Vine Borer and the Cucumber beetle. UGH, is there anything I can do? I just planted more cucumbers.

(sigh)

EDit: I take that back...I think that it is only the cucumber beetle. One has stripes and one has dots?????

Dork Fish · July 7, 2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by tam91

Black Krim has always been a slightly smaller plant for me.

Oh okay, that is good to know.

tam91 · July 7, 2012

I've never been able to grow anything viney here, because of the borers or whatever. Tried cucumbers, tried squash. I just gave up.

Dork Fish · July 7, 2012

and they are doing so good.

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Dork Fish · July 7, 2012

I just purchased some cucumber seedlings from the nursery a couple of days ago. I wonder if they came on them?

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tam91 · July 7, 2012

I'd think it's more likely they just found you. Mine always looked wonderful, just before they croaked. I hope yours do better than mine.

Dork Fish · July 7, 2012

My hubby is out spraying them with sevin. I'm desperate

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Dork Fish · July 14, 2012

Well, not sure but it seems as though the Sevin took care of the cucumber beetles. I searched the leaves for eggs and didn't find any. So i guess time will tell. They do have a yellow tint to them...

As far as everything else. so far so good. I have had to throw out about 7-8 Paul Robeson tomatoes due to BER. It was the worse so far. I think it may have worked itself out. Haven't seen anymore. I have a bunch of green black cherry. The pink brandywine has the largest tomato but also the least amount.

We finally got some rain! Not sure how much but the ground is wet. yeah

Overall shot

Black Cherry in front

Brandywine on Left and Carmello on Right

Big Zac (need to get an extention quick)

Crockneck Squash and Zuch, cucs

Black Krim (Left) Paul Robeson (Right)

Dork Fish · July 25, 2012

Okay I have a few updates... On a good note: I have a few Black Cherry tom's that are getting some color. This is my first black type tomato, how do I know when they are ripe?

Well I guess the cucumber beetles did my cucs in. I thought that we took care of them...

Well I did get concerned about the leaves on my Brandywine. So I did quite a big trimming. In turn, it did expose my one big tomato. I am worried that it may get sunscald. Should I cut it?

Here are some pictures of the leaves...

RayR · July 26, 2012

The last 2 pictures is Drought Stress, it'll pass, just keep up with watering and do a rain dance.
I wouldn't worry about Sun Scald.

Black Cherry will be ripe when all the green is gone, do a squeeze test, nice and juicy but not too firm, then eat it. Larger blacks will many times be ripe with green shoulders.

The Squash and Zucchini look awesome.
I'm not sure about the Cucumbers from what I can see in the picture, they look all white. Cucumber Beetles can carry Bacterial Wilt which will cause the whole plant to wilt and collapse and turn dead brown.

June 25, 2012	#76
Dork Fish Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: Zone 5B Illinois Posts: 402	Wow, I finally have my first fruit set. Paul Robeson Can't wait! __________________ Andrea

July 3, 2012	#77
Dork Fish Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: Zone 5B Illinois Posts: 402	Well, unfortunately the Paul Robeson is displaying BER. Is there anything that I can do? I followed the earth trainer directions... Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk 2 __________________ Andrea

July 3, 2012	#79
Dork Fish Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: Zone 5B Illinois Posts: 402	Okay great, thanks. I will check that out.. Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk 2 __________________ Andrea

July 3, 2012	#80
tam91 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Crystal Lake IL Posts: 2,484	Black Krim has always been a slightly smaller plant for me. __________________ Tracy

July 7, 2012	#81
Dork Fish Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: Zone 5B Illinois Posts: 402	I checked my cucs and squash plants today and I have both the Squash Vine Borer and the Cucumber beetle. UGH, is there anything I can do? I just planted more cucumbers. (sigh) EDit: I take that back...I think that it is only the cucumber beetle. One has stripes and one has dots????? __________________ Andrea

July 3, 2012	#78
JamesL Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 1,992	Andrea, Don't sweat it too much. It tends to affect early tomatoes and then grows out of it. Hopefully it will only be on a few. Others can give better advice than I though. In the meantime, read Carolyn's post in this thread for more information. http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=23338

July 14, 2012	#88
Dork Fish Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: Zone 5B Illinois Posts: 402	Well, not sure but it seems as though the Sevin took care of the cucumber beetles. I searched the leaves for eggs and didn't find any. So i guess time will tell. They do have a yellow tint to them... As far as everything else. so far so good. I have had to throw out about 7-8 Paul Robeson tomatoes due to BER. It was the worse so far. I think it may have worked itself out. Haven't seen anymore. I have a bunch of green black cherry. The pink brandywine has the largest tomato but also the least amount. We finally got some rain! Not sure how much but the ground is wet. yeah Overall shot Black Cherry in front Brandywine on Left and Carmello on Right Big Zac (need to get an extention quick) Crockneck Squash and Zuch, cucs Black Krim (Left) Paul Robeson (Right) __________________ Andrea

July 25, 2012	#89
Dork Fish Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: Zone 5B Illinois Posts: 402	Okay I have a few updates... On a good note: I have a few Black Cherry tom's that are getting some color. This is my first black type tomato, how do I know when they are ripe? Well I guess the cucumber beetles did my cucs in. I thought that we took care of them... Well I did get concerned about the leaves on my Brandywine. So I did quite a big trimming. In turn, it did expose my one big tomato. I am worried that it may get sunscald. Should I cut it? Here are some pictures of the leaves... __________________ Andrea

July 26, 2012	#90
RayR Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Cheektowaga, NY Posts: 2,466	The last 2 pictures is Drought Stress, it'll pass, just keep up with watering and do a rain dance. I wouldn't worry about Sun Scald. Black Cherry will be ripe when all the green is gone, do a squeeze test, nice and juicy but not too firm, then eat it. Larger blacks will many times be ripe with green shoulders. The Squash and Zucchini look awesome. I'm not sure about the Cucumbers from what I can see in the picture, they look all white. Cucumber Beetles can carry Bacterial Wilt which will cause the whole plant to wilt and collapse and turn dead brown.