My garden got a Christmas present. The bird bath is a bit deep for smaller birds like the thornbills. You can just put a rock in the bird path but I had my eye on this handsome chappy at the garden shop, and after a little hint it was under the Christmas tree. The splashes along the rim are evidence that a bird has already used the bath.
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The tomatoes are almost ready for eating. The first Tommy Toe is turning red!
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I'm having a bit of trouble with the rogue de marmande. It set a bunch of healthy fruit early on. I've lost about 4 to caterpillars, and in the last few weeks almost every blossom has dropped instead of setting fruit. And now, I've lost one to blossom end rot.
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BER usually happens with inconsistent watering and I think that's the culprit. The RdM is at the front of the planter, closer to the hot sun, and the plant often looks wilted. I didn't want to over-water, since the Tommy Toe never looked wilted. But after dropping blossoms and getting BER, I'm now pretty certain I have to keep the water up more.
2 comments:
HI,
WHAT IS THE PATCH ON YOUR GREEN TOMATOE, MILDEW ?
WATCHING YOUR FOTOS, IT SEEMS THAT YOU DON´T USE Bordeaux mixture TO PROTECT YOUR PLANTS, BUT MY GLASSES ARE A LITTLE BIT SMOKY ;-}
WHICH PRODUCT DO YOU USE ?
I think the patch is "blossom end rot". So far it has hit only one tomato, the rest are healthy.
No I don't use Bordeaux mixture on my plants, I don't grow enough to make it worth it. If I grew a lot of potatoes or fruit I would use Bordeaux. But I only have one potato plant and two tomato plants - not enough of anything to spray unless they get attacked by insects. Though I use Dipel against caterpillars every few weeks.
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