Seriously - I have some big tomato problems this year. The Cherokee Purple have the worst cases of catfacing I've ever had on them. We did have some pretty chilly weather when the plants were young. I read that it can cause this and Cherokee Purples seem to be quite susceptible to it. This might be my last year for this variety even though I love the flavor of them. They are also dying from some speckled disease. (see below)
Something is happening to the Silver Fir, Glacier, and Stupice tomatoes that looks like this. Insects? Disease? Any opinions welcome.
Then as the tomatoes ripen the flies and other bugs have too much access to them or the bottoms and insides are just gone - turned to mush.Then there is the tomato disease that is ravaging the plants. Spots all over the leaves and stems (not the fruit). I wish I had got control of it when I first saw it but it's way to late for that now. Now I'm just hoping to harvest some of the tomatoes before the plants are totally shot. Some of the plants are losing the leaves at a rapid rate. I think it is either Early Blight or Septoria Blight. Not good news for the garden next year.
Here is a better photo of the leaves as the disease progresses. Again, any opinions welcome, including how to control it.
On a happier note - the butternut squash are finally starting to set fruit. This one is 4-5 inches long. Hope they get ripe before frost. They seem very late to me.
And while I was somewhat housebound and restless between eyes one and two of cataract surgeries I decided to do a bit of bread baking after years on not doing any yeast breads. These are hamburger buns. They tasted really good but were a bit flatter than they probably should have been. Definitely worth trying again though. I also was given some Amish Friendship bread sourdough starter. That also was very tasty. I hadn't done anything with sourdough for years either.





Sorry to hear about your tomato issues! I've gotten a few weird looking ones as well. Thank goodness the caterpillars have stayed away.
ReplyDeleteWow - those are interesting looking tomatoes. On a happier note, the butternut squash and the buns look fabulous. Emily
ReplyDeleteWow, if nothing else, your tomatos look like a very nice piece of abstract art! :-)
ReplyDeleteA short funny story if I may; the first time I tried growing butternut squash in my hydroponics system, I got one fruit that was no more than 4 inches big lol. Very cute, and just enough for one cup of soup. :-)
Pavel.
I totally agree with you, it pointed me out something I didn’t realize before. I am hoping the same best post from you in the future as well. Thank you for sharing tomatos with us.
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