On 08/17/2018 06:44 PM, songbird wrote:
T wrote:
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I tried Early Girls and bombed on my ass.

I will give more water to the Roma's. They
look normal until they ripen. Then the
end turns white, then brown

how's the pH where they are planted?

remember for a big tomato plant you need
a lot of root system. i recall your soil
being non-existant for the most part so i'm
guessing that you're just not going to be
able to support a big tomato plant in your
conditions until you get enough topsoil
developed.

it doesn't hurt to try things and to check
out different varieties, but if the cherry
tomatoes keep working you can try different
larger varieties of them and what are called
patio tomatoes.

also, of course, look into varieties that
are BER resistant and acclimated to aridity.


songbird



This is a spot where I have been working on the soil
for years. It could still be a tiny bit alkali, but
garlic grown there looks purple instead of red,
with is a good sign. But..

I probably need more fertilizer to add to add the
organic matter I have plowed under.

The bushes themselves are growing quite well. I gots
lots of green tomatoes on it. Before (early girls,
etc.) I would get only one or two stunted tomatoes
total (green+red).

I learned this year that you have to fertilize your
ass off!