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Tomato tip
Try it:
I always had lovely sweet home grown Toms until 2 - 3 years ago when they all got some type of disease & died just before the toms started to ripen, the whole plants went brown & withered. Nobody could explain what this disease was I tried a number of suggestions & remedies all to no avail, & had almost given up, but being the eternal optimist I didn't give up, & guess what, I now have 3 plants with lots of fruit & no sign of disease( I have a very small yard). The answer for me was to insert a piece of copper wire right through the stem not too far from the soil. Hope this helps someone like me who is also desperate to have REAL toms. Let me know if it works for you too. Good luck & best wishes Pat |
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Thanks for this tip!! I'll remember that!
"PatC" wrote in message ... Try it: I always had lovely sweet home grown Toms until 2 - 3 years ago when they all got some type of disease & died just before the toms started to ripen, the whole plants went brown & withered. Nobody could explain what this disease was I tried a number of suggestions & remedies all to no avail, & had almost given up, but being the eternal optimist I didn't give up, & guess what, I now have 3 plants with lots of fruit & no sign of disease( I have a very small yard). The answer for me was to insert a piece of copper wire right through the stem not too far from the soil. Hope this helps someone like me who is also desperate to have REAL toms. Let me know if it works for you too. Good luck & best wishes Pat |
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meeee wrote:
Thanks for this tip!! I'll remember that! "PatC" wrote in message ... Try it: I always had lovely sweet home grown Toms until 2 - 3 years ago when they all got some type of disease & died just before the toms started to ripen, the whole plants went brown & withered. Nobody could explain what this disease was I tried a number of suggestions & remedies all to no avail, & had almost given up, but being the eternal optimist I didn't give up, & guess what, I now have 3 plants with lots of fruit & no sign of disease( I have a very small yard). The answer for me was to insert a piece of copper wire right through the stem not too far from the soil. Hope this helps someone like me who is also desperate to have REAL toms. Let me know if it works for you too. Good luck & best wishes Pat Any zinc covered wire could also do the trick. The idea is that the metals dissolve partly and create a sap based anti fungicide which is always present, better than bordoaux (sic) spray which does the same externally I would presume... Try both and see. I havent yet.... |
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"Jonno" wrote in message ... meeee wrote: Thanks for this tip!! I'll remember that! "PatC" wrote in message ... Try it: I always had lovely sweet home grown Toms until 2 - 3 years ago when they all got some type of disease & died just before the toms started to ripen, the whole plants went brown & withered. Nobody could explain what this disease was I tried a number of suggestions & remedies all to no avail, & had almost given up, but being the eternal optimist I didn't give up, & guess what, I now have 3 plants with lots of fruit & no sign of disease( I have a very small yard). The answer for me was to insert a piece of copper wire right through the stem not too far from the soil. Hope this helps someone like me who is also desperate to have REAL toms. Let me know if it works for you too. Good luck & best wishes Pat Any zinc covered wire could also do the trick. The idea is that the metals dissolve partly and create a sap based anti fungicide which is always present, better than bordoaux (sic) spray which does the same externally I would presume... Try both and see. I havent yet.... Thanks!! I know my dad swears by drinking suspension of silver or something like that for the same reason. It makes a lot of sense. I will give it a go!! |
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meeee wrote:
"Jonno" wrote in message ... meeee wrote: Thanks for this tip!! I'll remember that! "PatC" wrote in message ... Try it: I always had lovely sweet home grown Toms until 2 - 3 years ago when they all got some type of disease & died just before the toms started to ripen, the whole plants went brown & withered. Nobody could explain what this disease was I tried a number of suggestions & remedies all to no avail, & had almost given up, but being the eternal optimist I didn't give up, & guess what, I now have 3 plants with lots of fruit & no sign of disease( I have a very small yard). The answer for me was to insert a piece of copper wire right through the stem not too far from the soil. Hope this helps someone like me who is also desperate to have REAL toms. Let me know if it works for you too. Good luck & best wishes Pat Any zinc covered wire could also do the trick. The idea is that the metals dissolve partly and create a sap based anti fungicide which is always present, better than bordoaux (sic) spray which does the same externally I would presume... Try both and see. I havent yet.... Thanks!! I know my dad swears by drinking suspension of silver or something like that for the same reason. It makes a lot of sense. I will give it a go!! Dont do what the guy did this weekend though. He apparently found that selenium (another metal) was good for prostate cancer, and overdosed. Er and died because of his stupidity. |
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"Jonno" wrote in message ... meeee wrote: "Jonno" wrote in message ... meeee wrote: Thanks for this tip!! I'll remember that! "PatC" wrote in message ... Try it: I always had lovely sweet home grown Toms until 2 - 3 years ago when they all got some type of disease & died just before the toms started to ripen, the whole plants went brown & withered. Nobody could explain what this disease was I tried a number of suggestions & remedies all to no avail, & had almost given up, but being the eternal optimist I didn't give up, & guess what, I now have 3 plants with lots of fruit & no sign of disease( I have a very small yard). The answer for me was to insert a piece of copper wire right through the stem not too far from the soil. Hope this helps someone like me who is also desperate to have REAL toms. Let me know if it works for you too. Good luck & best wishes Pat Any zinc covered wire could also do the trick. The idea is that the metals dissolve partly and create a sap based anti fungicide which is always present, better than bordoaux (sic) spray which does the same externally I would presume... Try both and see. I havent yet.... Thanks!! I know my dad swears by drinking suspension of silver or something like that for the same reason. It makes a lot of sense. I will give it a go!! Dont do what the guy did this weekend though. He apparently found that selenium (another metal) was good for prostate cancer, and overdosed. Er and died because of his stupidity. Urrrgh. Probably not one of the nicest ways to die. He should have gone homeopathic or something. |
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meeee wrote:
"Jonno" wrote in message ... meeee wrote: Thanks for this tip!! I'll remember that! "PatC" wrote in message ... Try it: I always had lovely sweet home grown Toms until 2 - 3 years ago when they all got some type of disease & died just before the toms started to ripen, the whole plants went brown & withered. Nobody could explain what this disease was I tried a number of suggestions & remedies all to no avail, & had almost given up, but being the eternal optimist I didn't give up, & guess what, I now have 3 plants with lots of fruit & no sign of disease( I have a very small yard). The answer for me was to insert a piece of copper wire right through the stem not too far from the soil. Hope this helps someone like me who is also desperate to have REAL toms. Let me know if it works for you too. Good luck & best wishes Pat Any zinc covered wire could also do the trick. The idea is that the metals dissolve partly and create a sap based anti fungicide which is always present, better than bordoaux (sic) spray which does the same externally I would presume... Try both and see. I havent yet.... Thanks!! I know my dad swears by drinking suspension of silver or something like that for the same reason. It makes a lot of sense. I will give it a go!! By the way, I would be careful of using both the zinc and copper wires together, as you may end up with a sap powered battery. The plant may or may not like that and throw in the towel. But if you like to experiment, you/we may have found a new way of getting "solar" power.. Or could that be tomato plant power. It may be that the tomato could be powered and grow like crazy if you apply a battery. I leave it to you how you decide to torture your plants..... The mind boggles.... Big grin!!! Gee I'm evil.... |
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"Jonno" wrote in message ... meeee wrote: "Jonno" wrote in message ... meeee wrote: Thanks for this tip!! I'll remember that! "PatC" wrote in message ... Try it: I always had lovely sweet home grown Toms until 2 - 3 years ago when they all got some type of disease & died just before the toms started to ripen, the whole plants went brown & withered. Nobody could explain what this disease was I tried a number of suggestions & remedies all to no avail, & had almost given up, but being the eternal optimist I didn't give up, & guess what, I now have 3 plants with lots of fruit & no sign of disease( I have a very small yard). The answer for me was to insert a piece of copper wire right through the stem not too far from the soil. Hope this helps someone like me who is also desperate to have REAL toms. Let me know if it works for you too. Good luck & best wishes Pat Any zinc covered wire could also do the trick. The idea is that the metals dissolve partly and create a sap based anti fungicide which is always present, better than bordoaux (sic) spray which does the same externally I would presume... Try both and see. I havent yet.... Thanks!! I know my dad swears by drinking suspension of silver or something like that for the same reason. It makes a lot of sense. I will give it a go!! By the way, I would be careful of using both the zinc and copper wires together, as you may end up with a sap powered battery. The plant may or may not like that and throw in the towel. But if you like to experiment, you/we may have found a new way of getting "solar" power.. Or could that be tomato plant power. It may be that the tomato could be powered and grow like crazy if you apply a battery. I leave it to you how you decide to torture your plants..... The mind boggles.... Big grin!!! Gee I'm evil.... Lol.... Giant Carniverous Tomato Plant Devours Whole Family And Dog In North Queensland...... |
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Tomato tip
I can just see the headlines " aliens attracted to high voltage Tomato"
"Jonno" wrote in message ... meeee wrote: "Jonno" wrote in message ... meeee wrote: Thanks for this tip!! I'll remember that! "PatC" wrote in message ... Try it: I always had lovely sweet home grown Toms until 2 - 3 years ago when they all got some type of disease & died just before the toms started to ripen, the whole plants went brown & withered. Nobody could explain what this disease was I tried a number of suggestions & remedies all to no avail, & had almost given up, but being the eternal optimist I didn't give up, & guess what, I now have 3 plants with lots of fruit & no sign of disease( I have a very small yard). The answer for me was to insert a piece of copper wire right through the stem not too far from the soil. Hope this helps someone like me who is also desperate to have REAL toms. Let me know if it works for you too. Good luck & best wishes Pat Any zinc covered wire could also do the trick. The idea is that the metals dissolve partly and create a sap based anti fungicide which is always present, better than bordoaux (sic) spray which does the same externally I would presume... Try both and see. I havent yet.... Thanks!! I know my dad swears by drinking suspension of silver or something like that for the same reason. It makes a lot of sense. I will give it a go!! By the way, I would be careful of using both the zinc and copper wires together, as you may end up with a sap powered battery. The plant may or may not like that and throw in the towel. But if you like to experiment, you/we may have found a new way of getting "solar" power.. Or could that be tomato plant power. It may be that the tomato could be powered and grow like crazy if you apply a battery. I leave it to you how you decide to torture your plants..... The mind boggles.... Big grin!!! Gee I'm evil.... |
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You mean your Dad suffers from plant fungus disease :-)
"meeee" wrote in message ... "Jonno" wrote in message ... meeee wrote: Thanks for this tip!! I'll remember that! "PatC" wrote in message ... Try it: I always had lovely sweet home grown Toms until 2 - 3 years ago when they all got some type of disease & died just before the toms started to ripen, the whole plants went brown & withered. Nobody could explain what this disease was I tried a number of suggestions & remedies all to no avail, & had almost given up, but being the eternal optimist I didn't give up, & guess what, I now have 3 plants with lots of fruit & no sign of disease( I have a very small yard). The answer for me was to insert a piece of copper wire right through the stem not too far from the soil. Hope this helps someone like me who is also desperate to have REAL toms. Let me know if it works for you too. Good luck & best wishes Pat Any zinc covered wire could also do the trick. The idea is that the metals dissolve partly and create a sap based anti fungicide which is always present, better than bordoaux (sic) spray which does the same externally I would presume... Try both and see. I havent yet.... Thanks!! I know my dad swears by drinking suspension of silver or something like that for the same reason. It makes a lot of sense. I will give it a go!! |
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Lol something like that....I think I've got the name wrong....yes, it's
colloidal silver he takes... "Geoff & Heather" wrote in message u... You mean your Dad suffers from plant fungus disease :-) "meeee" wrote in message ... "Jonno" wrote in message ... meeee wrote: Thanks for this tip!! I'll remember that! "PatC" wrote in message ... Try it: I always had lovely sweet home grown Toms until 2 - 3 years ago when they all got some type of disease & died just before the toms started to ripen, the whole plants went brown & withered. Nobody could explain what this disease was I tried a number of suggestions & remedies all to no avail, & had almost given up, but being the eternal optimist I didn't give up, & guess what, I now have 3 plants with lots of fruit & no sign of disease( I have a very small yard). The answer for me was to insert a piece of copper wire right through the stem not too far from the soil. Hope this helps someone like me who is also desperate to have REAL toms. Let me know if it works for you too. Good luck & best wishes Pat Any zinc covered wire could also do the trick. The idea is that the metals dissolve partly and create a sap based anti fungicide which is always present, better than bordoaux (sic) spray which does the same externally I would presume... Try both and see. I havent yet.... Thanks!! I know my dad swears by drinking suspension of silver or something like that for the same reason. It makes a lot of sense. I will give it a go!! |
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