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Tomatoes, corn and more
Should tomatoes be planted in full sun or be given some shade.
I have tried four types of tomato plants over the last few months and the first two died. The second ones I think I over-did them with miracle-gro and they bloomed with great leaves, then some cabbage worms got into them and they started wilting. Those cabbage worms looked pretty neat and the lizards don't seem to like them... but I can not currently confirm that. I watched lizards eat ants, small ground worms and flies and one lizard got close to a cabbage worm but then hesitated for a couple minutes before backing away. I got tired of watching the lizard and started to think that they might not think the cabbage worms are palatable, and when I move the lizard took off. I left the worm on the ground next to a weed tree. Funny thing about the tomato plants, one started growing in a banana pepper pot. The banana pepper pot was near a tomato plant one week but couldn't take the sunlight, so I guess the tomato plant dropped something into the banana pepper pot. Is that possible ? I thought it was a pepper plant that was growing originally but it developed the hairy tomato stem, and the leaves definitely look like tomato leaves. I've placed some corn outside as well and the first seed I planted is now over six feet tall. It looks like the male stalk, and I noticed that some seeds develop into multiple stalks. I'm also wondering about the spacing of corn seeds when planted. And if the corn can be used to provide shade for various other plants. Also I've been reading that clovers make good green manure cover crops for corn, and am wondering if anyone has any experience with green manure cover crops or any suggestions. Thanks. -- Jim Carlock http://www.microcosmotalk.com/ Post replies to the newsgroup. |
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