🚀 go-pugleaf

On Sat, 02 Jul 2005 22:27:24 GMT, Nick Apostolakis
<nickapos@agriroot.aua.gr> wrote:

>Sue wrote:
>> On Sun, 29 May 2005 22:16:20 -0400, Penelope Periwinkle
>> <pperiwinkle@mindspring.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Around here, in South Carolina, it gets very, very hot in July
>>>and August, and most tomatoes stop producing. If I can keep the
>>>plants going until September, I usually see a second flush of
>>>tomatoes, With a late frost, I can get a decent second crop.
>>>
>>>Or, I *used* to see that. Since the War of the <spit!>Thrips
>>>began, I'm lucky to see tomatoes at all. I have, however, removed
>>>their reservoir, the place they gathered strength while waiting
>>>for me to set out my purty lettle tomato plants. I have removed
>>>all three of the mulberryless mulberry trees, and am diligently
>>>destroying all signs of sproutlets from the roots. Maybe, maybe
>>>this year, I'll have fall tomatoes.
>>>
>>>Anyway, I would suggest looking into varieties that were bred to
>>>produce in the heat.
>>
>>
>> Next year.  My favorites are the Sweet 100s (cherry type).  They seem
>> to do OK in the heat.  I haven't had enough regular sized ones in the
>> last couple of years to can.
>> Sue
>>
>>>
>>>Penelope
>>
>>
>
>hello,
>
>i had one similar problem recently . the tomato plants were very big and
>the tomato production quite low. one tomato in about 12 plants.
>what i did was to prune the plants enough to increase the sun,air,
>insect penetration in the plants and push them from leaf and stem
>production to fruit production.
>
>all these happened two weeks ago. now each plant has 5 or more fruits
>without any other interference from me. since i live in Crete Greece our
>days are quite hot and the plants dont seem to mind. when we have only
>25 degrees of celsius it is a cool day.
>
>i hope this helps a bit

Thanks.  The plants that are really big have hardly any tomatoes.  Too
much energy going into plant growth.  One plant looks stunted and is
loaded with them.   It will take me a lot of courage, but I may try
your method.  Not much to lose if it doesn't work.  :o(
Sue