Because our tomatoes are the stars, tomorrow is going to be a long day.
We have to finish trellising (14 rows), weeding, pruning, and feeding. The pre-bloom tomatoes will get side dressed with liquid sea kelp, and the tomatoes in bloom will get side dressed with manure tea. Excessive foliage near the ground will be pruned to help keep air flowing to prevent disease and there are several rows with weed take over. Does that sound like a long day? The alarm goes of at 5:00 am if anyone is so inclined to come by. We will have the coffee pot on!
Pest and disease are a challenge right now due to the excessive rainfall so vigilance is important and key to maintaining a healthy crop of tomatoes. Do you know what Colorado Potato Beetles like? Yep, potatoes AND tomatoes. The little orange guys will have a hey day if we don't stay ahead of them. That means squashing one bug at a time. Tedious.
At days end though it's another day closer to beautiful, ripe, sweet, juicy tomatoes.
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