GARDEN HELP

[buckhunter10]

This year I made my garden a lot bigger, grew a bunch of tomatoes from seed. I hardened them and then planted them outside.

Anyhow - half the garden is thriving with great tomatoes the other half is struggiling and I cant figure out why.

Thoughts on the below pictures? They are getting plenty of water, do I need to amend the soil with something else?

 

[X-farmerdan]

It could be any number of things. Maybe you just need some really hot days? Seen any cutworms? Is it spotty or isolated - the problem plants?

 

[Cap'n]

Are you growing in the same location every year? Could be root knot nematodes. maybe the seedlings are not as resistant as the parent plants were to nematodes.

 

[buckhunter10]

It could be any number of things. Maybe you just need some really hot days? Seen any cutworms? Is it spotty or isolated - the problem plants?

Tomatos are plants being effected
Only on wide side of garden - I’ve grown my tomato’s on this side in past
Some have grown then just stopped almost seems like they aren’t growing and leaves looked wilted as seen in pictures.

Other side of garden is booming and tomato’s are around waist high.

I’m in Ohio we have had good rain and 90 some degree days. I just am perplexed. The peppers in between the rows of tomato’s are doing very well also.

 

[buckhunter10]

Are you growing in the same location every year? Could be root knot nematodes. maybe the seedlings are not as resistant as the parent plants were to nematodes.

Same general area but I expanded the garden. The one side is growing very fast and the other side seems like it’s stuck or stagnant.

How do you combat what you have described? Nematodes or root rot?

 

[Cap'n]

I've never tried to kill them but I know you can buy nemacides for it. My Granddad told me a long time ago to never plant tomatoes in the same area in consecutive years because nematodes would be present in the soil. So I switch places with other plants every year and have no problems. If you pull up a plant you would be able to see knots on the roots, little balls. Thats what they do the destroy all the little roots too, making your plants stunted. Is the side thats growing fast a new area?

 

[buckhunter10]

I've never tried to kill them but I know you can buy nemacides for it. My Granddad told me a long time ago to never plant tomatoes in the same area in consecutive years because nematodes would be present in the soil. So I switch places with other plants every year and have no problems. If you pull up a plant you would be able to see knots on the roots, little balls. Thats what they do the destroy all the little roots too, making your plants stunted. Is the side thats growing fast a new area?

It’s a traditional area that I’ve had the plant in- some of it is new however.

I’ll have to look into some killer. Some of the plants stayed so small they look like they burned up from no water but I know that’s not the case.

 

[Cap'n]

Sometime spidermites will do that. They look like the leaf is dying from drought but it has plenty of moisture. But it usually has to be real hot for them to thrive, and I didn't see any evidence of that in the pics.

 

[lakngolf]

Two things. As others have said there is risk to growing matters in same spot of garden. Also I have found some places that just will not grow them. I have expanded garden, planted masters there, and proof they die. I just plant so many that I never worry about losing one or a dozen

 

[buckhunter10]

Here are a few more pictures, as you can see some are doing GREAT and others are not...ugh!! Luckily I am like you Lak, I have planted so many plants I should have plenty of them once we get some hot weather in Ohio.

 

[Doe Shooter]

If space allows,I like to improve just the rows, leaving a grass strip between them for air flow. This is easier than trying to improve a large square area.You did not mention lime. Lime is cheap. Half a bag per 50 foot row(pulverized).In the fall I incorporate leaves ground up with mower/bagger with the troybuilt. More lime to balance the acid from the leaves. Be generous with the 10-10-10. The organic matter with heavily use the nitrogen .Soil look heavy like gumbo. A little sand would not hurt.Neither would manure.Leave one row out of production to improve during the summer for fall planting.

 

[buckhunter10]

If space allows,I like to improve just the rows, leaving a grass strip between them for air flow. This is easier than trying to improve a large square area.You did not mention lime. Lime is cheap. Half a bag per 50 foot row(pulverized).In the fall I incorporate leaves ground up with mower/bagger with the troybuilt. More lime to balance the acid from the leaves. Be generous with the 10-10-10. The organic matter with heavily use the nitrogen .Soil look heavy like gumbo. A little sand would not hurt.Neither would manure.Leave one row out of production to improve during the summer for fall planting.

Thanks for tips. I actually soil tested my garden and amended the soil per the recommendations.

I add compost every year and even buy compost and add with tractor.