Yellow PearMarion
another marion

Big Boy
Big Boy
Mr Stripey
Golden Girl

Small amount of BER

Blossom End Rot

on my Early Girl. Picked about 4 or 5 with BER, rest seem not to be affected (yet).

Brown spot bad?

or is this normal?

Curl Update

I went to my local expert nursery to pick-up some 54' cages and brought a sample of my plant to ask a associate there. We came to the conclusion that it is due to my early evening watering and spring-to-summer leaf roll. This theory agrees with the moist-cool leaf curl cause and not the 24D pesticide cause; although I can not entirely rule the later completely out because I know my apartment complex has applied some weed killer/fertilizer on the grass about one month ago.

Appropriately, I will start watering earlier in the day.

theurbantomato.

Found Cause... I think.

"Leaf roll, or leaf curl, is a physiologic distortion that may develop with periods of cool, rainy weather. It cause the lower leaves to roll upward and become thick and leathery. Leaf roll does not affect plant growth or fruit production and requires no treatment.

Leaf Roll

Herbicides can distort the foliage and fruit of tomatoes. They are especially sensitive to 2,4-D. Damage can bend the leaves down, causing cupping and thickening. New leaves are narrow and twisted and do not fully expand. Fruit may be catfaced and fail to ripen. Exposure can occur when herbicides are applied to lawns for weed control and the spray "drifts". Resultant fumes can also effect the plants for several days after treatment. Clippings from grass that has been sprayed with a herbicide should not be used as mulch in the vegetable garden. If the exposure is minimal, the plant will outgrow the injury. Be sure to water the affected plants thoroughly and often."*

* http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/4dmg/Pests/Diseases/tomaprob.htm

Hopefully, What I am seeing is the top case, although the later isn't impossible.

This also seems to following the same line, so my current thinking is environmental stress. Which is not surprising.

It has been a good week so far with bolting growth. Although Yesterday I start to notice this....

Yes, the pictures are horrible, But I'm trying not to be so necrotic these days. Let me see if I can describe the sight. The leaves look normal green color, but some of them (on some of the plants) are starting to curl up. I have watered every day this week for about 1l a plant, its been very dry and hot here. About mid week I added about 2 tlb spoons of tomato fert to the top of soil.

Any thoughts? disease or let it be?

Week Three

The tomatoes are really settling in and starting to grow really fast.




Mr Stripey

Height: 14"




















Marion
Height: 15"














Early Girl
Height: 20"
The tomatoes are now about golf ball size.


















Big Beef I
Height:12"























Yellow Pear
Height: 7"

















"Container" Tomato
Height: 9"

















Big Beef III
Height: 16"


















Big Beef II
Height: 6"
















Golden Girl
Height: 19"

The Container area

Then there are the potted plants

















Golden Boy

(80 days; 8 ounces; deep golden fruit, few seeds; indeterminate)












Family: Solanaceae (so-lan-AY-see-ay) (Info)
Genus: Lycopersicon (ly-koh-PER-see-kon) (Info)
Species: lycopersicum (ly-koh-PER-see-kum) (Info)
Cultivar: Big Boy

Height:
6-8 ft. (1.8-2.4 m)
Spacing:
24-36 in. (60-90 cm)
Sun Exposure:
Full Sun
Danger:
Parts of plant are poisonous if ingested
Seed Collecting:
N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed
Growing Habit:
Indeterminate

Fruit Shape:
Standard
Fruit Size:
Large (over one pound)
Days to Maturity:
Mid (69-80 days)
Fruit Colors:
Yellow
Seed Type:
American hybrid
Usage:
Fresh, salad
Fresh, slicing
Canning
Disease Resistance:
Fusarium Wilt (F)
Verticillium Wilt (V)
Tobacco Mosaic (T)

Leaf Type:Regular Leaf

Patio
Family: Solanaceae (so-lan-AY-see-ay) (Info)
Genus: Lycopersicon (ly-koh-PER-see-kon) (Info)
Species: lycopersicum (ly-koh-PER-see-kum) (Info)
Cultivar: Patio
Height:18-24 in. (45-60 cm)
Spacing:2-15 in. (30-38 cm)
Sun Exposure:Full Sun Sun to Partial Shade
Danger:N/A
Seed Collecting:Allow unblemished fruit to ripen; clean and dry seeds Properly cleaned, seed can be successfully stored
Growing Habit:Determinate
Fruit Shape:Standard
Fruit Size:Medium (under one pound)
Days to Maturity:Mid (69-80 days)
Fruit Colors:Red
Seed Type:

American hybrid

Usage:
Fresh, salad

Disease Resistance:
Fusarium Wilt (F)

Leaf Type:
Regular Leaf

Welcome

Welcome to my apartment garden. Let me give you a tour...
This area is the main plot. It is the only space actually in the ground.It took some work to make this area vegetable ready. The soil is, wait, its not really soil, more like clay, stone, rocks and some dirt. In the space to the left, there are 5 4olb bags of topsoil which was mixed with leaves and some general fertilizer.










The characters:

Mr Stripey (Tigerella):*
Family: Solanaceae (so-lan-AY-see-ay) (Info)
Genus: Lycopersicon (ly-koh-PER-see-kon) (Info)
Species: lycopersicum (ly-koh-PER-see-kum) (Info)
Cultivar: Tigerella (aka Mr. Stripey)
Height:8-10 ft. (2.4-3 m)
Spacing:36-48 in. (90-120 cm)
Sun Exposure:Full Sun
Danger:Parts of plant are poisonous if ingested
Seed Collecting:Unblemished fruit must be significantly overripe before harvesting seed; clean and dry seeds Ferment seeds before storing Properly cleaned, seed can be successfully stored
Growing Habit:Indeterminate
Fruit Shape:Standard
Fruit Size:Medium (under one pound)
Days to Maturity:Late (more than 80 days)
Fruit Colors:Yellow Red Striped
Seed Type:Open-pollinated Commercial heirloom
Usage:Fresh, slicing Canning
Leaf Type:Regular Leaf

A highly productive English vine the produces beatiful, silver-dollar sized, round fruits. The red-orange skin has golden-green to yellow jagged stripes. The juicy flesh is red-orange with a brisk, tangy (tart) flavor.

Marion:
Family: Solanaceae (so-lan-AY-see-ay) (Info)
Genus: Lycopersicon (ly-koh-PER-see-kon) (Info)
Species: lycopersicum (ly-koh-PER-see-kum) (Info)
Cultivar: Marion
Height:4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)
Spacing:24-36 in. (60-90 cm)
Sun Exposure:Full Sun
Danger:Parts of plant are poisonous if ingested
Seed Collecting:Ferment seeds before storing
Growing Habit:Semi-determinate
Fruit Shape:Standard
Fruit Size:Medium (under one pound)
Days to Maturity:Mid (69-80 days)
Fruit Colors:Red
Seed Type:Open-pollinated
Usage:Fresh, salad Fresh, slicing Canning
Disease Resistance:Fusarium Wilt (F)
Leaf Type:Regular Leaf



Family: Solanaceae (so-lan-AY-see-ay) (Info)
Genus: Lycopersicon (ly-koh-PER-see-kon) (Info)
Species: lycopersicum (ly-koh-PER-see-kum) (Info)
Cultivar: Early Girl
Height:6-8 ft. (1.8-2.4 m)
Spacing:18-24 in. (45-60 cm)
Sun Exposure:Full Sun
Danger:Parts of plant are poisonous if ingested
Seed Collecting:N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed
Growing Habit:Indeterminate
Fruit Shape:Standard
Fruit Size:Medium (under one pound)
Days to Maturity:Mid (69-80 days)
Fruit Colors:Red
Seed Type:American hybrid
Usage: Fresh, slicing
Disease Resistanc Fusarium Wilt (F) Verticillium Wilt (V)
Leaf Type:
Regular Leaf