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Gardening

lpbk2713

(42,751 posts)

10. I had to give it up a couple of years ago.

Reply to redstatebluegirl (Original post)

Mon May 29, 2017, 03:45 PM

May 2017

There's nothing in the world like home grown tomatoes. But the lady behind me decided she would feed the neighborhood squirrels morning and night. I'm sure they came from miles around. Some times I would see eight at a time. They thought they would add some variety to their diet with my tomatoes. I had been growing various varieties for about twenty years. But it was no longer worth the trouble I would have to go through to protect them.

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This is my last year trying to grow tomatoes in Oklahoma. [View all] redstatebluegirl May 2017 OP

Any fracking going on nearby? kimbutgar May 2017 #1

Not that I am aware of most of it is at least 40 miles from us. redstatebluegirl Jun 2017 #20

2015 was my last year. CrispyQ May 2017 #2

I totally feel you, that is what I am going to do unless i can learn how to do this after 17 years. redstatebluegirl May 2017 #5

Have you tried raised planting beds? Best_man23 May 2017 #3

I am using raised beds, it doesn't seem to matter. Everything else is growing fine. redstatebluegirl May 2017 #4

If you always plant them in the same spot, you might be encouraging disease Warpy May 2017 #6

I do rotate, a friend suggested using pots. I guess a bag of potting soil is the same thing. :-) redstatebluegirl May 2017 #7

The bag retains water a lot better than a porous clay pot does Warpy May 2017 #8

I can understand Bayard May 2017 #9

Yes, I bought varieties that are for the Oklahoma hot sun. redstatebluegirl May 2017 #11

I had to give it up a couple of years ago. lpbk2713 May 2017 #10

Where are you getting your seed or plants? Runningdawg May 2017 #12

I went there and those are the ones in the ground right now... :-( redstatebluegirl May 2017 #13

Well that sucks..... Runningdawg May 2017 #17

What's the bee situation there? N_E_1 for Tennis May 2017 #14

I have quite a few because of my flower garden which is right next to my raised beds. redstatebluegirl May 2017 #15

tomatoes are self pollinating - bees not needed...in fact, they often lead to unwanted crosses NRaleighLiberal Jul 2017 #21

I figured out the cost to tomatoes grown packman May 2017 #16

Well today they look better, go figure. I swear this is the last year for this mess. redstatebluegirl May 2017 #18

I'm beyond frustrated by this craptastic spring in the Northeast. NutmegYankee Jun 2017 #19

What are they doing, exactly? What kinds of tomatoes NRaleighLiberal Jul 2017 #22

Very few tomatoes, they are small, green and then get spots on them rather than ripen. redstatebluegirl Aug 2017 #23

If the plants are huge, maybe they are spending too much on growth and not on tomato production Kaleva Sep 2017 #24