Comments on: What a shame… http://www.hanway.co.uk/2007/08/27/what-a-shame It's a Blog. It's Ciaran. It's for whatever I want it to do. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:30:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: steve matlock http://www.hanway.co.uk/2007/08/27/what-a-shame/comment-page-1#comment-70216 steve matlock Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:03:43 +0000 http://www.hanway.co.uk/2007/08/27/what-a-shame/#comment-70216 Take the tomatoes out in late August/early September, roots and all. hang the plants upside down in a dry shed or garage The remaining tomatoes will ripen as the plant slowly dries out. I've been doing this for a while & it saves my tomato plants. Like you, I lost an entire year's crop due to the blight - 12 tomato plants all in 2 days. Now I can "harvest" them though November. Take the tomatoes out in late August/early September, roots and all.

hang the plants upside down in a dry shed or garage

The remaining tomatoes will ripen as the plant slowly dries out.

I’ve been doing this for a while & it saves my tomato plants. Like you, I lost an entire year’s crop due to the blight – 12 tomato plants all in 2 days. Now I can “harvest” them though November.

]]> By: Mand http://www.hanway.co.uk/2007/08/27/what-a-shame/comment-page-1#comment-67031 Mand Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:23:42 +0000 http://www.hanway.co.uk/2007/08/27/what-a-shame/#comment-67031 Tomatoes are a Mediterranean plant really, they have drier summers. Mind you, if climate change is going to make us like the South of France or Italy, Tomato Blight might become a thing of the past! I lost mine to this a couple of years ago. I didn't know humidity plus overwatering and feeding would lead to such carnage, but its ideal for fungal spores! I look out for the tell-tale signs now such as leaf veins turning black and leaves curling or going yellow. I have gooseberry blight too, so everythings getting a good spray of Bordeaux Mixture! Its horrible stuff and covers everything in a light blue powder but basically I'll try anything to save my fruit! Tomatoes are a Mediterranean plant really, they have drier summers. Mind you, if climate change is going to make us like the South of France or Italy, Tomato Blight might become a thing of the past!

I lost mine to this a couple of years ago. I didn’t know humidity plus overwatering and feeding would lead to such carnage, but its ideal for fungal spores! I look out for the tell-tale signs now such as leaf veins turning black and leaves curling or going yellow. I have gooseberry blight too, so everythings getting a good spray of Bordeaux Mixture! Its horrible stuff and covers everything in a light blue powder but basically I’ll try anything to save my fruit!

]]> By: Ciaran’s Omnipurpose Blog » A Fresh Start! http://www.hanway.co.uk/2007/08/27/what-a-shame/comment-page-1#comment-28872 Ciaran’s Omnipurpose Blog » A Fresh Start! Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:36:47 +0000 http://www.hanway.co.uk/2007/08/27/what-a-shame/#comment-28872 [...] You may have read about the thrilling and gripping adventures I had in the garden last year here. [...] [...] You may have read about the thrilling and gripping adventures I had in the garden last year here. [...]

]]> By: DuBBle http://www.hanway.co.uk/2007/08/27/what-a-shame/comment-page-1#comment-16087 DuBBle Mon, 27 Aug 2007 21:52:20 +0000 http://www.hanway.co.uk/2007/08/27/what-a-shame/#comment-16087 I wonder why it is that the British are famed gardeners when we have such a rotten climate? Perhaps our island's higher difficulty setting fosters gardeners with better skills and higher resilience? I wonder why it is that the British are famed gardeners when we have such a rotten climate? Perhaps our island’s higher difficulty setting fosters gardeners with better skills and higher resilience?

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