Re: [tomato] Tomato Digest V1 #39

Paul and Kathy Lasakow (lasakow@exis.net)
Thu, 17 Jul 1997 21:08:23 -0400

>Evening Paul and Kathy,
>
>>quit setting fruit almost entirely (it has set one fruit in the past few
>>weeks) and the Brandywines and Beef Kings each have several TINY fruit
>>(1/4") that remain that size and won't grow. I'm stumped.
>
> Very interesting. All of my plants continue setting fruit despite the
>high temperatures.
>
> I was going to ask if you know what the media temperatures and
>nutrient temperatures are running, but you are much further north than
>I am.
>
> Are these plants soil grown, Media? or soil and media-less?

I would call it dirt.

Actually, it's a raised bed which I've amended with vermiculite, peat and
compost. Some other posts suggest that my temperatures in general have been
running too high. Days in the 90'se and nights in the high 70's with
merciless humidity.