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Old 04-19-2009, 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by 784caroline View Post
I just have bad luck growing tomatoes. This is my second year trying and the same thing is hapeing with different type of tomato species. My plants that are in 3 weeks or so started to turn yellow on top. I planted them not in sand but in gardensoil and I fertilize with Mircale Grow and water every day.

This is not new to me for I had a great garden up north.......Any advice!!
In my garden in LA, I only fertilized with MG once a month, as I also planted in very rich soil. Back there, however, with the very dry climate, I did water every day but once a week, I deep watered the plants. Remember, LA is extremely dry and I lived in the high desert as well. My advice is don't over water and don't over fertilize.

I have 3 plants currently growing in my lanai in pots. They are doing very well even after the frost. I water every 3 days and have not fertilized yet, but planting in pots is very different.

Give them as much sun as you can, the more sun the better. You don't mention any tomatoes? How productive are the yellow flowers?
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