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Gardening

redstatebluegirl

(12,503 posts) Mon May 29, 2017, 02:02 PM May 2017

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

I give up, mine are not thriving again this year. I bought larger plants this time, tried the epson salt method and mulched them. They are not growing, they aren't exactly dying , but they are not thriving either.

Before I totally throw in the towel, any ideas??????

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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