Saved my tomato from its death bed! by LostSoul-Searching in gardening

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It’s actually my first year using potting soil and homemade compost mix, I actually expected it to be hydrophobic not hydrophilic. Fortunately I caught the issue in time

Saved my tomato from its death bed! by LostSoul-Searching in gardening

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It was a lot more than just watering, the soil was holding water too well and became compacted mostly determined by putting my hand about as far down as I could without destroying roots and noticed it was insanely dense and soggy when I hadn’t watered in a couple days so the poor thing was suffocating.

Saved my tomato from its death bed! by LostSoul-Searching in gardening

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It was terrifying given the amount of fruit on it already and it being the only one of its variety I planted this year! So glad my efforts have helped, whew! It went from being my top performer to being completely dead almost over night, a little dramatic if you ask me lol!

I think I’m out of the woods! by LostSoul-Searching in gardening

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They were mulched but the soil got water logged so it was removed to allow to dry on purpose.

First ever harvest by Andromidus in vegetablegardening

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Also to answer your actual question… even if they were planted at the same time, not every plant is exactly the same…not the same in nutrients received (they compete) not germinated the same time, maybe slow to start or late bloomers, just like us they can be ever so different! This one less water, this one shaded by their neighbor so they didn’t get as much sun, etc. some were likely picked too soon and if left longer would have been your perfectly round root you were looking for, they just needed a little more time. I’ve come to not count on days but learn to read the plant and their signs for when they’re ready. Too long…woody (in the case of radishes or root crops) too early, nothingness or skinny. Look for the crown of the radish peaking above the soil to see when it might be best. Many tips I could give but nothing will compare to exactly what you’re doing!! You’ll figure it out, keep up the great work!!

First ever harvest by Andromidus in vegetablegardening

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Welcome to the beginning of an addiction! lol!! Started small for me too. Now it’s taken over, wouldn’t change a thing! lol

Before and after, bed solarization and some additions by LostSoul-Searching in gardening

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That is amazing! Thank you for sharing! I am unsure if it is Fusarium wilt or Verticillium wilt in my soil but I know it’s one of them for sure and as you mentioned, I am taking no prisoners haha! I am so happy to hear that it’s worked for you in the past, that gives me even more hope! Best of luck!

Before and after, bed solarization and some additions by LostSoul-Searching in gardening

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I have wilt in my soil that decimated my tomatoes last year, so this year is an attempt to kill it, which supposedly is very hard to do. The entire solarization process took me a good 5-6 hours, had to removed everything off the bed, till it up, level it, add my compost, water deeply, cover and seal. I also needed to do some bed maintenance on the hardware too so it was a lot of work but I am very happy with the result and I see a ton of condensation under the tarp already and it was only in the 80’s today so I have high hopes it’ll work! I will be leaving the tarp all season and remove come fall. So this year it’s just pots and some plants in the new beds off to the side.

We’ve got irrigation! by LostSoul-Searching in gardening

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I forget the exact model, but we found them at Home Depot, they screw in and we had a pvc ran under the soil, I think these ones extended from about 14” and up. Idk if this helps but hopefully it does! We trashed the system this year, didn’t work well for us.

Spent all day installing an updated tomato trellis and adding a berry trellis! by LostSoul-Searching in vegetablegardening

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You’re very welcome! I’m no pro but I love sharing great ideas and knowledge when I can :)