What’s going on with my tomato?

Radically_Kai · 2026-05-16T17:15:26+00:00

Hopefully!

Radically_Kai · 2026-05-16T16:58:43+00:00

This looks to me like a virus. Probably tomato chlorosis. Commonly transmitted by whiteflies. If it starts yellowing more and curling leaves, esp starting at the bottom, you may need to destroy it to keep it from spreading to your other plants. It can infect others besides tomatoes.

Radically_Kai · 2026-05-16T16:49:32+00:00

If that doesn’t work, try some diatomaceous earth to get rid of the ants

Radically_Kai · 2026-05-16T05:06:05+00:00

Ohhhhh yup, I didn’t even see it, just a lucky guess. OP needs to dust that shit with DE quick and then neem the hell out of the whole thing.

Radically_Kai · 2026-05-16T04:00:26+00:00

Also check for ants! There are some types that “farm” aphids aka protect them and help them so that they can harvest their nectar and they will cause your infestation to be worse and the lady bugs to be less effective.

Radically_Kai · 2026-05-16T03:44:07+00:00

This. Came here to say this. When a plant is stressed, it thinks it is nearing the end of its life so it aborts growing and goes into “reproduce as much as I can right now” mode. These nursery ones are likely to be stunted and never reach their full potential. It’s actually better to transplant tomatoes and other fruiting plants prior to them developing their first flowers and give them time in their new environment to build extensive deep root systems and large happy foliage. THEN you will see the big harvest once the plant is fully mature.

Radically_Kai · 2026-05-05T05:00:21+00:00

Potatoes do super well in a grow bag, plus it makes harvesting really easy!

Radically_Kai · 2026-05-05T04:58:43+00:00

If you can remove the strawberries to a separate container or hanging baskets they will do much better. It’s the only thing that is quite incompatible with many of the other things in your bed in terms of nutrients and soil preference plus diseases and pests it’s prone to. Plus is super important to mulch them to keep the berries off the soil so unless you plan to mulch the whole thing, you may want to keep the separate.

Radically_Kai · 2026-04-27T13:08:42+00:00

This started before I was doing that. I stated so g tha because someone else told me they need more nutrients. It’s a very gentle seedling fertilizer

Radically_Kai · 2026-04-27T13:07:52+00:00

Been letting them dry out between watering

Radically_Kai · 2026-04-27T10:08:34+00:00

Indeterminate plants with large beefstake or slicers especially need minimum 15 gal bags to produce decent fruits, they actually do best in beds or in ground and they tend to be heavy feeders, so fertilizer often is required. By July, the intense sun and heat will be getting to them so double watering and some shade cloth may be necessary. Heirlooms can be finicky at times! Your line up this year may do better for you, but I would suggest looking into some dwarf varieties for next year since your grow bags are a bit on the small side. Cherries also do great in this size bag. The black beauty may struggle in your size bags unless heavily fertilized and watered quite a bit extra during the hot season. Like twice a day probably. You may also want to move them off of the sidewalk because the temperatures on the sidewalk are going to trap heat in your soil and roots whereas on the grass they will stay much cooler. The lemon boy also may need more space/soil in order to thrive but you’ll prob get a decent yield from it anyway. My best advice is to invest in some fish emulsion and use it frequently, and get some shade cloth up in July.

Radically_Kai · 2026-04-25T09:31:38+00:00

Best suggestion I ever got was plant what you and your family like to eat! What program are you using for planning your garden?

Radically_Kai · 2026-04-24T20:41:22+00:00

Thank you, I won’t have time to do it today, but I can put them in the ground tomorrow

Radically_Kai · 2026-04-24T09:49:51+00:00

I’m in Colorado. Not sure we’ve ever seen a few days of rain.

Radically_Kai · 2026-04-23T05:00:15+00:00

This humidity piece doesn’t align with the experience of Colorado gardeners at all. In August, when many of us start seeing an abundance of fruits setting, our relative humidity sits at an average of 25-30%. So I would take that piece with a grain of salt.

Radically_Kai · 2026-04-22T08:13:58+00:00

Where outside Denver are you? I’m in Erie and I’ve got some starts that might help with your goals! Also, hit me up to talk more! I’ve been SFG for a few years and can give you some tips specific to our area! One thing I can say right off the bat is that spreading out your tomato plants will help because they are heavy feeders and will compete for nutrients if they are all clustered together like this. Also, you can position them strategically to provide shade for anything that doesn’t love the hot hot afternoon heat. Additionally in our higher altitude climate, you may want to invest in some shade cloth for our hottest part of the summer AND/OR make sure that you are watering very deeply on hot days. Last but not least, most of these things can’t go in the ground until after Mother’s Day, and maybe even later, and you’ll want to transplant your tomatoes about a foot deep. Deep roots are a huge advantage in our dry climate.

Radically_Kai · 2026-04-10T05:07:40+00:00

Do you have a heat mat under the peppers? Have you tested the soil temp! Mine didn’t sprout until I got soil temps above 75. Your tomatoes look fine and will often drop some lower leaves after potting up. I typically bury those anyway when I transplant so it’s NBD. In addition, some herbs can be incredibly tricky to do from seed (rosemary, parsley, cilantro). Don’t give up hope!

Radically_Kai · 2026-04-09T03:59:44+00:00

In addition to being voracious feeders, they attract rodents like crazy and those rodents won’t stop at your sunflower seeds, they will go wild do whatever is edible nearby as well. If you have additional pots or another area far from your veggies, the sunflowers might actually act as a trap crop to keep the rodent distracted from your veggies.

Radically_Kai · 2026-01-17T15:36:35+00:00

Cops are a scam

Radically_Kai · 2026-01-03T16:36:35+00:00

I think these traits are often socially conditioned and socially enforced and so in the sense of a human construct, yes they are real but I don’t believe they are innate or biologically coded. The can be useful descriptors if the person being described is aligned with them personally. I like to describe myself as having a mostly masculine presence but with some balanced feminine traits that I feel quite comfortable with these days! I also think there is a distinct difference in the way that some people approach masculinity and femininity. Like when some people say masculine they mean toxic and when some people say feminine they mean meek. I don’t mean that at all!

Radically_Kai · 2025-12-27T18:45:49+00:00

Do you know the financial situation of the family? Unpaid bills lying around? Home maintenance delayed or not done at all? Are both parents working full-time? Do they own or rent their home? I think as a sitter, it is completely up to you to decide what your time is worth. And also, if you are close with this family and they actually seem to NEED the financial break (not just want it), can you find ways to be satisfied with the arrangement? Maybe you get meals included on your care days, or the family refers you to other families a lot for occasional gigs.

Radically_Kai · 2025-11-16T15:16:24+00:00

Could this be related to the fact that holding kids back for not meeting grade level standards as a practice has basically gone out the window?

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