Identifying Tomato Curly Top Virus (CTV)-more info
Curly Top Virus (CTV) on tomatoes Last year, the Beet Leafhopper which transmits ‘Curly Top Tomato Virus’ was rampant in our gardens and devastated many of our tomato plants. I lost only 4 plants out...
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This has some excerpts from an earlier post in 2015 in June and new info as well in 2016. We are experiencing heavy pressure from the Beet Leafhopper which transmit a virus called Curly Top Virus (CTV)...
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Hang in there! According to the weather apps, we are almost into the monsoon season here in Santa Fe. Historically it starts around the second week of July-let’s hope so. I for one am looking forward...
View ArticleTomato Plants-when to take row cover off
Many of you are asking when can you take your row covers off your tomato plants. NOT YET-be patient Leave row covers on tomatoes for now-I know we are all anxious to take them off. I leave mine on till...
View ArticleTomato growing-Beet Leafhoppers and Curly Top Virus (CTV)
I have written about this problem a few times on this site and it might be worth a visit to one of my previous posts if you are interested in learning about CTV: Identifiying Tomato Curley Top Virus In...
View ArticleJuly 18-Unveiling the girls!
I’m a little behind in my posting. Here we are unveiling the girls on July 18th which is very exciting for me as I can finally see them without the row cover on them. I remove the row cover after the...
View Article2020 tomato review-the ‘darlings’ of the veggie garden
2020 Tomato Review As the Tomato Lady of Santa Fe, this year was a great tomato year in the garden especially compared to last year’s tomatoes which were dismal. This year I started with 38 plants,...
View ArticleAre the monsoons here early?
MONSOONSAre the monsoons here early? Historically, in my 28 years here in Santa Fe, the monsoons have traditionally started after July 4th weekend thru the second week of July. But last year and this...
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