( Plant width:12 feet ) Will reach maturity date in 84 days . leaf is green and fruit is yellow and weighs 2.5 pound .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
The key to lacrimation is weewee deep and less frequently . When watering , water well , i.e. provide enough water to thoroughly saturate the root ball . With in - ground plants , this mean thoroughly soaking the soil until water has penetrate to a astuteness of 6 to 7 inch ( 1 ' being in force ) . With container grown plants , apply enough water to allow water supply to menstruate through the drain hole .
seek to water plants early in the day or later in the afternoon to maintain water and ignore down on plant strain . Do water early enough so that water has had a chance to dry from plant leaves prior to night surrender . This is paramount if you have had fungus trouble .
Do n’t hold off to water until plant life wilt . Although some plants will find from this , all plants will die if they wilt too much ( when they reach the permanent wilting point ) .
deliberate piss conservation method acting such as dripping irrigation , mulching , and xeriscaping . Drip systems which lento drip wet like a shot on the root system can be purchased at your local home base and garden center . Mulches can importantly cool the base zona and conserve wet .
Consider adding water - save gel to the ascendant zone which will bear a reserve of water for the plant . These can make a human race of difference especially under nerve-racking conditions . Be certain to follow recording label directions for their use .
Planting
Problems
Prevention and Control : If potential , blue-ribbon tolerant varieties . Keep nitrogen - heavy fertilizers to a minimum as well as over - irrigating as they encourage exuberant growth . practice session craw rotation and prune out or better yet remove septic plant . Pest : Tomato HornwormThese large green caterpillars have diagonal white stripes along their body with a large horn on their stern last . They are the larvae of the brown sphinx moth . Look for these caterpillars clinging to the undersides of leaves and stem . Even if you do n’t see them , you may live they were there because of the dim excreta they leave behind as well as the leaves they have chewed through . They are also fond of fruit .
Prevention and Control : Rotate tomato plant locating each yr and profoundly till soil to expose pupae . Floating row covers in June or July help to prevent active moths from lay eggs . Handpick and destruct Caterpillar when found . confabulate your local garden center professional or county Cooperative Extension place for sound pesticide / chemical good word . Diseases : Blossom ending RotBlossom - last Rot is make by several factors , all colligate back to the industrial plant ’s ability to use calcium in the ground . Calcium is only useable to the plant when the dirt is evenly moist . Another reason could be that there plainly is not enough calcium in the grunge . Other reasons are root damage , temperature golf stroke or even a in high spirits salt subject .
The problem ordinarily appears as a soggy , sunken area on the destruction of the yield early on . The area will darken over clock time and become more concave .
Prevention and Control : found resistive varieties and keep ground evenly moist , watering deeply , less ofttimes . Mulch will assist to keep the wet level in the dirt . Do not be tempt to over - fertilize or use uncomposted manure as both are in high spirits in salts . If all else fails , have your soil try for a mineral imbalance . Pest : Spider MitesSpider mitesare small , 8 legged , wanderer - like tool which flourish in hot , dry conditions ( like het houses ) . Spider mites feed with piercing mouth parts , which cause plant to appear yellow and dotted . foliage drop and works dying can occur with heavy infestation . wanderer hint can manifold chop-chop , as a female can lie up to 200 eggs in a lifespan span of 30 days . They also produce a web which can breed infested leave of absence and heyday .
Prevention and Control : Keep weeds down and take away infested flora . Dry air seems to worsen the problem , so check that plants are regularly water , specially those preferring gamy humidity such as tropicals , citrus , or tomatoes . Always see to it young plants prior to impart them home from the garden center or nursery . Take advantage of natural enemy such as ladybug larvae . If a miticide is recommended by your local garden center professional or county Cooperative Extension office , record and follow all label directions . Concentrate your efforts on the undersides of the folio as that is where wanderer mites mostly live . Pest : WhitefliesWhitefliesare small , winged insect that look like petite moths , which attack many types of plants . The fly grownup stage prefer the underside of leaf to eat and breed . whitefly can procreate quickly as a female can lay up to 500 nut in a life span of 2 months . If a plant is infested with whiteflies , you will see a cloud of fleeing insect when the plant is stir up . Whiteflies can counteract a industrial plant , eventually leading to plant demise if they are not check . They can conduct many harmful plant viruses . They also produce a sweet substance called honeydew ( coveted by ant ) which can lead to an untempting black open fungal growth called sooty mold .
Possible ascendancy : keep weeds down ; utilisation screening in window to keep them out ; remove infest plants out from non - infested plants ; use a pondering mulch ( aluminum hydrofoil ) under plants ( this repels whiteflies ) ; bunker with yellow muggy cards , apply mark pesticides ; advance natural enemy such as parasitic WASP in the garden ; and sometimes a good steady rain shower of water will lave them off the flora . Pest : AphidsAphids are small , mild - embodied , slowly - be active insect that suck fluids from plants . Aphidscome in many color , ranging from green to brown to black , and they may have wings . They assail a wide range of plant species causing stunting , bend leafage and buds . They can transmit harmful plant viruses with their piercing / sop up mouthparts . Aphids , mostly , are merely a nuisance , since it lease many of them to cause serious works price . However aphids do produce a dulcet substance called honeydew ( coveted by pismire ) which can leave to an untempting black Earth’s surface growth call sooty mold .
Aphids can increase speedily in numbers and each female can develop up to 250 unrecorded nymph in the course of a calendar month without mating . Aphids often appear when the environs changes - give & fall . They ’re often massed at the wind of branches feed on succulent tissue paper . Aphids are draw to the coloring yellow and will often hitchhike on yellow clothing .
Prevention and Control : Keep green goddess to an absolute minimum , particularly around desirable industrial plant . On edibles , wash off infected sphere of industrial plant . Lady bugs and lacewing fly will feed on aphids in the garden . There are various products - organic and inorganic - that can be used to see aphids . try the recommendation of a professional and follow all label routine to a tee . Pest : CaterpillarsCaterpillars are the unripened form of moths and butterflies . They are voracious feeders assail a all-inclusive diversity of plants . They can be highly destructive and are characterized as folio feeder , radical borers , leaf rollers , cutworms and tent - formers .
Prevention and Control : keep weeds down , watch private plant and remove caterpillars , implement labeled insecticide such as max and crude oil , take vantage of natural enemies such as parasitic wasps in the garden and use Bacillus thuringiensis ( biologic warfare ) for some caterpillar specie . Pest : Flea BeetlesFlea Beetles are about the size of a flea and are black , bronze , or blue - inkiness in semblance . They get their name from the way they jump when stir up . Flea mallet populations are usually more severe when conditions are live and dry . They can pose problems in the garden ; they leave small trap in manducate foliage .
Prevention and ascendancy : You ’ve heard it a thousand time , but here it is again - clean up the garden to bump off places where these insects over winter . A well - watered , moist garden will not be as attractive to an egg laying mother either . Aside from handpicking , spray with a recommended insect powder . culture between run-in will help to ruin ball , too . Fungi : Leaf SpotsLeaf spots are have by fungi or bacterium . Brown or black spotlight and patches may be either ragged or circular , with a water soaked or yellow - edged coming into court . Insects , rain , muddied garden tools , or even masses can help its feast .
Prevention and Control : Remove infected leaves when the plant life is dry . Leaves that collect around the al-Qaida of the works should be raked up and disposed of . Avoid overhead irrigation if possible ; piddle should be directed at soil level . For fungous leaf spot , use a recommended fungicide fit in to recording label instruction .
Fungi : Black SpotA known develop disease , Black Spotappears on young leaves as irregular black circle , often having a chickenhearted halo . Circles or spore colony may grow to 1/2 inch in diam . Leaves will turn yellow and drop off , only to produce more foliage that will follow the same pattern . Roses may not make it through the wintertime if black spotlight is severe . The fungus will also affect the size and tone of flowers .
Prevention and Control : Plant resistive varieties for your domain . Always water supply from the ground , never overhead . Practice ripe sanitization - clean up and put down debris , especially around flora that have had a problem . When pruning rosebush , even deadheading , dip pruners in a bleach / pee solution after each cut . If a plant seems to have chronic black berth , remove it . A 2 - 3 inch thick level of mulch at the base of plant reduce splashing . Do not hold back until disgraceful spot is a vast problem to control ! Start early . Spray with a antifungal agent label for black spot on roses . Pest : Leaf MinersLeaf Mineris actually a term that enforce to various larvae ( of moths , beetles , and flies ) that burrow between upper and downhearted foliage surface , leaving a typical , squiggly pattern . A distaff grownup can lay several hundred eggs inside the leafage which hatching and give rise to miners . leafage miner attack ornamentals and vegetables .
Prevention and Control : Keep Mary Jane down and scout item-by-item plants for secernate - tale curlicue . peck and destroy these leaf and take advantage of raw opposition such as parasitic wasps . Know the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your area to target insecticide spraying when most beneficial for operate the specific leaf miner . Seek a professional recommendation and abide by all recording label procedures to a tee . * GDD number should be available from your local Cooperative Extension office . Diseases : BlightBlights are cause by kingdom Fungi or bacteria that kill plant tissue paper . symptom often show up as the rapid spotting or droop of leaf . There are many different blights , specific to various flora , each requiring a wide-ranging method acting of controller .
Miscellaneous
Prevention and Control : Keep virus carriers such as aphids , leafhopper , and thrips under ascendancy . These plant eating insects spread viruses . virus can also be introduced by infected pollen or through plant opening night ( as when pruning ) . Begin bykeeping the pathogen outof your garden . New plant should be checked , as well as tools and subsist plants . utilize only certified ejaculate that is view as disease - complimentary . industrial plant only insubordinate varietiesandcreate a discouraging environmentby revolve crops , not planting closely related plants in the same region every twelvemonth .
