jjsgramma
Illinois
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| Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 12:56 am Post subject: Hello from Illinois |
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Hi,
I live by the Quad Cities almost to Iowa border.
Having a terrible time this year. Japanese beetles and grubs eating flowers and my tomatoes have the bottom leaves turning yellow and dying and part of the stems are now turning yellow. New growth from the top still. Any suggestions.
Thank You
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eileen
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Scotland
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| Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 1:19 am Post subject: |
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I'm sure some of our members will be along shortly to help you out jjs - meanwhile let me welcome you to our forums. 
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dooley
Texas
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| Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 1:38 am Post subject: |
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Hi! I live in the Quad Cities when I was entering high school. It is a very nice area. I'm not sure about your weather this year. Are you having too much rain or not enough? Water may be a problem with your tomatoes. It's heat with mine. dooley
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jjsgramma
Illinois
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| Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 1:40 am Post subject: |
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Thank You Eileen,
I hope someone has an answer. I have been looking at different posts hoping I welcome across something. Have got a few ideas for the slug problem.
Thanks for the warm welcome.
jjsgramma
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jjsgramma
Illinois
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| Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 1:43 am Post subject: |
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Hi Dooley,
We have had alot of rain and the temps have been crazy 90's one week and 60's the next.
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wannabe
Springfield, Illinois
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Welcome JJS. I am from Central Illinois near Springfield and I am Dooley's sister. We have been having a lot of rain also and it is causinf problems with leaves yellowing. Glad to have you with us. Wannabe
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kuntrygal
Texas ~ Zone 8
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| Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 3:16 am Post subject: |
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Welcome jjs to the Stew from a very HOT and dry east Texas. Glad you joined our group. 
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Droopy
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Western Norway
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| Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 9:00 am Post subject: |
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Welcome to the forums from the coast of mid-Norway. I hope someone will be able to help you with your tomato problem. In the meanwhile, just hop in and make yourself at home.
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Penny
Ontario, Canada
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Hi there and Welcome.
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kaseylib
Wisconsin
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| Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:24 pm Post subject: |
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Welcome from northeast Wisconsin. Lots of things can cause the problems you're describing with your totmatos...blight, too much or too little water, too much or too little fertilizer... Mine are green but it's been too cold and too dry here for them to ripen. I can't wait to taste that first tomato from the garden!!!
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POTTERMOORE
Texas
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| Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 2:21 pm Post subject: |
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Hi, there Quad cities, I have family in the Quad cities on the Iowa side. The beetles just pick them off and put them in soapy water and check your tomatoes for spider mites. Anyway welcome from Texas former Iowan. POTTERMOORE
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jjsgramma
Illinois
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| Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 3:25 pm Post subject: |
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Hi everyone.
My tomatoes are dong better. Combination of blight or leaf spot not sure which and insects. We are having a lot of rain and cool temps but hopeful they will ripen soon. Have a ton of green ones.
I have mulched the garden to keep the soil from splashing up on the plants and keep the bad pruned off. Using a fungicide and insecticide sparingly seems to be working.
Thanks
tomato plants July 15 ( photo / image / picture from jjsgramma's Garden )
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