Comments on: Fruit Set & Flowers Dropping http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/fruit-set-flowers-dropping/ Featuring Vegetable Gardening Tips, Organic Growing Techniques, and Unique Plants for the Backyard Gardener Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:11:01 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Raj http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/fruit-set-flowers-dropping/#comment-101298 Raj Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:37:34 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/fruit-set-flowers-dropping/#comment-101298 I am growing Indian Ridged Gourds and bottle gourds and by evening have a lot of bright yellow flowers but by the next morning most of them drop..we havent had a fruit yet..there is plenty of sunlight and since we live in Alabama temp are usually above 90 this time of the year. Garden nourished with lots of Miracle grow and water,any suggestions for fruit appreciated. I am growing Indian Ridged Gourds and bottle gourds and by evening have a lot of bright yellow flowers but by the next morning most of them drop..we havent had a fruit yet..there is plenty of sunlight and since we live in Alabama temp are usually above 90 this time of the year.

Garden nourished with lots of Miracle grow and water,any suggestions for fruit appreciated.

]]> By: pat http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/fruit-set-flowers-dropping/#comment-75956 pat Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:45:42 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/fruit-set-flowers-dropping/#comment-75956 I live in colorado springs, CO. I have found a way to pollinate my cucumber plants!!!!! I was at a park with my family and we sat under a pavillion that had a trash can close by. I kept having to get up and away because of all the BEES!!! bingo!!! I thought about how to bring that kind of smell to my garden with out having my trash can out for all to see. so as I was opening up a can of dog food to feed the dogs I said to myself, "self, I could put the empty can of dog food out next to my plants with out the neighbors seeing it!" I put it next to the plant with out washing the remaining dog food residue out of the can and waited. in just about a week of putting out new dog food cans and removing the dried up ones I now have 7, that's right 7 cucumbers on ONE branch. almost every flower has been pollinated!!!!!!!!!!! I can't belive that it worked!!!! by next week I will have about a cucumber every three days or so!!!!! try it and I bet it will work for you!!!!!!!!! I live in colorado springs, CO.
I have found a way to pollinate my cucumber plants!!!!!
I was at a park with my family and we sat under a pavillion that had a trash can close by. I kept having to get up and away because of all the BEES!!! bingo!!! I thought about how to bring that kind of smell to my garden with out having my trash can out for all to see. so as I was opening up a can of dog food to feed the dogs I said to myself, “self, I could put the empty can of dog food out next to my plants with out the neighbors seeing it!” I put it next to the plant with out washing the remaining dog food residue out of the can and waited. in just about a week of putting out new dog food cans and removing the dried up ones I now have 7, that’s right 7 cucumbers on ONE branch. almost every flower has been pollinated!!!!!!!!!!! I can’t belive that it worked!!!! by next week I will have about a cucumber every three days or so!!!!! try it and I bet it will work for you!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: Kenny Point http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/fruit-set-flowers-dropping/#comment-66510 Kenny Point Wed, 11 Jun 2008 01:59:01 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/fruit-set-flowers-dropping/#comment-66510 Hi Freeda, I just posted an article with some info that I found on <a href="http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/tomatoes-leafminers-and-the-blues" rel="nofollow">Leafminers and Tomatoes</a>... hope it helps with the problem in your garden. Hi Freeda, I just posted an article with some info that I found on Leafminers and Tomatoes… hope it helps with the problem in your garden.

]]> By: Freeda Crawford http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/fruit-set-flowers-dropping/#comment-66108 Freeda Crawford Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:59:37 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/fruit-set-flowers-dropping/#comment-66108 Please, do you have any suggestion to help save my tomatoes. The plants are like six feet tall with beautiful large tomatoes. Some have like 8 tomatoes to the cluster. Leafminers have almost destroyed my beautiful plants. Last year the miners were a small problem so I contacted the County Agent and was advised to dump the dirt from my containers and spray the inside of the pots with a 10% clorox solution. I did that and bought new soil to fill my pots for this year. The plants were just perfect until about 10 days ago and now they are covered from top to bottom with leafminer damage. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Freeda Please, do you have any suggestion to help save my tomatoes. The plants are like six feet tall with beautiful large tomatoes. Some have like 8 tomatoes to the cluster. Leafminers have almost destroyed my beautiful plants. Last year the miners were a small problem so I contacted the County Agent and was advised to dump the dirt from my containers and spray the inside of the pots with a 10% clorox solution. I did that and bought new soil to fill my pots for this year. The plants were just perfect until about 10 days ago and now they are covered from top to bottom with leafminer damage. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Freeda

]]> By: ernie keay http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/fruit-set-flowers-dropping/#comment-58919 ernie keay Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:49:18 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/fruit-set-flowers-dropping/#comment-58919 In the early part of the season to pollinate my tomato's and pole beans I use a small kids paint brush and go from flower to flower on each plant and so far I have good results In the early part of the season to pollinate my tomato’s and pole beans I use a small kids paint brush and go from flower to flower on each plant and so far I have good results

]]> By: Kenny Point http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/fruit-set-flowers-dropping/#comment-23088 Kenny Point Sun, 05 Aug 2007 16:51:10 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/fruit-set-flowers-dropping/#comment-23088 William, I'm not sure what Mr. Stripy's problem is I would just remove the defective tomato fruits, keep the container watered, and hope that the situation improves. Devine, you can grow cucumbers successfully in containers. Check out the article that I wrote on <a href="http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/window-box-veggies/" rel="nofollow">Growing Container Veggies</a>. I used a simple three prong trellis that was about five feet tall but you can also let the cucumber vines just ramble about the ground. I've never noticed leaf miners on tomato leaves they usually go after leafy greens such as Swiss Chard. I simply discard the infected leaves and the problem normally improves as the season continues. William, I’m not sure what Mr. Stripy’s problem is I would just remove the defective tomato fruits, keep the container watered, and hope that the situation improves.

Devine, you can grow cucumbers successfully in containers. Check out the article that I wrote on Growing Container Veggies. I used a simple three prong trellis that was about five feet tall but you can also let the cucumber vines just ramble about the ground. I’ve never noticed leaf miners on tomato leaves they usually go after leafy greens such as Swiss Chard. I simply discard the infected leaves and the problem normally improves as the season continues.

]]> By: Devine Liman http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/fruit-set-flowers-dropping/#comment-23072 Devine Liman Sun, 05 Aug 2007 14:01:25 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/fruit-set-flowers-dropping/#comment-23072 Kenny, I started growing cucumbers in containers and was surfing the web for some info on them, apparently they don't really say much things on how to grow them in containers. Is it possible to grow them in containers (how big/small) and what about hte trelis??please give me some info on how to grow them, so far my seeds just germinates and there are 1 set of leaves (new sets are already shooting).One more thing, what should i do to the leafminers on my tomato plants' leaves... some of them are already 'mined',should i just cut the infected leaves off and discard? or is there other possible treatment?Thanks much... Kenny, I started growing cucumbers in containers and was surfing the web for some info on them, apparently they don’t really say much things on how to grow them in containers. Is it possible to grow them in containers (how big/small) and what about hte trelis??please give me some info on how to grow them, so far my seeds just germinates and there are 1 set of leaves (new sets are already shooting).One more thing, what should i do to the leafminers on my tomato plants’ leaves… some of them are already ‘mined’,should i just cut the infected leaves off and discard? or is there other possible treatment?Thanks much…

]]> By: William Pugh http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/fruit-set-flowers-dropping/#comment-22947 William Pugh Sat, 04 Aug 2007 00:41:18 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/fruit-set-flowers-dropping/#comment-22947 My Mr. Stripy tomato's immature fruit appears to be drying up. The small tomatoes are soft and have a shrunken leathery skin. They have had plenty of water. It's in a container. Not all fruits are affected. Some on the same stem are not affected. My Mr. Stripy tomato’s immature fruit appears to be drying up. The small tomatoes are soft and have a shrunken leathery skin. They have had plenty of water. It’s in a container. Not all fruits are affected. Some on the same stem are not affected.

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