tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6735999171967219174.post792635962963720704..comments2023-10-16T05:10:46.862-07:00Comments on The Celtic Ozark Garden: Get Some Great TomoatoesRaymond Provincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16060683096941747108noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6735999171967219174.post-79322901295146239042009-07-11T11:11:31.984-07:002009-07-11T11:11:31.984-07:00Ray, I just pulled my two "big boy" toma...Ray, I just pulled my two "big boy" tomato plants and trashed them. It is apparent that they are not going to produce quality tomatoes for our comsumption. I still have hope for the plum and cherry tomatoes.<br /><br />My big boys were mishapen, mottled, with huge spots of rot. When sliced, the mottling ran throughout the fruit. I can't seem to keep the stink bugs away from them.<br /><br />This is the second year I've tried this variety. Last year I had too many plants in too small a space and I attributed the lousy crop to crowding.<br /><br />I've about given up. I hate to use pesticides like sevin -- hardly organic, and it doesn't touch the stink bugs anyway. Am I destined to never grow tomatoes?CAShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08015245773879431092noreply@blogger.com