Archive for March 21st, 2009

Yes, the folks at TAMU have been looking out for us Texas gardeners, preparing a very attractive website with pictorial representations of what ails our tomatoes. If last year you had problems with blossom end rot, stink bugs, lower leaves turning brown and then falling off, or other problems, try surfing for explanations AND pictures of what went wrong so you can prevent it from happening again. Yes, in many cases, at least according to TAMU’s gardeners, it doesn’t have to be this way. You can grow your tomatoes and eat them too.

For a quick overview, view the TEAM TOMATO slideshow. This will walk you through the process of selection, soil preparation, setting in, and cultivating right up to the harvest. They answered my most burning questions! At least about tomatoes. Well I’m sorry to sound like a zealot but this is quite simply a case where it looks like the web is better than a book — faster, cheaper, and customized to Texas gardens.