Warm Season Vegetables
Fertilize fruits and vegetables as needed with a slow-release vegetable food such as Merrifield Flowering Plant Food or Garden-tone.
Stake tomato plants or use Merrifield’s custom made two-piece tomato cage. This tomato cage can be placed around mature plants and is made from extra heavy gauge wire.
Hot weather can prevent tomato plant flowering and ripening, and may lead to blossom end rot. Take steps to prevent this by adding lime to the soil and watering consistently.
If you see brown or spotted leaves on your tomato plants, bring a sample into the plant clinic. It’s likely a disease you can treat with Copper fungicide.
If necessary, spray tomato plants and other vegetables to control diseases.
