May is already hot!
We started planting on May 10, and then the temp got up to 94 degrees on May 19. Today on May 25 it is back to 65-75 degrees. A North Carolina Spring.
Replace those Withered Tomatoes
I don't know why 7 out of the 8 tomatoes I planted did not grow well, and one is doing great... about 5 times taller than the pitiful ones. They had some brown withered leaves, but got the same amount of water and sun as the healthy one, which is a Celebrity. Seriously, I planted 4 Celebrity and 4 Homestead varieties. Oh, and my one Little Napoli tomato plant which is also doing well.. the first one to have green tomatoes appearing. I checked with my advisor, Matthew, and he said they might have a virus. Apparently those varieties are both heirloom strains, and are more disease prone than hybrids. I decided to take them all out, RIP, and try some hybrids instead. I planted another Little Napoli, a Best Boy, and a Steller Slicer.
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