How To Plant Tomatoes In Pots Faq
Charles asks…
How can I get squirrels to stop eating my tomato plant?
I keep them in a medium sized pot on my deck so I dont want to move them into a smaller fenced area.They were right in the sun at the edge of the deck but then the squirls kept getting at them so I moved them closer to my house and they didn't get any sun... I also tried putting it in the middle of my deck and they still got to them. Any tips??
Staff Member Answers:
MOTH BALLS HAHA!!! They really work with anything
Nancy asks…
Black Tomato Leaves?
I have a Sweet Million cherry tomato plant in a pot, which I got at the end of March. It's done very well, but recently I've encountered a problem. The leaves closest to the sun (it's on a balcony) have turned black. They aren't wilting, it's not spots and it doesn't look like a fungus. The leaves just turn black, then the stem turns yellow and dies. I have no idea what it is. About 1/3 of my plant's leaves have turned black - the others are fine and don't appear to have any problems.
I heard it might be a problem with fertilization, but I've never fertilized it, and I've had it for months, so I don't understand how that could be it.
Anyone have any ideas?
Staff Member Answers:
If the leaves are not wilting or turning brown, we can probably rule out sun scorching.
Black is the word that worries me, generally if you've got black on your leaves you have disease. I would not eat any tomatoes until you find out what is doing this. Pay very close attention to your tomatoes, inspect them and look for anything unusual, this could help you in figuring out what is happening.
If the leaves are actually more of a purple color, it could be cold temperature stress. Have you had any cool nights (below 55 degrees F) that would have possibly caused the damage?
Maria asks…
How do I grow pinto beans from bean to plant?
Alright, so I bought a bag of pinto beans last week and, since I was planting tomatoes and other things, decided to soak a paper towel with water, stick some pinto beans in it, fold it up and throw it in a plastic bag to see what would grow. Right now, I have lots of beans that are sprouting. I'd kind of like to add these to my garden, given they are growing, and want to transplant them into small pots beforehand. I've never planted beans though, so I don't even know which end to stick down in a pot... the bean or the sprout. Is the sprouting part the root or the start of a plant? Specifically, do I stick it bean-side down in the potting soil or sprout-side down in the potting soil?
Staff Member Answers:
Here you are hun
http://www.ehow.com/how_2363758_plant-dried-soup-beans.html
if you started it to early for outside planting, you can keep rinsing the new shoots off with cold water and when the shoots are long enough, use it for bean sprouts,,,,yup its just that easy...to plant in the garden you need to put it out same time as your tomatoes and things...it will grow fast and just soak it a few days before you plan to plant it. Soaking simply buys you a week it will not need in the garden to start the process of sprouting. You dont need to worry about how the sprouted beans fall when you plant them, the sun will bring them to the surface ok
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