In my last post I was imagining the taste of some vine ripened tomatoes. Sort of counting my chickens before they hatched. Since then I made some observations and did some internet searches. My research revealed that the green tomatoes I’m looking at now, could stay that way. The reason? The high temperatures. Temps consistently above 85 degrees can cause tomatoes to stay green. Wow! I hope not! But we shall see.
I had noticed on one of the plants, dark-green and slightly curled leaves, which I believe to be abundant nitrogen in the soil. One of the plants had nearly no flowers –
I learned this may be due to a soil imbalance, perhaps a lack of magnesium, some folks say toss out a little Epsom salts for magnesium, but the cause of plants not flowering could also be – once again the heat! One plant had flowers, but no fruit. Again, what I read indicated once again – the high reading on the thermometer!
Well there is no point to living in Missouri, if you don’t face the fact that as soon as you count on something it will change and the weather is a prime example. We did just have a day or two of rain and more tolerable temperatures. Hope springs eternal! August might just allow us a few days of relief, since we have come to expect relentless heat from July. Whether or not, keep on keeping on! And just in case, look up recipes using green tomatoes.
Gal_6:9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
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