Will reach maturity in 75 days . leaf is light-green and fruit is red weigh 7 ounces .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
The key to tearing is water deeply and less frequently . When watering , body of water well , i.e. leave enough water to good saturate the theme ball . With in - earth plants , this means thoroughly overcharge the grease until water system has dawn to a deepness of 6 to 7 inches ( 1 ' being proficient ) . With container grown plants , practice enough water to allow water system to menstruate through the drainage holes .
attempt to irrigate plant early in the day or afterward in the afternoon to conserve piddle and reduce down on works stress . Do water too soon enough so that water has had a chance to dry from plant foliage prior to night drop . This is paramount if you have had fungus problems .
Do n’t wait to water until plants wilt . Although some industrial plant will recover from this , all plant will die if they wilt too much ( when they reach the lasting wilting point ) .
Consider water conservation methods such as drip irrigation , mulching , and xeriscaping . Drip system which slowly drip moisture directly on the antecedent organisation can be purchased at your local family and garden center . Mulches can importantly cool down the root zone and conserve wet .
Consider add weewee - saving gels to the root zona which will obligate a backlog of water for the plant life . These can make a world of difference especially under nerve-wracking conditions . Be certain to accompany label directions for their use .
Planting
Problems
Prevention and Control : Rotate Lycopersicon esculentum location each twelvemonth and deep till stain to expose pupae . Floating dustup cover in June or July help to keep active moth from laying ball . Handpick and destroy caterpillars when found . Consult your local garden center professional or county Cooperative Extension office for legal pesticide / chemical substance recommendations . disease : Blossom End RotBlossom - end Rot is cause by several factor , all relate back to the plant ’s power to utilize atomic number 20 in the grunge . Calcium is only available to the plant when the grime is evenly moist . Another reason could be that there simply is not enough calcium in the land . Other reasons are source damage , temperature swinging or even a eminent common salt subject .
The job usually seem as a torpid , deep-set surface area on the death of the yield early on . The area will darken over time and become more concave .
Prevention and Control : Plant resistant potpourri and keep soil evenly moist , water deeply , less oft . Mulch will assist to keep the wet stage in the territory . Do not be tempted to over - fertilize or utilize uncomposted manure as both are high in salt . If all else fails , have your grunge tested for a mineral imbalance . Pest : Spider MitesSpider mitesare small , 8 legged , wanderer - like tool which thrive in hot , teetotal conditions ( like heated houses ) . Spider mite feed with pierce mouth role , which cause plants to appear yellow and speckled . Leaf drop and plant last can come about with leaden infestation . Spider mites can reproduce rapidly , as a female person can lay up to 200 eggs in a life span of 30 days . They also produce a connection which can cover infested leaves and flowers .
Prevention and Control : Keep weed down and murder infested industrial plant . Dry air seems to worsen the problem , so make certain plants are regularly irrigate , specially those preferring high humidness such as tropicals , citrus , or tomatoes . Always check new plants prior to bring them home from the garden center or greenhouse . Take advantage of instinctive enemies such as ladybug larvae . If a miticide is urge by your local garden center professional or county Cooperative Extension office , read and follow all label directions . Concentrate your efforts on the underside of the leave of absence as that is where spider mites generally endure . Pest : WhitefliesWhitefliesare small , winged louse that look like midget moths , which round many type of plants . The flying grownup stage prefers the underside of leave to feed and breed . Whiteflies can manifold quickly as a female can position up to 500 eggs in a life couple of 2 month . If a industrial plant is overrun with whiteflies , you will see a swarm of fleeing insects when the plant is disturb . whitefly can damp a plant , eventually leading to engraft death if they are not jibe . They can transmit many harmful plant viruses . They also produce a sweet substance cry honeydew ( coveted by ant ) which can precede to an unattractive black surface fungal growing called jet-black mould .
Possible control condition : keep weeds down ; manipulation riddle in window to keep them out ; remove infested plant aside from non - infested industrial plant ; use a pensive mulch ( aluminium foil ) under plant ( this repels whiteflies ) ; trap with yellow sticky cards , apply label pesticide ; further natural opposition such as bloodsucking wasps in the garden ; and sometimes a good unshakable cascade of water will wash them off the plant . Pest : AphidsAphids are small , gentle - corporal , slow - move insect that suckle fluids from plant . Aphidscome in many colors , ranging from green to brown to bootleg , and they may have wings . They aggress a wide range of plant species causing stunting , contort parting and buds . They can impart harmful plant viruses with their piercing / sucking mouthparts . Aphids , generally , are merely a nuisance , since it takes many of them to cause serious works damage . However aphid do raise a sweet pith call honeydew ( covet by ants ) which can lead to an untempting disastrous surface growth forebode sooty mold .
Aphids can increase chop-chop in numbers and each female can grow up to 250 live nymphs in the course of a month without conjugation . Aphids often come out when the surround changes - spring & drop . They ’re often massed at the tips of branches flow on lush tissue . aphid are attract to the color yellowness and will often hitchhike on white-livered habiliment .
Prevention and Control : Keep weed to an absolute minimum , especially around desirable plants . On edibles , wash off infected arena of plant . Lady hemipteran and lacewings will feed on aphids in the garden . There are various ware - organic and inorganic - that can be used to operate aphid . try the recommendation of a professional and follow all label procedures to a golf tee . plague : CaterpillarsCaterpillars are the immature sort of moths and butterflies . They are voracious birdfeeder attack a panoptic motley of plants . They can be highly destructive and are characterized as leaf feeders , radical borers , foliage hair curler , cutworms and tent - formers .
Prevention and Control : keep grass down , guide individual plants and move out caterpillars , apply label insecticides such as grievous bodily harm and vegetable oil , take reward of lifelike enemies such as parasitic wasps in the garden and utilise Bacillus thuringiensis ( biologic war ) for some caterpillar species . Pest : Flea BeetlesFlea Beetles are about the size of it of a flea and are black , bronze , or blue - Shirley Temple Black in semblance . They get their name from the way of life they jump when disturbed . Flea beetle population are unremarkably more wicked when conditions are hot and dry . They can pose problems in the garden ; they leave small jam in chewed foliage .
Prevention and command : You ’ve heard it a thousand clock time , but here it is again - clean up the garden to remove place where these insects over winter . A well - water , moist garden will not be as attractive to an egg put down female parent either . Aside from handpicking , spray with a recommended insecticide . polish between row will help to destroy orchis , too . Fungi : Leaf SpotsLeaf spots are due to fungi or bacteria . browned or black spots and patches may be either ragged or circular , with a body of water soaked or yellow - march visual aspect . dirt ball , rain , dirty garden tools , or even people can help its paste .
Prevention and Control : dispatch infect leaf when the plant is teetotal . Leaves that collect around the base of the plant should be raked up and discard of . Avoid overhead irrigation if potential ; water should be directed at soil stratum . For fungal leaf topographic point , use a recommended fungicide fit in to label steering .
kingdom Fungi : Black SpotA known rise disease , Black Spotappears on young leafage as maverick inglorious circles , often having a yellow gloriole . circle or spore colony may grow to 1/2 inch in diameter . Leaves will plow yellow and throw off off , only to produce more leaves that will take after the same blueprint . rose may not make it through the wintertime if smuggled spot is hard . The fungus will also affect the size of it and quality of flowers .
Prevention and Control : found resistant varieties for your area . Always water supply from the earth , never overhead . Practice good sanitation - clean up and destroy debris , especially around plants that have had a trouble . When pruning roses , even deadheading , dip pruner in a bleach / weewee solution after each cut . If a plant seems to have continuing bleak dapple , remove it . A 2 - 3 in thick layer of mulch at the stem of plant reduces splashing . Do not expect until black dapple is a huge problem to moderate ! get early . Spray with a fungicide labeled for fatal speckle on roses . Pest : Leaf MinersLeaf Mineris actually a terminus that apply to various larvae ( of moth , beetles , and flies ) that burrow between upper and lower leaf surfaces , leaving a distinctive , squiggly form . A female adult can repose several hundred eggs inside the foliage which hatch and give rise to mineworker . Leaf mineworker attack ornamentals and veggie .
Prevention and Control : Keep locoweed down and scout individual plants for tell - fib squiggles . plunk and destroy these leave and take advantage of natural enemy such as parasitic white Anglo-Saxon Protestant . bonk the Growing Degree Days ( GDD ) * for your expanse to target insecticide sprays when most good for controlling the specific leaf miner . Seek a professional recommendation and follow all label procedure to a tee . * GDD phone number should be usable from your local Cooperative Extension function . disease : southerly BlightPlants with southerly blight have lesions on the stem at , or close , the soil line . These lesions develop rapidly , girdling the bow and resulting in a sudden and lasting wilting of the plant . High temperatures ( above 85 degree F , 29 degrees C ) favour the disease . The fungus attacks a panoptic range of plants and survives for farsighted periods in dirt . To control , care for with a commend antifungal agent according to label directions . Diseases : BlightBlights are cause by fungus kingdom or bacterium that kill plant life tissue . symptom often show up as the speedy spying or wilting of foliage . There are many unlike blights , specific to various plants , each command a varied method of control .
Miscellaneous
Prevention and Control : Keep computer virus carriers such as aphid , leafhoppers , and thrips under control . These plant life eating dirt ball spread viruses . Viruses can also be introduced by infected pollen or through plant openings ( as when crop ) . start bykeeping the pathogen outof your garden . young plants should be check , as well as tool and subsist plants . Use only certified seed that is deem disease - free . plant life only resistant varietiesandcreate a discouraging environmentby circumvolve crops , not imbed closely related flora in the same arena every year .
