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b54red · May 22, 2012

Tom I have used BTDP for Berkley Tie Dye Pink for years and am probably too set in my ways to change it.

I too couldn't believe the number of fruits set on some of the single stem plants. In the long run they may not produce as many as plants with more stems but some of them particularly BTDP

, Black Krim, Spudakee, Cherokee Purple, Indian Stripe, Marianna's Peace, Lumpy Red, and Tarasenko-6 all set more fruit on the first 3 or 4 trusses when kept to one stem than their counterparts with more stems.

One big problem I have run into is the lose of leaves due to the massive worm attack and Gray Mold that hit about a week ago has left too many of my plants without enough foliage for leaf protection. I am going to rig a little shade for them with some leftover ground cover cloth. I hope a 2 ft strip over the center of the trellis will give them enough protection from sun scald.

May 22, 2012	#7
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	Tom I have used BTDP for Berkley Tie Dye Pink for years and am probably too set in my ways to change it. I too couldn't believe the number of fruits set on some of the single stem plants. In the long run they may not produce as many as plants with more stems but some of them particularly BTDP, Black Krim, Spudakee, Cherokee Purple, Indian Stripe, Marianna's Peace, Lumpy Red, and Tarasenko-6 all set more fruit on the first 3 or 4 trusses when kept to one stem than their counterparts with more stems. One big problem I have run into is the lose of leaves due to the massive worm attack and Gray Mold that hit about a week ago has left too many of my plants without enough foliage for leaf protection. I am going to rig a little shade for them with some leftover ground cover cloth. I hope a 2 ft strip over the center of the trellis will give them enough protection from sun scald.