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Question by *alwayssmile*: my tomato plant is dying? what can i do?
my tomato plant is in the backyard. we live in the desert and it is in direct sun all day with 90 degree heat on most days. i told my husband that we need to put it into the shade so it doesn’t have full direct sun all day. i wonder it about 3 times a day with full watering can but its starting to dry up..still has tomato blossoms and green tomatos but what can we do? i say move it under shade but my husband thinks its because i’m not watering it enough?
Thanks for any help!
i water it about 3 times a day..not wonder..my bad..
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Answer by Rich
Tomatoes love sun. Depending upon the soil you have, only water it a couple of times per week. If your soil is not holding moisture you need to add topsoil and mulch; then replant.
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What do you mean “dry up”, if there are flowers on it then you probably are giving it enough water as these are the first to go. Some variety’s leaves tend to look wrinkled or crinkly. This is normal. Actually you are probably giving it too much water. Once you have a decent amount of fruits polinated and you can monitor it closely, experiment with cutting back on the water. If you have good drainage this will be easy. Cutting back on the water, greatly improves the taste of tomatoes. (Water a similar spot in the dirt then dig up after 30min. to see how deep water is going. Try a simple drip bucket test to see if your soil “prefers” drip watering.
Edit: you can get better yeilds and quality with daily “minimal” waterings.
I came from a hot country too myself and during summer our tomatoes really welt in the sun. Tomatoes normally welt under a hot summer sun but they won’t die. They only do this because of the heat. If you check them late in the afternoon or early morning they probably look perky. I think what you can do though is to put mulching. Put something that is thick enough to prevent the water from evaporating rapidly and also to keep the root system cooler than the air temperature. This way you can cut back on your watering from twice a day. One early in the morning and one late in the afternoon.
The more you water your plant, the more water dependent they are. The less you water them, the more tolerant they are on drought. Wish you good luck.
tomatoes are native to jungle highlands in south america…since they need 8-10 hours of sunlight to produce, im thinking your problem is the dry desert air…maybe misting it at midday would help…
midday wilting on dry days is normal, even in ohio…
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WELL I HAVE TOMATOS TOO.WE LIVE WERE AT TIME THE TEM GET UNTIL 110 SO MABYE YOU SHOULD JUST WATER IT A BIT MORE AND BRING IN SOME PLANT FOOD FOR IT.
TANIA GRANADOS