Heirloom Tomato Varieties & Reviews | Tomat-Pomidor
Honest reviews of global tomato varieties from a 15-year-old growers community.
📌 Quick Summary: Troubleshooting Stalled Eggplants 🍆 The Root of the Problem: If your eggplant or pepper seedlings stall and stop growing, it is almost always an issue below the soil line (poor root development). 🪴 Potting Up: Don’t leave seedlings in tiny 6-cell plug trays for too long. They need to be moved into … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Diagnosing Spots on Eggplant Leaves 🔦 Light Burn vs. Pests: Many growers mistake tiny white spots on indoor seedlings for LED light burn. However, true light burn usually causes larger, solid bleached patches on the topmost leaves. 🦠 The Invisible Enemy: A fine, speckled “mottling” or “stippling” pattern is the hallmark … Read more
📌 Quick Summary: Eggplant Chat Germination: Eggplant seeds are notorious for uneven germination. Surprisingly, growers often report older seeds sprouting faster than fresh ones. Diseases: Fusarium Wilt is a major killer of greenhouse eggplants. Grafting onto hardy rootstock is becoming a popular solution. Culinary Note: Never eat eggplants raw (due to alkaloids like solanine). Also, … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Eggplant Care & Container Tricks 🍆 Eggplant Spacing & Pruning: Avoid heavy pruning—just snip out weak inner shoots to improve airflow. Space them about 16 inches (40 cm) apart, or try the “two per hole” trick (planted 4 inches apart sharing a single stake). Make sure tall indeterminate tomatoes don’t shade … Read more
📌 Thread Summary: Grafting Eggplants onto Tomato Rootstock The Problem: Eggplants are highly susceptible to soil-borne fungal diseases like Verticillium and Fusarium wilt, which cause the plants to droop and die prematurely. The Solution: Grafting an eggplant scion onto a vigorous tomato rootstock. Tomatoes generally have much stronger, more disease-resistant root systems. The Results: Complete … Read more