Friday 26 June 2015

Tomato Leaf Harvest!

Healthy, bushy tomato plant that could do with pruning to prevent blight.


For those of you with tomato plants, you may be ready to prune!  If the plants are super bushy, the air might not be circulating well inside the plant.  This could lead to tomato blight

Cut off some of the extra branches that don't seem to have fruit starting. 

Nip off any new branches starting between the main stem and an existing branch. 

The healthy leaves can be used as a spray to combat aphids!  If there are no aphids in the garden, keep the leaves so they are on hand if we need them. 

Option A:  Chop them up and freeze them. 

Option B:  Dry them by hanging them upside down. 

Option C:  Contact the rooftop coordinator who has a food dryer and can dry the leaves in a couple of hours. 


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