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Tomato

Tomato. Seedbed Preparation. Primary tillage – rip, disc, laser level if needed Secondary tillage – land plane, seed bed prep, pre-emergent herbicides. Fertilizer – after soil samples apply as needed. Fumigation – Prior to planting. Planting. Start in March

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Tomato

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  1. Tomato

  2. Seedbed Preparation • Primary tillage – rip, disc, laser level if needed • Secondary tillage – land plane, seed bed prep, pre-emergent herbicides. • Fertilizer – after soil samples apply as needed. • Fumigation – Prior to planting.

  3. Planting • Start in March • Finish in September – Fresh Market • Plant spacing – single row every 8” and double row every 16” • Row spacing – personal preference, single row or double row, 66” to 80” • Seed or transplants – seed at 1/3 lb per acre. • Determinant or Nondeterminat

  4. Fertilization • Broadcast • Water • Side dress • Nitrogen = 175 • Phosphorus = 120 • Potassium = 175

  5. Cultivation • Hand or Mechanical • When plants are young • Normally 2 times during the season.

  6. Thinning • If planted by seed.

  7. Irrigation • Tomato’s take 2 ½ to 3 acre feet of water on a flood system. • They can take 3 to 3 ½ acre feet on a drip system. • Drip is buried 14” below ground and can last up to 5 years. • Irrigate every 8 to 10 days as the plants needs the water

  8. Insects – Tomato Hornworm

  9. Tomato hornworm larva

  10. Tomato hornworm pupa

  11. Beet army worm

  12. Beet army worm larva

  13. Leaf miner

  14. Western yellow stripped army worm

  15. Stink bug

  16. Diseases – Bacterial Canker

  17. Bacterial Spot – Immature Fruit

  18. Damping-off

  19. Fusarium foot rot

  20. Phytophthora root rot

  21. Verticillium wilt

  22. Verticillium wilt

  23. Water mold fruit rot

  24. Harvesting • Fresh Market – Hand picked • Processing – Machine • Electronic eye

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