6 TOMATOES – 6.57 - AILMENTS AND FIXES FOR THEM

 
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6 TOMATOES – 6.57 - AILMENTS AND FIXES FOR THEM

 
Many of you have started your Tomatoes inside, and already planted them in the Garden, or almost ready to. For the ones that had them in the Garden, If you had any issues with your tomatoes the last year or two, then this info and chart will be helpful. It is important to be able to identify and treat the common Tomato plant ailments that might crop up.
 
1)BLOSSOM END ROT
This is one of the most common ailments, and you can tell if your plants have it by looking at where Tomatoes attach to vine. If the attachment appears brown and leathery between the size of a dime and quarter, then that Tomato has Blossom End Rot.
 
TO TREAT
You will have to take all the Tomatoes off the plants that are affected and dispose of them. If you don't, it will spread and to all of them. Calcium is required in relatively large concentrations for normal cell growth. When a rapidly growing fruit is deprived of calcium, the tissues break down, leaving the characteristic lesion at the blossom end. Blossom-end rot develops when the fruit's demand for calcium exceeds the supply in the soil. This may result from low calcium levels in the soil, drought stress, excessive soil moisture, and/or fluctuations due to rain or over watering. Lime (unless the soil is already alkaline), composted manures or bone meal will supply calcium.
 
2) BLIGHT
There are 3 stages of Blight. Early Blight is black and grey spots on the leaves when Tomatoes are young. Southern Blight is black and grey spots by stem and roots of the tomato plant. Late Blight gets out of hand, and is black and grey spots throughout the leaves, vines, and tomatoes.
 
TO TREAT
The easiest way is to treat it in it's early stages by removing the parts of the Tomato plants that are infected. If you do not notice it until the later stages of Blight, you will need to buy an anti-fungal treatment, or you can make an organic one from home.
 
3) CATERPILLARS
They love to feed on Tomato plants and should be taken care of right away.
 
TO TREAT
There are many treatments available to fight against caterpillar infestations at your local garden store, but you can make your own safe organic remedies at home. An Apple Cider Vinegar spray can be used to keep them away. You can also plant French Marigolds by your Tomatoes to help deter from coming around.
 
4) FRUIT SPLITTING
This can occur when it is dry, and then you get some heavy rains, or most frequently when there is sudden growth in the tomato plant. It doesn't hurt the Tomatoes, or affect you eating them, they just don't look good after that.
TO TREAT-
If it occurs early in the Tomato plants growth phase, it can be reversed. Just water and apply nutrients, as normal, so there's no too dry too wet cycle. If it happens near harvest, it can't be reversed.
 
5) RED SPIDER MITES
They are hard to spot, and usually are under your leaves. If you notice cobwebs on your Tomato plants, then you have them.
 
TO TREAT
You can always buy treatments at the store to take care of them, but better to make your own organic Apple Cider Vinegar spray, soap spray, or Onion and Garlic spray. Coriander, Dill, and Chrysanthemums are good to plant to deter them.
 
6) WILT
It is a fungal infection that starts in the roots, and blocks most of the water and nutrients from getting to the plant. It usually causes no problems until Tomatoes are growing on the vines. You will first see yellowing and drying of lower leaves, and then whole plant will wilt during hottest period of day. It will recover some at night, but then wilt again next day.
 
TO TREAT--There really is no treatment when you get wilt that I know of. It is in the soil, so the next time you grow Tomatoes, pick a different spot in the Garden to grow them. It will deprive the Wilt of a host, and it will die out over the next year. Grow seedlings inside in clean soil before transplanting in Spring, and then make sure to pull all weeds that pop up around them.
 
7) SUN SCORCH
The skin of your Tomatoes will looked bruised and sunken. It sometimes happens when your Tomatoes get too much sun exposure during a real dry and hot period.
 
TO TREAT
Don't do any pruning of leaves during hot periods. The extra leaves will shield the Tomatoes. You can also use shade cloth to cover them during these periods Once they get Sun Scorch, you cannot do anything for the affected fruit, but you can provide shade for the unaffected ones.
 
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KOZI YA KILIMO HAI KILIMO-UCHUMI
NYANYA 6 – 6.57 - MARADHI NA MADHUBUTI KWAO
 
Wengi wenu mmeanzisha Nyanya zenu ndani, na tayari mmezipanda kwenye Bustani, au karibu tayari. Kwa wale waliokuwa nazo kwenye Bustani, Ikiwa ulikuwa na matatizo yoyote na nyanya zako mwaka mmoja au miwili iliyopita, basi maelezo na chati hii zitakusaidia. Ni muhimu kuweza kutambua na kutibu magonjwa ya kawaida ya mmea wa Nyanya ambayo yanaweza kutokea.
 
1)UOZO WA MAUA MWISHO
Hii ni moja ya magonjwa ya kawaida, na unaweza kujua ikiwa mimea yako ina kwa kuangalia mahali ambapo Nyanya hushikamana na mzabibu. Ikiwa kiambatisho kinaonekana kahawia na ngozi kati ya ukubwa wa dime na robo, basi Nyanya hiyo ina Blossom End Rot.
 
KUTIBU
Utalazimika kuchukua Nyanya zote kutoka kwa mimea iliyoathiriwa na kuitupa. Ikiwa hutafanya hivyo, itaenea na kwa wote. Kalsiamu inahitajika katika viwango vikubwa kwa ukuaji wa kawaida wa seli. Wakati matunda yanayokua kwa kasi yanaponyimwa kalsiamu, tishu huvunjika, na kuacha lesion ya tabia mwishoni mwa maua. Uozo wa mwisho wa maua hukua wakati mahitaji ya tunda ya kalsiamu yanapozidi ugavi kwenye udongo. Hii inaweza kutokana na viwango vya chini vya kalsiamu kwenye udongo, dhiki ya ukame, unyevu kupita kiasi wa udongo, na/au mabadiliko kutokana na mvua au kumwagilia kupita kiasi. Chokaa (isipokuwa udongo tayari ni alkali), mbolea ya mboji au unga wa mifupa utatoa kalsiamu.
 
2) MWANGAVU
Kuna hatua 3 za Blight. Early Blight ni madoa meusi na ya kijivu kwenye majani wakati Nyanya ni changa. Southern Blight ni madoa meusi na ya kijivu kwa shina na mizizi ya mmea wa nyanya. Late Blight hutoka mkononi, na huwa na madoa meusi na ya kijivu kwenye majani, mizabibu na nyanya.
 
KUTIBU
Njia rahisi ni kutibu katika hatua za mwanzo kwa kuondoa sehemu za mimea ya Nyanya iliyoambukizwa. Usipoitambua hadi hatua za baadaye za Blight, utahitaji kununua matibabu ya kuzuia ukungu, au unaweza kutengeneza ya kikaboni kutoka nyumbani.
 
3) MIWAVI
Wanapenda kulisha mimea ya Nyanya na wanapaswa kutunzwa mara moja.
 
KUTIBU
Kuna matibabu mengi yanayopatikana ili kupigana na viwavi kwenye duka lako la bustani, lakini unaweza kutengeneza dawa zako salama za kikaboni nyumbani. Dawa ya Siki ya Apple inaweza kutumika kuwazuia. Unaweza pia kupanda Marigolds ya Kifaransa karibu na Nyanya yako ili kuzuia kuja karibu.
 
4) KUPASUKA MATUNDA
Hii inaweza kutokea wakati ni kavu, na kisha kupata baadhi ya mvua kubwa, au mara nyingi zaidi wakati kuna ukuaji wa ghafla katika kupanda nyanya. Haidhuru Nyanya, au kuathiri kuzila, hazionekani vizuri baada ya hapo.
KUTIBU-
Ikiwa hutokea mapema katika awamu ya ukuaji wa mimea ya Nyanya, inaweza kuachwa. Maji tu na uweke virutubishi, kama kawaida, kwa hivyo hakuna mzunguko wa mvua sana. Ikitokea karibu na mavuno, haiwezi kubadilishwa.
 
5) MITI NYEKUNDU
Wao ni vigumu kuona, na kwa kawaida ni chini ya majani yako. Ikiwa unaona cobwebs kwenye mimea yako ya Nyanya, basi unayo.
 
KUTIBU
Unaweza kununua dawa dukani kila wakati ili kuzitunza, lakini ni bora zaidi kutengeneza dawa yako ya kikaboni ya Siki ya Apple, dawa ya sabuni, au kitunguu na kitunguu saumu. Coriander, Dill, na Chrysanthemums ni nzuri kupanda ili kuwazuia.
 
6) WILT
Ni ugonjwa wa fangasi unaoanzia kwenye mizizi, na kuzuia maji mengi na virutubisho kuingia kwenye mmea. Kawaida husababisha shida hadi Nyanya zinakua kwenye mizabibu. Kwanza utaona njano na kukauka kwa majani ya chini, na kisha mmea mzima utanyauka wakati wa joto zaidi wa siku. Itapona usiku, lakini itanyauka tena siku inayofuata.
 
KUTIBU--Kweli hakuna matibabu unapopata mnyauko ninaoujua. Iko kwenye udongo, kwa hivyo wakati ujao unapopanda Nyanya, chagua sehemu tofauti kwenye bustani ili kukua. Itanyima Wilt ya mwenyeji, na itakufa katika mwaka ujao. Panda miche ndani kwenye udongo safi kabla ya kupandikiza katika Majira ya kuchipua, na kisha hakikisha kwamba umeng'oa magugu yote yanayotokea karibu nayo.
 
7) KUCHOMA JUA
Ngozi ya Nyanya zako itaonekana kuwa na michubuko na imezama. Wakati mwingine hutokea wakati Nyanya zako hupata mionzi ya jua sana wakati wa kipindi cha ukame na joto.
 
KUTIBU
Usikate majani wakati wa joto. Majani ya ziada yatalinda Nyanya. Unaweza pia kutumia kitambaa cha kivuli kuwafunika katika vipindi hivi Mara tu wanapopata Mwanguko wa Jua, huwezi kufanya chochote kwa matunda yaliyoathirika, lakini unaweza kutoa kivuli kwa wale ambao hawajaathirika.
 

6 TOMATOES – 6.60 – DRY THEM FOR POWDER

 

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6 TOMATOES – 6.60 – DRY THEM FOR POWDER

 
Drying Tomatoes to make Tomato Powder.

Farmers are making losses in tomatoes farming due to supply exceeding demand.
Most of the fruit’s rots in the farm or markets, this is because farmers don't know how to preserve or add value to their tomatoes.
Most farmers lose more than half of total tomatoes produced.
With drying tomatoes and making tomato powder it will avoid this waste and make good use of excess tomatoes and reduce post-harvest losses and this will also help in times of low supply, consumers will consume dried canned tomatoes and tomato puree.
All the surplus fresh tomatoes should be transformed into preservable powder, which will be sold off season.
With Tomato powder Consumers only add the powder when cooking. No artificial colourings, additives or preservatives. Tomato powder can last more than a year in storage.
 
 
Text from The Vegetable & Herb Expert D.D.G. Hessayon

 
KOZI YA KILIMO HAI KILIMO-UCHUMI
NYANYA 6 – 6.60 – KAUSHA KWA PODA
 
Kukausha Nyanya kutengeneza Unga wa Nyanya.
Wakulima wanapata hasara katika kilimo cha nyanya kutokana na ugavi unaozidi mahitaji.
Matunda mengi huoza shambani au sokoni, hii ni kwa sababu wakulima hawajui jinsi ya kuhifadhi au kuongeza thamani ya nyanya zao.
Wakulima wengi hupoteza zaidi ya nusu ya jumla ya nyanya zinazozalishwa.
Kwa kukausha nyanya na kutengeneza unga wa nyanya itaepuka upotevu huu na kutumia vizuri nyanya iliyozidi na kupunguza hasara baada ya kuvuna na hii pia itasaidia wakati wa ugavi mdogo, watumiaji watatumia nyanya kavu za makopo na puree ya nyanya.
Ziada nyanya mbichi zibadilishwe kuwa poda inayoweza kuhifadhiwa, ambayo itauzwa nje ya msimu.
Kwa unga wa Nyanya Watumiaji huongeza tu unga wakati wa kupikia. Hakuna rangi bandia, viungio au vihifadhi. Poda ya nyanya inaweza kudumu zaidi ya mwaka katika kuhifadhi.

6 TOMATOES – 6.65 - GREENHOUSE - PLANT FACTS and VARIETIES

 
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6 TOMATOES – 6.65 - GREENHOUSE - PLANT FACTS and VARIETIES  

 
You will find tomatoes plants in most greenhouses during the summer months, producing a succession of succulent fruit. We seem to have a irrepressible urge to grow them, and this is a little surprise when you remember the problem involves. They need constant care, and in the summer it is necessary to water growing bags or pots at daily intervals. A wide range of pests and disease find the tomatoes an ideal host, and the flavour is not all that much better than the supermarket ones. You can buy tasty varieties such as Gardener’s Delight in the shops. Perhaps the key is the watching tiny green pinheads swell into bright red fruits, plus the constant need we have in most households for both raw and cooked tomatoes. 

The greenhouse varieties are cordon (single stemmed) plants which reached 6 ft. or more when not stopped, and it is unfortunate that many gardeners refuse to be adventurous. Each spring they saw Alicante, Ailsa Craig, or Money-maker, but there are so many exciting new ones to try.
 
VARIETIES: Money-maker; Ailsa Craig, Alicante, Harbinger, Money cross, Craigella, Gardeners Delight, Sweet 100, Red Alert.
 
F1 HYBRID: Euro cross, Supercross, Estrella, Shirley, Grenadier, Herald, Tumbler, Cherry Belle, Danny, Typhoon.
And much more there are 400 and more different Varieties.
 
SOWING & PLANTING:
·         If you need a large number of plants, then follow the conventional technique of sawing thinly in trays or pans filled with seed and Culting Compost. Cover lightly with compost – keep moist but not wet at about 65° F. When the seedlings have formed a pair of true leaves prick them out into 3 in. peat pots filled with potting compost, and always set them deeper into the earth.
·         If only a few plants required , it is easier to saw a couple of seeds in each 3 in. peat pot of compost, removing the weaker seedlings after germination. Alternatively buy plants from a reputable supplier.
·         Plant out into growing bags, pots or border soil when the seedlings are 6-8 in. tall and the flowers of the first truss are beginning to open. Water the pot thoroughly before planting. In border soil plant 18 in. apart.
 
SOIL FACTS
·         Tomatoes can be grown in border soil raised beds give better results than beds at ground level. Prepare the soil in winter - dig in peat and small amounts of composts or manure. Rake in Growmore fertilizer shortly before planting
 
 
Text from The Vegetable & Herb Expert D.D.G. Hessayon
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KOZI YA KILIMO HAI KILIMO-UCHUMI
NYANYA 6 – 6.65 - GREENHOUSE - UKWELI WA MIMEA na AINA MBALI
 
Utapata mimea ya nyanya katika greenhouses nyingi wakati wa miezi ya majira ya joto, ikitoa mfululizo wa matunda mazuri. Tunaonekana kuwa na hamu isiyozuilika ya kuzikuza, na hii ni mshangao kidogo unapokumbuka shida inahusisha. Wanahitaji huduma ya mara kwa mara, na katika majira ya joto ni muhimu kumwagilia mifuko ya kukua au sufuria kwa vipindi vya kila siku. Aina mbalimbali za wadudu na magonjwa hupata nyanya kuwa mwenyeji bora, na ladha sio bora zaidi kuliko zile za maduka makubwa. Unaweza kununua aina za kitamu kama vile Bustani ya Bustani katika maduka. Labda jambo kuu ni kuangalia pinheads ndogo za kijani kibichi vikivimba na kuwa matunda mekundu, pamoja na hitaji la kudumu tulilo nalo katika kaya nyingi za nyanya mbichi na zilizopikwa. Aina za chafu ni mimea ya cordon (shina moja) ambayo ilifikia futi 6 au zaidi ikiwa haijasimamishwa, na ni bahati mbaya kwamba wakulima wengi wa bustani wanakataa kuwa wajasiri. Kila msimu wa kuchipua waliona Alicante, Ailsa Craig, au Money-maker, lakini kuna wapya wengi wa kusisimua wa kujaribu.
 
AINA MBALIMBALI: Mtengeneza pesa; Ailsa Craig, Alicante, Harbinger, Pesa cross, Craigella, Bustani Furaha, Tamu 100, Tahadhari Nyekundu.
 
F1 HYBRID: Krosi ya Euro, Supercross, Estrella, Shirley, Grenadier, Herald, Tumbler, Cherry Belle, Danny, Typhoon.
Na mengi zaidi kuna aina 400 na zaidi tofauti.
 
KUPANDA NA KUPANDA:
• Ikiwa unahitaji idadi kubwa ya mimea, basi fuata mbinu ya kawaida ya kukata nyembamba kwenye trei au sufuria zilizojaa mbegu na Mbolea ya Kupandia. Funika kidogo kwa mboji - weka unyevu lakini usiwe na unyevu kwa takriban 65° F. Miche inapounda jozi ya majani halisi yang'oa ndani ya vyungu 3 vya mboji vilivyojazwa na mboji ya kuchungia, na kila mara viweke ndani zaidi ya ardhi.
• Iwapo mimea michache itahitajika, ni rahisi kuona mbegu kadhaa katika kila chungu cha mboji ya inchi 3, na kuondoa miche dhaifu baada ya kuota. Vinginevyo, nunua mimea kutoka kwa muuzaji anayeaminika.
Panda kwenye mifuko, vyungu au udongo wa mpaka wakati miche ina urefu wa inchi 6-8 na maua ya shina la kwanza yanaanza kufunguka. Mwagilia sufuria vizuri kabla ya kupanda. Katika udongo wa mpaka panda 18 in.

6 TOMATOES – 6.66 - FREE GREENHOUSE – GROWING and SOIL

 

 

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6 TOMATOES – 6.66 - GREENHOUSE – GROWING and SOIL

6 TOMATOES, OUTDOOR – 6.70 - PLANT FACTS and VARIETIES

 

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6 TOMATOES, OUTDOOR – 6.70 - PLANT FACTS and VARIETIES  

 
In many areas the tomatoes crop requires special protection – you can grow the plants in a greenhouse or cultivate dwarf varieties in frames or under cloches. If however, you live in a mild area and there is some shelter from cold winds than you can expect a satisfactory crop in the open garden in most summers.
 
The outdoor crop has its benefits – the flavour of the fruit is generally better and the bush varieties take much of the hard work out of tomatoes growing. There are however several pitfalls for the unwary even if your side is warm and sheltered. First of all, you must choose a variety which is recommended for growing outdoors – don’t buy seedlings without checking that they are suitable. You must also prepare the ground properly – tomatoes need well-drained humus rich soil. Finally, remember to remove the growing point of a cordon variety whilst the plant is still quite small – leaving it to grow to its natural height will prevent the tomatoes from ripening. As you will see there are many varieties which are suitable for outdoor growing. 
 
SOWING AND PLANTING
If you want to rise your own seedlings, one of the techniques described in the greenhouse stories how to do this.
Alternatively, you can buy tomatoes seedlings for planting out. Look ore ones which are dark green, sturdy and about 8 in. tall. These young plants should be pot grown.
 
Plant out into growing bags, pots or the vegetable plot when the flowers of the first truss are beginning to open. Water the pot before planting out and ensure that the top of the soil ball is set just below the soil surface.
You will get a better crop if you spread black polythene sheeting over the soil surface and plant the tomato seedlings through x-shaped slits.
 
CORDON VARIETIES There exist more than 400 varieties, ask your area dealer he know what’s best in your climate…
 
Gardener’s delight, Sweet 100, Marmande, Saint Pierre, Outdoor girl, Hissston Early, Gemini, and so on…
 
BUSH VARIETIES:  The amateur, Red Alert, Alfresco, Pixie , Sigma bush and others..
 
This varieties make outdoor growing much easier. They are  either bushes 1 to 1.1/2 ft. high or creeping plants less than 9 in. tall. They do not require supporting, trimming or stopping and they are excellent for cloche areas. One drawback is, that the fruits tend to be hidden, which makes harvesting more difficult than with cordon varieties. Straw or plastic sheeting must be laid around the plants as many fruits are at ground level.
 
 
 
Text from The Vegetable & Herb Expert D.D.G. Hessayon
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KOZI YA KILIMO HAI KILIMO-UCHUMI
NYANYA 6, NJE – 6.70 - UKWELI NA AINA ZA MIMEA
 
Katika maeneo mengi mazao ya nyanya yanahitaji ulinzi maalum - unaweza kukua mimea katika chafu au kulima aina ndogo katika fremu au chini ya cloches. Ikiwa hata hivyo, unaishi katika eneo lenye utulivu na kuna mahali pa kujikinga kutokana na upepo baridi kuliko unavyoweza kutarajia mazao ya kuridhisha katika bustani ya wazi katika majira mengi ya kiangazi.
 
Mazao ya nje yana faida zake - ladha ya matunda kwa ujumla ni bora na aina za kichaka huchukua kazi kubwa kutoka kwa nyanya kukua. Hata hivyo kuna mitego kadhaa kwa wasiokuwa na tahadhari hata kama upande wako ni joto na hifadhi. Kwanza kabisa, lazima uchague aina ambayo inapendekezwa kwa kukua nje - usinunue miche bila kuangalia ikiwa inafaa. Lazima pia uandae ardhi vizuri - nyanya zinahitaji udongo wenye rutuba ya humus. Hatimaye, kumbuka kuondoa sehemu ya kukua ya aina ya cordon wakati mmea bado ni mdogo sana - kuiacha ikue hadi urefu wake wa asili kutazuia nyanya kuiva. Kama unaweza kuona, kuna aina nyingi ambazo zinafaa kwa kilimo cha nje.
 
KUPANDA NA KUPANDA
Ikiwa unataka kupanda miche yako mwenyewe, mojawapo ya mbinu zilizoelezwa katika hadithi za chafu jinsi ya kufanya hivyo.
Vinginevyo, unaweza kununua miche ya nyanya kwa kupanda nje. Angalia madini ambayo ni ya kijani kibichi, imara na yenye urefu wa takriban inchi 8. Mimea hii mchanga inapaswa kupandwa kwenye sufuria.
 

6 TOMATOES – 6.71 - OUTDOOR – GROWING and SOIL

 

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6 TOMATOES – 6.71 - OUTDOOR – GROWING and SOIL

 
·         If a cordon variety is grown, loosely tie the steam to the cane. Make the ties at 12 in. intervals as the plant grows.
·         Side shoots will appear where the leave stalks join the stem. Pinch them out when they are about 1 in. long. Remove yellowing leaves below fruit trusses as the season progress, but never overdo this process.
·         Water regularly in dry weather to keep the soil moist – alternating dryness with flooding will cause blossom end rot or fruit splitting. If using growing bags, you must water frequently as noted on the instructions.
·         Feed regularly with a tomato fertilizer. When small tomatoes have developed on the 4^th truss remove the tip at 2 leaves above this truss.
 
Text from The Vegetable & Herb Expert D.D.G. Hessayon
 
 
KOZI YA KILIMO HAI KILIMO-UCHUMI
NYANYA 6 – 6.71 - NJE – KUKUA na UDONGO
 
• Ikiwa aina ya cordon imekuzwa, funga mvuke kwa urahisi kwenye miwa. Fanya mahusiano kwa vipindi 12 wakati mmea unakua.
• Machipukizi ya pembeni yatatokea pale ambapo mashina ya majani yanaungana na shina. Bana zikiwa na urefu wa takriban inchi 1. Ondoa majani yenye rangi ya manjano chini ya viunga vya matunda msimu unapoendelea, lakini usizidishe mchakato huu.
• Mwagilia maji mara kwa mara katika hali ya hewa kavu ili kuweka udongo unyevu - kubadilisha ukavu na mafuriko kutasababisha kuoza kwa maua au kugawanyika kwa matunda. Ikiwa unatumia mifuko ya kukua, lazima umwagilie mara kwa mara kama ilivyoelezwa kwenye maelekezo.
• Lisha mara kwa mara kwa kutumia mbolea ya nyanya. Wakati nyanya ndogo zimekua kwenye truss ya 4 ondoa ncha kwenye majani 2 juu ya truss hii.

6 TOMATOES, OUTDOOR – 6.72 - HARVESTING and KITCHEN

 
ORGANIC FARMING COURSE AGRO-ECONOMY   
HARVESTING

6 TOMATOES, OUTDOOR – 6.72 - HARVESTING and KITCHEN

Pick the fruits when they are ripe and fully coloured. Hold the tomato in your pa  
lm and with your thump brake off the fruit at the ‘knuckle’ (swelling on the flower stalk).
At the end of the season the stems can be removed from the canes and laid under cloches on a bed of straw. An easier way to ripen green fruit is to place them as a layer and put them in a drawer. Net to the tray set a couple of ripe apples to generate to generate the ripening gas ethylene.
Tomatoes for the market, where they lay a couple of days should be picked up a bit earlier. So the dealers can have a week to sell them on best quality.
 
IN THE KITCHEN
It is true that a tomato picked from the plant will taste better than the fruit of the same variety bought in the supermarket, but a home-grown money-maker will have none of the ‘real’ tomato taste of shop-bought Gardeners Delight.
Variety is all important and you should check that your choice is recommended for its flavour. Most garden tomatoes are used for salads or for grilling and frying – simple methods of preparation for one of our favourite vegetables. Bite-sized should be served whole but slicing or quartering are the usual methods on the preparation on the salad plate. Simply add French dressing or else make a tomato-salad fit for a gourmet – sprinkle salt and freshly ground pepper over the slides , add a little sugar and then cover with shopped basil or a mixture of parsley or chieves.
 

KOZI YA KILIMO HAI KILIMO-UCHUMI
NYANYA 6, NJE – 6.72 - KUVUNA na JIKO
 
KUVUNA
Chagua matunda yakiwa yameiva na kuwa na rangi kamili. Shikilia nyanya kwenye kiganja chako na kwa pigo lako vunja tunda kwenye ‘knuckle’ (kuvimba kwenye shina la maua).
Mwishoni mwa msimu, shina zinaweza kuondolewa kutoka kwa miwa na kuweka chini ya vifungo kwenye kitanda cha majani. Njia rahisi ya kuiva matunda ya kijani ni kuwaweka kama safu na kuwaweka kwenye droo. Wavu kwenye trei weka tufaha kadhaa zilizoiva ili kuzalisha gesi inayoiva ethilini.
Nyanya kwa soko, ambapo huweka siku kadhaa zinapaswa kuchukuliwa mapema. Kwa hivyo wafanyabiashara wanaweza kuwa na wiki ya kuziuza kwa ubora bora.
 
JIKONI
Ni kweli kwamba nyanya iliyochunwa kwenye mmea huo itaonja vizuri zaidi kuliko tunda la aina ile ile iliyonunuliwa katika duka kubwa, lakini mtengeneza pesa wa nyumbani hatakuwa na ladha ya nyanya ‘halisi’ ya Bustani inayonunuliwa dukani.
Aina zote ni muhimu na unapaswa kuangalia kuwa chaguo lako linapendekezwa kwa ladha yake. Nyanya nyingi za bustani hutumiwa kwa saladi au kwa kuchoma na kaanga - njia rahisi za maandalizi kwa moja ya mboga zetu zinazopenda. Ukubwa wa bite unapaswa kutumiwa nzima lakini kukata au kukata sehemu ni njia za kawaida za maandalizi kwenye sahani ya saladi. Ongeza tu mavazi ya Kifaransa au vinginevyo fanya saladi ya nyanya kwa gourmet - nyunyiza chumvi na pilipili safi ya kusaga juu ya slaidi, kuongeza sukari kidogo na kisha kufunika na basil ya duka au mchanganyiko wa parsley au chieves.