As winter approaches, the weather has become less desirable and added more management to our garden plot. The rain has kept us from getting out there as often but also been damaging our plants. When the rain splashes sand up on the developing fruits it causes abrasions. The moisture also can lead to disease, but thankfully we haven't seen any of that yet.
Recent wind and rain also caused a lot of damage. Many bean plants were found laying on the ground. Though stood them back upright, all of the beans that were touching the ground got some kind of insect damage to them. Our tomatoes however were hit the worst. The cages we used at the beginning of the season were too small for our indeterminate varieties and did not provide enough support. Several of the plants were found fallen over as well. We used stakes and bamboo poles to give them the support we should have given them all along. Some of the plants that didn't fall still had bending limbs so we added support for them too. Hopefully we fixed them all in time prevent permanent damage.
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| Fallen tomato plants. |
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| Abrasions and damage from the plant falling. Also split fruit. |
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| Fallen/damaged beans and beans with insect damage. |
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| Properly staked tomato plants. |
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