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Jun 21, 2020 5:13 PM CST
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Bellevue, NE
1. I'm not sure if something's wrong with these tomato flowers or that's what they should look like after flowering but before turning into tomatoes. Thoughts? Second picture shows flowers and the brown dried ones.
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2. What's going on with these zucchini? Some look great, ideas look like they are starting to rot.
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3. My blueberry leaves are turning more yellow. But it seems to be the new growth only. Something also seemed to eat on older leaves. But I noticed these red spots.

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Jun 24, 2020 5:46 AM CST
Name: Lynda Horn
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Hello! The tomato blooms look normal to me. Sometimes not every bloom produces a tomato. About the zucchini, the ones that are drying up are simply female blooms that did not get pollinated. As for the blueberries, I not sure about them, but I suspect you need a specific fertilizer for them. The leaves should be a dark healthy green, not pale green, which usually indicates a nutrient imbalance. I'm not sure about the spots, it may be a leaf disease, someone else might have more info about that.
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Jun 24, 2020 7:46 AM CST
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Bellevue, NE
Saw a baby tomato yesterday addi that's good. I thunk I'm just spending more time in the garden this summer so I'm noticing more.

The zucchini that are looking bad have actual zucchini that are 4-5 inches long. But then they go bad.

I'll look in to the blueberry more. I figured it was some type of nutrient imbalance, just not sure what it would be.
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Jun 24, 2020 9:29 AM CST
Name: Dillard Haley
Augusta Georgia (Zone 8a)
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The zucchini is most likely a pollination problem. Solution hand pollinate or grow a parthenocapic variety like Sure Thing, Cavilli, Parthenon, Defender, Dundoo, Venus

Blueberries need an acid soil. pH below 5.
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Jun 24, 2020 10:39 AM CST
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Bellevue, NE
Saw a baby tomato yesterday addi that's good. I thunk I'm just spending more time in the garden this summer so I'm noticing more.

The zucchini that are looking bad have actual zucchini that are 4-5 inches long. But then they go bad.

I'll look in to the blueberry more. I figured it was some type of nutrient imbalance, just not sure what it would be.
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Jun 24, 2020 2:46 PM CST
Name: Sally
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Bluberries have fragile thin shallow roots. Keep moist. That is a tiny baby in blueberry bush terms. Be patient as it grows a few years.
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Jun 24, 2020 3:00 PM CST
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Bellevue, NE
Yeah. The blueberries are new this year (one didn't come out of hibernation until about a month ago due to root issues I've since fixed). They are dwarf varieties though. I think they were too wet, not enough sun, and need iron (need to drop the ph more).

I wonder if the zucchini issue was due to the middle getting to crowded or wet? I just pulled 4-5 half rotted zucchini out, each at least 3 inches long (also picked 3 good ripe ones). I had a tomato cage in there for it to grow up which totally failed and only succeeded in bunching up the middle leaves. I took it out today. It's also in the lowest part of the garden where rain water pools a bit so a rainy patch we had a while back might have caused problems.

The tomatos are doing great though I thinned out the leaves in the middle just a bit for better air flow and easier access to tomatoes.
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Jun 24, 2020 5:24 PM CST
Name: SoCal
Orange County (Zone 10a)
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I throw some Epsonsalt at my trees that have leaves like the blueberries.
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Jun 24, 2020 6:48 PM CST
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Bellevue, NE
Thanks. I'll have to look into that too. Making a list of things to get tomorrow.
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