help with tomatoes

magicjeep · 07-03-2009, 11:37 AM

My dogs decided it was a good idea to start peeing on my tomato plant. Now its turning yellow and wilting. Any ideas, besides keeping them away, to get the plant back to normal.

White Rook · 07-03-2009, 11:50 AM

If that is how they get yellow tomatoes and yellow peppers, I am never eating them again....

chesterwin · 07-03-2009, 12:36 PM

It's probably the uric acid in the pee. Thats why a yard get the dead spots in the grass. Tomatoes like acidic soil but you might need to add something to neutralize the soil a bit.

Cross Hair · 07-03-2009, 01:34 PM

I would recommend "watering the piss out of it" LOL! Dog pee is bad stuff on any plant. They should come out of it if you get them to stop.

ArkansasHunter · 07-03-2009, 02:01 PM

If there's tomatoes on the vines you might give them to a neighbor you don't like.

magicjeep · 07-03-2009, 08:09 PM

Hey White, believe it or not they are yellow cherry tomatoes. I knew about the pee burning the lawn and thats exactly what they did to the one part of the plant which is getting burnt but the rest of the plant is looking like its gonna die.

This is all because one of the mutts had surgery and can go down into the yard until he heals. Damn dogs are worse than kids.

Cross Hair · 07-03-2009, 10:34 PM

I grew those yellow cherry tomatos last year... no dog pee involved, and they were more of a pear shape or roma shape and I didnt think they were all that flavorful or good personally anyway.

seriously though MJ, I would just try to flush the plant out with straight water and dont add any ferts to it for at least a couple weeks until it gets all the toxins out of its system.

jerry · 07-04-2009, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Cross Hair

I would recommend "watering the piss out of it" LOL! Dog pee is bad stuff on any plant. They should come out of it if you get them to stop.

+1

In the fall, mabe apply some lime so in the spring the PH is back to normal.

Iv'e never transplanted a full grown plant, but if it's dying, might be a good time for an experiment?

jtuck · 07-04-2009, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by jerry

+1

In the fall, mabe apply some lime so in the spring the PH is back to normal.

Iv'e never transplanted a full grown plant, but if it's dying, might be a good time for an experiment?

Jerry beat me to it...but I was going to recommend lime as well. Might help counteract the acid.

samuel · 07-04-2009, 08:22 AM

Forget the tomatoes and eat the dog.Asians say they are a delacasy. ,,,sam.

Deersniper · 07-08-2009, 04:21 PM

The ole dog is just trying to help keep the squirrels away. Put a fake snake in the garden, it sure keeps birds away. Try the invisible fence.

swamprat · 07-08-2009, 05:17 PM

To neutralize the urine in the soil add soda. If it's just one plant a box of Arm and Hammer baking should do it. Apply and water in.
Swamprat

07-03-2009, 11:37 AM	#1
magicjeep Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Central NJ Posts: 497	help with tomatoes My dogs decided it was a good idea to start peeing on my tomato plant. Now its turning yellow and wilting. Any ideas, besides keeping them away, to get the plant back to normal.

07-03-2009, 11:50 AM	#2
White Rook Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: South West Ohio Posts: 2,311	If that is how they get yellow tomatoes and yellow peppers, I am never eating them again.... __________________ USAF SSgt 80-86 IN GOD WE TRUST NRA MEMBER

07-03-2009, 01:34 PM	#4
Cross Hair Coyote Sniper Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Central Illinois... Middle of Nowhere Posts: 1,484	I would recommend "watering the piss out of it" LOL! Dog pee is bad stuff on any plant. They should come out of it if you get them to stop. __________________ *Most of my life I've spent hunting,... the rest of it I've just wasted*

07-03-2009, 02:01 PM	#5
ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas. Posts: 18,445	If there's tomatoes on the vines you might give them to a neighbor you don't like. __________________ IN GOD WE TRUST NRA MEMBER

07-03-2009, 10:34 PM	#7
Cross Hair Coyote Sniper Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Central Illinois... Middle of Nowhere Posts: 1,484	I grew those yellow cherry tomatos last year... no dog pee involved, and they were more of a pear shape or roma shape and I didnt think they were all that flavorful or good personally anyway. seriously though MJ, I would just try to flush the plant out with straight water and dont add any ferts to it for at least a couple weeks until it gets all the toxins out of its system. __________________ *Most of my life I've spent hunting,... the rest of it I've just wasted*

07-03-2009, 12:36 PM	#3
chesterwin Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Outer Banks Posts: 1,075	It's probably the uric acid in the pee. Thats why a yard get the dead spots in the grass. Tomatoes like acidic soil but you might need to add something to neutralize the soil a bit.

07-03-2009, 08:09 PM	#6
magicjeep Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Central NJ Posts: 497	Hey White, believe it or not they are yellow cherry tomatoes. I knew about the pee burning the lawn and thats exactly what they did to the one part of the plant which is getting burnt but the rest of the plant is looking like its gonna die. This is all because one of the mutts had surgery and can go down into the yard until he heals. Damn dogs are worse than kids.

07-04-2009, 08:22 AM	#10
samuel Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 12,453	Forget the tomatoes and eat the dog.Asians say they are a delacasy. ,,,sam.

07-08-2009, 04:21 PM	#11
Deersniper Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,461	The ole dog is just trying to help keep the squirrels away. Put a fake snake in the garden, it sure keeps birds away. Try the invisible fence.

07-08-2009, 05:17 PM	#12
swamprat Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 34	To neutralize the urine in the soil add soda. If it's just one plant a box of Arm and Hammer baking should do it. Apply and water in. Swamprat