Another Hefty Tomato

Michael Gatlin sent us this photo of a 1-3/4 lb. tomato he recently picked from his garden near O’Quinn. The tomato variety is Black Kringle. Gatlin said he has experienced problems in past seasons with ugly spots on his tomatoes caused by stink bugs. This year, Gatlin said he followed the advice of Record gardening columnist Andy Behlen by applying Neem oil once a week to deter the stink bugs. So far it seems to be working, he said.

Email pictures and information of successes from your garden to andy@fayettecountyrecord.com and they may appear in a future edition.