About this Episode

A reader struggles with thick-skinned tomatoes.

Plus, Grumpys gripe of the week.

I know it’snot my teeth.

tomatoes

I (laughs) just had a good checkup."

  • Cynthia

Grumpy’s Answer:First, the soil may be too dry.

The solution here is to provide light shade during the hottest part of the day.

crepe myrtle

Gripe Of The Week

My gripe is about crepe myrtles in Argentina.

And what really catches my eye is every one of them is pruned properly.

There’s not a stump in Argentina.

So this is making me mad.

About Ask Grumpy

Ask Grumpyis a podcast featuring Steve Bender, also known asSouthern LivingsGrumpy Gardener.

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