The past week was quite busy. We worked in three different villages in three days, and on Friday, I went to Dar es Salaam for a meeting.
Here are 10 things that happened this week (in no particular order)
1. Hiked through gorgeous scenery to a farmer’s field
2. Crossed a stream to get to another farmer’s field
Barefoot plant pathology!
3. Hiked past Maasai cattle to get back to the truck
4. Used a log to cross a water pit to get to a farmer’s field
It was like a Tanzanian edition of Wipeout. Can you guess who wiped out?
5. Had my shoe stolen by a dog
While my boots were drying out from the water pit, a dog decided one boot would make an excellent chew toy. I got my boot back, but now have a lasting reminder of the dog.
6. Double O-H-I-O
Last time we visited this village, we made the O-H-I-O. This visit, the farmers wanted in on the action!
7. Applied tomato leaf samples onto FTA cards using a meat tenderizer
It’s a multifunctional kitchen tool. Make sure to use the flat side!
8. Bought 100 empty pop bottles
The bottles are for a greenhouse experiment
9. Successfully demoed bacterial streaming
My first field demo of Ralstonia streaming from a tomato stem
Bacterial streaming (the cloudy strands coming from the stem are bacteria)! If a clear glass isn’t available, pop bottles will do the job!
10. Had a giant millipede climb on my hand
Something I don’t think I want to do again!
Hi,
I am about to start growing tomatoes in net houses in Tanzania.
but during my visits to some local farms, I found something similar to leaf minor on the tomatoes’ leaves, but the larva is bigger in size and more difficult to control. and I was tolled from local farmers it is kind of leaf minor. I need your advice in controlling this problem and contain it from being spreading more.
your cooperation will be highly appreciated.
My best regards.
It may be Tuta absoluta which was just found in Tanzania in 2014. http://www.tutaabsoluta.com/
Hi, can I know the best way to control leaf minor on tomatoes growing in net house in Tanzania. ( larva is bigger than usual leaf minor known to me)
your cooperation will be highly appreciated.