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Old Tomato Called Saint Louis
Posted by pappabell(6)
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PupillaCharites(FL 9a)Updated pappabell, good luck with your great project and thanks again for posting all this! Above is my attempt at the complete translation of the long original release description from your page of the old Ingegnoli catalog you posted ;-...
lemon drop tomato
Posted by Peter1142(Zone 6b)
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labradors_gwUpdated If you haven't tried it, you'll be in for a pleasant experience. It really is tasty, as well as prolific. Too bad it's a hybrid and we cannot save seeds! Linda
Help beef tomatoes always too small
Posted by Lorraine Miller
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digdirt2Updated Size of the fruit is primarily determined by the genes of the variety so without knowing the name of the variety those fruit may be perfectly normal. In addition container grown plants will almost always produce smaller fruit than...
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone !
Posted by daniel_nyc(7a)
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated Thanks Daniel. Happy Thanksgiving to you all . I celebrate through the weekend. Not over yet. Seysonn
Tomato growth stunted
Posted by BennVenn
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PupillaCharites(FL 9a)Updated Hi BennVenn, I didn't realize you are in Australia till now... who in their right mind isn't growing their tomatoes outside down under in this wonderful season? You know 80% of the North Americans are foaming at the mouth just wai...
Good Varieties for Hoophouse
Posted by 4SEASONca(Western NC 6)
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RI-MikeUpdated I grew Pozzano F1 from Johnnies two years in a row and it performs ok, but they are indeterminate, so by mid June they are pushing through the plastic of the tunnel. I also grew Burpee Super Sauce and was really impressed with the...
tomato ripening
Posted by dba1954(6 - Buffalo area)
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daniel_nyc(7a)Updated I'm sorry tete-a-tete, but I don't know the variety. This year I planted 35 varieties. It was pretty difficult in that "jungle" to see what varieties were the tomatoes I picked up. Many vines were 15+ ft. long. Next year...
Next Season Tomato Planting Plans -part II
Posted by seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated HOW MANY VARIETIES YOU GREW/MENTIONED ?: A rough count in this thread alone shows that in 2014 close to ONE HUNDRED varieties mentioned/grown. Maybe another hundred was not mentioned ( just GW members). But I have read that there ...
Tomato Variety
Posted by JesseCruz21311
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suncitylindaUpdated In addition you will be dealing with wind, quite a lot of it in your high dessert location. Get your tomato plants set out as early as humanly possible. You can purchase or make frost caps or purchase specialty product to protect ...
Freeze coming - worth picking green cherry tomatoes?
Posted by jennieboyer(8)
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barrie2m_(6a, central PA)Updated There are only so many uses for green tomatoes and I believe that unless you like the end product you are better to not waste time preparing large quantities of it. I decided this morning to compost over 10 bu. of larger green tom...
Helsing Juntion Blues
Posted by bluemater(z5 IL)
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digdirt2Updated From another tomato discussion board we can't link to here - "Taste is not really mild but more mellow yet a fairly complex, well balanced taste." I find them to have little to no acidic bite yet not overly sweet. An und...
?? on starting tomatos from seed.
Posted by ontheteam(5a-6 (S.Eastern, MA))
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williammorgan(6b)Updated I'm in SE MA as well and I think with your set up you can definitely get them in that house fine. I mean with hoop houses I've made I'm setting them in the ground April 1st or so. I have to take internal precautions like covering ...
brown appearing on brandywine leaves
Posted by corpus
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corpusUpdated Thanks Jean, yes, there was some doubt and I decided to err (if I was erring at all) on the side of caution. PC, thanks for your advice! I'll try that. We call them "laterals" here. I didn't take any more pictures. The p...
Best way of saving tomato seeds
Posted by seedkeeper(9)
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digdirt2Updated Thanks PC for the summary. Saves us having to go watch the video. Blender? Wonder how many seeds get damaged or destroyed in the process? No fermentation? No disinfection? No thanks. Only 24-48 hours drying and on plastic coated s...
Tomatoes how to make them grow larger
Posted by Lorraine Miller
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ddsackUpdated If you click on any upside down picture, it opens up in another separate window where it is right side up. Remember we all use different brands of computers or hand-held devides with various operating systems to access the interne...
Immortal Tomatoes
Posted by Peter1142(Zone 6b)
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Peter1142(Zone 6b)Updated I went out last night, as temps were dipping to the mid 20's and I wanted to get the last butternut, and there were MORE TOMATOES out on that plant. The last of the few blooms it had with temps around 50 went on to become tomatoes...
extending daylight indoors
Posted by ongodsmountain
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ongodsmountainUpdated Well Gregory123, I took your advice and bit the bullet on the 400 watt light... It's way more than I was planning on or could afford.... but at least it's something I can use years into the future... and 'handles' this part of my ...
That sad time of year
Posted by ediej1209(5 N Central OH)
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ediej1209(5 N Central OH)Updated AACK!!! Hudson, you're killing me!!! Now I have a bad case of the "I wants"!!!! Edie
DWC tomato plant wilt after res change
Posted by Ban32
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PupillaCharites(FL 9a)Updated Hi Ban, I hear you on the Flora Kleene stuff ... just like all of those whiz bang products, they are worth hanging on to and some time you may get some tough salt buildup in the hydroton or whatever you have in the EnF and it may ...
end of season volunteers
Posted by amylou321
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amylou321Updated Thanks Dave. No it wasn;t want i wanted to hear, but it was as i suspected. I figured it never hurts to ask and hope, especially when it comes to free food! :) I guess ill just toss them out and start from scratch like always in t...
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