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Tomato plant positioning in relation to other plants

Posted by ibbyco(VIC Aust) November 2, 2014

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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated November 3, 2014 Yeah PC is right. : I should've said "DECEMBER 21/22" instead of SEP. But the point is/wast : Plant tallest farthest on the south of your garden. With summer solar altitude of 60 to 75 degrees (@ midday, in Sydney, ) the...

Tomatoes in Part Shade?

Posted by nancy_drew(5 nw chgo burbs) February 7, 2009

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sheltiecheUpdated November 3, 2014 oops, did not see that OP was old... hopefully someone close to Chicago area will mark their calendars for next year anyway... I know what you mean Daniel, I grew Monomach hat this year in dappled shade, under high canopies of oak...

A True Early Variety Tomato.

Posted by seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1) June 26, 2014

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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated November 3, 2014 Somehow this thread got forgotten. So, I know what happened later in the season in my garden: 1) Siletz was the star performer, in earliness, size and continued production. 2) Bloody butcher was also early but it was a poor perfor...

Opinions of Golden Jubilee

Posted by shelleykj May 7, 2007

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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated November 3, 2014 I grew one some years ago. Then I had heard that yellow tomatoes are generally sweeter. And I recall that GJ was. I will probably grow one next year again.

What critter is eating my green tomatoes?

Posted by dragonfly73 July 24, 2014

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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated November 3, 2014 I found out much later that slugs eat tomatoes too. I have caught some red handed. It is amazing how they climb all the way up there to find a tomato. I have a good plan to take care of them and the earwigs next year. I don't mind...

Tomatoes not ripe. It's been over a month!

Posted by Miss.Fernandez October 29, 2014

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Peter1142(Zone 6b)Updated November 2, 2014 Freeze warning tonight... bring them inside.

To cover or bring inside...or not?

Posted by joflo723(9b) November 1, 2014

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PupillaCharites(FL 9a)Updated November 1, 2014 Hi joflo I would say it really depends. I am facing the same cold snap back to back nights as you except I'm looking at 40-42 F tonight after a high of 60, and tomorrow the same but barely 2-3 degrees warmer, here in 9a. I feel it...

Have I fermented my seeds too long

Posted by seedboy August 15, 2014

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siouxzinUpdated October 31, 2014 ah ok. good to know. I was worried that perhaps I ruined several batches. Also, I am bummed I did not hop in this particular forum sooner, I missed out on your seed swap.. :( (Although this year I do not have a ton to contribute)....

I Will Growm Them Again ..Because :

Posted by seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1) October 22, 2014

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sheltiecheUpdated October 31, 2014 yeah, based on personal experience, this season I've grown about 80 new varieties, and generally grow 40-60 varieties. I have boatload of varieties that I liked and did well for me... problem there are so many new ones to try LOL ...

Cherry Tomato Cracking Badly

Posted by RedSun (Zone 6, NJ) October 27, 2014

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digdirt2Updated October 29, 2014 I had to top them. Or they would grow to 8' tall. Daniel made a very good point about the height. If you can't deal with an 8-12 foot tall plant, which is perfectly normal for most indeterminate varieties, then you may want to re-...

Guidelines for Emasculating and Pollinating Tomatoes

Posted by lubadub(5B PA) October 26, 2014

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chewy2uUpdated October 29, 2014 Thank You Lubadub, Here is more on seeds and how to make crosses. however, I do not know how to leave the url under a click. so you will have to do a google search for this topic. It is available online for free. you can download ...

I can't believe what a difference powdered evaporated milk made.

Posted by jon_z6b June 8, 2012

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chewy2uUpdated October 29, 2014 I am all Organic. and if I need something to save the crop, I lose the crop and choose to be all Organic and just do not grow that crop in the future. I see nothing wrong with losing a crop to not poisoning myself the land and all...

Maya and Sion Airdee Classic

Posted by sheltieche October 23, 2014

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sheltiecheUpdated October 26, 2014 My friends selections of 2006 and 2009 years, grown by me this year were about a week earlier than Maya's and all of them were what I call early midseason. My friend gave some of her F2 seedlings to another friend who got her sele...

Has anyone grown these varieties for TYLCV resistance

Posted by corrie22 January 3, 2009

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fusion_powerUpdated October 26, 2014 If you read the blurbs, it is only intermediate resistance, not immunity. You MUST protect the plants to some degree or they will always go down with TYLC. There are some varieties available now that have more stacked resistance g...

Can't save threads to My Clippings.

Posted by daniel_nyc(7a) October 23, 2014

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daniel_nyc(7a)Updated October 25, 2014 > You can't save whole threads, only posts in the threads. Yes, you save POSTS, but when you click on clippingÃ¢ÂÂ title it will open the ENTIRE page - with ALL the posts, not only the one you saved. Which I like very much. I m...

Flowering in late October (zone 7a) [Long Island, NY]

Posted by daniel_nyc(7a) October 24, 2014

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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated October 25, 2014 Tomato plants, being genetically a perennial, do not have a sensor for seasons. I started pinching all buds/flowers starting lat August on my plants. Because I new that those buds are not going to make it. I was right. My plants a...

Pick The Best Tomatoe in each Category

Posted by greenthumbzdude July 28, 2014

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lkzz(7b)Updated October 25, 2014 1. Best tasting - Black Krim 2. Most productive - Large Red Cherry 3. Earliest producer - Large Red Cherry 4. Largest - German Johnson 5. Ugliest - N/A 6. Tallest (plant) - Large Red Cherry 7. Most prone to disease - Large Red Che...

Side Shoot (suckers) and vigor

Posted by PupillaCharites(FL 9a) October 23, 2014

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bigpinksUpdated October 24, 2014 I grew 3 plants in containers started from suckers. I think the parent plants maybe alredy had a little blight at the bottom when I harvested the suckers and so the new plants did blight out sorta early. I pulled 10-12in suckers a...

What is this?

Posted by lubadub(5B PA) October 14, 2014

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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated October 24, 2014 Marv, I've looked at the picture several times and just cannot be sure of what I'm seeing since the magnification is not high enough to see the interior of the spots I see. And there may be more than one foliage infection as I see...

My indoor tomatoes

Posted by CaraRose October 23, 2014

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delaware(Z7 DE)Updated October 24, 2014 Your tomatoes look wonderful. You should be proud! I'm just getting set up to grow greens and tomatoes under CFL lights. I'm hoping you can answer two burning questions I have. My fantasy is that I can grow successions of tomatoes...

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