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mulches, cover crops
Posted by sheltieche
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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated Carolyn, it is interesting thought about soil being frozen to kill pathogens... but OTOH, the ever nasty C diff lives in the gut peacefully until opportunity arises... so if there is some small nasties that do overwinter in the so...
Tomatillo Problems
Posted by evoar
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated This is an old thread (2006). I also posted a comment in 2011, mentioning that my SINGLE tomatillo plant did fine previous year but my 3 plant are not fruiting, as of the end of June. Once again, there are posts written by the gar...
Anthracnose on stored tomatoes
Posted by danzeb(7a long island)
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Prachi(6b (NJ))Updated I'd love to know the answer to this one as well.
Arkansas Traveler
Posted by PupillaCharites(FL 9a)
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dbarron(z7_Arkansas)Updated I'm afraid I didn't know Joe's personal life that well. I was only a lowly undergraduate who watered his tomatoes for a year or so (lol). I do remember the Ozark Pink, but never liked it as well, I always felt my tomatoes should b...
Seeds from my volunteer's F1 Yellow Cherry - What to do?
Posted by llebetkin
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najanajaUpdated an easy solution: keep your current seeds. try one seed next year. if not successful, try another one the following year. if you have 10% seeds from cross pollination, you chance of having one bad seed is 10% and two bad seeds is ...
Looking for Tomato Seeds
Posted by tom9047
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated Tom, I have never come even close to growing any of those in your list and even most of the names are not familiar to me. But may I ask, what specifics about those that are of interest to you ?
Early Tomato Varieties
Posted by Bruneau
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated REPORT CARD: my 2014 EARLY ones, were as follows: --- Bloody Butcher: Wont repeat. It produced the very first ripe tomato. BUT the fruit size was too small, not that prolific, aggressive vine, PL prone to diseases (mildew ? mold ?...
How's the weather ?
Posted by daniel_nyc(7a)
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daniel_nyc(7a)Updated The cherries LOOOOVE being in the small hoop house...
suggestion for a costoluto-like variety
Posted by najanaja
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PupillaCharites(FL 9a)Updated Personally, I have a space saved for one of these three varieties, the first two are supposed to do ok right till 1st freeze, and Rio Grande is listed as a determinate but witnesses say differently: Rio Grande (semi-det., very pro...
Tiny Tomatoes
Posted by judyj(Z5 CO)
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judyj(Z5 CO)Updated Well then, I think next year we'll get two or three plants. We'll let one grow normally and prune the other two in two separate ways. That'll let me see how it works. These tiny tomatoes don't appear to have a main stem like the o...
Big Golden Delicious Tomato
Posted by pappabell(6)
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pappabell(6)Updated Taste is first for me too,I have boughten Valencia seeds from many many sources,everybody that sells it in the entire country,trying to find that dark gold colored Valencia tomato that I grew back in the 80s.But to no avail.All ha...
Gleckler Seedmen
Posted by euarto_gullible(5)
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milehighgirl(CO USDA 5B/Sunset 2B)Updated Thanks Carolyn, I am glad I got some great seeds from them while I could.
Low acid tomatoes
Posted by Peter1142(Zone 6b)
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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated Can anyone recommend the best low acid tomatoes for next year's planting? (Reflux issues). Want to grow both cherries/grapes and globe or beefsteak. Zone 6b. Thanks. &&&&&&& But when Jet Star F1 was men...
Desperately seeking: "Wasatch Beauty" tomato seeds
Posted by lolauren(7a)
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northernmich(5)Updated Farm came through....I got a box of seeds from my loan to them...fresh out of WA state. Need some, contact me for these rare seeds!
T Choc
Posted by reginald_317
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sheltiecheUpdated Was one of favorites this year.
Cherry Tomatoes: Can you keep the same plant year after year?
Posted by Bubinkos
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PupillaCharites(FL 9a)Updated Hi, welcome to the big online tomato patch, I don't know of any place in Florida (your State) that you would want to keep a plant going. After a plant gives a good fruit load which I guess yours has yet to do, itâÂÂs usually pret...
Snow is coming, but temp is above freezing...
Posted by najanaja
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dbrown2351(5)Updated If the temp has been consistently below 50 for a while, and especially if it is 34, they are done for anyway. Frost or no. They will not grow nor ripen.
Yellow and yellowish tomatoes
Posted by helenh(z6 SW MO)
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated B.U.M.P Cause I am planting to grow some yellow/orange/gold tomato plants, this old thread was interesting. My previous choices had been KB and KBX. Now I like Cherokee Golden. Earl of Edgecombe also looks a good choice. Now, I ca...
For Hudson !
Posted by Deeby
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hudson___wy(3)Updated Hi Deborah - thanks for the info. I think container gardening is much harder than raised beds or direct in the soil gardening. What little container gardening I have tried - didn't turn out so well. We all have something to be env...
Can tomatoes be grown in the same bed year after year
Posted by allenwrench
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sheltiecheUpdated eh, how about this? Here is a link that might be useful: back to Eden
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