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Tomato plant dying, not sure what's wrong?
Posted by johannajo
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated It's pointless to spray when disease isn't preset. %%%%%%%%%% It is a common practice to spray tomato plants regularly, from early on , with anti fungal and anti bacterial, as a preventive measure. Often it is too late to try spra...
Dehydrating canned tomatoes
Posted by Tomboy
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Gregory123Updated I think you will be fine, canned tomatoes over time can start to effect the coating on the inside of the can and even when canned in jars can develop a slight tinny taste. But either was should be safe. When making tomato powder i...
Looking for Rocky Top seeds
Posted by beverlyr(z5 Ohio)
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BBrinkmanUpdated Go to earlysgarden.com. They have 10 seeds to a packet for $1.99
Frost damaged tomato plants
Posted by newlyminted
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PupillaCharites(FL 9a)Updated Hi and welcome to the friendly forum ;-) It really depends because one person's idea of a cold snap isn't necessarily the same as another's. If it was below 30 degrees (-1 C), for more than a couple of hours probably they are in b...
What Tomatos Are Meaty?
Posted by RedSun (Zone 6, NJ)
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mnwsgal(Hennepin, MN 4)Updated This year I am growing Kellogg's Breakfast, orange beefsteak, and Bobbie, large deep pink/red heart, that have been meaty with a mild taste and very productive. Also growing a Brandy Boy F10 which is meaty but more moist.
Coeur de Boufe seed source ?
Posted by namfon
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated "Costoluto" again is not a variety just as "ox heart" is not a single variety. But there is a famous Costoluto called "Costoluto Genoves " (spl ?). Its seeds is widely available.
So, are you going to start EARLIER, next year ?
Posted by daniel_nyc(7a)
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated Starting early, in my case, it is both easy and require some extra work. It is easy, because we don't have a danger of frost from early April on. But it is difficult because the weather won't warm up till June. So, you plant early...
Indigo Blue Beauty Tomato
Posted by maj742 (zone 4-5) north-central WI
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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated Maj, as you noted it is new fo rthis year and when one Googles it, as I did, all I saw were seed vendors that were selling it. It was bred by Brad Gates at Wild Boar Farms in CA/ I read and often post at several message sites and ...
First frost!!!???
Posted by crab_grass(5)
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maj742 (zone 4-5) north-central WIUpdated Use tarps, blankets, boxes, heavier plastic, etc. Anything you can get your hands on. Thin plastic is not enough to prevent frost damage, though it may help if put it over or under another layer of something else. Cover from top t...
Cover Crop to follow late blighted tomatoes
Posted by qbush(6, NE MA)
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qbush(6, NE MA)Updated Daconil is not an option. I have a dog , and a 14 year old son in the garden. I am not sure who is more careless, so I just avoid anything toxic that I possibly can. I CAN buy tomatoes... Yes Bmoser, YET. So I am reporting to loca...
Can I do anything?
Posted by barb_roselover_in
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donna_in_sask(2b)Updated Is there late blight in your area? Do the tomatoes have tough leathery patches at the top by the stem? If it's not that...you might have picked them too soon...they need to get to a certain size to ripen properly.
What's more important for you, in a tomato ?
Posted by daniel_nyc(7a)
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eileen_gardenerUpdated Taste is everything. My brandywines were more delicious by a long mile than any other tomatoes I grew. I got maybe a dozen but they were the best I have tasted for a long time. If I only got 2 off the plant it was still worth grow...
Mom's big fat red grapes tomato
Posted by sheltieche
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sheltiecheUpdated Carolyn, thanks! Yeah, I have received these in the swap. Name is clearly written, I will ask at other place then. It sounds like more plum than cherry grape tomato by name. I got it last year but have not grown yet. More on the l...
Genetically Modified Purple Tomatoes
Posted by labradors_gw
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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated These are political statements with blurred boundaries of what constitutes "conventional" breeding, just like when I go to Whole Foods and see "Conventional" vs. "Organic". In fact, Indigo Rose was de...
Rosso Sicilian Tomato
Posted by springtogarden(6A)
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springtogarden(6A)Updated Lindalana, That it is quite the contradiction lol! Maybe she has the magic touch?!
The Color of Tomato
Posted by seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated Sun Gold is a true "CHERRY" size. It is sweet and juicy and split if over ripe. I have other cherries too. One is red/pink and 3 times as big as SG. I have no name for it b.c I got the seeds from store bought heirloom. A...
Similar to Wes????
Posted by tomatovator21
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smithmalUpdated Pink Honey is a heart that ripens very early, has great production and has a very pleasant zingy taste. smithmal
Blah tomato flavor
Posted by catherinet(5 IN)
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PupillaCharites(FL 9a)Updated No commercial name that I know of, it's one of several under research lock and key. The lemon basil gene used which expresses geraniol synthase is named the "GES gene" in the literature. Transgenic tomato lines overexpre...
Can i grow italian tomatoes in malaysia?
Posted by peakchua
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diemoldau123Updated emkayriz, thank you for the follow up pic. Really nice tomatoes! I transplanted mine a week ago and so far they are doing fine. I hope I can duplicate your success :)
What happened to these tomatoes?
Posted by dominickg23
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dominickg23Updated Thanks! I have been waiting very impatiently for these tomatoes, it looked a lot worse at first sight.
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