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Cool sport of Green Zebra heirloom
Posted by puffie(6)
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ncrealestateguyUpdated Angie, GZs that are green can be fully ripe. They just are not as ripe as the one pictured on the left above. I pick them at both stages and everywhere in between. Less tart and more sweetness as they yellow up.
My evaluation of 10 varieties
Posted by ju1234((8 Dallas TX))
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DeebyUpdated CaraRose, I have one Red Robin about an inch high. What does mounding mean?
Do we finally have a great ready-use cage/trellis for tomatoes?
Posted by djkj(9b)
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daniel_nyc(7a)Updated naturegirl_2007, can we see a picture of that support ?
Black cherry tomato heirloom cross-pollinate?
Posted by surya55_gw
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surya55_gwUpdated Thanks Don; no, I'm not sure about it being black cherry at all. It might be Chocolate Cherry... but it's very pretty though. I will keep the seeds and Carolyn is always so very knowledgeable about these things. Thx both of you fo...
Reliable Seed Sources
Posted by pksinan(z7NM)
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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated pk, there is NO place that sells OP seed that has a perfect record. It's impossible to do b'c most of the places that most deal with have hundreds of plants out each year and cannot bag blossoms and cannot use geographic isolation...
Tomato plant too tall
Posted by geotrin69
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated I believe bigger container sizes have advantages: -- Less frequent watering, fertilizing. -- Provides stability against tipping over. -- It is easier to stake or cage In short it is less challenging and offers more convenience. As...
Can anyone ID this tomato?
Posted by lilpetunia
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PupillaCharites(FL 9a)Updated Been there and done that with the help of Carolyn. Just grow and enjoy it and don't worry about the name - call it what you wish. Yes, I find it fun to give it a home-grown descriptive name rather than think of it as an orphan, an...
Weird insects eating tomato plant
Posted by ari04(9b)
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theforgottenone1013(MI zone 5b/6a)Updated Leafminers. If it's only a few leaves and the plant is large enough you can just pick off the affected leaves and dispose of them. If it's a lot of leaves or a small plant you might try squishing them with your fingers (while wear...
Small tomatos?
Posted by kyledonihoo
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donna_in_sask(2b)Updated I've seen a few examples of people planting in straw bale gardens online and they have never done well. I don't know what the premise behind using them as opposed to planting into soil. Maybe to avoid nematodes? Then I would look ...
Trouble with watering tomatoes from below
Posted by chambers
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chambersUpdated Thanks Seysonn, yeah, I water a lot, as much for heat as anything, but I didn't think the nutrients would wash out since I'm watering from below. Guess that's not the case . . . The last thing that put it together for me is that m...
Can anyone ID this "bug" for me, please!
Posted by joeorganictomatoes(6A)
2 Comments
djkj(9b)Updated Looks like grubs to me
2014 tomato harvest - post your pic
Posted by nugrdnnut(6a n-c WA)
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michael723(6)Updated Ajsmama: didn't realize you were in CT as well! Southern myself.. I'm going to try to get to a market next year.. Do you have much success?
Husky Cherry Tomato opinion
Posted by BeeAnn9
2 Comments
carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated I knew there were already several threads here about this variety since I know I posted in some of them. So below I've linked to that search here and you'll see several theads just about this variety and also other comments in man...
Tomatoes that do not ripen
Posted by herbalcroft
3 Comments
seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated Gregory, You are right on the money about night lows. Here in North Seattle area(Sammamish) our night lows RARELY stayed above 58F. Even when day highs were like 87F, the temps doped to under 60F. This is because of our very clear...
Do you like sweet tomatoes?
Posted by sheltieche
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Gregory123Updated To my taste sweetness is not as critical as texture, juiciness and overall tomato flavor. I don't like a hard solid kind of dry texture. I basically want the kind of quality tomato that you cant buy in the grocery store.
Is this caused by spider mites?
Posted by ari04(9b)
4 Comments
seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated Well. First thing first. 1- I would prune those lower leaves, anyway. 2- Repot, burying down more (another 5" or so) 3- spray with fungicide. I like Neem Oil spray: It is Fungicide and pesticide both in one. It is also organi...
Saving seeds from a bad tomato
Posted by sue_ct(z6 CT)
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sue_ct(z6 CT)Updated I do remember your offer Carolyn, and I greatly appreciate it. I didn't know you were planning to wait until fall, but thank you for letting me know. I know how busy you are so if you didn't get to it I would understand. By the wa...
New World Record 8.41 Pound Tomato
Posted by growneat
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PupillaCharites(FL 9a)Updated Perhaps when the book written by Male arrives in the mail you'll quickly find out that NO hybrids are included in the book,(smile) YES, that was the punch line of my joke which is why I smiled first! I get a few in there every onc...
Tomato Plant Support or No?
Posted by kathleen57(6)
2 Comments
digdirt2Updated Better results? No as too much fruit is lost to rot, diseases, and other damage when plants are allowed to sprawl. Although with determinate type plants I find the damage is much less than with indeterminates. As you mentioned, th...
Greenhouse Tomato Varities
Posted by jghooker
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barrie2m_(6a, central PA)Updated A Canadian Coop manager gave a presentation where he stated that Trust is the most offen grown greenhouse tomato. However over my many years of growing various varieties I've had more success with cheaper seed price varieties like...
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