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Ukrainka - A Russian Paste
Posted by containerted
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sheltiecheUpdated Thanks for sharing! On my list for next year. I too do not have reliable results from San Marzano varieties. This year Petrovich was great plum for me and Lagidnyi, which great container size plant,very productive. Lagidnyi was mo...
Tomatoes rotting very quickly
Posted by catherinet(5 IN)
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catherinet(5 IN)Updated Oh man, yes........I have tons of stink bugs all over the garden. This year has been incredibly worse than usual. I guess I had to trade them off for not having any squash bugs this year. We' re not allowed to have everything we w...
Suckers
Posted by bigpinks
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bigpinksUpdated Not positive but am pretty sure the mother plants had blight started down low when I pulled the suckers. I might grow the late ones under lights next yr but I really think the that the disease here in the Ohio River Valley is almo...
Russian varieties
Posted by daniel_nyc(7a)
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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated Why did I read the first 10 pages of that Amazon link, wellI was intrigued with all the wrong info given for many of the varieties and at page 10 it segued to buy your Russian Dressing here,so I left. I would never never suggest t...
Mikalych - Huge Globe-shaped Fruit
Posted by containerted
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sheltiecheUpdated Yes, Pink Flamingo was either unstable or mix as shapes reported were different, but majority of people reported excellent taste so it is on my list for next year. Am looking forward to Ukrainka as Prue was less than stellar perfo...
Planting basil to deter white flies...?
Posted by jimsocal
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DeebyUpdated Wouldn't a sticky yellow fly thing work? I don't know what it's called but hopefully you know what I mean. I'd hang a few near infestations. Yes, I know this thread's old. Me too. : )
My First Time Growing Tomatoes. Are They Spent or Diseased?
Posted by scooboo(7b GA)
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scooboo(7b GA)Updated Daniel_NY - The plant is hanging in there, no new dead spots since I cleaned it up and started watering and feeding more. Of the 20+ tomatoes that I had on the vine about half of those became ripe enough to pick this week, so I ha...
Will powdery mildew spread to the fruit?
Posted by dominickg23
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dominickg23Updated Aye. But I'm almost certain it's Powdery Mildew...so it is good to know that the fruit is most likely safe :) Thanks. Now I can go back to focusing on keeping the rest of the plant green.
Similar to Brandywine?
Posted by brandon05w
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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated Brandon, where do you garden and I ask bc Brandywine does better in many parts of the country than others. I'm not one who thinks that brandywine has THE best taste around, although I do think that is has a unique taste, at least ...
How Test for Pesticides in My Tomatoes
Posted by AnnaA
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labradors_gwUpdated Or they have an old bottle stashed away..... Linda
Anyone ordered the SteakHouse Hybrid from Burpee?
Posted by wertach zone 7-B SC
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don3727(7a)Updated I got a late start on planting my own Steakhouse 7 inch starts from seed on 5-16-14. The pic below shows the first and biggest sample. I am 6 ft tall and the steakhouse tomato plant is 7 ft at the time of this pic and about 8 ft n...
What? 36 inch tall plant and 8+pound tomato
Posted by growneat
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growneatUpdated Moved to the other thread. Please ignore this one.
Beefsteak Tomatos
Posted by Pacman311
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PupillaCharites(FL 9a)Updated Hi Pacman, I would recommend this generous thread, take a look at it and just mention your gardening interests. Adopt-A-Newbie I've bought a few seeds from tomato community people that are self-proprietors and not the big ones. Th...
match the size cage to the tomato variety
Posted by antipodean(10b)
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antipodean(10b)Updated Thanks Dave, they are about 6 foot but i will need to 'sink' them so 5 foot something when secured in place and are made from 2.5mm galvanized wire. I don't plan to prune, although i'll only plant 12- 15 so no trouble if i have to...
A Few larger ones
Posted by containerted
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated My largest so far has been a 15 oz CP. BTW: it is a 15 inch cucumber next to it.
To top tomato plants or not
Posted by gbob61(6a)
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gbob61(6a)Updated Greetings, since I originally posted my question here's what happened. We've had a great summer here with temps in the 50's at night and 70's to 80's during the day. 8 days ago temps started hitting 100 and I guess my plants could...
Another picture for forum "can I salvage these?"
Posted by michigan-garden-girl
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digdirt2Updated I don't even see a link to a picture. Lots of ways to post photos here so what is the problem you are having? Plus there is a preview of your post you can look at to make sure the photo comes through on the post or not. Did you ch...
Can I salvage these or not?
Posted by michigan-garden-girl
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digdirt2Updated Need to see the picture you refer to. The weather could explain much of it just as it has for many others this year. "Salvage", this late in the season, is probably pointless if even possible as far north as you are. Dav...
Brown Cow :-(
Posted by rt_peasant(5 CO)
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daniel_nyc(7a)Updated hippy, can we see some pictures please ?
What is Wrong With These Tomatoes?
Posted by val1(z4 UT)
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated Blossom End Rot (BER) generally initiates from the point of blossom. That point is like human belly button. When the fruit cannot close and seal it, air and with it bacteria get in there and start rotting. see a typical BER in thi...
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