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I'm having the exact same problems with these Triple L Crop tomatoes. They appear to have pollinated, but refuse to grow. These plants are 70+ days old, lots of blossoms, I pollinate daily by tapping the plants, and this is the result. Not a single flower has grown beyond the point in the photo. Other varieties of tomatoes are doing just fine. Super frustrating!

The OP failed to report back. But the THING turned into some kind of tomato.
Fruits are the daughters of the plants. One cannot have a daughter without a father (pollen/sperm).

Sorry for the misspelling and thanks for correcting.

I don't see any cost to anybody or harm either. I did not start a new thread, just activated an existing one.
There is nothing wrong with it. PLUS we want to talk about our own experience with our own plants that we are growing. Maybe we can share tips too. At any rate , it is not forced on anybody to comment an partake. Also, this is about growth habit among other things. So just bear with me. Thank you !

Here is a picture of my RC ML.
It still has relatively light green foliage. I water and fertilize it the same way as my other plants. But different plants exhibit different (slightly) foliage color. This I have know for a long time about pepper plants.

Oops, forgot your question. Yes, the RR's are small and can fit into even a six inch pot.

How interesting that they changed from smooth round to pleated.

Thanks for explaining. I hope they taste good!

Linda

tomato forming next to the original tomato from 3+ weeks ago

black krim stalk

BER is a characteristic of some varieties, specifically Roma and related to it, like San Marzano .....

If it was a characteristic of the variety itself rather than the growing conditions then it wouldn't be possible to grow any of them without BER and that isn't the case.

While some paste tomatoes show a higher incidence of developing BER, it is due to their structure when the contributing causes of BER exist. When those conditions do not exist paste tomatoes grow just fine.

Dave

it is due to their structure when the contributing causes of BER exist.

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Boils down to the same thing that I said. So that is a characteristic.
I should have said ONE of the chracteristics ( a = ONE)...... That is also called being "BER PRONE". Again a (=ONE) characteristic.

And we know that BER problem does not continue all season long. That is why you can grow them.

Finally, you better express your own opinion rather than continuing your fault finding mission in my posts.

OK, thanks! I know there's no such thing as disease or pest proof but it seems that every year we have one variety or another that is worse than the others for catching every disease known to man (well, not really but you know what I mean LOL!) So I will just have to wait and see. And have a couple of extra height-extenders handy just in case. Another adventure!!
Edie

Bear Creek was bred by Keith Mueller, who has bred many wonderful varieties.

The link below gives some background on Bear Creek a as well as his others and also what he's working on now.

Carolyn

Here is a link that might be useful: Bear Creek

My Cherokee Purple has 6 fruits and the Brandywnes look healthier than usual., and I planted them "late" this year. I'm thinking "late" is better than "early".

Regular :
"1.arranged in or constituting a constant or definite pattern, especially with the same space between individual instances. "

So by definition if , say Cherokee Purple has "Regular" leaves then a tomato with "carrot" leaves (like Silvery Fir Tree) do not fit into the same class, being regular

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Sorry, but I don't understand what you are trying to say when you talk about a definite pattern and same space between "instances"

That sounds to me more like an attempt to define internode distances which define the difference between ind and det varieties.

You can see from the FAQ that RL leaves have the normal indentations along the leaf edge, while most PL leaves do not, although there are 5 versions of PL leaves that have been recognized.

And heaven knows how many versions of RL leaves since the indentations along the leaf edge can vary considerably from variety to variety to variety as can leaf width, etc.

So, SFT does not have varietgated foliage, it doesn't have angora foliage, it doesn't have PL foliage, it doesn't have rugose foliage,what it has is a version of RL foliage.

I linked below to one picture which shows the foliage pretty well, but you can do a Google search for the variety and IMAGES come up and you can click on those as well

Carolyn

Here is a link that might be useful: Foliage of SFT

For container growers....it is critical NOT to use MG "moisture control" potting mix. It holds way to much water and creates muck near the bottom of the container. Most tomato growers prune lower leaves to avoid all the dreaded fungal/bacterial issues which are so common to maters. Remove damaged/diseased leaves at bottom, and spray.

I hear you with that Fire Duck, But it was regulaur MG and the rest of my container mixes I have in 5-1-1 mix from last year which I replenished. But here is a video that i just made this evening (at leat one part)

This was my attempt today :)

Look below, I just planted a Black Krim and Black Cherry.

In all do time Those Maters will grow :)

Here is a link that might be useful: Mr Beno Link

This post was edited by thebutcher on Sun, Jun 22, 14 at 22:20

Out of six children, I am the only gardener. I like to grow fruits and vegetables that taste better homegrown like tomatoes, carrots, potatoes, cukes....Stuff that takes up too much room, is dirt cheap in the Fall, or is bothered by pests, I can buy those at the grocery store.

I must admit that I simplified my gardening as I got older. These days, I only plant what we can reasonably consume. The first couple of years I gardened, I canned over two hundred jars of pickles, relishes, tomatoes...some of it got used but some got tossed a few years later.

I don't see it as a money saving venture because I can certainly afford to buy whatever I need in the stores...I garden because I like doing it and it is rewarding to eat flavourful, fresh food.

I can grow my own tomatoes for less than $3 per pound for a nice heirloom at the local market. However I go without before spending that much for a tomato. I grow them because it's a passion.

I can't compete with a 106 oz can of tomato puree from Costco for $2.79. I don't know how they do it. If you figure two pounds of tomatoes reduces to one pound for puree it works out to about 20 cents per pound. I buy the puree and then make marinara sauce from it cheaper than I can grow it or buy prepared sauce.

Lettuce is a little different. We used to spend six bucks a week for lettuce, 3 bags times $2 each. A setup for lettuce costs me about $20 for an 18 inch container, potting soil, cage and shade cap. If it lasts five years that's four bucks a year for one setup. It takes about five weeks to grow out an 18 inch rosette and then a week or so downtime. That works out to about eight harvests per year. One eighteen inch head easily matches a bag of lettuce so I am saving about sixteen bucks a year less four for a total of twelve dollars in savings per container. And the lettuce tastes better.

Zeuspaul

Aphids, with wings, bend legs ?!?
I agree wit "fori" on Second one : grasshopper/cricket or something in that category.

Here is a link to an aphid photo for comparison. Wings and all.

Here is a link that might be useful: aphid photo