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Harvest Dilemma (Rutgers Determinate)
Posted by dave.ksd
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated Because you will be out of town : -- put the very ripe ones in the refrigerator. -- pick any and all the tomatoes with a hint of color and place them in a cardboard box inside lots of crumble newspaper, put the box in a relatively...
What is wrong with my plant?
Posted by smh65(4a)
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missingtheobvious(Blue Ridge 7a)Updated Is the tomato growing in the ground, or in a pot? Container tomatoes need fertilizer every week or so (diluted to 25% strength or so), because most of the fertilizer you use will be washed out of the pot when you water. It would a...
Stupice
Posted by vinnybob(z8Oregon)
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joeorganictomatoes(6A)Updated I'm growing the Stupice this year for the 1st time. I chose it because it was an early one. LOL with the weather we've been having this season it was about 2 weeks late. It is still producing for me even though temps here have now...
Is there a name for tomatoes that fall off before ripening?
Posted by sluginator(10b)
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sluginator(10b)Updated No deer. I am in a city. I have a lot of rugrats running around, though. These are a roma-sized tomato, called Juliet. They really want to fall of the vine. If I so much as brush past a cluster off tomatoes while reaching for a ri...
Are Physalis easier than tomatoes?
Posted by castorp
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castorpUpdated Thanks for the reply, Dave. I do grow regular tomatoes--usually successfully. I probably always will grow tomatoes. I've gotten tons of advice from the people over on the Florida forum. I've been hanging out over there more than a...
saving seeds from diseased plants?
Posted by SunshineZone7(7)
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digdirt2Updated Septoria, like most of the common tomato plant diseases, are not seed-borne and do not affect the seed in any way. So saving the seed from the fruit is not an issue. On the other hand it never hurts to disinfect the seeds. The fer...
Early tomatoes for zone 5?
Posted by 2ajsmama
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated I am already fermenting 3 varieties to save seeds for the next season. Early varieties, as Bmoser has mentioned, tend to be smaller., about 1.5 oz avrge. In the top 10 earlies are: --- BLOODY BUTCHER, STUPICE, MATINA, KIMBERLY, MO...
Wonder light aka Lemony tomato
Posted by sheltieche
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sheltiecheUpdated Carolyn, thank you much for info! Great tomato though, am sure it has a name LOL
No-mess lizard IPM ;-)
Posted by PupillaCharites(FL 9a)
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PupillaCharites(FL 9a)Updated Thanks ddsack We must be about as far apart climate wise as it gets in the lower 48. It sure is a great feeling to feed the beneficial creatures with trespassing pests that prey on our tomatoes. After squashing one too many caterp...
Goose poop!
Posted by gardener_sandy
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daniel_nyc(7a)Updated Has Anyone Ever Had Canadian Geese Eat Their Tomato Plants? (GardenWeb)
Help! My son poured boiling water on my tomatoes
Posted by darktendril
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darktendrilUpdated Thanks everyone! We tied up all of the vines, so that they were at least off the ground, and today the plant seems to be doing much better - even starting to sprout little suckers again :). I was worried, because the anthill was o...
Why do they only eat my unripe tomatoes?
Posted by HotHabaneroLady(7a Central MD)
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Judybear236Updated Haha! I would suspect that with the awful year we've been having here (SE Wisconsin) that they are eating the green ones because there aren't any red ones yet. I also suspect that it's a variety of thieves (But woodchucks??) becau...
Your Fastest Germination Time
Posted by PupillaCharites(FL 9a)
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PupillaCharites(FL 9a)Updated Thanks Lindalana for sharing the specifics of your techniques; I had started some exotic ones last night and when I read what you said, I actually put a heat lamp/heating pad on them as they were well insulated under a humidity do...
I made it to the Farmers' Market !
Posted by Deeby
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donna_in_sask(2b)Updated No offence, Dave...I have nothing against farmers markets...this was just an experience I had at my local one.
You know you're cheap when...
Posted by Deeby
19 Comments
ediej1209(5 N Central OH)Updated One thing is for sure - it can't taste any worse than Green Zebra!
unknown tomatoes! need identifying
Posted by hgds
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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated On Aug 17th the orginal poster said it was a plant bought at the supermarket. I had thought fruits at first, but indeed I would go back to the Supermarket since plants that are bought have a label and a source.such as Bonnie plant...
Green Zebra Cherry or Michael Pollan? COMPARE
Posted by kristimama
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charluna(9)Updated I can only comment on the Green Zebra Cherry that I having growing now. It is very prolific and the fruit are sweet and juicy. The one thing I have noticed with mine is that if left on the vine a bit too long they start to split, ...
Self-watering probes for potted tomato
Posted by RubenE
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PupillaCharites(FL 9a)Updated Ruben, I think it would work, but I don't think it is optimal since in my limited experience tomatoes prefer a good root watering and then allowing the soil to get somewhat dry. Tomatoes are especially vulnerable to Fusarium and V...
Has anyone here tried baking soda for powdery mildew?
Posted by dominickg23
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dominickg23Updated Alright, I guess I'll just give it a shot then. Thanks.
Can anyone identify this?
Posted by joeorganictomatoes(6A)
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joeorganictomatoes(6A)Updated Ok Dave will do. Thanks...Question for you...if this is a soil borne pathogen how is it that the plant which has been in the soil since May 12 is just now being affected. Are all pathogens present in the soil and only affect the p...
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