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Posted by Deeby
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DeebyUpdated LOL.
Spraying With Aspirin And No Blight!
Posted by ncrealestateguy
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated Aspirin is an acid (acetylsalicylic acid ). It is also a thinner. Some people put a tablet in cut flowers water. I think it might prevent bacterial growth, as most bacteria cannot thrive in acidic environment. So that might the re...
Tops of tomatoes browning where they meet the stem.
Posted by BarleyBean15(6A)
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated The spot on that part of tomatoes is normal in some large varieties.
Does this look like something that could kill my tomatoes?
Posted by dominickg23
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dominickg23Updated Okay, thanks guys. Looks like it's gonna be raining all night and through tomorrow. I suppose then I'll have an answer.
What's wrong with my tomatoes?
Posted by OldHippieMomma
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labradors_gwUpdated It looks like Blossom End Rot which is caused by uneven watering (maybe it rained hard). It tends to affect the plum varieties the most. It's best to pull them off the plant so that it can put it's energy into making new, perfect ...
Strange roots
Posted by green_passion(7)
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green_passion(7)Updated Thanks, Carolyn for a good reply. I remember the Fused blossom on the plants but I did not know about it. Still I have some tomatoes (fused blossom) on the plants. They are Brandywine Black the stem are not tangle and they are hug...
Who has blight, and where?
Posted by ilovecucumbers Zone 6b, NE PA
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lionheart_gw (USDA Zone 5A, Eastern NY)Updated I usually use fungicide, but got lazy this year and lulled into a false sense of security because it wasn't too humid and the weather had been pretty great. That'll teach me. :-) So, Cucumbers, we'll get it sorted out eventually.
What's in your permanent rotation?
Posted by CaraRose
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Baby G (Z10, Sunset 20, SoCal-LA, 150-550 Chl Hrs)Updated To Deeby - Have you planted many winter tomato beds? What works for you?
Paul Robeson growers
Posted by joy_unspeakable(7NC)
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nugrdnnut(6a n-c WA)Updated My PR was one of my first dark tomatoes to produce... and the fruit was good. Not real productive (~12 fruit), but tastes good. The plant now looks like it is dwindling... more than any other of my tomato plants. Cuostralee, Opalk...
First tomato of the season
Posted by HotHabaneroLady(7a Central MD)
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2ajsmamaUpdated Black Krim - I have to pick more tomorrow, expecting heavy rain Wed (guess I won't be going to market, not that I expect that many anyway). I can't wait to taste these! We ate some cherry tomatoes today (SS100 and GD, Sungold need...
momotaro Yellow Tomato Seeds
Posted by palomasgirl53
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digdirt2Updated It is called Momotaro Gold and apparently, based on earlier discussions here about it, seeds are only available from Japanese growers as it is supposedly an unstableF2 hybrid of the regular F1 pink. Some are gold, some are red, an...
Broken Stem - Review My Fix
Posted by charleslumia(5)
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PupillaCharites(FL 9a)Updated Three days ago, main stem broke when I neglected to properly secure it my plant, it rained and weighed down everything causing this. Unfortunately the break is on a stem that has half of the flowers and was the most vigorous. The ...
Tomato ripening and high temperatures
Posted by mihaip123(6)
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barrie2m_(6a, central PA)Updated Don't agree with the ripening statement b/c I notice oodles of my tomatoes ripening in my greenhouses when temperatures are very high. However, when temperatures are very high they don't set fruit as well ( variety dependent) and ...
insects bitting tomatoe plant leaves?
Posted by wantboost
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wantboostUpdated
Favorite Topping
Posted by goodground(z6 NJ)
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Kpn.Kardif(8 PNW)Updated The finished product, open face so I can eat it like a pizza! So good I ate three =)
My tomatoes look like they may be dying help please!!!
Posted by boulou3
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hilnaricUpdated Yes, nobody grows vegetables like Silvia can. But Donna is right. Most of us pull out tomatoes and many other vegetables starting in May, then either take the summer off or switch to hot weather veg like okra, sweet potatoes, gand...
Help: my tomato plant stopped "drinking"
Posted by mihaip123(6)
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PupillaCharites(FL 9a)Updated I'm glad you took the aluminum foil suggestion. Even though they are self-watering containers, there was no barrier to the reservoir around the perimeter of your pot because of the design of the bottom. I think that is a design fl...
Bonnie Plants a Monopoly?
Posted by ncrealestateguy
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PupillaCharites(FL 9a)Updated My local Lowes hosts a Bonnie Plants display with about 100 starter tomato plants and they are the saddest leaf eaten yellowest tomato plants I've ever seen. They are $6.40 with tax each. Too bad, they had some Mortgage Lifters, r...
When shall i pinch off tomato flowers to stop growing
Posted by ivy_huan
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated According to a "tomato timeline" posted here before and linked many times, It take about 52 days from the bud to the ripe fruit. This is for large fruits in the middle of growing season. But it can take shorter/less time...
My Post on the Cooking Forum
Posted by dcarch7 d c f l a s h 7 @ y a h o o . c o m
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dcarch7 d c f l a s h 7 @ y a h o o . c o mUpdated Thank you everyone! So many interesting tomatoes to grow. So little time and so little space! dcarch
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