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How long does it REALLY take for tomato plants to mature?
Posted by highlandernorth
23 Comments
reginald_317Updated The average time listed on the tags of my plants is about 75-90 days til they start to produce, but I'm pretty sure thats the same time that it is supposed to take these plants to produce from ungerminated seeds. The DTM is pretty...
coffee grounds
Posted by reacon
19 Comments
flo9Updated Adding coffee ground to my sunflower its grown about a foot since so it def works. It hadn't grown taller for over a month.
What's wrong with this plant?
Posted by wunderpit(9)
9 Comments
seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated Bed is 10-12" deep. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 12" deep is ok , as long as it is filled to the brim. It seems that the bed is not full. If the bed is made 10" deep and 2" of it ie empty, there can be a problem. I woul con...
Incredible Summer in The PNW
Posted by seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)
4 Comments
nugrdnnut(6a n-c WA)Updated Just off the east slope of the cascades (Okanogan River Valley), I think we've had a record number of highs above 100 degrees. Most of my tomato plants are having massive blossom drop, with the exception of my cherry tomatoes, Ear...
Please help my tomato!
Posted by littleduck26(7)
2 Comments
littleduck26(7)Updated Thank you for the response digdirt. I am growing it with Miracle Gro Garden Soil until I come across something better in a container that is roughly a 1.5 feet long, 11 inches wide and about 6-7 inches deep (estimating). This is m...
Tomato plant problems
Posted by hyde961
2 Comments
fireduck(10a)Updated You might have black spec...which is a fungal disease. These bacterial/fungal problems are common with humid/damp weather. Spray with fungicide and remove bad growth. You should be fine.
NJ...what have you harvested so far?
Posted by njitgrad(6A/6B)
7 Comments
Just1tomatoplantplzUpdated Gorgeous!!! Your veggies are Divine! I'm Jelly! Hope you enjoy em! :)
Abraham Lincoln tomatoes
Posted by tandrew31
1 Comment
DeebyUpdated Not to hijack your thread, but I wonder if anyone knows why this tomato is named after President Lincoln? Was it Mr. Lincoln's favorite?
My 1st Giant Belgium Tomato
Posted by northernmn(3/4)
3 Comments
digdirt2Updated It has been one of our personal favs for many years. But yes, just like most of the pink varieties, it falls more toward the sweet side of taste. Dave
Should I cut my damaged cherry plant
Posted by richdelmo
2 Comments
richdelmoUpdated Okay I will leave it as long as the damage doesn't worsen and tops start dying back. But does anyone know if trimming the damaged tops will allow further growth or will it just stop.
On tomatoes
Posted by ccaliva
2 Comments
seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated What are your current temperatures and RH ? Most tomatoes will do blossom drop in high temps ( over 90 F ?). That is due to drying up the pollens and/or getting too sticky. Otherwise tomatoes are self-pollinating and won't need an...
Tomato stems getting dark spots, help please!
Posted by sharonrossy(Montreal 5B)
1 Comment
seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated I think a picture can be helpful here. On the other hand any fungicide spray can be of some benefit and should not do any harm.
Should I empty my pot saucers?
Posted by dominickg23
5 Comments
digdirt2Updated I no longer see the point of even having the saucers. Because in extremely dry hot weather that water in the saucer will be quickly reabsorbed by the plant. There is no one method fits all times. Wet cooler weather with lots of ra...
Is this Black Krim picked too early?
Posted by Aaron_Wisconsin_(5)
9 Comments
Aaron_Wisconsin_(5)Updated I started from commercial seeds-a three variety mix. I am growing one of each and I am quite confident that this one is black krim (different from the other two plants). I believe the absence of cracking is due to dry weather rece...
tomatoes cracking
Posted by clinchbilly(6)
4 Comments
flo9Updated My two plants/tomatoes that cracked were under the balcony and didn't get rained on.
How do you catalog...
Posted by sheltieche
11 Comments
seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated To me the subject becomes an issue when I want to process and save seeds. Otherwise I know every single variety (19 varieties). I even know the exact location they are planted and are growing. Though everyone of them is tagged. Mo...
2014 Best
Posted by bigpinks
13 Comments
McRoseUpdated I love my Sun Golds. The whole reason I started gardening was to grow these, because I used to buy about 4 pints a week at the farmers market - I figured it would be far more cost effective to grow them myself :) I also grew Tess'...
Tomato not blooming
Posted by Rhyu(8b)
5 Comments
carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated When plants are growin in too rich soil or are getting too much fertilizer added to inground or container grown plants, it keeps them in the vegetative cycle and prevents them from going into the sexual cycle of blossom formation ...
Mr. Stripey -What the ?!
Posted by getyourleash(z7 Mid-Atl USA)
11 Comments
smithmalUpdated As Carolyn mentioned, bi-colors are a temperamental lot. One year they are a creamy flavorful delight with impressive size, the next year that are mushy bland flavor with low to no production. Of all the bi-colors that I've tried,...
should I move this volunteer tomato?
Posted by dragonfly_field(8)
9 Comments
dragonfly_field(8)Updated Sorry I'm so late in responding! Thank you everyone for the advice! I have left it there and need to find support for it. It's huge already and is making lil tomatoes. I will let ya know what they turn out like. Now I have tomato ...
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