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When can I start snipping new blossoms?
Posted by plantslayer(8)
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slimfatty(5)Updated My my, I look forward to the smal unriprnd green fruits, they make the best pie! And green tomato relish. Slim
Tomato mold / rot help
Posted by andromedadew
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated Right now it is a fungal mold growth. It is possibly grey Mold. If so, the entire plant would be affected, stems , leaves... I would destroy every fruit fruit like that and spray the plant with fungicide.
Red Light, Green light
Posted by dodge59
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dodge59Updated Since most traffic lights have 3 lights, I guess we best "add the caution (Yellow) light". So Here She is, "in all her Splendor". Kelloggs's Breakfast. "KB" has been 2nd in production to only the Gree...
Should I be adding fertilizer?
Posted by dominickg23
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sheltiecheUpdated There are many more other fertilizers that are far kinder to the planet and living things. Your $$ is your support to the cause...
So... options for a very tall plant
Posted by CaraRose
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Weicker(6a PA)Updated I'd let them drape back down.
How much Longer For Brandywines?
Posted by greenthumbzdude
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aegis1000Updated I believe that using an electric toothbrush on my plant's flowers aided my production this year ...
I have a sinking feeling my Big Zebra, isn't ...
Posted by ediej1209(5 N Central OH)
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ediej1209(5 N Central OH)Updated Oh, dear, no I don't. That's why I love BZ - it's almost as sweet as a kiwi fruit. Drat!
Paul Robeson stagnant.
Posted by staceydee
3 Comments
harveyhorses(7 Midlothian Va)Updated Hi, I am haveing the same issue, mine were grown from seeds, I have used the same bed every year, over the winter I till in good compost and horse manure (aged and chemical free) I had a horrible deer attack, the other plants had ...
Solanaceae rootstock
Posted by Hypershock
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HypershockUpdated What are the traits of Maxifort? Is it available in Australia? I've heard of people grafting eggplants onto wild tobacco (which grows as a weed here in Brisbane). I'd like to try this, but I don't want my tomatoes laced with nicot...
Planting a sprig from an existing tomato plant.
Posted by esteban_2009(6)
4 Comments
esteban_2009(6)Updated Dave, just what I was looking for. Thanks again, Steve
What kind if tomato is this?
Posted by kkcb1985
1 Comment
michael723(6)Updated Well it's a potato leaf variety but that's about all I could do for ya lol... Need more pictures of the entire plant to POSSIBLY point you in the right direction.. Have you asked your grandma?
taste is subjective...
Posted by sheltieche
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michael723(6)Updated Good luck Linda! I'd love to see your results at the end of the season!
mortgage lifter crash and burn
Posted by njitgrad(6A/6B)
26 Comments
seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated I do use synthesized fertilizer but also use a lot of different manures, compost and other organic amendments along with it. So That should help to keep the microbes happy . -:) I cannot see the microbes with the naked eye, but I ...
Hypothetically...transplanting a 6ft tall tomato plant.
Posted by aphidsquish
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aphidsquishUpdated That's exactly how I have been transplanting the ones in the big, flimsy plastic pots that I can cut with scissors. I wondered if someone could do that with a bucket, but I think I would end up cutting myself. It looks like there ...
Shipping Tomatoes?
Posted by lovetogarden2008
18 Comments
seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated I think more important than wrapping , (or as important) is using a sturdy box, that will resist collapsing. Also make sure they don't rattle in the box.
Grow Tomatoes NOT Foliage!
Posted by seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)
36 Comments
djkj(9b)Updated seysonn - Yes I agree with the Nitrogen being available temporarily.. The problem might arise for some people if there is a high nitrogen source (like manure) which remains most of the time. I think IMHO its a better idea to use w...
Are all black cherry toms equal?
Posted by Prachi(6b (NJ))
10 Comments
bigpinksUpdated I have two plants of Choc Cherry and they are doing well and producing lots of large round fruit that I think tastes grrrrrreaat! I had Black Cherry 2012 and 2013 but no luck.
lower branches wilting green
Posted by Thuringiensis(10b)
4 Comments
seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated Lower branches wilting can often be due to insufficient amount of moisture in the soil. Companion planting should not pose a problem as long as you provide enough food and drink.
Pitiful Tomato Plants
Posted by danpeebler
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daniel_nyc(7a)Updated Do you grow the same tomatoes varieties as last year, and in similar conditions: watering, fertilizing, pruning� What emitters do you use (gl/hr.), how often do you water and how much each time ? The weather this year is simi...
Aerated Compost tea
Posted by sheltieche
14 Comments
sheltiecheUpdated Not to jinx myself but significant improvement noted in fungal bacterial spread at my community veggie gardens. 2 applications of aerated compost were foilar and one soil drench with mycorrhiza. 2 days later after last Compost app...
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