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What kind if tomato is this?
Posted by kkcb1985
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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)
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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
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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)
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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))
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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)
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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
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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...
Blossom-End Rot?
Posted by classygal99
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Aaron_Wisconsin_(5)Updated Here is my two cents: I don't quite believe the idea of adding eggshell to supplement calcium. 1) It needs the soil to be acidic to dissolve calcium carbonate in eggshell into soluble forms for plants to absorb. So if the soil is ...
Egg Shells and Early Blight
Posted by jimmy56_gw (zone 6 PA)
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sheilajoyce_gwUpdated For the first time, I have had no Blossom End Rot this year. I planted the tomatoes late in an area that had been a compost heap years ago. The soil was very dry and I had to water frequently, every other day. After a couple of we...
Hard red tomatoes
Posted by Grains
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sheltiecheUpdated which variteties do you grow, what kind of soil management do you have and what is watering system?
Determinate or Indeterminate for fall?
Posted by ritamac
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ritamacUpdated Thanks, Dave.The Home Depot had about 5 varieties of plants. I decided on a Heatwave, a Solar Fire, and one called Fourth of July, which has a 50 day maturity. Our first frost is average November 15, so I should be ok with these, ...
Tomato plant is wilting
Posted by LeslieSison
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daniel_nyc(7a)Updated Leslie, can we see some pictures ?
How To Grow World Record Tomatoes
Posted by gpaintjr
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labradors_gwUpdated Oh Daniel, That was a good one. Thanks for the link! Ha ha! I wouldn't want tomatoes that tall, or ones that produced THAT MUCH fruit (LOL). Linda
Too Wet and too Cold
Posted by farpar(6)
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happyhelperUpdated I live just North of Columbus, OH. Out of 80 tomato plants, I probably have around 30 that have survived. Way too much rain! I pretty much had this problem last year so I planted tomatoes in two different locations and about 10 in...
Planting Out Extra Early?
Posted by plantcrazed101
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goodground(z6 NJ)Updated If you harden them off by introducing them to the heat gradually, I don't see a problem. Start with an hour or two per day and keep increasing the exposure to full sun. Then I would transplant after the sun goes down. Next day sho...
Black stems on NAR
Posted by rt_peasant(5 CO)
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rt_peasant(5 CO)Updated FWIW, here's the feedback from my friend on his gardening methods. My gardens are raised planting beds, amended soil every year, tomatoes never planted in the same bed 2 years in a row. Plants are pretty close together, about 24â...
Late Blight?
Posted by Kpn.Kardif(8 PNW)
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Stella_z6Updated In my Toronto, Ontario garden, I've definitely got a blight situation. My leaf edges started going dark a few weeks ago. I picked off affected stems, but the spread rate is accelerating and entire stems are going black/brown overn...
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