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problem with Cherokee purples
Posted by Tabbi1117
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated are only maybe 2 inches in diameter. I thought these plants produced big tomatoes, %%%%%%%%%%%%%% You are estimating that they are 2" in dia. Maybe they are bigger and are , say 2,5" in dia. A 2.5" tomato is almost ...
Tomato Broken at Fork in Stem
Posted by luckyinkentucky
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated AS long as they are attached , can be re-supported and wrapped together with some thing like cheese cloth, nylon netting. They even have special wrapping clothes in HD. What you want to do is to prevent drying out and rotting.
Sweet 100 Cherry Tomatoes Yellowing
Posted by Krys16350
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Krys16350Updated Oh and this is a rather large tomato plant, its 4.5 feet tall and 5.5 feet wide all around.
New Gardner needing help
Posted by philipmcclarty
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philipmcclartyUpdated In a raised bed with miracle grow and top soil, typically add a 13-13-13. Will add a little more. Thanks for all info everyone.
It's a jungle out there
Posted by washtomatoes(8)
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washtomatoes(8)Updated Thank you seysonn.
Hornworm found Please Help!
Posted by thebutcher(6b (Philadelphia area))
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thebutcher(6b (Philadelphia area))Updated Thanks again all, and tonight I spotted another hornworm. No More Mr Nice Guy, these things are going down! noticed 3-4 spots on a leaf prior taking photos earlier today. After the photos it was getting dusk so I could not pinpoin...
Tomato Mystery Pest
Posted by BridgetteO
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green_go (Canada, Ontario, z 5a)(5A)Updated Had this problem last year. I thought at first it was a squirrel until one morning I caught a glimpse of a grey bird pecking my ripe tomato. Looked like he was after the seeds inside, so he will make a hole in one tomato, gets the...
Oops with photo(s) this time
Posted by washtomatoes(8)
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jean001a(Portland OR 7b)Updated See message at original thread - Here is a link that might be useful: other thread
Not sure about type of tomato
Posted by livetaswim06(6A)
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated Below is a picture of my Kumato plant. One this is for sure that it has a vine growing habit very much like cherry/grape tomatoe. Its branch stretch out very long and tall but the branches are thicker than cherry plants. Since I p...
Lots of growth & flowers, not many tomatoes
Posted by patsyann(7b)
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digdirt2Updated What could be the problem - the temps in the greenhouse. Most likely far too hot and that means non-viable pollen. What are your average daytime and nighttime temps in there? What sort of cooling system are you running. Got your s...
First blush today, 59 days after transplanting
Posted by dbrown2351(5)
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flo9Updated I bought an early girl at home depot before the flowers were on it... kind of a small plant then. I have 5-8 tomatoes on it currently. The first tomato doesn't look like it's going to get any bigger and it feels like it is taking ...
Tomatoes have fallen
Posted by weedsgrower
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weedsgrowerUpdated Nice plant. I'll definitely prune them next time. I did look it up earlier and came to the conclusion that it was not necessary (which suited me, naturally). Then they grew and grew and grew: I put up a greenhouse and within a mon...
Tomato twilight zone
Posted by flo9
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flo9Updated Another strange thing that happened to me this year... Bakers Creek sent me an empty cucumber packet with a large order I had made. I don't know how the order picker didn't know it was empty.. seems obvious to me. They shipped me ...
Tomatoes too small
Posted by bltzkrig
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Carla1(7)Updated I agree with one of the other posters that it's best to take the tomato plant out of its container (no matter which type of container) prior to transplanting. I go as far as to break the root ball to "free" the roots. Ot...
Growing Tomatoes in PNW
Posted by seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated That is great. I have picked 3 so far ; One BB and 2 siletz. BB was real small, maybe less than 2 oz but Siletz were about 6 oz.
Milorganite and tomatoes
Posted by michael723(6)
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digdirt2Updated Yeah given all the controversy about it its one decision you'll have to make for yourself. Personally I'd compost the grass clippings with lots of other stuff before using it around food crops but that's just my opinion. Dave
Herbicide damage?
Posted by robhan(8/PNW)
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digdirt2Updated Could this be my problem? Definitely. Plus compost isn't going to neutralize soil pH within one season and most compost has a pH of around 7 not 8. 3" of compost will decompose fairly quickly and the soil will return to its n...
Withering tomato plant
Posted by walkie74
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geosankie(5a NEPA)Updated Also, a black pot in zone 10 may be cooking the roots..try wrapping the pot with aluminum foil to reflect some of the heat. ( don't cover drainage holes) Next year take michaels suggestions about pot size.
will this thing ever stop growing?
Posted by njitgrad(6A/6B)
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art_1(10 CA)Updated Cherry tomatoes especially will do that. You can give them a wider space to grow rather than straight up in the future. Trim or pinch or let them go as others have suggested, whatever you want. Not a problem that many of us mind h...
What A Mess!
Posted by hoosier40 6a Southern IN
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hoosier40 6a Southern INUpdated Upon further review: I think the NAR are OK. I was either looking at the wrong plant or thought it was blushing pink. I have one on now that looks like it will be red. I think what I thought was Italian Heirloom are in fact Anna R...
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