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Posted by SgtStinkWeed July 18, 2014

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SgtStinkWeedUpdated July 18, 2014 Yep I did prune as much as i can, as for the whole GMO thing I dont even understand it, I just want to use a pesticide/fungicide that not going to have me keel over if i eat my own tomatoes lol. As for why I want a "3 in 1&qu...

What should I do about this plant??

Posted by ApacheRosePea00 July 18, 2014

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ApacheRosePea00Updated July 18, 2014 Thanks Weicker and Dave. I appreciate the fast responses. I never thought about a later setting variety. It makes perfect sense though. I know it doesn't look it but there wouldn't be much pruning except to remove some of that flo...

Tomato leaves are curling up

Posted by hopefull742 May 30, 2014

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painterleeUpdated July 18, 2014 I have had this problem this year and so have 2 other friends that live 10 miles and 12 miles away. I took my leaves & soil the CSU diagnostic lab and they said it was herbicide damage from contaminated horse and cow manure! T...

Help! First-timer gardener, Possibly over fed tomato.

Posted by SgtStinkWeed June 15, 2014

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SgtStinkWeedUpdated July 18, 2014 welp after some weeks of careful pruning, and using the jobe tomato spikes http://www.amazon.com/Jobes-6005-18-Pack-Outdoor-Fertilizer/dp/B001REDIZ2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1405700098&sr=8-2&keywords=jobe+spikes I must ...

Help with tomato plants and disease

Posted by Pegart(7) July 17, 2014

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Pegart(7)Updated July 18, 2014 It really might be late blight upon better inspection and reading about it on the internet. And yes, many people have the same problem. The weather last two months has been exceptionally good for molds and similar. Not so hot as i...

Crazy tomato plants!!!

Posted by a13art June 26, 2014

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a13artUpdated July 18, 2014 Thanks everyone.... Yea I trained and pulled suckers last year but had to go back and forth a lot from my house to my parents so was unable too keep up. However I sniped off a lot of the long stretchers. He'll some were 6ft long g...

This is so depressing!!

Posted by michael723(6) July 10, 2014

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michael723(6)Updated July 17, 2014 Haha great minds think alike! Excellent read, right?! I'm midway myself.. Teaming with Nutrients is on Amazon! They have soooo many excellent books.. You'd probably benefit from "Compost Tea Making" as well - with your c...

Spider mites killing my tomato plants

Posted by winstella(10b los angeles) July 16, 2014

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jean001a(Portland OR 7b)Updated July 17, 2014 Please post an image

costoluto genovese potato leaved?

Posted by marcantonio June 5, 2010

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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated July 17, 2014 Sudenly died down. peakchua, ..can you post a picture of your plant ? I am growing one from an store bought tomato, which I thought was some kind of costoluto. It has potato leaves. Maybe I mistagged !! PS. Costoluto (meaning ribb...

santa sweets

Posted by bigshed(europe) August 2, 2013

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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated July 17, 2014 They look grape shaped to me and I've grown both Santa F1 and various generations of the hybrid which looked the same. The F1 and the OP version taste the same to me which is a very good taste, but I'm not committed to a particula...

What is wrong with my tomato plant?

Posted by hopefull742 July 15, 2014

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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated July 16, 2014 I do get similar leaves on my plants ( the very lower ones). They get yellow and the start drying up. Hot weather speeds up the process. I don't think that is a disease. But I just remove them. It is also getting close to my third...

Tomato Leaf Temperature

Posted by growneat July 16, 2014

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growneatUpdated July 16, 2014 I asked because I know that when air temperature reaches 85 degrees the stoma under the leaves begin to close. By 90 degrees they are closed and photosynthesis essentially shuts down as no CO2 can enter the plant as stoma are clos...

Pollen Collection

Posted by growneat July 16, 2014

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growneatUpdated July 16, 2014 Hmm. Thanks Carolyn.

Leaf issues -- should I do something?

Posted by westminstress July 15, 2014

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digdirt2Updated July 16, 2014 Gardening is a balance. Nothing directly conflicts with anything else in reality. It is all in the timing and the context :). Sure you don't want to wet leaves anymore than is necessary - so avoid doing the watering with an overhe...

Tomatoes not producing

Posted by Maggie4(4-5) July 16, 2014

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labradors_gwUpdated July 16, 2014 Too much nitrogen would produce healthy green, bushy leaves with no fruit..... Linda

Has the internet changed your gardening?

Posted by scottsmith(9) July 13, 2014

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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated July 16, 2014 Posted by ddsack z3MN (My Page) on Tue, Jul 15, 14 at 9:59 The internet can be great if you use critical thinking skills and can be selective in what advice might work in your location, and most of that comes from experience. So m...

yellow leaves on tomatoes ...

Posted by djonesc(zone 5/99022 - spokane area) July 15, 2014

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jean001a(Portland OR 7b)Updated July 16, 2014 Yellowing leaves could come from tilling in the uncomposted wood product. The remedy: Add fast-acting nitrogen fert.

Staking issues - HELP

Posted by Kimadano(4a) July 15, 2014

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jimmy56_gw (zone 6 PA)Updated July 15, 2014 I got some of my metal T-posts at an auction, But got most of them free, A crew was doing road work and when there done they were going to just throw everything away so I asked for the posts and they said sure you can have them, S...

Tomatoes taking too long to ripen?

Posted by aliaspt July 11, 2014

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scottsmith(9)Updated July 15, 2014 Thanks Dave Great info........wait

Early blight or Septoria?

Posted by Just1tomatoplantplz July 13, 2014

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Just1tomatoplantplzUpdated July 15, 2014 Just wanted to update...and ask another q.. I pruned/picked off all of the speckled leaves of the infected plant and sprayed it with Daconil (home depot was OUT of copper spray..grr) and left it overnight. Last night it did not ra...

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