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Do you cull your fused/fasciated 'mega blooms'?
Posted by sleevendog (5a NY)(5a NY)
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2ajsmamaUpdated Very interesting Dave, I never knew that! After the rain has ended, I'll have to go out and cull the ones I have. The "king" flower is new to me to, as far as tomatoes are concerned. I know the first (and largest) blosso...
which ones are really early...
Posted by sheltieche
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated I have about half a dozen of so-called EARLY ones. So far Bloody Butcher has won the contest. SiletZ is getting the second place. But it has much much larger fruits than BB. Sun Gold is also tied for 2nd place but it is cherry typ...
Sudden collapse of container tomato
Posted by Ohiofem(6a Ohio)
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated Tomatoes are THE most sensitive plants I know. I have sprayed weed killer on some weeds and they have persisted. Now somebody sprays weed killer half a mile away and a drift of it delivers damage to tomato plants. I have planted n...
What is ailing this tomato??
Posted by cablestarman(NE OH 6a)
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cablestarman(NE OH 6a)Updated I pulled it. I'm surprised it hasn't spread to the adjacent tomatoes. There is a Mortgage Lifter on one side and an Early Girl on the other (The leaves were touching that Roma, but they aren't affected) I put some clear plastic ov...
Tomato Leaves turning yellow/brown
Posted by hopefull742
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hopefull742Updated Here is another picture
Today's harvest
Posted by RobThomas
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RobThomasUpdated Here are a few more. We collected these on Saturday.
Container tomato leaves are curling
Posted by anjn
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anjnUpdated Thank you, Dave! I will try a self-watering container next year (my deck doesn't have a water source, so drip irrigation unfortunately isn't an option). The pot is much bigger than it looks in the picture, but will go even bigger ...
Osmocote fertilizer. When and how much?
Posted by Octogenarian(z5 Lake Erie)
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated Osmocote (14-14-14) is just an old "all purpose" slow release fertilizer . It has nothing special for tomatoes AND it is outrageously expensive for just being Slow Release. There are much cheaper and better alternatives ...
So Cal Tomatoes
Posted by presenod
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jbclem(z9b Topanga, Ca)Updated If you don't have frost you can grow tomatoes all year round. Same with peppers, they just grow slower in cold weather. And there are specific varieties that are known to grow in cooler weather...such as Oregon Spring, Stupice,Sil...
pollinating
Posted by lartomato(5 northern AZ 7000 feet)
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated Tomatoes are self pollinating. The female part (stigma ?) is wrapped with the male parts that provide the pollens. Probably they don't even need winds since the pollens are right there surrounding the stigma. And probably there ar...
Tomato leaves turning brown and crumbly
Posted by jbclem(z9b Topanga, Ca)
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jbclem(z9b Topanga, Ca)Updated Here's a closer look at the brown splotches on the Early Girl fruit.
Tomatoes not getting bigger than a golf ball
Posted by Suzy
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plantnut65Updated Thank you seysonn, and labredors, for your comments, As far as the Miracle Grow, I just chose the one I could afford, not sure the name other than Miracle Grow, and that it had a lot of the nutrients that I needed to bring the pH ...
Need advice about copper spray and rain.
Posted by aphidsquish
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digdirt2Updated I think all you can do is play the odds. Determine which is more important to you - trying to salvage the plants from Early Blight (which given your weather description is very slim odds anyway) or saving the money and time spent ...
First Post
Posted by scottsmith(9)
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scottsmith(9)Updated thanks Sharon I have been thinking about putting them on some 2x4's to get them off the ground. I have been using MG 1/2 strength twice a week. I did not find out about Al's PM until it was too late. Will probably use it next year...
Lower leaves with disease question
Posted by catherinet(5 IN)
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aphidsquishUpdated I've been fighting the EB too, and the plant that seems to get it the worst is the husky red cherry tomato. My other plants are susceptible but that plant always gets it worse. The other plant that was really susceptible was the B...
Curling leaves, BER - cause??
Posted by robhan(8/PNW)
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated robhan, I have picked a single BB so far but a lot more any day now, with this warm weather. The nice thing about the heat is that it cools off at night down to 58 to 63F. So the plants get a good night of rest.
flowers dying on non-cherry varieties
Posted by njitgrad(6A/6B)
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ncrealestateguyUpdated They don't look like they dried out enough to drop the blossoms. No yellow leaves or nothing like that. And the pictures do not show blossom drop... blossom drop is when the entire flower falls off at the knuckle, no. Yours are st...
Just moved tomato to bigger pot leaves curling!!
Posted by hjarnan_storspelare
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hjarnan_storspelareUpdated Thank you gues but I think I miss said. Few things the leaves were curled b4 I changed pots I got it like this and moved it to bigger pot because it was in a 1 gal ! Think it's just because it's hot!?
What animal eats ripe tomatoes?
Posted by knightstick
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Debbie721Updated What animal eats only the red ripe tomatoes. These bites are big. Not rabbit or squirrel size. Today while looking at the deck I saw a big animal in the bush outside of the deck. It was big. Didn't look to be a raccoon but as big ...
Cherokee Green Grape
Posted by aftermidnight Zone7b B.C. Canada
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aftermidnight Zone7b B.C. CanadaUpdated Correction, not all 17 varieties I'm growing are heirlooms I should have said some of these are heirlooms :). Sometimes my fingers type faster than my mind works. This gettin' old ain't for sissies. I'm into growing a lot of heirl...
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