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Mortgage Lifter
Posted by hudson___wy(3)
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hudson___wy(3)Updated Now I understand what GW members mean when they say that the tomato has a "non acid - sweet taste!" I am not sure whether or not I like it? Maybe one acquires a taste for it? This Mortgage Lifter Bicolor Version certainl...
Help!!
Posted by GardenValley
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ncrealestateguyUpdated OP, those kind of temps happen all over the Country all the time summer after summer. Nothing unusual about them. A few days in the upper 90s is not going to cause the symptoms your plants are showing.
Deformed Cherokee purple tomatoes
Posted by bibbus 7b(7b)
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ZachS. z5 Littleton, COUpdated The one year I grew CP, it seemed, like Seysonn said, more prone to fused flowers then a lot of the other tomatoes I've grown. No problem, just an extra big tomato for me ;).
I think I did something bad!
Posted by bholder78(6b)
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated Leaves curling like that can be due to various causes. 1- Soggy soil : this is not the sams as overwatering. If your medis is well drained you can water as much as you want. The only drawback will be washing down then nutrients. I...
Disease resistant tomatoe question
Posted by kiropod(7)
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kiropod(7)Updated Check out Cornell University research paper- Managing late blight in tomato and potato- An essential part of gardening. www.longislandhort.cornell.edu/vegpath/late. Check out Cornell chronicle as well on Iron Lady tomatoes. http:/...
first time sweet 100 grower
Posted by kaywhoo
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated I grew several of them last year but this year I decide not to be bothered with S100. The fruits were mostly too small for me and the plants were like out of Dr. Frankstein's lab. I am growing a bigger red cherry and Sun Gold. So ...
Over The Top
Posted by robinava(6B)
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2ajsmamaUpdated I'm teasing Dave, not you. No, really, I am interested in the non-GMO feed - but you don't own chickens, you got the manure from a farmer, so you don't know the brand of feed he uses? Or did you buy the chickens from the farmer an...
Something inside the leaves?
Posted by lpinkmountain(5b/6a border PA)
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ncrealestateguyUpdated Spider mites do not fly, so you are seeing something else. And, they do not chew/eat the leaf flesh as you are describing. They suck the juice out of the leaves.
Tomatoes disrespecting my stakes
Posted by ilovecucumbers Zone 6b, NE PA
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samhain10(5a - MI)Updated Seysonn - oops! My gardening enthusiasm gets the better of me - just disregard my jumping in like that. :) Had to look up what CP was - Didn't know that stuff was called cattle paneling. ILoveCucumbers - all my beds are raised bed...
Barlow Jap tomato
Posted by onesteward
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onestewardUpdated Thank you both. Okay, so Brita Barlow IS Toomanytomatoes! I thought so but now I'm sure. Yes, that pic from her does look just like mine. I also saw how the ones on Tatiana's site don't have the green shoulders. The shoulders don'...
If buying MG potting soil, bring a calculator!
Posted by wcthomas
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ncrealestateguyUpdated I read the first few posts of this thread. People driving all over town to save a buck and a half makes no sense to me. Time and gas are worth more than that.
green zebra question
Posted by boston3381(7)
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ncrealestateguyUpdated Be patient with them... they tend to ripen slowly. My experience is that the tastes vary quite a bit from one that is just ripe vs. one that is very yellow and softer.
using canned tomato's
Posted by yellowtines(Zone 6)
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated I wonder why this question cannot be answered right here !!! I am no expert in canning but i know that if you have canned properly (BWB or pressure canner) It should be fine for years. Otherwise it would not be good for even few m...
Tomatoes...and the refrigerator
Posted by fireduck(10a)
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jimmy56_gw (zone 6 PA)Updated I prefer mine in the fridge, Taste just as good but mine don't last long in the fridge, Maybe a day or 2.
tomatoes on the ground
Posted by bibbus 7b(7b)
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bibbus 7b(7b)Updated Thank you. Its just the one plant where the tomatoes are this low. I will try the cayenne pepper.
What is wrong with this picture
Posted by ettaterrell(7)
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digdirt2Updated It is one of the fungus diseases, most likely Alternaria. Treatment is the same for all the fungus diseases - strip off all the affected foliage and dispose of it away from the garden and begin a regular fungicide spraying program...
Pretty sure this is herbicide damage - looking for confirmation
Posted by 2ajsmama
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2ajsmamaUpdated Healthy neighbor 2 ft away, same variety
Grafted Tomatoes
Posted by tommyk
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tommykUpdated I have heard the Mighty Mato company does not have good reviews, but can't say if the plants produce since I've never tried them. If the plants are 8' tall you should at least have flowering if not lots of tomatoes forming. We bou...
Broke my record
Posted by bigpinks
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ddsackUpdated I grew Bear Claw for the first time last year, it's a very nice tomato! Healthy plants with good size fruit, great taste, among the earliest of the bigs. It'll be a while before they ripen here, but looking forward them again this...
Planting Hole Recipe
Posted by MaryMcP Zone 8b - Phx AZ
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sheltiecheUpdated As for some references if one looking to learn about soil and how stuff works, Dr Elaine Ingham Soil Foodweb.com is good reference. Also am reading book by Jeff Lowenfels and Wayne Lewis " Teaming with microbes", highly ...
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