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Can I cut the bottom branches off?
Posted by taras49(6)
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labradors_gwUpdated Yes you can cut them. I have just done something similar with my tomato plants because rain is forecast and I don't want the lower leaves that drag on the ground, possibly transmitting disease from splashback. Linda
Is this blossom drop? Or a baby tomato?
Posted by nubiegardener
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated The OP failed to report back. But the THING turned into some kind of tomato. Fruits are the daughters of the plants. One cannot have a daughter without a father (pollen/sperm).
Mortgage Lifter Naturally Whispy????
Posted by gobig_or_gohome_toms
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated Here is a picture of my RC ML. It still has relatively light green foliage. I water and fertilize it the same way as my other plants. But different plants exhibit different (slightly) foliage color. This I have know for a long tim...
My Little Harvest
Posted by Deeby
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labradors_gwUpdated How interesting that they changed from smooth round to pleated. Thanks for explaining. I hope they taste good! Linda
How long do tomato flowers live if not pollinated?
Posted by NoSpamKevin(9 - East Los Angeles)
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NoSpamKevin(9 - East Los Angeles)Updated black krim stalk
Tomatoes turning black on the bottom
Posted by bigmuddyfoot(6)
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated it is due to their structure when the contributing causes of BER exist. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Boils down to the same thing that I said. So that is a characteristic. I should have said ONE of the chracteristics ( a = ONE)...... T...
tomato plant broke... any hope?
Posted by atlantisflygirl(6b)
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missingtheobvious(Blue Ridge 7a)Updated Here's a thread from a bit further down the page which discusses rooting tomato branches: http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/tomato/msg0612592910286.html?20 Just to add another way it can be done ;-) several years ago, in Jul...
Bear Creek?
Posted by ediej1209(5 N Central OH)
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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated Bear Creek was bred by Keith Mueller, who has bred many wonderful varieties. The link below gives some background on Bear Creek a as well as his others and also what he's working on now. Carolyn Here is a link that might be useful...
Grafted Tomatoes
Posted by yardenman(z7 MD)
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digdirt2Updated Don't know that you did anything wrong. From all I have been reading lately it seems to be a common problem with grafted plants whether you do them or buy them. I know various types of supports are sold for supporting the graft po...
Best Problem FreeTomato in Cent. Florida
Posted by shep3300
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digdirt2Updated Shep - you might post this over on the Florida Gardening forum for recommendations from local growers. In theory you can grow any variety you wish as it is the very different planting times you have to be concerned with rather tha...
Heirloom Tomatoes
Posted by SequoiaMatt99
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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated Regular : "1.arranged in or constituting a constant or definite pattern, especially with the same space between individual instances. " So by definition if , say Cherokee Purple has "Regular" leaves then a toma...
Spots on bottom leaves
Posted by thebutcher(6b (Philadelphia area))
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thebutcher(6b (Philadelphia area))Updated I hear you with that Fire Duck, But it was regulaur MG and the rest of my container mixes I have in 5-1-1 mix from last year which I replenished. But here is a video that i just made this evening (at leat one part) This was my att...
Does growing your own vegetables save money?
Posted by prairiemoon2 z6 MA
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zeuspaul(9b SoCal)Updated I can grow my own tomatoes for less than $3 per pound for a nice heirloom at the local market. However I go without before spending that much for a tomato. I grow them because it's a passion. I can't compete with a 106 oz can of t...
What type of bugs?
Posted by tsheets(5)
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dbrown2351(5)Updated Here is a link to an aphid photo for comparison. Wings and all. Here is a link that might be useful: aphid photo
Could one of the gurus take a look at this, please?
Posted by missingtheobvious(Blue Ridge 7a)
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digdirt2Updated fusion checked it out and diagnosed it - Gray Leaf Spot. Needs fungicides. Dave
First Legend Tomato
Posted by ABlindHog(8a Tx Hill Country)
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated I am growing several Legends, for the first time this season. No fruits yet but I know they are DET, for sure. I will report on the fruits when I get some. OSU site has a full description on Legend. Its important characteristic is...
Yellow & Black leaves! And flowering but no fruits??
Posted by Speroni(8)
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sharonrossyUpdated Agree, much too shallow for a tomato plant. Don't use regular soil in a container. You need a soilless mixture and you need to fertilize on a regular basis when using containers. Make sure you add lime to the mixture and that the ...
Tomato stems turn downwards
Posted by jiffypop27(MA 6)
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Ohiofem(6a Ohio)Updated Seysonn: I agree. I was addressing my comment to Lydamay, whose plant looks different.
tomato plant unstaked itself
Posted by aquarian1228
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jimmy56_gw (zone 6 PA)Updated I think you can carefully lift up the main stem and tie it to a pole or stake.
is this a tomato problem?
Posted by kaine23(NJ/6)
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gin_gin(5)Updated I planted plants about that size exactly 4 weeks ago. Mine are now about 3 feet tall. Have you fertilized at all? I'll also echo Ed's question, did you leave those peat pots on the Bonnie plants?
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