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Does soil affect tomatoe taste?
Posted by old-n-growing
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wertach zone 7-B SCUpdated "Agricultural extension specialists in New Jersey that an experiment there using seawater on tomatoes also yielded better flavor." I live a long way from the ocean. But I read somewhere, maybe here, that some people add ...
Have You Heard About Red Plastic????/
Posted by bulldinkie(pa)
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aphidsquishUpdated Ok, I have another theory, but I'm only half serious about this one. Maybe the red plastic tricks you into thinking your tomatoes are ripening. We are growing tomatoes in those bright orange Home Depot buckets and the bright orang...
Sun on tops of plants only.
Posted by aphidsquish
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aphidsquishUpdated Thanks everyone, for taking the time to comment. I've been reading a lot on these forums in the last couple of months and you have all been really helpful. I know that the tomatoes need heat to ripen rather than sun, so I figured ...
I have no idea what I'm doing...
Posted by Raptor666
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daisyjoy5(7 _ NW GA)Updated How about for the others that are ready to plant, you dig your holes and mix in some additional soil and compost and call it a day? Forget about all of the other things for now and just get them in the ground with a minimum of ing...
No surprises
Posted by bigpinks
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bigpinksUpdated My plants did great in the basement this yr under the shoplights and were quite large when I planted out first week of May. They have fruit up to 3inches but the blight is gonna be early again. But I will have late tomatoes from a...
yellowing tomato leaves
Posted by organic_flutterby(5 MO)
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated If you are ORGANIC, there is NEEM OIL . I have both Daconil and Neem oils and use them both. Yellowing and eventually aborting leaves is the plants natural response to its limited resources. Lower leaves get the pink slip first to...
New stems
Posted by EEvernham(7 Jersey Shore)
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated Instead of removing the branch/sucker from the plant, you can disable its growth end, leaving the leaves intact for photosynthesis. I do this when the sucker is over grown.
Sudduth's or OTV?
Posted by hilnaric
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dodge59Updated Well, I hope the OTV's taste better than they look. I have quite a few of them now that have blushed and I picked them~~~but they sure are ugly~~~but I'm anxious to taste them. Gary
Anyone else sick of this rain?!?
Posted by michael723(6)
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michael723(6)Updated @ ncrealestateguy Yea plenty of blooms, but with my particular climate I have the luxury of pinching off until I'm ready for fruit.. I like to let them get to at least 3+ feet before I allow them to put their energy towards fruit ...
how to deal with tomato affected by roundup?
Posted by tongandsan
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nanelle_gw (usda 9/Sunset 14)(9/Sunset 14)Updated I had what seems to be a mild version of this on one of 14 plants this year. I had tried to get rid of about 8 hard wood weeds. I cut them to about 6 inches, put red plastic solo cup cuffs around each stump, brushed each stump wit...
Question about adding soil to bucket
Posted by catherinet(5 IN)
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catherinet(5 IN)Updated Thanks Dave!
Yellow leaves, black specks....
Posted by slowjane CA/ Sunset 21
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slowjane CA/ Sunset 21Updated Okay thanks again, Dave. I removed all the leaves that looked like that which also opened up the bottom part of the plant for air circulation. The growth on the top 2/3 of the plant looks good so I will just hope that the fertiliz...
two different issues?
Posted by njitgrad(6A/6B)
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njitgrad(6A/6B)Updated Here's a closeup of #2. In the original pic you may notice that something was munching on the leaves on the right hand size of that branch. This post was edited by njitgrad on Tue, Jun 17, 14 at 22:50
Help! What's wrong with my tomato plants?!
Posted by amazin10grace
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digdirt2Updated It is phosphorous deficiency and both of the fertilizers you are using are low phos so some additional supplement is needed. Soft rock phosphate is the quickest acting organic, a dose of MG the fasted synthetic solution.. You can ...
Small black spots
Posted by fireduck(10a)
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dodge59Updated Nope, No idea about the spots, but I had similar spots on my Brandwine OTV, perhaps even a bit larger. It was the only tomato out of 9 heirlooms, (all Beefsteak) that had any spots~~~~~~alto I will check my Red Brandywine for spot...
my tomato leafs are curling and turning yellow
Posted by shawnruiz86(9)
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vinemapleUpdated What he said!
90+ degrees and my tomatoes are flowering
Posted by sandpapertongue(7a VA)
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centexan254 zone 8 Temple, TxUpdated Dave is spot on. There are a few tomato plants in my garden that once the ripe fruit is harvested I will rip out. I will then plant fresh plants there. The ones that are being removed are dying off from producing fruit, and the he...
Do you have to fertilize?
Posted by lilsprout
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lilsproutUpdated Thanks Dave you are such a great help. I did amend with some miracle grow garden soil to start. (I know some are against it) so about how long should I wait to fert? They look great right now, only been in the ground for about two...
Please help!!!
Posted by ettaterrell(7)
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ettaterrell(7)Updated Thanks so much, your advice helped me a lot Dave! Sorry if I miss worded the org. question I was trying to ask how often to put the fert. on the garden. I had already added the 10 10 10 2 weeks ago and it was looking better so I w...
Is there something wrong with these tomato plants?
Posted by DiamondGal
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cold_weather_is_evil(9)Updated >> What's wrong with MG? Big target. Miracle Gro is Scotts which is joined at the hip with Monsanto (Round-up), the biggest middle finger chemical company on the planet. I won't use it, but there's nothing wrong with it. It'...
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