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weird little tomato
Posted by shermthewerm(8 PNW)
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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated Yes, the spelling on the pack is wrong for Reisetomate, but the description is almost correct,But look at the link I gave you for this variety and you'll see that the fruits, not grape shaped, various shapes, actually, are fused t...
Plants with potato leaves different?
Posted by zeligbass
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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated Ilan, I'm not suggesting that you try and contact the folks I referred to for they are academic folks doing research and not a source of seeds to the public. If you don't know anyone in Isreal who has such seeds then I suggest tha...
starting tomatoes from suckers
Posted by clinchbilly(6)
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hudson___wy(3)Updated I took the challenge - it appears propagating directly in the soil works great (I did not try water as I have had success with other plants propagating in soil mix) - I tried 3 different sizes of suckers - it appears the larger su...
If a tomato is a vine...........
Posted by growneat
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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated I asked this question because I read somewhere that transpiration, the movement of water and nutrients through the vascular system of a tomato plant from the roots to the leaves, was negatively effected by gravity. So I was wonder...
Growing in soil bags
Posted by lilsprout
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thebutcher(6b (Philadelphia area))Updated Last year I purchased 9 (20 Gal) Smart pots/bags to grow tomatoes, 4 of them I used myself and the rest went to friends and family. I am no expert and only a 3 year old tomato grower but they did great. Especialy with last summer....
Over watering Tomatoes
Posted by frdnicholas(Albuquerque NM)
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digdirt2Updated Or do I just need more patience?<?i> 9 times out of 10 - yes. :) Dave
Tony's Victory Garden - Staten Island, NY
Posted by tonysiny(6)
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digdirt2Updated Post some photos if you can Tony. Dave
Healty tomato branches on the ground
Posted by reglilly(5)
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digdirt2Updated My guess would be more likely groundhogs or rabbits. Hard for squirrel to reach 12" up and while I have lots of squirrels they don't bother the plants until there is fruit on them. Deer eat the tops off the plants not the low...
my second tomato plant
Posted by Eddie13
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Eddie13Updated Hey everyone thanks for your input. I am in Massachusetts and the container is a 1foot by 1 foot container. I know we have had a few days of 80 degrees dropping to 50 at night but it does get sun most of the day. Should I maybe tr...
Prettier than a June Flower
Posted by greengrass12(5)
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lilsproutUpdated Yum! Very nice. Pass the salt and pepper please :0)
Fertilizing tomatoes and garden
Posted by themilkdud05(5a)
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sheltiecheUpdated Nitrogen level at any given time depends on organic mater one used for the soil, i.e. compost, manure etc and its processing. What I am looking in the plant is a color of green, i.e. green and green is different. Ability to branch...
Broke a tomato plant stem, will it heal?
Posted by mfran12345 (Zone 6b, northeast PA)
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greenman62Updated i recently broke 2 plants a jackfruit seedling, and a passionflower vine. both were near the base. i used duck tape, and both grew back strong as ever, with a bulge where the break was. i dont see why a tomato would be different i...
Better Bush - Determinate or Indeterminate?
Posted by loweride
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digdirt2Updated Yes I find they benefit from at least minimal staking as the weight of the fruit as it develops can break branches. Dave
cut worms....killing tomatoes
Posted by zucchini(5a ONT)
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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated Dave, thanks for mentioning the fact that the cutworms have to encircle the stem to be able to start gnawing, b/c I didn't get a chance to do that last night. Martha,again, good to see you and IMO any kind of collars, yogurt cups ...
Tomato leaves - tie-dye effect
Posted by Newbie-gardener
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated They look fine to me. I would not worry too much. Depending on the lighting and the camera, they look a bit on the pale side to me. Have you been fertilizing them ? I think they can use a round of a liquid fertilizer. Some times n...
Grrr... I broke my tomatos! Can anyone offer advice?
Posted by Cliff Pruitt
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated I got a somewhat similar problem last year . I researched it and to the best of my findings it was called : GREY MOLD disease. Look at this picture. It is similar to BER but it is not BER.
Have you grown tomatoes next to broccoli?
Posted by ffreidl
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ffreidlUpdated Yeah - for practical reasons, I liked the accidental "companioning" of broccoli and tomato that happened last year, which is why I did it on purpose this year. The broccoli occupied a vacant, lower-to-the-ground space th...
Bushy indeterminates - need thinning/pruning at all for air flow/
Posted by emileeg(DFW, TX)
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated Aside from the general pruning or not pruning practice, I would prune the lower branches to allow air circulation under the plant and prevent rotting and possible soil born diseases. bacteria thrive and multiply in stagnant and mo...
Early blight recovery?
Posted by siouxzin
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siouxzinUpdated Well I had this setup for my containers as well and the water drains all way through the container with this frequency. I have checked the soil below the surface and it is wet but not sopping. I mainly did this frequency because i...
cutworm, use soda straw.
Posted by ju1234((8 Dallas TX))
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digdirt2Updated Digdirt: since I have slit the straw on the side, won't it expand with the stem without constricting it? That would be true only if plastics had the same expansion potential as living tissue which is not the case. As the stem expa...
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