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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...
Thanking Dave
Posted by JeffNicolaysen
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flowerwoman_gw z5 KSUpdated Hello, I can absolutely "ditto" what Francoise said. I love her term for my malady......TPV! A friend and I share the passion, both of us newbies. I can't tell you how many times I have related a "little know fact&q...
Help Identify this tomato?
Posted by HarrisonF(6a)
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HarrisonF(6a)Updated Hm that does sound like a good guess, I feel like my plant is extradinarily small (4 inches at most) and the sweet n neat seem to be around a foot tall with the tomatos being much bigger than the ones I'm getting from this little ...
What would take to treat it?
Posted by vladiz
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2ajsmamaUpdated Fe is high, your Pb is fine. Tomato plant can take a gallon at a time when mature - depends on hot hot it is and how fast-draining your soil is as to how often. I dry-farm main;y b/c I don't have electricity/water in my main growi...
Tycoon Tomato?
Posted by sandbar_norm(9/10 Bradenton Fl.)
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ag2005Updated Tycoon tomatoes have been my best producer this season. Each plant has produces 10 to 12, 12-16 ounce tomatoes. and then some smaller ones. I am too looking for seeds of this variety. Joseph
Helping pollination?
Posted by sheltieche
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djkj(9b)Updated The toothbrush should help set fruits for those that missed the bees/lack of wind. I always get larger yields when hand pollinating using a powered toothbrush. It just ensures more flowers will set fruit. Here is a link that might...
Growing tomatoes in containers - Tips/Advice
Posted by djkj(9b)
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sheltiecheUpdated It always bugs me when someone says èalways do thisè...
shriek !!!
Posted by Deeby
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DeebyUpdated This afternoon I picked a spray of Red Robins, and what a thrill ! My first ever home grown tomatoes from seed ! The taste as just what I was hoping for-beefsteak and not sweet at all. Thin skins too. I have a packet of seeds but ...
Is This Blossom End Rot?
Posted by Aquae(7 GA)
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated Those, as already mentioned, are not affected by BER. If you were to see BER, more likely would be on SanMarzano (a Roma type) rather than Chrokee purple ... Glad you don't have BER problem. I find it very frustrating, pitching al...
Would it be worth it to move my garden for 1 more hour of sun?
Posted by BrandyVill
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missingtheobvious(Blue Ridge 7a)Updated For 8 years, I grew tomatoes right against the east side of a west-facing brick house. So at best the plants had 6 hours of direct morning sun -- and a lot less in the spring and late summer. Growth was adequate, all things consid...
Tomato transplants problems
Posted by sonulya(6)
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nanelle_gw (usda 9/Sunset 14)(9/Sunset 14)Updated I would also check for a pH or soggy soil/drainage problem.
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