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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.
Valleycat Tomatoes
Posted by burleybutt(8b)
burleybutt(8b)I've been planting tomatoes in Texas since 2008. Valleycat is by far the best one yet! Congrats Texas A&M!
Tomato plants keep dying
Posted by Just1tomatoplantplz
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Just1tomatoplantplzUpdated Thanks for the link! :)
My first compound blossom
Posted by lilyd74 (5b sw MI)
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lilyd74 (5b sw MI)Updated :-) It is one of the "lumpy" heirloom varieties. Dave's suggestion for an ugliest tomato contest may well be merited if it does bear fruit. I think I'll keep it, at least for now. Nothing lost if I do, and interesting to...
finally!
Posted by melonhedd
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johns.coastal.patio(USDA 10b, Sunset 24)Updated That is wonderful.
Tomatoes grown from cuttings, smaller or fewer?
Posted by growneat
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growneatUpdated Thanks for your answers. I am encouraged. I have a few cuttings I am trying and I have several plants that have stems damaged just below the soil that have nice looking tops. I am in the midst of rooting them in potting soil and w...
Damaged main stem
Posted by springerrr(z5 MO)
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springerrr(z5 MO)Updated OK, here is the before and after. I warmed the wax between my fingers and tried to press it gently but deeply into the wound.
How early to use liquid fish/kelp?
Posted by cablestarman(NE OH 6a)
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sheltiecheUpdated Dave, Thank you! Great to know info. I think with fertigation, hydroponics and now cannabis growers we seems to be getting more and more quality liquid fertilizers and while general issue of foliar feeds still remains controvercia...
Is this Potato top?
Posted by ju1234((8 Dallas TX))
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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated Potato Top was formally changed to Limbaugh's Potato Top Legacy by Doug Oster ( Ostler?, I forgot how to spell his name) as explained in the link below and there are other names for it was well, Last I knew folks send seeds back t...
Pulp pots and transplant shock?
Posted by serobins
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ju1234((8 Dallas TX))Updated Put soil over the stem above where it toppled over and water it every day or so as you would a brand new rooting. It will survive but it will take long time for it to thrive again. Few of my tomatos toppled with damping. I did tha...
Help. New to gardening!
Posted by amazin10grace
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ditnc(7 NC)Updated Nice looking plants, well done! Good luck with planting out.
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