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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
27 Comments
Just1tomatoplantplzUpdated Thanks for the link! :)
My first compound blossom
Posted by lilyd74 (5b sw MI)
6 Comments
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
3 Comments
johns.coastal.patio(USDA 10b, Sunset 24)Updated That is wonderful.
Tomatoes grown from cuttings, smaller or fewer?
Posted by growneat
5 Comments
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)
4 Comments
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)
8 Comments
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))
4 Comments
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
17 Comments
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
15 Comments
ditnc(7 NC)Updated Nice looking plants, well done! Good luck with planting out.
A strange sighting this morning...
Posted by ediej1209(5 N Central OH)
6 Comments
wertach zone 7-B SCUpdated Tomatoes are hardy little buggers! I hope I don't gross anyone out with this... I work for a sewer company and you would not believe some of the places that tomatoes grow and do extremely well! Some really good looking tomatoes bu...
Anyone ever grow Orange Roma?
Posted by CaraRose
4 Comments
carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated I'd never heard of it so checked Tania's page and then did a Google search, and based on the two was going to look at some old SSE YEarbooks, but don't have time for that right now.As in mens tennis semi-finals from the French Ope...
Sunburn on 2d old transplant
Posted by tigrikt (Central NJ)(6B)
6 Comments
seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated Edweather nailed it, I think.
Growing Tomatoes in Zone 3
Posted by hudson___wy(3)
19 Comments
sharonrossyUpdated I am so impressed. The greenhouse is beautiful and your tomatoes are gorgeous! I only hope to be as successful as you. You have put a great deal of thought and work into this. Congrats! Sharon
Yellow Spots on Tomato Leaves
Posted by raymondo17(z9 Sacramento)
2 Comments
raymondo17(z9 Sacramento)Updated Thanks for the reply, Dave. I Googled "Gray Leaf Spot," but it looks different to my eye. My issue is yellow spotting, while the Gray Leaf Spot seems to result in small, circular, brown spots. I'll take a look at the und...
Pinch Flowers Off Tomato Transplants?
Posted by raymondo17(z9 Sacramento)
10 Comments
jonathanpassey(Utah z5)Updated This year i have two each of 8 varieties. I picked the flowers off half of them. so far there is no noticeable difference in plant growth (both are thriving) and a few of those original flowers set fruit and are sizing up nicely. ...
Some Tomato Problems
Posted by yanksfan7
7 Comments
2ajsmamaUpdated Just want to add - do a soil test not only to check pH, NPK, Ca but also Mg. If you need to raise the pH by adding lime, you will get Ca from calcitic lime but also Mg from dolomitic lime. My native soil is very low pH (around 4.9...
Tomato lower leaves pointing upwards
Posted by harooniqbal
8 Comments
harooniqbalUpdated Thanks Dave
Mushrooms in my raised bed, good or bad?
Posted by Nathanf2013
6 Comments
digdirt2Updated CANNOT get rid of them, are they bad for the plants? Runner22- The point is, as was explained before you posted your question, is you don't need to get rid of them. They pose no threat to you or your plants in any way and are gene...
I thought I had over fertilized my toms!
Posted by wertach zone 7-B SC
1 Comment
ediej1209(5 N Central OH)Updated They love to fool us, don't they! Congratulations on your coming harvest. Yum!!
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