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Will cold nights hurt new tomato plants?
Posted by woodyswife(z5 OH)
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated I just made a direct quote from that article. And I disputed what it said. """ Overview Eager gardeners often start vegetable gardens as soon as the threat of frost is gone. Planting vegetables, especially tomatoes,...
Foliar Spray - Mixing Cal-Mag and Aspirin?
Posted by eban(ZONE 10 (Los Angeles))
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sheltiecheUpdated From human standpoint if aspirin was invented today it would not pass FDA. Anyone knows if plant and tomato itself does absorb it... i.e. will you be eating aspirin...
Still Waiting to Plant out ?
Posted by seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)
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Campanula UK Z8Updated out today - hooray, hooray
using eggshells
Posted by katkni(4)
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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated Thanks so much Dave b/c when I tried and tried to cut and paste it it wouldn't work at all bc adjacent areas were highlighted, but the software there is not the same as here, so now I'm going to try and cut and paste it from here ...
Curling leaves
Posted by nmr82(5)
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nmr82(5)Updated I've had a bout with aphids recently, they went for my peppers first so after that I made a Neem oil spray and they haven't come back :) thankfully the tomatoes all seem to be free of them. thanks!!
Do you thin tomatoes?
Posted by tarynmerkley
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated I have started from seed and growing a variety this season called BUSH STEAK (hybrid by Burpee). It says on the package: "Big 8 -12 oz meaty fruits matures early on 20 -24"dwarf plant . DETERMINANT" Is it possible t...
Don't buy organza bags
Posted by sneezer2(5)
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sleevendog (5a NY)(5a NY)Updated I think i'll be wrapping/ covering more this year. I've just always let thing be and happy with a harvest no mater what...enough for us and plenty for the birds and critters. I have way more than i can handle with many fruit trees...
NorthEast (LI) dampness
Posted by lisuburbangrdn7
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sleevendog (5a NY)(5a NY)Updated I left a few soldiers, good and strong, not leggy, out in all this past weeks weather. Tucked into some rocks to prevent tipping the cups. Happier than ever... But if i had some leggy ones waiting to go in the ground, as one tray ...
What's wrong with Ester?
Posted by 2ajsmama
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sleevendog (5a NY)(5a NY)Updated That happened to me with BullsHeart this year. I started two 50 cell trays early...then another 50 cell when i should, three weeks later. When i potted-up they did not look great but i was not too concerned. Everything else is up,...
When to plant.....non-frost zone!
Posted by antipodean(10b)
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Slimy_Okra(2b)Updated At least 13 degrees C (soil temperature) for tomatoes, but given that you have a long growing season, I'd question whether it's really worth planting early. And if you use black plastic, you'll have to take it off when it heats up...
More sun and containers, or in the ground but less sun
Posted by sandpapertongue(7a VA)
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michael723(6)Updated Sandpapertongue (lol loving the name), I too have learned a lot from "debates" on gardening forums in the past, and still do! Don't be ashamed of your plants, humble beginnings my friend - humble beginnings. Tomatoes are...
Disappearing tomato blossoms
Posted by tarynmerkley
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missingtheobvious(Blue Ridge 7a)Updated Abscission is defined as "the natural separation of flowers, fruit, or leaves from plants at a special separation layer." In tomatoes this can be at the "joint" or "elbow" on the pedicel (fruit stem) ...
My experience with 34 varieties in the Deep South
Posted by donnabaskets(Zone 8a, Central MS)
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deadhead61Updated Never liked tomato until a few years ago.Grow a variety of oranges, yellows, blacks, and bi-colors. A bunch of new ones this year.Grow in my dad's garden in central Alabama. Dig deep holes with post hole diggers, mix topsoil with ...
Are those suckers ?
Posted by melbel
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barrie2m_(6a, central PA)Updated True, but you'll get a better balance of vegetation to root ratio and thereby more production per square foot of space if you plant a little closer and sucker plants. I wouldn't even think of growing over 500 plants in 2800 square...
Tomatoes have small curling leaves and slow growth
Posted by syntria(8a - South DFW Area)
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syntria(8a - South DFW Area)Updated Thanks everyone! Jean001a - Would wet feet/soil contribute to it? Seysonn - Will do! I have 8 more cubic feet of the 'chunky' stuff, which is just marked as Local compost--its unfinished compost with a lot of wood pieces still. I'...
waiting for eggs to hatch
Posted by barrie2m_(6a, central PA)
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labradors_gwUpdated If that's a Mini Russian Yellow, I'm jealous. I only waited until one had sprouted and tossed the rest (bad move apparently). It was doing well and I transplanted it, then it wilted and died on me for no apparent reason - sigh. Oh...
Epsom salts for leaf wilt?
Posted by frdnicholas(Albuquerque NM)
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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated The original question was about wilted leaves, so that's what I'm waiting to hear about from the original poster, Heaven knows there are several excellent recent threads here about BER , and I suppose I could link to what I though...
My tomato plants are too big!
Posted by KovarGarden(8b)
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KovarGarden(8b)Updated Thank you for the help with the trellis options. I have been adding twine and will add bamboo to the cages to add another 2-3 feet. Next year I will build the tomato skyscraper :) I will make another video soon just for you all so...
Florida Weave
Posted by TomAndJerryGardener
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated I do a sort of combination of staking and weaving (not FW). True FLORIDA weave is not practical with, say, 3 by 6 ft raised bed, with different varieties. FW is good when you grow rows and rows of tomatoes. JMO
Mulching Tomatoes
Posted by robinava(6B)
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated @ rbreedi1,.. Yet another benefit of GOOD mulch, to keep the soil cooler in hot climates.
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