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hardening off my tomatoes
Posted by sma_gal
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2ajsmamaUpdated Whoa sorry I'm bit reading carefully on the phone. You reported when they were 3 inches tall not 13? When did you start them? I'd repot even if in individual cells if 6 packs or something about 2 to 3 inch diameter and 3 inches de...
Need tomatoe seeds for Pakistan
Posted by Albert498
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cold_weather_is_evil(9)Updated Burpee had a variety called Climax a hundred years ago. Literally. So if it's available, it's an old old heirloom.
San Marzano Fruit turning black
Posted by slowjane CA/ Sunset 21
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digdirt2Updated All paste types are more prone to it due to their shape. Dave
Blue Ridge Black
Posted by reginald_317
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jean001a(Portland OR 7b)Updated No comment to answer your question. But suggest you provide much more light before the poor spindly thing collapses.
Soil Mix
Posted by DKTomato
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fireduck(10a)Updated I re-use my potting mixes...adding fresh material to it every Spring. Two things: do not re-use any mix material that grew a diseased plant. Also, keep in mind for the container grower...material breaks down and starts to restrict...
Are seeds from a grafted tomato fertile?
Posted by Trish74
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digdirt2Updated does grafting alter the sterility of the seeds? No. "Sterility" of seed is not an issue normally associated with tomato seed and grafting makes no difference. Whether it will breed true or not from saved seed is the issu...
Oh no! Mosaic?
Posted by fairfield8619(Zone 8 NW LA)
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fairfield8619(Zone 8 NW LA)Updated Actually since I took the pic it has grown rapidly and the new growth does not have the pattern. It seems to be mostly at the bottom now on the old growth so whatever it is it looks like it is growing out of it. Strange that it is...
when tomato seeds get wet do you have to plant them
Posted by Blackstar44
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thewallawallaian89(7a)Updated i had the same problem but with MANY seeds... (darn weather man called for clear, and it dumped buckets while I was sleeping) They dried out on their own in their bags, and i planted them with MUCH skepticism... but around 75% of ...
White Eggs on Top of Tomato Leaf
Posted by MaryMcP Zone 8b - Phx AZ
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digdirt2Updated Whoa! Sanctimonious? Was merely talking in generalities of what can cause such injuries and conditions such as in your pics and why people always assume it is a terrible disease rather than something that can be fixed. All I knew ...
Does Dampening affect larger tomato plants too?
Posted by ju1234((8 Dallas TX))
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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated I had newspaper collars wrapped close around the stem to prevent cutworms, and the lack of air circulation and constant damp is a perfect breeding ground for fungus spores. Be sure you keep any mulch away from actually touching th...
Newbie with tomato question
Posted by KelliTX
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KelliTXUpdated Thanks Dave. I was hoping it was normal. Just making sure :)
missed some hardening days
Posted by John_JJ(5)
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sleevendog (5a NY)(5a NY)Updated Not at all cold or extreme in our zone 5-6 NY CT right now. Tonight just tuck under a deck or garage, shed. I missed a tray of younger starts last night that i meant to slide into the garage...they got hit with this mornings hard ...
Tomato Support
Posted by TomAndJerryGardener
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johns.coastal.patio(USDA 10b, Sunset 24)Updated Could be that it is too small, or soft. I am space constrained, and plan on doing kind of a greenhouse technique in future, with grow bags and plants trained to a stem or two. This year it is just for the part over the ~40" c...
multiple plants/stems in one plant
Posted by weedsgrower
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weedsgrowerUpdated Thanks.
Is my Tomatoe plant done for?
Posted by surf1
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greenman62Updated since you have multiple trunks, i would cut a piece just below the soil level (maybe 1 inch) to try and get some roots, then chop the top and new growth off, leaving just a couple of leaves in the middle. then, plant it deep. a fe...
volunteer seedlings
Posted by janice__indiana5(Z5 Indiana)
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woodyswife(z5 OH)Updated We've let the volunteers grow in the past but often ended up with more problems with blight. Not saying that was the whole problem but rotation may have also been our problem.
Whats up with my tomatoes?
Posted by rbreedi1(Tennessee Zone 7b)
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rbreedi1(Tennessee Zone 7b)Updated Thank you! I actually just noticed one on the leaf in the picture. Glad to know its nothing serious!
Purple or Pink?
Posted by sue_ct(z6 CT)
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sue_ct(z6 CT)Updated Yay! Thank you Dave and Carolyn!
Shade tolerant tomatoes?
Posted by jdub123(7)
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated I am pretty sure, the reason for NOT getting fruits (OP's case) is not just the lack of direct sun. There must be other factors: NUMBER ONE: soil and nutrients. Four (4) hours direct sun in Atlanta (Zone 7) is not whole lot but yo...
Worm Hunter - is there an app for that?
Posted by johns.coastal.patio(USDA 10b, Sunset 24)
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albert_135(Sunset 2 or 3)Updated My grandmother had a solution. Me!
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