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help id'ing tomato disease
Posted by jdmcbr
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jdmcbrUpdated Thank you all for the comments. It looks like you were all correct, and it was just sunburn after all. I am still surprised that they were not yet hardened off, given how long they'd been outside with partial sunlight, but now I k...
Mothers Day
Posted by seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)
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johns.coastal.patio(USDA 10b, Sunset 24)Updated I went up to see my mom yesterday, did some yard work for her, went to lunch, but got to harvest a box full of avocados from the tree I planted in 1975. That thing has supplied us pretty much since, and everyone loves the fruit (F...
four o'clocks near tomatoes
Posted by organic_buck
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organic_buckUpdated Thanks for the replies. Linda, I remember seeing these hornworms in 4 o'clocks when we used to grow them. Guess I was thinking the hornworms would come for the fragrance of the 4 o'clocks and stay for the tomatoes! Deeby, I'm very...
Help! Flowers forming on seedlings, pinch out?
Posted by sharonrossy(Montreal 5B)
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Joe1982Updated Sharonie and David, Thank you! It is the first time I planted tomato. You are right: there is full sun for it. So it could be the root is not building up properly. I added some bone meal and make the soil very lose around it. See ...
Will I ever get to plant?!
Posted by ZachS. z5 Littleton, CO
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ZachS. z5 Littleton, COUpdated Yup, they are done and ready to be planted. I don't worry too much if they have to stay inside for a day or two (happens all the time when I'm gone for a couple days every month to go play Army with the National Guard). It's reall...
People who cook with cherries
Posted by tlhouser123
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rdr115Updated About the skins: 50% of the nutritional value of the tomato is in the skin and seeds.
Newbie to tomato and container gardening
Posted by LinzyLu
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centexan254 zone 8 Temple, TxUpdated If they are Bonnie Plants that say for containers then I am going to guess at a few types. 1 Husky Cherry Red 2 Better Bush 3 Bush Goliath 4 Patio 5 Container Choice If it one of those then I would say you can easily use a planter...
Time To Get Tough
Posted by seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated Now that I have learned how to use Photobucket, I post few more pictures
Do You Know Your Heat Zone ?
Posted by seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)
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woohooman San Diego CA zone 10aUpdated "Update: Wait a second, is that supposed to be days per year above 86F? I am definitely above 7. It would guess 2-8 weeks, depending on the year. " Johns coastal patio: You're in SoCal on the coast, correct? There is no ...
White fungus on the underside of seedling leaves
Posted by CaraRose
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digdirt2Updated Likely the same fungi varieties that develop on soil surfaces when there is high humidity and poor air circulation. But it can easily be eliminated with just a small fan moving air in the area of the seedlings. Dave
Best way to quickly amend fresh topsoil
Posted by williammorgan(6b)
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williammorgan(6b)Updated I'd be concerned about termites or other wood loving pests. I have used rotted wood bark and the soil turned into something really nice but that was more the result of cleaning up an area and planting a garden where wood had been ...
Can leaf/grass mulch harbor disease spores?
Posted by lm13(7)
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ediej1209(5 N Central OH)Updated I'd choose straw over hay. Hay can contain a number of different weed seeds that would just love to germinate in your nice rich soil. Cardboard under straw is awesome. Edie
Help! What's ailing my tomatoes?!
Posted by IHeartGroceries
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IHeartGroceriesUpdated As I suspected. Albeit, a little befuddlling, given recent weather conditions - essentially no rain, until today ironically, and I really have watered very sparsely. Weird that it seemed to originate on my well established, well m...
My Jetstar isn't setting fruit
Posted by platys(5a)
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated Topsoil as potting medium is not a good option. The reason being that it compacts under its own weight , when it holds too much moisture. But it can be amended by adding some perlite and pine pine. I have potting with garden soil ...
Prevention sprays schedule
Posted by sheltieche
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sheltiecheUpdated Thanks! Any safety net of time with using SCD Bio Ag, obviously the more separated application the better but still... kinda worried about my microbes...
Tomato killler
Posted by ontheteam(5a-6 (S.Eastern, MA))
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booberry85(5)Updated Try Craig's list under Free or Farm & Garden sections. I've given away my extras that way before. I would also try local but larger greenhouses & nurseries for a variety of different tomato plants. Maybe give them a call f...
Grafting Tomatoes
Posted by pauln(z7B Arkansas)
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yardenman(z7 MD)Updated And I will say that I am very glad I planted enough so that there are plenty of regular-growing heirlooms!
First time in this forum. (I stay over at hot peppers)
Posted by scgreenthumb1987(8)
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scgreenthumb1987(8)Updated Hey a familiar name lol. Thanks. I took some risks this year with the weird Weather and drew a great hand. How am I am old timer? Lol
Tomato seedlings
Posted by themilkdud05(5a)
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labradors_gwUpdated Daisyjoy, I don't think seedlings are ever too small to be planted outside! After all, they often manage to sprout all by themselves in people's veggie gardens (if left to their own devices). As long as your air and soil temperatu...
Tomato newbie, Please help!!
Posted by Runner22
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digdirt2Updated I'll stick with the racoon part of the question since the answers to all your other questions are found in many, many of the existing discussions here - lots of homework reading to do including all the FAQs here that cover all the...
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