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Fading tomatoes
Posted by crab_grass(5)
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated I also tend to belies TOO MUCH watering and fertilizer deficiency to be the cause(s). I am not into organic fertilizing but I gather that it is not as readily available to plants as synthetic ones. Here is what I would do: --- fer...
Overwatered Seedlings?
Posted by Aquae(7 GA)
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Aquae(7 GA)Updated Update: My seedlings appear to be doing better! They haven't lost anymore leaves and they're growing well! I'm hardening them off now! Thanks so much everyone, I'll keep you updated on their progress. :)
OT (but on topic, too) - Bypass valve for garden
Posted by andyinnyc
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andyinnycUpdated It is for fertigation. I've purchased several Mazzei-type venturi units. I need/want to build a PVC bypass valve - like the one in my original post, but I want the section where the venturi connects to allow for a 'swappable' sect...
Toddler ripped up my Sungold..!!!
Posted by winstella(10b los angeles)
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kathyb912_in (5a/5b, Central IN)Updated If the roots are still in place, it may recover. Those Sungolds are very vigorous once they get going! Hopefully it will pop back quickly and still give you lots of tomatoes by mid-summer.
big box "heirlooms"
Posted by blaferby
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ZachS. z5 Littleton, COUpdated The problem is the varied and fluid definition of "heirloom." Your idea can be far and away from mine in what constitutes that description. But as was said its an awsome marketing tool so it can be overused. That being s...
Okay this one's got me stumped
Posted by ZachS. z5 Littleton, CO
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yardenman(z7 MD)Updated If it was insect or disease damage, it would be varied and patchy. If it is a soil problem, it would be consistent on all the seedlings. Best luck in solving this.
Opalka plants - toss or keep?
Posted by NathalieSea
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digdirt2Updated My sweet golds did that. Are they weak too? Wispy doesn't mean "weak". I need to be clear about that. It is just a plant appearance thing. And production for me has always been quite good. So your Sweet Gold did what? Tu...
Moving tomato plants to cold frame
Posted by heatherm458
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digdirt2Updated There is no "best" way to do this and the odds are you will lose some of the plants, especially given their size and age. Make note of that for next year so you do't start so early. :) All of them will have to be hardene...
Red mite on seedlings? Treatment?
Posted by ju1234((8 Dallas TX))
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digdirt2Updated If it is spider mites then the easiest and most effective control is just what you did - finger squishing. On such small plants it should be relatively easy to get ahead of them and without doing near the damage any sprays - even ...
Pot up or punt?
Posted by chuck60
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chuck60Updated OK. I potted up to 4" pots. I had to put together a kind of cold frame against a south facing wall because the newly potted up plants were not going to fit back in my indoor plant rack. Had a couple of glass patio doors and s...
Pot up or punt
Posted by chuck60
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digdirt2Updated Duplicate. here is link to original Here is a link that might be useful: Original post
Is the seedling's vigor predictive of the adult plant's vigor ?
Posted by arley_gw
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arley_gwUpdated They're all in the ground now, and seem to be surviving the transplant process. The smaller ones are improving. Thanks for the advice.
I planted Tomato seedlings and we had a frost
Posted by VarleyRobert
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated It all depend on how bad the frost bite was. I think it is worth to baby them for a while and see what happens. Chances are that they might bounce back. Probably, by the time you read this post you've already determined the fate o...
What about Caspian Pink?
Posted by ryseryse_2004
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yardenman(z7 MD)Updated Caspian Pink is a fine tomato. I've grown it. I just like Brandywine and (especially) Cherokee Purple better. Among the pinks, I recall Ponderosa Pink (from my Dad's garden) being a bit better. But he had decades of saved seeds ad...
Tomato Seedling Problems
Posted by mikerond
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yardenman(z7 MD)Updated How warm does your heating pad make the water in your trays? If it is over 75, you are cooking them. While tomato seeds germinate at 75 well, the seedling grow best at 60-something. They don't want serious fertilizer when young. N...
37 degree night
Posted by Julie717
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yardenman(z7 MD)Updated I used to use wall o waters and other "warmers", but now I have my doubts. It seems to me that they get stunted for the whole season by being chilled just once. So, I think it is better to just wait a couple weeks. Let t...
Tomato plant
Posted by melbel
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yardenman(z7 MD)Updated Could be a matter of warmth when they were planted. Tomatoes germinate best above 70 but grow as seedlings best at 60-something. So I germinate mine upstairs and bring them to the plant stand in the 60ish basement after that. But ...
planting in the same spot
Posted by pattyokie
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yardenman(z7 MD)Updated I don't have much rotation space either. From what I've read, good healthy compost is the best remedy. I add a few inches each year, fork it gently and let it fall in the holes (because I think there are benefits of not disturbing...
plucking leaves
Posted by n1111z(6B)
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yardenman(z7 MD)Updated I always pluck leaves that will be below ground. It just seems to me that they will rot and that can't be a good thing. But I pluck them a week ahead of planting so the stem can heal.
When to plant out? 7b
Posted by ditnc(7 NC)
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yardenman(z7 MD)Updated I used to push the season. But I'm waiting 2 weeks past LFD this year. Unless you can seriously warm the soil with plastic.
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