Growing Tomatoes Forum

Posted by sjerin March 10, 2014

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sjerinUpdated March 23, 2014 Thanks, Helenh. I have a covered back porch so I set them on the table near the edge, but out of direct sunlight. There was only a light breeze yesterday and they were fine. Will keep doing so, when I can.

Black Krim vs Cherokee Purple

Posted by tandrew31 February 4, 2014

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arley_gwUpdated March 23, 2014 Last year I grew them both. I'm about 20 miles east of Augusta GA, and our summers are hot and humid. We had a lot of rain last summer. What I found was Black Krim was very good in flavor, pretty good in productivity, but was more...

Links

Posted by lucillle March 17, 2014

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missingtheobvious(Blue Ridge 7a)Updated March 23, 2014 lucille, you can also use Google's Advanced Search https://www.google.com/advanced_search?hl=en&fg=1 where you have additional search options without needing to enter the codes (like "site:"). [Advanced Search hides ...

help with tomatoes

Posted by lisa252(8) March 22, 2014

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lisa252(8)Updated March 23, 2014 thank you so much Dave- I realized it was a hydroponics method but just did not have the formulation. Now I have something to go on to try the experiment again. I know time can enhance the flavors of one's memories, but trust me, ...

Potential shade problem?

Posted by kelly014 March 21, 2014

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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated March 23, 2014 First, On which side of the bed the fence is located ? North, Northwest not a problem. East also block sun few hours early in the day, until the sun is up high and a 6 ft fence is not going to block it.Then it is going to be on th...

Slow post-transplant growth

Posted by ghzoc March 19, 2014

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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated March 22, 2014 Praaxus, woodoo Gardener ! haha He is an interesting guy. I have seen few of his videos. AND have seen views of his garden too. NOTHING SPECIAL. He makes most of his videos in his living room. LOL

Can't identify whats ailing Sweet 100s

Posted by crist95 February 10, 2014

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zzackeyUpdated March 22, 2014 I always seem to get bugs and diseases when I buy transplants. The only ones that were without both I bought at the high school Ag. center. I try to remember to look underneath the leaves before I buy any plant. I'm amazed at how ...

Sea Magic Organic Growth Activator

Posted by rnp0123(Southern Cal) June 14, 2008

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miesenbacher(7)Updated March 22, 2014 Bat Guano, chicken manure, horse manure, cow manure, Mycorrhiza, molasses, fish, seaweed, sea salt, bone meal, azomite are all organic growth activators. Just a play on words.

Heirloom Suggestions for Colorado 5a

Posted by xplsv March 17, 2014

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pondgardenerUpdated March 21, 2014 Bernard, You may want to consider researching "double digging" or "French Intensive" gardening method if your garden area is not too large. It is extra work but you may reap the benefits especially if the soil ...

Fungus gnats attacked seedlings?

Posted by winstella(10b los angeles) March 6, 2014

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winstella(10b los angeles)Updated March 21, 2014 Just wanted to give an update---- after treating all my plants with bti, my two seedlings are finally seeing growth! Fungus gnats aren't gone by any means but I am just happy the baby plants are growing after weeks and weeks of do...

Reporting seedlings

Posted by crab_grass(5) March 21, 2014

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ZachS. z5 Littleton, COUpdated March 21, 2014 Yeah, I was feeling the urge to see something green about mid-Dec haha, that's why my onions got started a couple weeks too early. I use a lot of Bot. Int. seeds, I like the quality, they have a pretty good selection, and most of ...

saved seeds to be grown (my 1st time)

Posted by purple1701(5B Chicago) March 20, 2014

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digdirt2Updated March 21, 2014 I guess I'm getting my terminology mixed up, I thought seed starter mix was the same as soil-less mix. The latter is what I intend to use. There are soil-less seed starting mixes and soil-less growing mixes. The seed starting mixe...

Bloody Butcher vs 4th of July

Posted by CaraRose March 19, 2014

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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated March 20, 2014 Thanks Raybo. It is likey that DTM = 60 days. That sound pretty good. On the package it says 55 days.

Which ones will do best in Pots?

Posted by sue_ct(z6 CT) March 18, 2014

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sue_ct(z6 CT)Updated March 20, 2014 I have some tomato supports I bought at Gurneys online, that are stronger than the thin cheap round ones you can get at the big box stores, and I use them for container tomatoes and peppers. Fairly sturdy, but not even close to th...

Who Was the Woman in Sacramento...

Posted by golodkin March 17, 2014

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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated March 20, 2014 For those of you in CA Tomatomania offers plant sales at several places. I got an e-mail today about it and look to the right of the page below to find out when and where the other sales are. it might just be that one is near you....

Calcium, Epsom Salts, and BER

Posted by anney(Georgia 8) May 15, 2007

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butchfombyUpdated March 20, 2014 oklahoma gardners...check out the mesonet site for ground temperature...very helpful...forgot to mention that better boy produced more tomatoes than other kinds...this season i plan to go bush tomatoes for canning..mountain variet...

Trellis suitable for Tomato

Posted by TomAndJerryGardener March 18, 2014

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ddsackUpdated March 19, 2014 You can remove as many or as few suckers as you want when trellising, just depends on how strong a structure you have. Most of my growing now is on cattle panels, but before that I grew many years on 2x4's (or 1x2's for shorter be...

Has anybody have this happen?

Posted by billjoebob March 19, 2014

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labradors_gwUpdated March 19, 2014 Hybrid tomatoes!!!!! They might be tasty, who knows? (Yes, I've had tomato seeds sprout inside a tomato too.) Linda

Tomatoes in Southern California: Feb-2014

Posted by psient(9b) February 7, 2014

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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated March 19, 2014 I have my tomatoes in the beds at about one foot tall. .. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ That is great. Well, you are in zone 9, SoCal , of course. The way you've described your soil prep., sounds exceptionally good. ..24" deep, with all ...

Vitality of plants from old seed vs new seed?

Posted by californian January 24, 2011

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sheltiecheUpdated March 19, 2014 I just germinated 2006 seeds which were partially eaten by some mice I assume as friend who gave them to me at my request, told me. They went as gangbusters and plenty of life in those seeds that did not get destroyed. Seed that t...

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