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US source for Latah seeds?
Posted by 2ajsmama
18 Comments
labradors_gwUpdated Oh that's too funny! Orange Mink would be a great name for a tomato that gives you that warm fuzzy feeling (LOL). We have brown mink that sometimes invade our pond and eat our goldfish. They are not at all popular with my husband,...
Looking for Cherokee Purple seed
Posted by tandrew31
3 Comments
tandrew31Updated Thanks, I will go there to swap
Seeds Ordered Today
Posted by Deeby
9 Comments
DeebyUpdated They're up ! I planted four seeds in a Jiffy domed seed starter. Fun !
is this normal for small plants
Posted by repticland
4 Comments
2ajsmamaUpdated Is that one curling or are the tips of the cotyledons still caught in the seed coat?
Looking for Sungold, Opalka and Cherokee Purple tomato plants
Posted by NathalieSea
7 Comments
jean001a(Portland OR 7b)Updated In and around Portland, various growers sell tomato plants, with many heirloom kinds. Just about everyone sells Sungold because, even if all other tomatoes fail, Sungold will thrive. The box stores are a source as long as you sele...
Planted Red Robin Seeds Today !
Posted by Deeby
5 Comments
DeebyUpdated They really are up now !!! Today I took them down off the top of the fridge and checked with no hope at all, and three are up and one is poking through ! I did it ! I couldn't believe it !
Parks whopper
Posted by ymaddox(ky 6)
2 Comments
ymaddox(ky 6)Updated I was wanting whopper
Transpiration and Gravity
Posted by lubadub(5B PA)
7 Comments
seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated Plants have systems that defy gravity. There are a lot of trees over 100 ft. tall and do just fine.
Update - Tomato & Pepper Seed Exchange
Posted by hmacdona1
1 Comment
karen58_gw(5a)Updated Thanks for the update Heather, Hope the New year is treating You well.
Indeterminate Tomato Trellises
Posted by robinava(6B)
16 Comments
robinava(6B)Updated Thanks everyone for your suggestions. Will probably follow Dave's suggestion by starting the panels 6-8" above the ground and using the 6' T posts, however I am still considering raising the panels to possibly 10" and us...
help identifying leaf disease
Posted by hot_tomatoes
1 Comment
geosankie(5a NEPA)Updated Looks like Early Blight, a picture of the whole plant would be helpful though.
Is Burnt Charcoal Ash decent fertilizer?
Posted by easttexgardenman
25 Comments
smithmalUpdated I use wood pellets over the winter. I know they have a binders added to them but they are generally cornstarch or plant gum. Any ideas if adding wood ash from wood pellets would be deleterious to the garden soil and if not, how ma...
Raised Rows
Posted by hoosier40 6a Southern IN
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hoosier40 6a Southern INUpdated yardman, I am not going to go with any boards or other materials to actually make a raised bed but just a continuous hill more or less. Kind of a halfway measure, but I'll see how it goes.
Tomatoe holes
Posted by brian_ouimet(5 Ont)
9 Comments
yardenman(z7 MD)Updated I won't eat it...
Tomato Companion or Ground Cover
Posted by JWW_1(8B / 9A Foley, AL)
17 Comments
yardenman(z7 MD)Updated Personally, I think melons are a great groundcover around upright plants like tomatoes in cages. But you would have to fertilize them both carefully. Tomatoes want something close to 2-6-6 because too much nitrogen causes all foli...
Pink Brandywine Sudduth Strain vs. OTV
Posted by robinava(6B)
26 Comments
yardenman(z7 MD)Updated Every good Brandywine type tastes better than all other tomatoes. Except I sure like a Cherokee Purple just as much in a different way too.
Best for juice?
Posted by makwa
4 Comments
seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated When I used to grow more tomatoes and was making sauce, I would lightly smash the matoes in a big pot(with potato smasher, eg) then strain the juice out for drinking. This way, my sauce would thicken faster and at the same time I ...
Mountain Merit
Posted by randy41_1
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farmerdillUpdated I don't have late blight, but TSWV is a plague in this area, so I tried Mountain Merit for its TSWV resistance. Similar to the other Mountain series in size and taste and does have resistance to TSWV. Tastewise just below Amelia a...
seedling to 1st true leaf
Posted by billyberue
1 Comment
digdirt2Updated This is a frequent question up for discussion over on the Growing from Seed forum so you may want to do some more reading on that forum here. First, So, if I have dozens of seeds planted and the first ones sprout, how do I get the...
Tomato selections for Rockhill, SC
Posted by larryw(z6Ohio)
5 Comments
larryw(z6Ohio)Updated Thank you all for your suggestions. By the way, the information from Clemson was absolutely comprehensive!
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