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Posted by Chris0333 WI zone 5a August 4, 2015

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Seysonn_ 7b-WA/HZ1Updated August 4, 2015 Looks good to me. My ripe Indigo Rose looks very similar in color and size. So far I have picked two.. Sey

My tomatoes are dying :(

Posted by Rishabh Sood August 2, 2015

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digdirt2(6b-7a No.Cent. AR HZ8 Sun-35)Updated August 4, 2015 Agree with PC - rice hulls will work well to improve the texture but so will any decomposed organic matter you can mix in with it. The basic problem is that when you put garden soil into a container it compacts, it drains poorly,...

Selling tomato plants on the side of the road...

Posted by angiemwish March 7, 2015

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theforgottenone1013(MI zone 5b/6a)Updated August 4, 2015 Nice to hear about your success, Angie. Hope next year you sell twice as much. Rodney

Happy 4th of July ! What's your location ?

Posted by daniel_nyc(7a) July 3, 2015

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daniel_nyc(7a)Updated August 4, 2015 That's a PERFECT name Sey. Unfortunately, very few here have perfect names. I wrote nyc, because I thought everybody knows what NYC means (New York City.)

Animal eating my tomatoes - How do I make them stop?

Posted by mistylynn August 9, 2008

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1950triciaUpdated August 4, 2015 Thanks to everyone who posted regarding this problem w/half-eaten tomatoes. I found several in my fenced in garden yesterday morning, both ripe and unripened. My husband put up one of those cameras that will take pictures of wi...

My Big Boys have ripe bottoms but yellow/green tops???

Posted by algonquinloon August 2, 2015

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JeanUpdated August 3, 2015 "key to maintaining nutrient levels in containers" is to use an appropriate fertilizer regularly according to label directions.

Is it possible to have a 100% disease-FREE garden ?

Posted by daniel_nyc(7a) July 7, 2015

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daniel_nyc(7a)Updated August 3, 2015 I have a feeling that the answer to OP's question is... NO !!!

A tomato that has a lot of acid

Posted by chao May 25, 2009

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nugrdnnut(6a n-c WA)Updated August 2, 2015 To my taste buds, Neves Azorean Red has a classic (very good) acidic tomato flavor!

Mid-Atlantic recommendations

Posted by gorbelly(6b/7a | Sunset 32 | SE PA) August 1, 2015

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goodground(z6 NJ)Updated August 2, 2015 Agree with the others. It comes down to micro climate. Select the ones that interest and see which work best for you.

NAR xBrandywine seeds

Posted by sharonrossy(Montreal 5B) August 2, 2015

sharonrossy(Montreal 5B)Hi I read an old post about this cross and it's success I appear to have found seeds on another site NAR seems to grow very well in my garden, quite productive, healthy, good sized delicious tomatoes still waiting for one to ripen...

Rebelski seed quality

Posted by PupillaCharites(FL 9a) July 31, 2015

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PupillaCharites(FL 9a)Updated August 2, 2015 Thanks rgreen and Peter, I will definitely follow up with them and see if my result deserves service. I just looked at the other two high performance hybrids I got from Johnny's a week earlier and noted they were among the slower ...

Mold from Miracle Gro

Posted by Solorya(7a) March 22, 2013

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LabradorsUpdated August 2, 2015 I bought a huge bag of MG Organic one year and didn't read the back of the bag until I had filled all my large planters. It said "not for containers". Thinking that it might smell bad and THAT was the reason, I didn't...

Big Beef ... Finally -(2)

Posted by Seysonn_ 7b-WA/HZ1 July 6, 2015

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fireduck(10a)Updated August 1, 2015 hi sey...I am glad your BB hybrid is doing well. My two plants have been awesome. On the other hand....the Brandy Boy contest got me excited to plant the Brandy's. They have been disappointing to me. Mine plants were weak, mis-sha...

A bushel here, a bushel there

Posted by dbrown2351(5) August 1, 2015

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PupillaCharites(FL 9a)Updated August 1, 2015 "I planted 12 plants this year, down from 30 a couple of years ago, and I really need to cut back to maybe 8. But then I'm always afraid some of the plants will fail so I always plant extra." My problem too :-) If crawli...

Tomatillo, Facts and Myth

Posted by seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1) September 15, 2014

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antmary_Omaha_NE_5bUpdated August 1, 2015 Thanks, Sey. The tomatoes are green-when-ripe Malachite Box. They'll make the salsa green and the taste will be better as if it's done only with tomatillos.

Help: Tomatoes rotten on the wine

Posted by Shiguo Jiang July 31, 2015

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Shiguo JiangUpdated July 31, 2015 Thank you everyone. I will check it out.

Time from blossom to fruit?

Posted by katyajini(z6 NYC) July 22, 2015

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sjetski(6b NJ)Updated July 31, 2015 To prepare for end of season many folks begin trimming off new suckers starting some time in August, mid-August onwards would be fine (example link click here). I suppose you can cut off blooms at the very end of August, i persona...

My first volunteer tomato plant from a hybrid

Posted by christacharlene(6) July 30, 2015

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christacharlene(6)Updated July 31, 2015 I agree, they do crack easily. I have had issues with Sunsugar cracking but it really seems to vary year to year. This year not a single Sunsugar from my garden has cracked. Other years half of them crack before I can get them pic...

Is this Black from Tula tomato ripe?

Posted by ilodato(6b) July 31, 2015

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Seysonn_ 7b-WA/HZ1Updated July 31, 2015 Mine are still green. Probably some are getting a hint of color. So it is good to how they'd look when ripe. Sey

Daconil after rain?

Posted by ilovecucumbers Zone 6b, NE PA July 30, 2015

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Seysonn_ 7b-WA/HZ1Updated July 30, 2015 Yeah if you want the effect of fungicide to last on, should spray after rain, since rain washes the leaves clean. I do spray immediately after rain when the leaves are dry. Another thing is that, it is likely that rains and wind...

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