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extending the tomato season - yay or nay?
Posted by defrost49
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barrie2m_(6a, central PA)Updated Seysonn, if huge plants are a problem for you then you must be content with the production limitations of smaller plants. I'll admit that I have "Maxed-out" on the tomahook stringline reserve on most cherry & grape v...
Trying to find the name of a particular tomato
Posted by Bazbear
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BazbearUpdated yes we have said quite a few seeds :)
seed germination inside tomato fruit
Posted by reginald_317
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fieldofflowers(3 or 4a)Updated Just happened to me from a tomato I got from a food shelf. It was a vine on variety with two tomatoes. I ate one about two weeks later and the other waited at least 3 weeks. I can't say it's been chilled. No. I had it at room temp...
Can I pull up my tomatoes and put them in an unheated garage?
Posted by gr8heather(6b)
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helenh(z6 SW MO)Updated I am still eating green ones I picked and stored in my basement. They taste pretty good. I would not keep them in a basket or more then one layer deep in a box because I do have to check every couple days for rotten ones.
Tomato fruit looking like they're...having babies? Help?
Posted by bandie528(6b NJ)
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bandie528(6b NJ)Updated For size comparison: Husky Cherry, two of the "Roma"s, Roma-type Golden Milano. ::shrug::
A heart and a dwarf for next Spring
Posted by ABlindHog(8a Tx Hill Country)
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated Due to space requirements, I have been seriously looking into some good early determinants. Here are some that I found. The source is selling only plants not seeds .So I am interested in seeds not plants: --CASCADE LAVA ...DTM..70...
Tomato Seedlings - Help
Posted by saoodhashim
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ticodxbUpdated Wa aleikum salaam :) Unfortunately those pots are not available here... I bought them online from smartpots.com and they delivered them to me from the US. This was over 2 years ago and they actually under-charged me for shipping b...
Still shouldn't put tomato plants in compost?
Posted by catherinet(5 IN)
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john11840(z6/CT)Updated I NEVER put the old plants in the compost because of the possibility of disease. I also NEVER put tomatoes in the compost to avoid volunteers. John A
Regular Tomato flowering
Posted by saoodhashim
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saoodhashimUpdated Thanks Helenh for your advice. I too feel that since this is my first attempt at growing anything, I will let the flowers grow to see what happens. As for others that buy the tomato in my area, I spoke to the nursery guys and they...
Stupice pronunciation
Posted by naturegirl_2007 5B SW Michigan(5B SW Michigan)
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated graanib ... your pronunciation sounds more natural to me. I don't know Czech but "C" in stupi"C"e is not pronounce as " c in nieCe". Also "E" at the end should sound like "eh". So ...
Tomatillos
Posted by joeorganictomatoes(6A)
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john11840(z6/CT)Updated I grew tomatillos this year for the first time. I received the seed in a trade. The plants were very prolific (I had 2), but the fruit were marble size and totally useless. What varietie(s) do I look for to get regular size tomati...
hanging tomato plant
Posted by cak714
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DeebyUpdated I'd start seeds that early but if we plant plants they don't do well until we warm up and have longer days. That may just be my experience though. I've tried putting out tomato plants in April and they really struggled and never d...
Name That Tomato !
Posted by seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated Thanks Farmerdill ... yes, It was marked"Heirloom". As you pointed out it is some kind of so-called BLACK. I figure it must be productive to grow it commercially. My Black Krim performed very poorly this past season. I h...
Why are my tomatoes so pitiful?
Posted by BasicPoke
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cboyUpdated Corgikarma - I once meet a man at Wal Mart that worked for the people who solded the store tomatoes that looked perfect. He told me the same as what you have written. ========================================= You said = Grocery st...
Frost Party
Posted by thebutcher(6b (Philadelphia area))
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated O ! Those pickles look so tempting. I love colorful mixed veggies pickles like those. This is the season for celebration. It has been a tradition among many nations around the world to celebrate fall harvest. HAPPY HARVEST !
Taking a cutting from a Tomato plant that has foliage disease
Posted by Tomato_Newbee
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ddsackUpdated One fall I took some very small (like 4") healthy looking tip and sucker cuttings from a plant that was going down to disease. The ideas was to see if I could overwinter them in the house. They did fine in a sunny south windo...
Tomatoes rotting after harvest
Posted by vanisle_bc
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sandy0225(z5 Indiana)Updated Pick them a little on the green side and dip them in a solution of bleach and water to kill any nasties on the skin. Let them dry and then box them up. They'll keep then.
Pomatoes?
Posted by Edymnion(7a)
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farmerdillUpdated Nevr tried the actually grafting, but the pomato was a standard advertisement in the Sunday supplements (newspapers) in the 60's and 70's. The one I remember that named the varieties used the Subarctic tomato grafted onto a Red No...
this year most successful in your garden?
Posted by helenh(z6 SW MO)
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arley_gwUpdated Opalka was the most productive, followed by Black Cherry. Neither had exceptional flavor. Not bad, understand, just average. Best flavored were Marianna's Peace and Stump of the World; unfortunately these weren't terribly producti...
What makes tomato sweet?
Posted by sheltieche
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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated Yes, lots of steps and enzymes involved, but none of that can happen unless photosynthesis produces the energy compounds ATP and GTP which are necessary to faciliate those reactions and end products. So IMO conditions that lead to...
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