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Your hybrid preference: Ramapo, Jet Star, Supersonic
Posted by Bob_B(Sunset 14, Ca.)
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thebutcher(6b (Philadelphia area))Updated I never grew Jetstar or Supersonic but I grew the Ramapo and 4th of July this year. But I will try the Supersonic and Jetstar + the Morton next year. As far as the Ramapo F1, I estimate that I had about 65+ per each plant so far o...
Official Vs. Actual Temperatures
Posted by saoodhashim
2 Comments
dickiefickle(5B Dousman,Wi.)Updated All temperatures are given as air temps ..
Red House Tomato
Posted by guatejo
4 Comments
carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated And I would suggest that you take a look at some Dwarf varieties developed in the past few years with colors and sizes not seen before. The link below is from Tania's website. If you click on the various varieties you can see pict...
Roma tomatos
Posted by calm1(6)
3 Comments
calm1(6)Updated Thanks, Dave!
pulling up vines
Posted by beckyinrichmond
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Ohiofem(6a Ohio)Updated I never compost my tomato plants (or any solanaceous plants) because I am worried about carrying over diseases from year to year, but I may be a little overcautious. If you are very good about building a compost pile that heats up...
Roots
Posted by taras49(6)
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sheltiecheUpdated I have not pulled mine out yet but couple years back I gave someone plants that I have planted about 4 weeks earlier so I had to dig it up middle June I thought it would be easy deal... oh my... that thing was huge!
Fall Ripening
Posted by shadyrelief
6 Comments
sheltiecheUpdated If I plant early seedlings and weather still cold they just going to sit and wait... my experience using WOW is best if you have chance or floating row covers, temporary cold frame etc. Just planting out early does nothing to impr...
Late Tomatoes
Posted by bigpinks
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bigpinksUpdated Actually I thought someone at Joyces told me that Mrs Estler had been in and that she would be cutting back rather than stopping production. Is Mrs Estler still going strong? Or maybe some other relative? The plants were about a b...
seeds for next year
Posted by gfinnil
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helenh(z6 SW MO)Updated pale perfect purple. Mine look more pink than this. It is not called early but probably early midseason. I copied this picture from the web. It is a pretty pink tomato with potato leaves.
First time grower
Posted by Mnc300
2 Comments
seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated As long as the fruits do not rot, that is not a big problem. You can shave that part away when you pick the ripe fruit.
Growing plants from seed
Posted by joeorganictomatoes(6A)
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated In agreement with simmran , It is all about time and your efforts that both are so much more valuable than 30, 40 bucks. By starting from seeds we aim to extend our season and beat the mother nature at her own game. Of course, ano...
Tomato from your own seeds?
Posted by sheltieche
15 Comments
sheltiecheUpdated Thank you for sharing information! my thoughts... life of tree or animal is far longer than annual tomato, and for warmer climate they can even get spring and fall gathering so selection over time by growing conditions etc happens...
can hornworms be avoided with a tomato cage ?
Posted by tecnico
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Corgikarma(6)Updated I agree with qaguy, chicken wire would be too large, and unless you covered it completely(no opening in the top) I don't think you can prevent the moths from laying their eggs on your plants. The good news is they are one of the e...
can you help? tomato disease
Posted by Izzbee
3 Comments
miesenbacher(7)Updated Looks like late Blight.
when's them 'maters 'coming back?
Posted by daninthedirt(Cent TX; HZ10, Sunset z30, USDA z8a)
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qaguyUpdated I'm in SoCal and have heard about late crops in my area too. I've tried a few times, but never have gotten anything worth the effort to keep the plants going. I do manage to keep them going through late Sep, but it's fruit that se...
composting tomato plants
Posted by cary_organic
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drew51 SE MI Z5b/6a(5b/6a)Updated I'm currently building a new raised bed, so healthy or even diseased plants will be put on the bottom under cardboard. So I have no worries about any fungal spores splashing up onto next years plants. And a couple years down the r...
Advice request!
Posted by sandrainspain
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated Perhaps you can do two planting : One very early spring, as early as possible(say late March ). This way you will needs real nice size seedling (nursery grown or your own indoor grown). You should start picking ripe tomatoes aroun...
blight
Posted by honker
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Ohiofem(6a Ohio)Updated I don't know what you mean by blight. People use that word to describe all sorts of fungal and bacterial diseases that effect tomatoes. It looks like you're in Illinois, and according to USAblight.org, there were no reports of lat...
Shading Container Tomato
Posted by saoodhashim
7 Comments
saoodhashimUpdated Thanks Drew Yes. I bought some seeds also and they have germinated also. Now I am stuck with how to care for them when I have no grow light and appropriate arrangement of provide them a closer florescent light. Thanks anyways for ...
Unstable segregation line
Posted by sheltieche
8 Comments
sheltiecheUpdated Thanks for answers! I am not questioning quality or info at the least, my interest rather theoretical on what to do on my end. Am firmly in with my Russian seeds too LOL some of them my parents used to grow so hoping for same... T...
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