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got new home had a garden in it need help
Posted by asuna
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cziga(Zone 5 -Toronto)Updated I'm in Ontario too, and most of the red tomatoes are at least starting to turn by now ... it's been a tough year for tomatoes here though, and there are lots of green ones. When I grow green-when-ripe varieties, there seem to be 2...
Spray regime for tomatoes
Posted by drew51 SE MI Z5b/6a(5b/6a)
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miesenbacher(7)Updated Add Actinovate to your Agri-Fos/Exel LG and you will have a systemic and contact fungicide that will control a lot of fungal /bacteria types. Actinovate is a organic product to go along with your bio-friendly Agri-Fos/Exel LG whic...
Mixing determinate with indet in same container?
Posted by sheltieche
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joeorganictomatoes(6A)Updated Tomato plants can grow roots that are 5 - 6 feet in length. I just finished breaking down my garden and did a study on root size. My German Johnson(indeterminate heirloom) had roots that extended well beyond a foot (depth). It als...
What is your experience growing San Marzano Redorta ?
Posted by Prachi(6b (NJ))
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spacetogrow(4 MN)Updated I grew San Marzano Redorta for the first time this year. I haven't grown others of its general type so don't have much for comparison but I like it well enough. It was a little surprising that the fruits fall off at the slightest ...
Yellow leaves and aphids in potted tomatoes
Posted by jbcamel
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated i did not read all the comments but i just wanted to say that YELLOW LOWER LEAVES, FALLING LEAVES are often associated with the potted plants of various kinds. It is just the plants mechanism to maximize its resources. In that res...
Are these seeds stable?
Posted by growneat
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growneatUpdated So, if these seeds came from tomatoes that were selected for size then the seeds are stable for size? I had thought most seeds would be fairly stable by F5? Am I wrong?
Is This A Real Brandywine OTV
Posted by john11840(z6/CT)
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john11840(z6/CT)Updated Thanks Carolyn. You understood exactly why I asked the question. This particular one is probably only a 1/2 pound. This ones I harvested earlier were very close to 1 pound. I'm declaring victory. John A
Needed to Vent about neighbor
Posted by lisound
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robertz6Updated I agree, Ed. It is weird how little time folks spend on their tomatoes late in the season. Makes no sense. If anything, backyard tomato growers should be spending MORE time trying to coax extra out of their plants. After all, the ...
Short Season Growers - Top them in August?
Posted by mandolls(4)
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mandolls(4)Updated We are a little warmer than you - which surprises me. Some highs in the 60's, but more often in the 70's, with lows from mid 40's to mid 50's. I think the plants are slowing down now, but September has been the big harvest month. ...
What kind of tomatoes sell best?..
Posted by PlantShipper
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tormatoUpdated What kind of tomatoes sell best? Round and red... ...unless your customers know something about heirloom tomatoes. If I were to recommend just one heirloom/OP tomato it would be Eva Purple Ball. It has no weird shape, or color, or...
Hornworm Hunting Tools.
Posted by garf_gw
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helenh(z6 SW MO)Updated Has anyone seen the flies that lay eggs on the hornworm. I felt so sorry for the worm that I squashed it but I have been encouraging those flies every since. There are u-tube videos that show exactly what I saw. The fly looks like...
How did your choices fare this season?
Posted by labradors_gw
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macky77(2a)Updated I'm trying to get a stable OP out of my favourite hybrid, so the majority of my plants this year were the F3 of those. My goal is a 9-ounce(ish), heart-shaped tomato with a complex flavour and enough zing to make your tongue tingl...
How early to pick Black Krimm
Posted by mzdee(6b)
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Bets(z6A S ID)Updated Macbettz, Yep, just down the aisle with the prop wash and sky hooks. *Grin* "Milorganite seems to have kept the deer at bay" How does that product keep the deer at bay? Betsy
How much would you pay for a tomato plant?...
Posted by PlantShipper
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PlantShipperUpdated Thank you all for your suggestions! Thanks especially for that link! Helped me with the packing plants part of this venture!
worst tomato season ever!
Posted by zucchini(5a ONT)
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zucchini(5a ONT)Updated thanks will test it
Growing two tomato varieties and still saving seed?
Posted by nick_b79(4/5 Southeast MN)
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digdirt2Updated Garden Peach has several subset species being sold under that name by several different vendors. Different sizes, different variations in coloring, although they are all "yellowish" bicolors, and less or more 'fuzz'. It ...
Do I have Brandywine?
Posted by sheltieche
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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated Ellen, I did get your e-mail and will et back to ou when can. Right now I have several people to get back to, so am behind on e-mails. Then theree's other stuff to deal with here at home like water spouting all over the place in t...
plants winding down...
Posted by fireduck(10a)
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helenh(z6 SW MO)Updated My tomatoes are worn out. The ones producing are making smaller tomatoes. Bugs and rain and drought and heat have taken a toll. The only thing still going like mad is Matt's Wild Cherry - foliage is pretty little tomatoes are brig...
Bees, Wasps - Preventing Harvest
Posted by Carole Westgaard
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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated I mean Southern Exposure Seed Exchange. Jeff McCormak was the person who started it but sold it a few years ago. I know Jeff very well and if you were to look at the tomato and pepper offerings I think you'd see that quite a few w...
So, parasite infested hornworm...
Posted by CaraRose
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fcivish(Zone 6 Utah)Updated By ignoring him, you won't do much to prevent hornworm problems this. year. But it is already pretty late this year. However, by ignoring him, two things happen. First, since he is parasitized, he will NOT produce offspring to inf...
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