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Tomato Spots! Help!
Posted by highlands06
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated Agree with Drew, : Remove and destroy all affected and lower leave near the ground AND put some kind of mulch around the plants. THis should provide air circulation and help prevent soil/wetness born diseases.
My Tomato Plant Needs Help
Posted by Bob_Prater
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Bets(z6A S ID)Updated Hi Bob, You don't have your zone or location listed, so it's going to be hard to know for sure what is happening to your tomato plant. Also, a clear picture or two would help. That being said.... It is normal for the older leaves ...
I'm not impressed with Black Cherry, but it may be too much rain.
Posted by wertach zone 7-B SC
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sunnibel7 Md 7(7)Updated Yes, I've decided I like mine with just a little sprinkle of salt when drying. My mother uses salt, sugar, and basil when she dries hers, but I thought that sort of hid the lovely tomato flavor too much. Cheers!
Prolific Tomato plant
Posted by ZoysiaSod(6a/6b St.Lou TranZone)
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northernmn(3/4)Updated Any luck with the pictures yet? It's the old "A picture is worth a 1000 words"
Sweet Million
Posted by labradors_gw
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ncrealestateguyUpdated If I remember right, aren't the Sweet Millions larger than the Sweet 100's? The actual tomato, I mean.
Hundreds and Thousands
Posted by labradors_gw
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ncrealestateguyUpdated Carolyn, It was the Sweet Pea Currant from TomatoFest. Like I said, it was the first to get Early Blight out of the 18 varieties grown.
Tomato Plants stopped flowering
Posted by jbarrow
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jbarrowUpdated Thanks for the message Dave, that is what I had hoped. I did have some BER on a few of the plants and was hoping that was not the culprit. I will continue to keep them growing and taking care of the plants and hopefully I will sta...
Replacement for early girls next year
Posted by CaraRose
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ABlindHog(8a Tx Hill Country)Updated JD's Early Black is a 50-60 day tomato with flattened irregular red/black fruits in the same size range as Early Girl. They are sweeter with more depth of flavor than Early Girl but are more prone to cracking. In my garden the pla...
How do you measure a prolific beefsteak?
Posted by nugrdnnut(6a n-c WA)
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nugrdnnut(6a n-c WA)Updated Dave, Thank you for your input... you are always willing to offer your words of wisdom! The idea to step back, look at the plant and see if it is producing like it should be producing (for the health of the plant) is a good one. T...
What type of tomatoe for attempting greenhouse year round grow?
Posted by glennxx1
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nugrdnnut(6a n-c WA)Updated a local here that grows tomatoes in his green house stated that the best tomato for him is "Geronimo". He has been doing this for some time. His tomatoes are not as good as mine, but are far better than store bought. The...
Has anybody tried this in South Carolina?
Posted by rocklandguyZ8,SC
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ncrealestateguyUpdated rocklandguy, I am in Charlotte, and yes, my garden looks rough by this time, unless I stagger my crops. I plant tomatoes in early Spring, right after the frost and then at least 8 weeks later. Same with cukes, beans, and squash.
Sevin and tomatoes
Posted by daninthedirt(Cent TX; HZ10, Sunset z30, USDA z8a)
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daninthedirt(Cent TX; HZ10, Sunset z30, USDA z8a)Updated DE is an interesting idea. Seems like it should work like Surround. A poster here called DE an "invaluable weapon against stink bugs", and points to an extraordinary video about how to apply it. This guy in the video say...
Short tomato leaves, dark green plant
Posted by desann
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Bets(z6A S ID)Updated desann, When most gardeners are talking about mulch they are referring to compost, straw, hay, rotted leaves, grass clippings, even shredded paper and cardboard, etc. Wood chips are not usually recommended as a mulch because it bi...
Abe Lincolns
Posted by njitgrad(6A/6B)
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njitgrad(6A/6B)Updated Don't know which Abe variety I have. Link to the seed packed is below. I just picked my first two today and they were both decent size. Here is a link that might be useful: Ferry Morse Able Lincoln
no new blooms and fruit running low
Posted by njitgrad(6A/6B)
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harryshoe zone6 eastern PennsylvaniaUpdated Its been extremely hot and humid in the mid Atlantic states for the last month. Last week was the worst. I think all of my plants took a break during the heat. Unfortunately, I was away last week and my plants went a week without ...
tomatoes and heat
Posted by ebang(Sunset 17)
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robertz6Updated Not clear if the non-gardening boyfriend wants to grow these or if he wants you to grow them. If he wants you to grow them, make sure he does the grunt work in the garden. I've tried maybe ten heirloom types, and never got more th...
Grape toms shriveling on the vine.
Posted by imscattered
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digdirt2Updated If the plant is aborting fruit then something is stressing it badly. Is it rootbound in the pot, have you fed it regularly and recently, is it getting enough water? You would need to provide much more info for us to be able to nar...
Roma tomatoes not very heavy
Posted by zzackey(8b GA)
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zzackey(8b GA)Updated It wasn't meaty. We buy ones in the store that are alot heavier than that.
gigantesque heirlooms
Posted by Marshallkey
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hudson___wy(3)Updated Nice! Please share what one of those big beauties looks like when you slice it open and your opinion of the flavor. Thanks for sharing!
When to harvest tomatoes
Posted by dirtguy50 SW MO z6a(6a)
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated Good to know that you don't have to wait for them to get full color on the vine and risk on birds, rats, squirrels and CRACKING. I don't like it when the birds get it before I can...hahah
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