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Question about staggered fruiting
Posted by mandolls(4)
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated Now that nobody is answering, I think that it is a plant's habit, mostly I see in SMALL FRUITED tomatoes. On others which have much smaller clusters, it is not that severe. Even within the SMALL FRUITED ones, there seems to be mar...
First ripe Big Beef
Posted by CaraRose
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fireduck(10a)Updated You will love your Brandywines! I am growing them for the first time this year. Wow!
Just how do you get hybrid seeds?
Posted by amerique2(7b TN)
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amerique2(7b TN)Updated Thank you all for your responses. I've read through the majority of links provided and learned quite a lot. I did a search and found another article, "Hybrid Seed Production of a Tomato" (link below). This article states...
The whiteflies won! :(
Posted by vp_78
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subtrop(10b)Updated I had them last year on my ficus like crazy and for me the best n easiest was water, soap and oil spray. Making sure it gets under the leaves. This year before spring rains, I cut down the ficus leaves and so far it's not as bad a...
Blushing tomatoes
Posted by labradors_gw
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labradors_gwUpdated Thanks for the comments folks! I was wondering if I should pick them, in light of people saying that there's no point in leaving them on the vine to ripen as they will ripen just as well on my kitchen counter. (This was something ...
Recommendations Please!
Posted by thirsty_dirt_77(3a)
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robertz6Updated Why not use compost tea every three weeks or so? May slow it down a bit. I use compost as mulch, and trim any suspect leaf/branch. Then I spray the leaves with compost tea. Top side of leaf, and bottom as well.
Anything to be concerned about?
Posted by thirsty_dirt_77(3a)
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated I would not be concerned about it. It look normal to me.
big fat tomato eatin' bug
Posted by serge94501
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serge94501Updated This morning I found some chewed-down stalks...and a dead bug, suspended on the plant. Spinosad: 1 Big fat tomato eatin' bug: 0
New to Tomatoes
Posted by gardengirl36
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digdirt2Updated And when did you plant them out? In your zone early planting is required to beat the heat and get fruit set. Once the temps are consistently above 95 you'll only get Blossom Drop. Dave Here is a link that might be useful: Blossom ...
Ripen Test and I could not wait
Posted by thebutcher(6b (Philadelphia area))
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thebutcher(6b (Philadelphia area))Updated Thanks Ed, I did notoce beak marks i think, they tried to get in or it could of been caused by the sun. Anyway I pulled 2 more off and I put a "group photo" of the original one with the 2 new "Ramapo's" from to...
Dried Anther Ends..why?
Posted by growneat
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robebUpdated Most likely heat.
Dog ate Tomato-Tone Fertilizer
Posted by peacekitty
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squirrelwhispererpup(9a)Updated I'm glad to see that my dog is not the only one liking fish emulsion and other organic fertilizers. I caught her lapping up a little puddle of liquid fish before it had fully sunk into the soil of one of my container grown okra pl...
Anything new on blossom end rot on Tomatoes
Posted by iowafarmersdaughter(4)
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated Carolyn, Thanks for your informative in depth analysis of BER Iowafarmer, SORRY there is no cure for BER. But hang around a bit, it will go away. Go and read Dr. Carolyn's article.
Preventing Septoria next year
Posted by wonderpets(7 TN)
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digdirt2Updated Regular application of Daconil from the day of planting them outside. Only way to 'prevent' it. Or you can grow them inside where they aren't exposed to outside air since the spores are airborne. Dave
Spider mites and septoria questions
Posted by springtogarden(6A)
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springtogarden(6A)Updated Thank you for the info! I was spraying them and then there was an outbreak of blight so I stopped but then someone told me that spraying for a very short time on the foliage can actually be good in the morning because even if ther...
Is this a problem on my tomatoes?
Posted by thaddy1978
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labradors_gwUpdated They are the "roots" that I was talking about in a previous thread. No problem at all, but somebody said that they are caused by high humidity. I would remove those yellow lower (dying) leaves as you don't want the sprea...
tomato plants not doing well
Posted by lindapf(MI 5/6)
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monet_gUpdated Good to see some neighbors here. I'm in Birmingham! My plants are doing well, but wilting in the heat. Not the best year, but definitely not the worst. My best year is when I tilled in a lot of compost a couple of weeks prior to p...
Variegated Leaves
Posted by rdr115
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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated Richard, sadly I can't link to other message sites here, but I too did some googling and I did find that some have reported what they called varigation ofCP and there was a really great talk about how commercial growers of plants ...
watering during a heat wave
Posted by njitgrad(6A/6B)
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated Depending on the RH, plants need more water at higher temperatures, just as humans do, due to perspiration. Additionally, if the bed is not adequately mulched, with moisture retaining mulch, the plants will need even more water. T...
Patio container drip irrigation question
Posted by watson524
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watson524Updated Thanks I'll post it over there too but appreciate your response. End of day today in blazing hot sun and they all seemed good, even the one that's got naturally thinner, less hardy stems and leaves that tends to be the first to wi...
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