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Recommended Dwarfs?
Posted by labradors_gw
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labradors_gwUpdated Thanks Jennie for your recommendation. Carolyn thanks very much for the links which are great! I can see that Red Robin and Yellow Canary are listed. I've grown them as "container plants" for a windowsill as they fit int...
Tomato Blight
Posted by Marshallkey
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MarshallkeyUpdated Thx will spray , spray , spray . Thx so much for the info ! Hope it works !!!!
Tomato Garden in NJ
Posted by achang89(Z6)
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njitgrad(6A/6B)Updated Looking good. Wish I had that much real estate in NJ.
What's happening to my San Marzanos?
Posted by cjohansen
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digdirt2Updated You can buy Epsom Salts in most any pharmacy or store pharmacy section. They are used as a fast fix for Mg depletion in plants. - 1-2T per gallon of water. Dave
Super Sauce
Posted by bigpinks
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dbuchner(6)Updated They are still green but I do have 4 fruits that are as big as a soft ball now! No lie! Hope they turn out
new to gardening (tomato plants question)
Posted by X5150X
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X5150XUpdated Hey they are healthy at least
successful interplanting with tomatoes?
Posted by emmers_m(9a/Sunset 7 N Cal)
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labradors_gwUpdated I wonder if you could plant carrots in between your tomatoes. There wouldn't be much above the ground to interfere with air flow and you probably wouldn't need to dig them up until the end of the season. Basil is a good companion ...
No blossoms on tomato plant
Posted by jillcatt(4)
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Bets(z6A S ID)Updated 85 days is usually considered to be a later tomato. Kind of on the end of midseason or an early late if that makes sense. Bear in mind, the Days to Maturity (DTM) is just a rough guideline. It can vary significantly from year to y...
Breeding Tomatoes
Posted by LogyMcKae(7)
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LogyMcKae(7)Updated Oh, I had no idea that there was so much work! And as for Fcivsh my garden is nowhere near that size (mine's 20 plants) and I couldn't stand seeing them rot! I haven't gotten any ripe as of yet this year but I plan on eating what ...
Did black plastic mulch fry my tomato plants?
Posted by ditnc(7 NC)
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luke_oh(zone 5 NE Ohio)Updated I'm with Dave, I use the black plastic under my tomatoes and peppers primarily for weed control and to heat the soil early in the spring. After the plants take off when the soil heats up I use straw over the plastic. Some of my to...
Hopefully not Late blight
Posted by jenniedhs_7b_nc
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jenniedhs_7b_ncUpdated Plants are in 15 gallon black plastic nursery pots with 5 parts pine fines, 1 part peat and 1 part perlite. I think for NC I need to up the peat next year to retain moisture. I have all plants on a drip irrigation that daily deliv...
Fall Tomatoes
Posted by ABlindHog(8a Tx Hill Country)
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zzackeyUpdated I guess I should be! I was thinking to wait until August to start my tomatoes from seeds. My earliest frost has been November 9. Maybe I should rethink this one. I don't usually plant tomatoes in the fall. Disappointed in the ones...
Tomato cage is like Bruce Banners shirt when he turns into hulk..
Posted by Prachi(6b (NJ))
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Prachi(6b (NJ))Updated njitgrad... actually I did take note of how you extended your cage to the 8ft stakes when I was searching for ways to support my tomatoes beyond the cage. :) As for the bed size.. I will definitely be giving my tomatoes "thei...
Crows in the Tomato Patch
Posted by tomforlife
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tomforlifeUpdated here's an interesting story found at the link below. should work for other birds too. Crow psychology Being basically a skinflint, I didnâÂÂt want to blow a hundred bucks or so on toy snakes for the whole field. But the toy snake...
velcro ties...
Posted by fireduck(10a)
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miesenbacher(7)Updated Nylon Tie Wraps work wonders for me. It comes in different lengths, can be daisy chained to increase length and also be used to secure cages to containers. I use a lot of velco at the communication site I work at for securing fibe...
Mostly Mystery 'Mater Mailing
Posted by tormato
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labradors_gwUpdated This sounds like fun. I can hardly wait to start saving my seeds! Linda
Cherry Tomato Suggestions Please
Posted by Laurie(6)
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robertz6Updated Sweet 100 is a favorite cherry of mine (zone 6). The first year or two with tomatoes I grew a red cherry about the size of a golf ball. It was not quite as sweet as Sweet 100, but it had more taste. Can't recall the name, I grew i...
Volunteer tomato plants from the compost bin
Posted by katiesommer
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robertz6Updated If you have room, go ahead and transplant. I always have dozens of volunteer toms, not from my compost piles, but just in the garden area. I do not compost weeds or tomato plants. I often use them to fill in area where a spring to...
recommendation needed please
Posted by LynnMarie_(5 SW Kansas)
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simmran1Updated LynnMarie, Air temps are what they are, but direct sun exposure can be reduced with shade cloth. Another is placement. If your plants are up against, or near a wall made of concrete they can get too hot from residual heat. Even ag...
Breeding With Cherry Tomatoes
Posted by jimster(z7a MA)
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jimster(z7a MA)Updated Thanks, everyone. That is the information I was seeking. Now I just need to perfect the emasculation/pollination process. I'm having a little difficulty harvesting pollen. Jim
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