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Tomato leaves curling/lightening
Posted by legend88ls
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digdirt2Updated Agree. Tomato leaf roll is a physical response to stress. Remove the source of stress and it goes away. It poses no threat to the plant if the cause of the stress is fixed. The growing method you describe has several possible stre...
Do you get a lot of greens (instead of tomatoes)?
Posted by djkj(9b)
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djkj(9b)Updated Yes thats what the video mentions too. You need to start with a high Nitrogen fert and then move on to a low Nitrogen fert once the plant starts flowering
tomatoes not growing/ripening
Posted by amateur13
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digdirt2Updated What could be causing this and how can I get them to grow/ripen faster? Any number of factors could be causing it. The unusual weather this past spring is the most obvious for most growers. Nutrient availability, soil moisture lev...
foilar feeding is it proven or just a theory ?
Posted by marcantonio
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jean001a(Portland OR 7b)Updated "Generally, ... foliar application of particular nutrients can be useful in crop production situations where soil conditions limit nutrient availability." From "The Myth of Foliar Feeding" at http://puyallup.ws...
bigger than expected
Posted by njitgrad(6A/6B)
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njitgrad(6A/6B)Updated Not bamboo, they're plastic coated metal stakes. Very stiff. I think I may also use the same stakes to secure the tops of adjacent cages to each other to provide some stability from gusty winds. The fruit and flowers are scattered...
Kelloggs Breakfast ?
Posted by Marshallkey
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tormatoUpdated Some consider Kellogg's Breakfast to simply be the best. In my garden, it is perhaps the one tomato variety with the most variability in flavor. It can be anywhere from good, to very good, to excellent, all from the same plant, wi...
Tomato leaf problem, treatment schedule
Posted by sheltieche
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cboyUpdated Lindalana, drakula may respond. I will respond as a picture
Do you fertilize? How and how often?
Posted by n1111z(6B)
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2ajsmamaUpdated P and K just don't get depleted/leached as much as N, and P is something you don't want to add if it's not necessary so it's best not to fertilize with anything until/unless a soil test indicates it's necessary. Now, I did have a ...
Quadruple mega-bloom
Posted by Moorlord
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MoorlordUpdated Well I just got home from 10 days away and the mega bloom has been aborted, along with many others. I have been spared the majority of the rain this year until now, when I got home I was pretty disheartened. My garden has turned i...
Cherry tomato plants drying
Posted by rosie21
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rosie21Updated They were planted during summer (April). The other plants all are doing fine. Its just the tomatoes! A friend planted them in a bigger place and they grew fine. But after the rain they too have gotten really bad. So i'm assuming i...
My attempt to control Sungolds/Sweet 100s
Posted by Phildeez(9b)
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Phildeez(9b)Updated Yeah cherry tomatoes are just insane by the end of the season(s) here or anywhere with two growing seasons. I am still concerned that this will not be enough but I like the idea of growing down from way up high at the edges of the...
Topping off tomatoes question, Dave, anyone?
Posted by sharonrossy(Montreal 5B)
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sharonrossy(Montreal 5B)Updated Thank you. I'm really not there yet, just debating options. I have done root pruning in the past, but like I said my tomatoes aren't there yet. I frankly am happy to let them grow and grow, with some minor "pinching" her...
tomato help please...
Posted by newbie-3
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zucchini(5a ONT)Updated I plant mine no more than 24" apart, but they never look this bushy....I stake them and also live north so now I have buds..no toms yet...all heirlooms many colours.this year I planted about 30...and gave away the same amount...
What's up with the leaves?
Posted by moraleagle(6a)
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moraleagle(6a)Updated Ok, Bets, thanks.
beginning of blossom end rot?
Posted by icehime(7)
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Bets(z6A S ID)Updated "The rest of the tomatoes will be fine." Correct, but not because of the tums or milk/water solution. They will be OK because the plant will mature and develope better calcium transport capabilities. Our favorite tomato ...
Is this septoria?
Posted by watson524
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watson524Updated Yep this is not going well. And unfortunately, I am leaving tonite and won't be back until Wednesday nite so I'm not sure what I'm going to come back to. My husband can keep them watered and I'll spray with copper tonite but it se...
Heirloom Tomato Plant Leaves Curling - detailed
Posted by Garden_Hobbit
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Bets(z6A S ID)Updated Garden_Hobbit, If you want to slow the delivery of water to the plant, you can puncture a plastic jug (1 gallon, 2 liter, etc., what ever will fit between the plant and the rim of the bucket) in the bottom with a tiny hole, then s...
how to rustproof / rubberize tomato cages
Posted by norman2012
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digdirt2Updated Why do they have to be rubberized? If it is just an appearance issue just paint them with any color of Rustoleum paint. Auto paint stores sell a primer paint that kills rust and leaves the treated area black. Old auto restorers us...
Need help - Strange looking tomato - Picture
Posted by scag52
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justjohn(8 AR/LA Stateline)Updated My "supposed" Better Boys are growing with the same shape as yours. I live in south Arkansas and we had some really cool weather as my plants were flowering. I have read that cool and wet weather at flowering will make t...
Just sharing ....
Posted by katkeeper36
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donna_in_sask(2b)Updated Are you sure you are growing Chocolate Cherry? I thought it was similar to Black Cherry, which I have grown, and it was more of a rounded shape.
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