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Pink Brandywine report.
Posted by nugrdnnut(6a n-c WA)
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nugrdnnut(6a n-c WA)Updated Very nice northernmn... Can wait to harvest and taste.
Giant stink bug on my tomato
Posted by zzackey(8b GA)
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jadie88(7 MD)Updated Slick idea, tomatovator...thanks!
Pest problem...need the cure please.
Posted by katkeeper36
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digdirt2Updated Lil black bugs...lil pin\head size...can fly...biting lots of lil holes The tiny holes are flea beetles. No intervention required. The big damaged areas aren't from them. That looks like it might be gray leaf mold from what I can ...
Hornworms on my peppers, not tomatoes (yet)
Posted by jadie88(7 MD)
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digdirt2Updated Maybe the moth had a bad night and was hung over. :) Seriously, fairly common to see them on pepper plants too IME. Dave
Aunt Ruby's German Green advice
Posted by sharonrossy(Montreal 5B)
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fcivish(Zone 6 Utah)Updated Don't know about Green Giant, but Aunt Ruby's German Green is one of my favorite tomatoes. Really excellent flavor and beautiful, large green fruit with pink blush at blossom end. It is always a bit late, and I would be hesitant t...
What is this?
Posted by GreenThumb85(6b Illinois)
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jean001a(Portland OR 7b)Updated Those "eggs in bowls" are bird's nest fungus. Degrades dead organic stuff. Interesting but not a problem.
Chocolate Cherry Tomato Pruning
Posted by VeggieEddie
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VeggieEddieUpdated Many thanks Dave aka digdirt.
Tomato blossom set
Posted by Dar1Bundy
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digdirt2Updated Why use it? Regardless of the brand. The effectiveness is marginal at best. From the Blossom Drop FAQ here: Hormone sprays, such as "Blossom Set", may prevent some blossom drop due to LOW temperatures. However, the resul...
Please help me identify the variety
Posted by ill_gardener(5B)
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digdirt2Updated You aren't mistaken Betsy. Internode length does not indicate type/size of fruit that will be produced. And when dealing with volunteers, especially if hybrid volunteers, it is even less relevant. Dave
Blight or fungus plaguing me for 3 years
Posted by nj_cheryl
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digdirt2Updated No signs of any disease in the photos. The yellow leaves are caused by a) over-watering or b) salt build-up in your soil from excess use of high salt fertilizers, or c) nutrient deficiency (usually magnesium and/or nitrogen), or d...
Kelloggs Breakfast Outgrowing cages ?
Posted by Marshallkey
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MarshallkeyUpdated Most of my tomatoes are tied to cattle panels , nine per panel. I ran out of room for another cattle panel so had to use what I ha available.Thx again all for the input. This pic was taken early on in the garden
Do these deers have prehensile lips?
Posted by DMForcier(8 DFW)
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MzTeazeUpdated I had one tomato today where SOMETHING took a good sized bite then chucked the rest of the mater in my backyard. :-( Any decent deterrents to use on the fruit?
High Yielding Beefsteaks
Posted by donnamarienj
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donnamarienjUpdated Carolyn, what is the name of the tomato pictured opposite the green page in the very front of your book? It is fuzzy (the tomato, not the pic). I note that you talk about angora foliage in the book, but I don't see the name of tha...
Do you fertilize mid-season ?
Posted by Minnesota_Eric
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2ajsmamaUpdated Just got my soil tests back from samples taken after all the rain - no surprise low in N, high in P (though they had been showing signs of P deficiency it was b/c of poor root growth due to rain). But surprised low in K (didn't th...
Breeding tomatoes that are set to bloom at different times
Posted by chambers
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digdirt2Updated set to start blooming after the variety I want to cross them with finishes blooming. Sorry but unless you get some bloom over-lap and enough over-lap that both plants are still healthy, there isn't a really viable solution to that...
Earthtainer Tomatoes-BER
Posted by natureboy68(7)
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tigrikt (Central NJ)(6B)Updated I used Bonide Hydrated Lime, put 1/4 of cup in a gallon and added to the earthbox. It burnt a few leaves on tomatoes. I have 4 Eearthboxes with tomatoes. 2 plants per container. The same media, amendments and fertlizer. Glacier an...
help big green catapiler
Posted by cb-garden(6b heatzone 7 Perry county tn)
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digdirt2Updated Yeah they are two different variants. Manduca sexta vs. Manduca quinquemaculata. Tomato hornworms when they are on tomatoes, tobacco hornworms when they are on tobacco. :) Dave
shrivled blossoms
Posted by crab_grass(5)
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digdirt2Updated Is this just natural as the tomato forms or is it a sign of incomplete pollination? It could be either and only a few days wait will tell. You may be seeing a young fruit or merely seeing the unpollinated ovary after the petals fa...
hey Kansas City area growers
Posted by robeb
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bbjm(6a)Updated I agree. I'm in southern Johnson county and things look great. I have five of my 36 plants with some kind of persistent leaf curl issue, but even those are setting at an alarming rate. I say alarming bc my family has warned me not...
Yes it's hot but...
Posted by MK
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated After few cloudy and cool days, when we got a warm sunny day, some younger leave on my EG was wilting. The other plans were ok. Normally I water early in the morning. But during HOT days I water after sun down, to cool off the roo...
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