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Are there weeds that imitate tomato plants?
Posted by beauport01930
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robebUpdated sjetski, I almost laughed beer out of my nose.
Your Most Prolific Heirlooms?
Posted by mewhee
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sheltiecheUpdated This is first year of growing Amazon Chocolate for me but I am already impressed. One plant was WOW planted zone 5 Chicago May 1, currently 3-4ô tall and has 6 green tomatoes. Another plant was planted May 14 into raised beds- h...
Semideterminates: To prune or not to prune?
Posted by theshepherdess
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digdirt2Updated So, I am dedicated to pruning my indeterminates to a long, vine-like habit. Ok then you will just have to determine how many fruits you want from the Moskvich since semi-determinates produce their fruit on those lateral side branc...
pruning large branches
Posted by njitgrad(6A/6B)
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njitgrad(6A/6B)Updated Thanks, although next year I may just plant more tomato plants instead of flowers because they seem to love it there. The potted plants are watered by hand but we've had so much rain in June here in NJ that I haven't had to water ...
1 stunted tomato, others are fine
Posted by RappRapp(7)
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RappRapp(7)Updated See this post for a photo- http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/tomato/msg0616244922567.html Here is a link that might be useful: Photo
One stunted tomato, others seem fine
Posted by RappRapp(7)
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sue_ct(z6 CT)Updated You didn't plant it in a peat pot did you? If it looked healthy otherwise I would leave it since you might set it back more by digging it up and tear the tender roots it has developed so far. If you planted it in a peat pot defini...
"Scruffy" has come a long way...
Posted by jemsister(7)
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MoorlordUpdated I love it! I have one that was sickly since he was a seedling. I just put him outside to die in april but he lived and now he's great. They are a lot tougher than most give them credit for sometimes.
Worms IN my tomatoes
Posted by jennieboyer(8)
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sunnibel7 Md 7(7)Updated Army worm. Some caterpillars do make holes and get inside fruit. Usually I can see the holes, and if they get into the fruit early, it becomes very obvious, usually a large brown rotting spot shows near the hole. Bt would probably...
What in the world??
Posted by tmpuleo
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jadie88(7 MD)Updated My guess is early blight, based on the lesion on the lower right leaflet...it has the classic "oyster shell" look. The diseases do tend to look similar when trying to match photos, but fortunately the treatment is simila...
store-bought tomato plant
Posted by Jean30
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated Bush type and determinant are are the reason for slow growth. I have two of them planted the same time as other indeterminants. The bush/determinants are about 10 to 14 inches tall while indets are over 3ft tall. This post was edi...
Tomatoes aren't growing and are yellowing
Posted by kimmie842
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated your raised bed/box seems to be about 6" empty. I would cut all the side shoot at the lower part, also cut all the yellow leaves and fill up the box with soil/compost . Add some granular fertilizer , mulch it and water. Yello...
Spraying Fungicide
Posted by hoosier40 6a Southern IN
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hoosier40 6a Southern INUpdated Thanks for the tips, some of things I do and some I should do more of. My plants are in crw cages 5' apart in rows 5' apart and are even staggered from row to row to increase air circulation. I don't water unless it is a drought s...
Why are the leaves spotty?
Posted by Suzy
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edweather(Zone 5a/b Central NY)Updated Not sure, but it doesn't look serious. The weather has been all over the place in the NE this year. Probably environmental effects of some sort.
Ohhh man is this bacterial speck?
Posted by Prachi(6b (NJ))
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2ajsmamaUpdated Fungicide wouldn't hurt. Who knows how wet or dry the rest of the season will be? I just planted 6 tomatoes I had been holding back since I didn't start that many, and replaced a couple that looked really bad from all the rain, ad...
What is this bug on my tomato plant?
Posted by Prachi(6b (NJ))
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2ajsmamaUpdated Bind weed I've got! Strange thing is, I had been seeing these occasionally on the potted tomatoes as I was hardening them off near the house (still have some bindweed I pull out of the garden, I don't know where it comes from sinc...
Watering / Disease?
Posted by csross(9)
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fcivish(Zone 6 Utah)Updated I think the yellow spots on the tomatoes might just be from where they were touching each other, or touching the plant, while being watered. Unless the tomato spots 'progress' in some way, I don't think they are important.
Question 4 Dr. Carolyn, Dave, or Betsy/Late Blight?
Posted by Stellabee(7, Atlanta)
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fcivish(Zone 6 Utah)Updated Why pull anything? If it is an infection, it is already omnipresent in the local environment. Plants will either get it, or they won't. By pulling a plant you MIGHT prevent it from spreading, but very doubtful. Instead, I'd just t...
HillBilly or Celebrity aka I got a mystery Tomato
Posted by Becky(6a)
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Becky(6a)Updated Well, I suppose it's a real mystery then! I'll probably post a picture once it starts getting some color to its' tomatoes. :) Thank you guys!
Messed up Tomato blossom
Posted by lylehale
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avocado101(Zone 7)Updated So your other flowers on that plant isn't like that? Last year when I grew Black Krims, they all had big flowers like those.
Resistant Plant with Wilt??
Posted by csross(9)
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csross(9)Updated Thanks everyone. To answer some questions, it gets full sun, and is in a 1' tall raised bed, filled with a soil mix from a local nursery. I believe the mix contains compost, wood particles, sand, maybe some fertilizer... it seems ...
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