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yellowing leaves
Posted by gardennewbie420
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charlieboringUpdated The damage you see is a minor amount of fertilizer burn.
What's wrong with myTomato plant? 1 pic.
Posted by cindy24(8)
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monet_gUpdated Cindy, I think tomato plants are a lot easier to grow in the ground. If you can find some room in the garden it could make your first tomato growing experience more enjoyable. Gail
Curled Leaves
Posted by thebutcher(6b (Philadelphia area))
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated I have found out(could be wrong) that curling leave is due to cool temperatures. It is a way to minimize surface exposure to cold: less exposure = less heat loss. I cannot understand why a leaf would curl because of too much water...
Grrr Aphids
Posted by CaraRose
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pennypond USDA 10 Sunset 21 CAUpdated I was told kale can be a magnet to aphids. My kale is covered with aphids, but less than 3 feet away the tomato is fine.
Tomato leaves are yellow
Posted by frustratingsignup(7)
11 Comments
steveslomanUpdated Thanks ajsmama They look harder hit because glyphosate has been sprayed directly onto the plants. I did suspect this but thank you very much for confirming it. Steve
Plants Wilt
Posted by Rex1234
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edweather(Zone 5a/b Central NY)Updated Yes, agree. Carefully check the plant near the soil level for any damage, bug, worm, etc, to the main stem.
The crazyest flower I've ever seen.
Posted by popdo
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julia42(9a)Updated I kind of like the funky shaped tomatoes that come from these type of blossoms. Maybe not so great for the market, but I think they often have their own beauty. Dig something ugly, man! I've heard you shouldn't save seed from them...
What is doing this to tomato leaves?
Posted by Suzy
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SuzyUpdated Thanks Dave!
Progression of late blight?
Posted by jadie88(7 MD)
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jean001a(Portland OR 7b)Updated Yes, gray mold. aka botrytis.
Are "suckers" good or bad? how many leaders?
Posted by overdrive
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overdriveUpdated again, a very nice discussion, probably with my climate in Sault Ste. Marie, which is just slightly north of upper UP Michigan, I'll start to keep the garden in check at the beginning of September, I am hoping to extend my season ...
Ugly weather, ugly problems
Posted by Djole(6)
4 Comments
macbettzUpdated what are you talking about???? Late blight?
What's your favorite movie?
Posted by big_mike(z6 SEKS)
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JohnGuelphUpdated The Godfather part 1 The Godfather part 2 The Godfather part 3 (nah, just kidding) Goodfellas Any pre 1980 Clint Eastwood movie The Longest Day Platoon The Exorcist Field of Dreams Bull Durham One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest John
Fermenting seeds?
Posted by lucillle
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated Thanks everybody about fermenting and disinfecting and saving tomato seeds. I also kind'a like the idea of letting the tomato rot( = ferment). That is the way how in the nature it happens.
Yeah, definitely a newbie. Doh.
Posted by DorisTheFunkasaurus(5)
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kathyb912_in (5a/5b, Central IN)Updated 100 WoWs? "Wow" is an appropriate term, LOL. I wish I were your neighbor so I could see that. Tomato heaven! :D Kathy
Seedlings starting on their own
Posted by michelliot(z7 ny)
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digdirt2Updated No way to know without growing them out just as with any other hybrid. There are too many genetic variables - color, size, shape, brix, skin thickness, etc. etc. etc.. I don't know Sungold's parentage but It isn't always just two ...
Earthbox Tomato and Bell Pepper
Posted by jfroage
5 Comments
digdirt2Updated Since you didn't add the fert strip why do you feel you can't add it now? If not for some reason then you will have to feed the plant weekly with a liquid fertilizer of some kind. Many of us that use Earthboxes give it a liquid fe...
Organic tomato fertilizer
Posted by ryseryse_2004
1 Comment
digdirt2Updated Don't know which one you bought but all granular organic fertilizers contain ingredients that will be attractive to animals. That is the nature of the ingredients in organic fertilizers and plants need feeding/fertilizing. The pro...
tomato enclosure
Posted by BarbMick(6a)
3 Comments
jadie88(7 MD)Updated Depending on what bush variety you have, you will probably need some kind of support for each plant. Even if the enclosure keeps them all upright, you'll have to get at them to pick your tomatoes, and you don't want a tangle of vi...
Opalka vs Amish Paste?
Posted by ladykitsu
34 Comments
wcthomasUpdated There is a lot of faux-Opalka seed out there, and I received the wrong seed on my first two attempts from commercial sources. Finally got the right seed from Tomato Growers Supply (TGS) and have saved my own ever since. TomNJ/VA
How long does it take for a tomato to grow and ripen
Posted by cdprop
16 Comments
fcivish(Zone 6 Utah)Updated I generally grow 100 to 150 tomato plants in my garden every year and have easily grown 500 to 600 varieties over the years. I also breed tomatoes as a hobby, so I am always interested in how long it takes from Fruit Set to Ripene...
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