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Sunlight for tomato sprouts?
Posted by nopeda123
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digdirt2Updated So you think it's better to start them inside under grow lights even when it's warm and sunny outside? The ideal way is to start them in a greenhouse where they have all the advantages of limited spectrum, UV blocked sunlight (and...
Using Soaker Hose
Posted by happyhelper
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oliveoyl3Updated Yes, I've used dried grass clippings as mulch for tomatoes right over the soaker hoses. I usually don't have enough, so also use straw.
Varieties with beautiful blossom end scars?
Posted by julia42(9a)
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julia42(9a)Updated That one's really pretty! I guess I need to grow more medium-large slicers. I've been growing a lot of saladette types...
Tomatos seem to be fading already-Help!
Posted by Sandman_TX
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Sandman_TXUpdated Soil is two cinder blocks high so pretty deep and of course hill country rock underneath. I trimmed the dead/dying stuff and turned off the water and most seem to be making a come back. The yellow pears and juliets are looking str...
What is wrong with my tomato plants?
Posted by LittleBlueHouse
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macky77(2a)Updated It looks more like sunburn (sunscald) to me. How gradually did you harden them off?
round Romas?
Posted by daninthedirt(Cent TX; HZ10, Sunset z30, USDA z8a)
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated Interesting. Never seen and heard of ROUND Roma.
Tons of flowers - zero fruit!
Posted by Newatthis22
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qaguyUpdated Too much humidity will cause the pollen to clump and thereby inhibit pollination. Are your nighttime temps above 55 F? That's another major factor in setting fruit. So are temps above 90 F.
pepper plants
Posted by cb-garden(6b heatzone 7 Perry county tn)
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sjetski(6b NJ)Updated The answer is yes. Pepper leaves catch nasty infections from the soil as do tomato leaves. I've found that out the hard way, many times. Certain pepper types can be very resistant though. Even the splash-up from rain can infect th...
??? about trimming off leaf branches
Posted by nopeda123
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digdirt2Updated Yeah, the plant's health is dependent on the leaf branches for its growth energy derived from photosynthesis. Pruning a few select branches is one thing, cutting most of them off is something else entirely and highly detrimental t...
Does anyone not have trouble with their tomato plants?
Posted by alpeldunas
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Stellabee(7, Atlanta)Updated Gardening is never perfect, so all you can do is try to garden in the best way for your area of the world. If you are growing tomatoes, the spot you chose should have 6-8 hours of full sun, be at least 30 feet away from all trees/...
Early flowering tomato plants - advice sought.
Posted by drscottr(7)
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Bets(z6A S ID)Updated Are your plants now in the ground and how long have they been there? If your plants have been in the ground more than two weeks or so, don't pluck the blooms. They know when they are ready to make tomatoes. On the other hand, if t...
Should I plant during a heat wave?
Posted by vickima(z5 MA)
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vickima(z5 MA)Updated I did end up planting out several days ago at the start of the heat wave. The tomatoes look great, some of the smaller basil seedlings look a little shocked. The tomato seedlings were well established, and I presume had been harde...
Plucking "sucker" growth from tomato plants
Posted by nj_cheryl
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n1111z(6B)Updated Dave, your reasoning, as always, is impeccable. I plant tomatoes four to a sixteen sq ft raised bed and have always pruned to two stems. This year I'm going to not prune "suckers" more than twelve inches above the soil. ...
Is this "normal" for some cherry tomatoes?
Posted by catherinet(5 IN)
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charlieboringUpdated I don't know if those varieties are spindly by nature. I have had spindly tomato plants when the plant did not get enough sun. The Sun Sugar appears in pictures to be spindly, but the Sweet 100 appears to be less so.
Somebody named Mary emailed me about my cages
Posted by qaguy
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Bets(z6A S ID)Updated Angela, What you have said is true, to an extent. But some people have their accounts set up so that no one can email them. Qaguy has been on GW long enough that I am sure he is familiar with going to someone's page to email them,...
Growing but no flowers
Posted by tyrion2001
9 Comments
Ohiofem(6a Ohio)Updated It would be better to get a fertilizer with all three nutrients (NPK) and use it instead of the bllodmeal. There are no organic sources of P or K that release as rapidly as bloodmeal releases N. Tomatotone is a good quality balace...
Weed block too hot?
Posted by nj_cheryl
3 Comments
macbettzUpdated You're pretty darn neat there! I use black plastic ZOne 5b. Usually after digging holes and amending with compost there is usually alot of dirt left that doesnt fit back in the planting hole! Usually I just mound around the plant ...
Growing tomatoes in pipe...
Posted by fireduck(10a)
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fireduck(10a)Updated N...I am learning as I go on this...My soil is heavy clay. So, besides not wanting to plant in this stuff (hard when dry, mucky when wet), I would not want to bury my pipe. The container forum here talks so much about the bottom 4...
frost damaged
Posted by jolynn_2009(6B)
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Bets(z6A S ID)Updated "I'm just wondering if frost damage that still leaves most of the plant looking ok is going to retard the growth" It's possible. Tomato plants are susceptible to chilling injury at temperatures between 32 and 42 F. Chill...
Early Blight...what to do....
Posted by fireduck(10a)
6 Comments
spicymeatballUpdated How bad was it? If you are vigilant with the copper fungicide, meaning, that you are out there after every time it rains, you should be fine. Even if a few leaves near the soil start showing symptoms, cutting them and disposing of...
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