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Just for Dave (digdirt)
Posted by 2ajsmama
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sharonrossyUpdated I decided to start from seed this year and got carried away. Then we had a hot spell in early May and I jumped to start hardening off. Learned that lesson fast enough. Weather has been dreadful, cold and rainy in Montreal. Some of...
Yellow pear tomato looking sickly
Posted by crzypsycochick
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crzypsycochickUpdated Of course I used the miracle grow for container plants. I know the difference between the garden soil and container soil and always read the directions.The pots drain really well which probably should have been a sign to me that I...
newbie who's newly planted tomatoes plants are turning yellow
Posted by cb-garden(6b heatzone 7 Perry county tn)
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cb-garden(6b heatzone 7 Perry county tn)Updated That's a great tip. Thank you
Succesive planting in LA because of spider mites
Posted by pennypond USDA 10 Sunset 21 CA
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digdirt2Updated Well I'd probably ask over on the CA Gardening forum to get the best advice from locals. But Googling 'fall garden planting dates southern CA' pulls up lots of info too. One gardening article from the LA TImes talks about the effe...
somethign eating my tomatoes and peppers help
Posted by bluedragon2k9(6a)
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sjetski(6b NJ)Updated You can form a ring around every plant stem with used coffee grinds, they can't stand the stuff and it's safe for your plants. You'd have to reapply after every rain storm. Works well unless you have leaves touching the ground, wh...
You can NOT keep the seeds!
Posted by cloneman7803
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cloneman7803Updated Thank you Dave for your explaination.Now I got it . @seysonn,yeah,it will be fun to plant some F2 of my tomato next year to see what will happen.Maybe I will get something interesting.
Celebrity tomatoes as pest magnets
Posted by MKSinSA(8 (S Central TX))
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated I do not remember ever encountering INSECT problem on ANY tomato plant.
Work or Caterpillar Eating Tomatoes
Posted by EvanDSays
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Julie717Updated I use a BT spray to prevent them but I usually start spraying the leaves and fruit once a week as soon as the plants start setting fruit. The only problem is that the worms have to ingest the BT so they still might bite your tomat...
Is the FL weave as easy as it looks?
Posted by lisafrommaryland
2 Comments
harveyhorses(7 Midlothian Va)Updated I had very good success with it, at the end of the season, I just cut one end and pulled it through, then disposed of dead plants as usual. I used 6 ft t posts, and they still flopped over the top, but a huge improvement on my oth...
Baby Ramapo
Posted by thebutcher(6b (Philadelphia area))
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tomatovator21Updated I have been growing Ramapo F1 for the last 2 or 3 years and it is my favorite tomato. You should get loads for very good tasting toms from a plant that does not get over 4 to 5 feet tall. I will always have some of these in my gar...
Should I Remove Tomato Blossoms?
Posted by gelatodave
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daninthedirt(Cent TX; HZ10, Sunset z30, USDA z8a)Updated It depends on whether the tomato is determinate or indeterminate. If the latter, pluck away. On my indeterminate cherries, I don't let a flower stay until the plants are 3-4 feet tall. For my determinates, each flower I pluck off ...
LOTS of Aphids!!!
Posted by Cdon(7a)
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Easy69(6a)Updated I've used ladybugs as a safe and biologically-kind deterent for aphids in the past. Most decent garden centers sell lady bugs by the bag. You may want to try them if you're having serious aphid infestation. A bag of ladybugs can c...
Thrips causing a TON of flowers to dry up...any solutions?
Posted by nubiegardener
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MKSinSA(8 (S Central TX))Updated Best gardening move I've made in years was signing up to this forum. Never knew about thrips .. always thought those were sugar ants in those flowers. Just went out to check the plants and found a bunch in the cuke flowers. No won...
Trellis
Posted by n1111z(6B)
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n1111z(6B)Updated Those are TTC's. I plant 4 to a 4x8 foot bed. The cost for one TTC bed is 4x the cost of bamboo. And the TTC doesn't wear out.
8-gallon indeterminates?
Posted by King_Kale(7)
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King_Kale(7)Updated Thanks everyone for the great info! I love this place already. I have decided to go with the Sweet Tangerines for this season. Since I'm planting a bit late (zone 7), the shorter growth cycle of a determ. is a big plus. Also, I'm ...
Hmmm....curling leaves on new growth
Posted by mambooman(5b/6a)
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mambooman(5b/6a)Updated After thinking about this more, I am pretty convinced that it is the compost. When planting there were 2 plants that I know of that I forgot to put the compost in the hole....and they show no signs of the issue....yet. I am going ...
Treated wood as stakes
Posted by quitman6
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated I use cedar, It is a bit more expensive though. I would make a hohe with a rebar ,or somethind, then I drive the sharpened end into ground. I buy like 1 by 4"s and rip it on table saw. This way it is quite less costly than if...
Cheap tomato cages or stakes? Best place to buy them
Posted by SpicySeeds(6)
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated CHEAP cages are just that ;CHEAP and waste of money. After reading about the REWire sheet (40" x84") here, today I went to HD and bought ont , $7.20 +tx. I cut of about 14" from it(endin like 40" x 70") an...
Best mulch for tomatoes?
Posted by 2ajsmama
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dickiefickle(5B Dousman,Wi.)Updated Another free/cheap mulch shredded newsprint /paper
Preventing blossom end rot before I plant?
Posted by want-to-b-gardener(9)
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lgteacher(SCal zone 9b)Updated Consistent watering is important in preventing BER. Larger tomatoes such as beefsteak are more likely to get it than tiny tomatoes because of the structure of the tomato. Here is a link that might be useful: Blossom end rot
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