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What Is This - It Happened Overnight !
Posted by moldy_oldy(North Texas)
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moldy_oldy(North Texas)Updated Very good to know. I will feel better when this goes away. Looks like the cold is behind us so perhaps so will be this problem. Thanks to Dave!
Purple leaves on my little tomato plants
Posted by northernmn(3/4)
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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated Yes, the most common cause of purple leaves and stems is lack of P, but fertilizing the plants directly via the roots isn't going to help. What you need to do is to spray the foliage, which avoids root uptake, which is the problem...
Frost Bitten Plants-- Saved?
Posted by afbq(7)
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shadyreliefUpdated They'll be fine, although it definitely was a setback. Take real good care of them for the rest of the way to get them going. Mine got zapped some last year after I put them out. Yours are very young though.
organic tomato magic
Posted by jason_2007
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missingtheobvious(Blue Ridge 7a)Updated I remember reading this thread six years ago. Something which occurred to me on this reading was that kubotabx's unpruned tomato seems to be adjacent to a short (boxwood?) hedge (see the first photo in his June 14, 07 post). I won...
best tomatoes for cloning?
Posted by purple1701(5B Chicago)
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purple1701(5B Chicago)Updated So that leaves me at determining how long it will take for a rooted cutting to set fruit, and see if I have enough time to get more out of them to even make it worth it. I'll do some research. Thanks for all the great tips and adv...
Regular Leaf KBX
Posted by john11840(z6/CT)
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john11840(z6/CT)Updated Thanks Carolyn. I got the 2012 seeds in a trade. What I planted this year are ones that I saved myself in 2012. I'll plant it and see what results. John A
Freshly Planted Tomatoes/Low of 37
Posted by jessicabauer84(Arkansas 8A)
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2ajsmamaUpdated Keep us updated - the ones in the center of the photo looked pretty badly burned. If I waited til lows were above 50 every night I'd be planting in June every year - though I had the past 2 years anyway. I usually set out tomatoes...
ngm
Posted by JeffNicolaysen
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JeffNicolaysenUpdated Thank you for the response.
String trellis spacing?
Posted by hermicide
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hermicideUpdated Right. I guess "sucker" has just become synonymous with new stems. I might push my luck and try two. Thanks for the feedback.
Another Post on Yellow Tomato Leaves
Posted by thirsty_dirt_77(3a)
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edweather(Zone 5a/b Central NY)Updated Looks like a couple of problems. Definitely too purple which suggests a phosphorus deficency. The yellowing suggests owerwatering. I don't see a nitrogen lack because they are certainly green enough. Try to get a "little"...
What is Happening
Posted by brian_ouimet(5 Ont)
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nkositi-01Updated the disease affecting your tomato fruits is called radial cracking. you need to preventwide swings in moisture by even irrigation or mulching
Tomato leaf turning yellow
Posted by Lou421
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Lou421Updated This is my last pic
Zone 6 // Northern NJ Planting
Posted by gelatodave
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gelatodaveUpdated Avg. High: 60-65F Avg Low: 45-50F Soil Temp: 45-50F
yellowing leaves
Posted by jewlz2121
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edweather(Zone 5a/b Central NY)Updated Funny, I thought I did everything right and a few of my leaves are beginning to yellow. The mix is excellent draining, but that doesnt mean that I'm still not possibly overwatering. Didn't think it was possible with a mega drainin...
Newbie Tomato Question
Posted by kbousquet
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kbousquetUpdated Thank you, Dave! The one pictured is the worst one, and there are a few more that have the same two marks on opposite sides of the stem. One of them has one mark 1/4" higher than the other one. I am sure you are right, but I ...
tomato seeds
Posted by garden_fool(zone 9 TX)
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ABlindHog(8a Tx Hill Country)Updated Carolyn Thought this might interest you. Every year experts from Texas A&M's AgriLife Extension and volunteers from the agencyâÂÂs Master Gardener association plant thousands of tomato plants. These annual tomato plantings ar...
Small tomato leaves
Posted by FearAndObey
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missingtheobvious(Blue Ridge 7a)Updated **respectful moment of silence in memory of Border's** As I understand it, wind increases evaporation. It will have stressed the plants. A unique hinged cat-guard! Amazing. should I go so far as to bury the bottom branches a littl...
Could my tomato plant have reseeded?
Posted by JadaMaria
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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated If half ripe or ripe fruits fall to the gound, yes, some of the seeds could overwinter. In this case since you had two different varieties in the same spot/area, it will be hard to tell which is which unless one of them was origin...
Tomatoe Plants in 5 Gal. Bucket
Posted by Ed Spangler
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inulover (9A Inverness)Updated This is why you would want to plant in containers. This is a squash, but tomatoes look pretty much the same. This specimen came from a 1 year old raised bed. I am converting all of my susceptible plants to containers. Five gallon ...
tomatoes
Posted by tunaman56
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muleUpdated they are tender perennials grown as annuals if they have the right environment, and are kept free of pests/disease, they can grow a number of years. but not as long as other herbaceous perennials like say a daylily
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