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Am I planting to early
Posted by JeffNicolaysen
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JeffNicolaysenUpdated Thank you for your help I went out and covered them just now. It was fairly easy. They are in two 4' by 8' by 2 foot high raised beds that I built this year.
What are some types of Tomatoes that youre looking for
Posted by Danielnc84(7b)
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sidhartha0209(KY_6a)Updated Flavorful ones of course! Last year I discovered Cherokee Purple, by sheer chance bought only one plant, it performed magnificently and EVERYBODY in my clan loved it. Come to find out it is a consistent favorite among many tomato ...
Does Wire Trellis Burn Plant?
Posted by yakkwak(8A)
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daninthedirt(Cent TX; HZ10, Sunset z30, USDA z8a)Updated I routinely grow cherry tomatoes up chicken wire trellis, in summer temperatures that are over 100F for several weeks. Never any problem. In fact, the wire intercepts very little sunlight, so it won't get any hotter than the air. ...
Transplanting
Posted by TomAndJerryGardener
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mnwsgal(Hennepin, MN 4)Updated Potting up will take care of those long stems. Use a larger pot and place it so that the stem is covered with soil leaving only the top leaves above the soil. Roots will grow along the covered stem. Then put them closer to your li...
can a determinate and indeterminate tomato plant crossbreed?
Posted by Altito
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digdirt2Updated why do you think (or know) that the vining traits will disappear? Mule didn't say the indeterminate vining traits would disappear. He said the intermediate (the mixed middle) ones will disappear. The pure lines will sort out.into ...
Tomato Chello
Posted by carolsewzit
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containertedUpdated Grew them in 2010 and growing them this season. My niece says it's the only one she likes. For me, it is not as sweet as Sungold and is a large cherry that is globe shaped. More of a Semi Determinate, it really loads up with fruit...
How do I trellis offset planted tomatoes?!
Posted by cvitale(9)
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tn_gardeningUpdated I had good luck last year with building an A-frame trellis. It sorta looked like an A fame swingset. Lots of options on building materials: 1x2s bamboo PVC I dropped a bit of twine down for each plant and also added vertical lats ...
Survival
Posted by TomAndJerryGardener
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helenh(z6 SW MO)Updated I think I would start over with that one.
Leaf Disease???
Posted by TomAndJerryGardener
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helenh(z6 SW MO)Updated It looks like that one leaf touched the cold window. Why are you opening the window if it is cold? The leaf doesn't look diseased - just damaged.
Did I transplant my tomatoes to early?
Posted by jerseyfresh08016
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claydirt(5)Updated Jersey, yes. More than likely. I have the same problem. One "cure" is to learn which crops are warm weather crops and which are cool weather crops. And then grow some cool weather crops "to get it out of your system...
Wall 'o Waters and hardening off
Posted by Ohiofem(6a Ohio)
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Ohiofem(6a Ohio)Updated One of the things I really like about my large, black smart pots is that they do warm the soil enough to plant a little earlier. Of course, that becomes a bit of a draw back in July. Thanks to both of you for all the advice. I can...
Help!!!
Posted by TomAndJerryGardener
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digdirt2Updated Once it breaks there isn't much anyone can do to help. It will either heal and survive and send out new growth or it won't and it will die. Preventing the breaking in the first place is what needs to be done. But it is a leggy pla...
4 blooms fused into one?
Posted by Danielnc84(7b)
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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated Daniel, if you get any big ones don't bother saving seeds from it, b'c the individua lblossoms could be cross pollinated so all those X pollinated seeds could be present in one single fruit. Megablooms usually appear early in the ...
Don't rotate tomato plants year to year?
Posted by canuckistani(5b)
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RobertG.CharlandUpdated if it is beneficial to plant tomatoes in the same bed (The bio intensive folks say three years is ok) is it ok to plant my peppers in the same bed as last years tomatoes? Tomatoes are semi perennial in their native tropic zones so...
Porter varieties
Posted by ABlindHog(8a Tx Hill Country)
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ReedBaizeUpdated Email me at reedbaize@gmail.com
Lost first leaves with grow light
Posted by pioneerwoman01(5-6)
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digdirt2Updated Yeah that particular light, and that far away, couldn't hurt them. It does need to be closer (4" if possible) and if you can't lower the lamp then raise the plants. Set the tray up on box or something. The Jiffy pots have a r...
Texans
Posted by ABlindHog(8a Tx Hill Country)
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ABlindHog(8a Tx Hill Country)Updated Reimer Seed has Lillian's Yellow Tomato listed as " A family heirloom variety from the Bruce family of Manchester, Texas," Others disagree. Anyone know for sure?
Saving seed this year
Posted by Danielnc84(7b)
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digdirt2Updated You might want to check out the Tomato Seed Exchange forum here - linked below. Note what others are looking for and what they have to trade for ideas. Dave PS: Sweet 100 is a hybrid. As to Big Zac - no point in saving seed unless...
What's a tomatillo?
Posted by moraleagle(6a)
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caryltoo Z7/SE PAUpdated I wintersowed them for the first time this year and three of them were up a good week before the first tomato sprouts. I hope they thrive. Can anyone point me to a safe canning recipe for salsa verde?
strange spots on the leaves
Posted by steve_79
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missingtheobvious(Blue Ridge 7a)Updated The spots remind me of flea beetle damage. I'm not saying that's what it is -- particularly since you're in the UK! But in the absence of flea beetles, some other very small insect which likes to munch the outer layers of a leaf. ...
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