Growing Tomatoes Forum

Posted by greenlott January 30, 2013

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euarto_gullible(5)Updated February 10, 2013 I always save plastic drinking cups, styrafom cups, cottage cheese, yogurt, sour cream, etc containers throughout the year. I also have a paper pot maker that makes decent newspaper pots for smaller 4-5 week seedlings.

Does my tomato plant have fusarium wilt?

Posted by cody_au February 9, 2013

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missingtheobvious(Blue Ridge 7a)Updated February 9, 2013 Clickable link: http://imgur.com/a/vwk2H cody_au, I know very little about fusarium, so I'll just ask what the weather's been like where you are? And how and when did the problem begin, and how did it progress?

Looking for a trade for oxheart tomatoes...

Posted by angela.t February 6, 2013

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angela.tUpdated February 9, 2013 Kevinitis, I actually just checked my seeds. I'm sending you an e-mail about a possible trade/SASE for Opalka. :)

reliably productive varieties for southeast?

Posted by growsy(8b GA) February 5, 2013

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ourhappyhome(7B)Updated February 9, 2013 I am growing Boxcar Willie, Arkansas Traveler, Eva's purple Ball and Cuostralee for flavor and production. These do very well in the central Georgia heat.

Tomato Seedlings

Posted by scrib2222 February 7, 2013

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kevinitis(5)Updated February 8, 2013 missingtheobvious, yes with florecents, heat is often not a problem. It looked to me like in the pic he had incandecents, which put off more light intensity but also more heat. I have used both and had burn problems with the incan...

Y/R Bi-color

Posted by bigpinks February 5, 2013

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ddsackUpdated February 7, 2013 Another vote for Lucky Cross, and if you like big ones, try Virginia Sweets. If you want a big oxheart bi-color, try Orange Russian 117.

Garden Supply's Tomato Success Kit?

Posted by LizzaNVA March 8, 2012

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digdirt2Updated February 7, 2013 Oh goody. Someone joined just to add an advertising link to some loan company. Dave

coldframe temps

Posted by kitteh(6 ohio) February 6, 2013

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helenh(z6 SW MO)Updated February 6, 2013 You are in zone 6? It will get cold again even though today was beautiful. It is too early for a cold frame for tomatoes. You can use a desk lamp and a compact fluorescent bulb on a few seedlings, but still would need more light a...

Tomatoes Best for Greenhouse

Posted by hillseeker(3B) February 5, 2013

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barrie2m_(6a, central PA)Updated February 6, 2013 You'll find that greenhouse growers are split between Determinate type and Indeterminite type plants. Personally I only stick with INDT varieties in my structures using the frame and stringlines as a support; I love it. For field ...

Anyone Tried these Tomato Varieties?

Posted by kevinitis(5) December 26, 2012

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kevinitis(5)Updated February 5, 2013 Thanks! Any info is helpful.

Least suceptible BER varieties.

Posted by edweather(Zone 5a/b Central NY) January 31, 2013

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miesenbacher(7)Updated February 5, 2013 I think a better topic would be "What can you do to prevent BER". Ami

Oxheart Tomatoes

Posted by sheila65(z9 Sacramento, CA) January 28, 2013

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carolync1(z8/9 CA inland)Updated February 5, 2013 So Danko is a determinate, fairly early red heart. That's a little different. Cherokee Purple Heart also looks great. Thanks for the recommendations.

Sun Gold vs. Sunsugar

Posted by Creek-side(5) January 27, 2013

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habitat_gardener(z9 CA/Sunset15)Updated February 4, 2013 I prefer Sunsugar. To me, Sun Gold has an odd off-taste or aftertaste by midseason and I don't like them anymore. I eat Sunsugar all season and don't get tired of them. Also, in my summer-dry climate, Sun Gold splits when it's pic...

time for tomatoes to ripen

Posted by lroberge(5) February 4, 2013

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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated February 4, 2013 Just noting that the timeline Dave linked to was done by Paul, who used to be here at GW and uploaded all of the new FAQ's that seveal of us wrote and cleared with the then memebers who were here at that time, in fact solicited th...

Grafted tomatoes

Posted by puzzlefan(5) January 20, 2013

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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated February 4, 2013 Puzzlefan, I didn't take the timeto read the link Dave gave,and I probably participated in some of them, but I see you're in a zone 5 area so you have few if any soilborne diseases.Rootstock and grafting is directed against soilbo...

Anyone trying this giant tomato?

Posted by trpnbils(6B) February 2, 2013

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Ohiofem(6a Ohio)Updated February 3, 2013 My favorote tomatoes for sauce are ox hearts. There is another thread on this forum talking about those where you might get some ideas.

When to fertilize tomato seedlings

Posted by oilrigg February 2, 2013

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digdirt2Updated February 2, 2013 It is only going to get harder on them. Right now, with care it should be relatively easy to do. Just carefully dump out the cup into your hand and carefully work the plants out of the soil and apart. Next time try to do it earlie...

Some photos of my tomatoes :D

Posted by ticodxb February 1, 2013

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missingtheobvious(Blue Ridge 7a)Updated February 2, 2013 Lovely fat fruit, ameera! And creative supports. Cute cat, too.

Thank You Greenlott

Posted by cbadcali February 1, 2013

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greenlottUpdated February 2, 2013 Mary, All the thanks should flow in your direction. I'll keep you posted on the progress of the Estler's.

Seed saving question

Posted by Creek-side(5) January 30, 2013

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caryltoo Z7/SE PAUpdated February 2, 2013 Great FAQ. I'm going to have to bag a few this year since I've had cross-pollination in the past and it wasn't a fortuitous cross. Thanks.

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