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Need help with my tomatoes... Getting worried!

Posted by Chris Stamoulis July 3, 2015

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hoosier40 6a Southern INUpdated July 4, 2015 Could be a little bit of over fertilization. As far as water goes, since they are in the ground it is possible they don't need watering at all. This depends on soil type and rainfall and humidity. If your soil holds moisture an...

Hot weather...should I be worried?

Posted by lillivewire87 July 2, 2015

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grubby_AZ Tucson Z9Updated July 3, 2015 I deal with high heat and strong sun a lot (109 to 111 last week, killing temps all around) and find out for me it's more important to shield a container (even a big 'un) from the heat and the sun than to deal with just about any ...

Brandy Boy F1 vs F9

Posted by rt_peasant(5 CO) March 19, 2014

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goodground(z6 NJ)Updated July 3, 2015 Brandy Boy F10! Seeds from John Anderson :-)

Leaves turning yellow and dying?

Posted by ibraarsla July 3, 2015

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daniel_nyc(7a)Updated July 3, 2015 Remove the yellowish / brownish leaves, but do NOT remove the lower suckers. Fungicide and mulch.

Tomato plant report

Posted by nugrdnnut(6a n-c WA) May 16, 2015

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hoosier40 6a Southern INUpdated July 3, 2015 Thanks. That is my assessment as well. This is the second year that I have grown these and it was the same last year. My San Marzano Redorta are actually Opalka. What exactly my Opalka are is a mystery. I brought this up in a...

Stupice tomato with broken branch

Posted by dblairx July 3, 2015

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Seysonn_ 7b-WA/HZ1Updated July 3, 2015 It almost 90% will live, as long as there remains about 40% connection (maybe even less than that). That happens to some branches trying to drape. Sey

Tomato plant suddenly wilting....Help!

Posted by ladon May 21, 2013

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daniel_nyc(7a)Updated July 3, 2015 In my first year of growing tomatoes, I planted some very healthy seedlings. No mulch, no fungicide. In ONE WEEK I lost all the plants. They simply... wilted. Then I start reading. Now I know better.

Striped german ripening at cherry tomato size?

Posted by kgaattsm July 2, 2015

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SeanUpdated July 3, 2015 A couple of my plants first tomatoes ripened small this year. It happed with both early girl and big boy. The next trusses, which are likely about to begin blushing, seem to be normal size. I have no idea what caused it, I'm just ...

Spending money in growing tomatoes

Posted by daniel_nyc(7a) July 1, 2015

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Peter (6b SE NY)Updated July 2, 2015 Apologies, opinion not fact. But I thought it was one of those garden rules not to spray the same thing every week all season long, especially something with documented potential detrimental soil effects. Always follow the label d...

Tomato plants too close

Posted by Emily Hershey June 3, 2015

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daninthedirt(Cent TX; HZ10, Sunset z30, USDA z8a)Updated July 2, 2015 In general, the lesson is that if you leave them together they'll grow great. At least as great as one plant would have grown in that spot. If a "decent" crop is the crop you'd get with just one plant, leave 'em be. If a...

what are the dimensions of a 10 gallon pot?

Posted by shijitake June 29, 2015

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shijitakeUpdated July 2, 2015 Oh right. I don't think of those as totes and I didn't reread the description. I just think of them as containers.

Stupice comes through again.

Posted by edweather(Zone 5a/b Central NY) June 30, 2015

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Seysonn_ 7b-WA/HZ1Updated July 2, 2015 As I said, Stupice ( stew- pea-che') has several strains . You've happened to have the round one. I had the lobed strain. Sey

Restricting width and height on indeterminates?

Posted by crimsonfire54 July 1, 2015

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rgreen48(7a)Updated July 2, 2015 Bonzai !!!!

Pruning Cherry Tomatoes

Posted by ctnewbie08 June 5, 2008

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Peter (6b SE NY)Updated July 2, 2015 I haven't pruned a single branch and only unhealthy leaves or those on the ground from my Sungolds, and they are loaded with tons of fruit, 6 feet high already and growing upwards unabated. The fruit will mature a little slower as...

Help with planting raised Garden Beds? Primarily tomatoes..

Posted by fordido July 1, 2015

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daniel_nyc(7a)Updated July 2, 2015 goodground, nice plant. 3 suggestions: 1. Prune the lower leaves. 2. Add some soil.3. Mulch

Plant food directly in soil?

Posted by TieMint(6) January 15, 2013

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daniel_nyc(7a)Updated July 1, 2015 If it rains 5 days in a row, and you have 10-15 in. of rain, most of the tomatoes will not like that, no matter how awesomely draining soil you have. I prefer to use the drip irrigation, so I know exactly how much water my tomatoe...

Big boy tomato

Posted by vincekrosnicki July 1, 2015

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digdirt2(6b-7a No.Cent. AR HZ8 Sun-35)Updated July 1, 2015 Duplicate post. See http://forums.gardenweb.com/discussions/3190411/big-boy-tomato?n=1

Deformed leaves...Pics

Posted by lizabethms June 24, 2008

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Seysonn_ 7b-WA/HZ1Updated July 1, 2015 Ross, That is a vantage thread that you have revived. but the problem keep occuring every season. At first you would think it is just leaf curl. But my next impression was Herbicide effect. It is interesting to note that "He...

How Is The Weather ..2- 2015

Posted by Seysonn_ 7b-WA/HZ1 May 31, 2015

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daniel_nyc(7a)Updated June 30, 2015 Some "action" in NorthEast. No hurricanes, tornadoes and stuff… YET ! Just some heavy rains and thunderstorms, here and there. Of course, that’s only the beginning… You didn’t think that record-breaking temperatures will...

is it worth planting old, leggy tomatoes?

Posted by shijitake June 26, 2015

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zensojournerUpdated June 30, 2015 BTW - I have NEVER had a fungicide problem with my tomatoes. Maybe somewhere you get 66 inches of rain a year that might be an issue, I don't know. But if someone is having problems with fungus, I'd wonder if the tomatoes weren'...

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