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is my tomato salvageable?
Posted by Goldemboy(9FL)
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ncrealestateguyUpdated IMO, it is probably Pythium root rot or Phytophora root rot. Blight does not cause qilting... root rot does. IMO it will not come back.
Direct Sowing because I can't grow a seedling.
Posted by Amisoup(8B)
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dickiefickle(5B Dousman,Wi.)Updated A ton of tomato seeds ,now thst is alot
Tomates Starting To Roll In
Posted by john11840(z6/CT)
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puffie(6)Updated What is your black and orange cherry called? It's beautiful!
Do leaf branches die below ripened clusters?
Posted by nopeda123
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digdirt2Updated While there is no reason to leave dead branches on a plant there is also no reason to remove branches that are not dead. That holds true regardless of where they are located on the plant. The one common exception is removing any l...
Cuore di Bue and the Cuore Di Toro Seeds
Posted by sharonrossy(Montreal 5B)
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suncitylindaUpdated I guess I just found some of the few, good reviews, here, within the last two years as that is what I was remembering I think, and wny I ordered from the site to begin with. I am sorry to hear of any small farmer / seed producer t...
How much sunlight do tomatoes need?
Posted by JJK2_4
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jolj(7b/8a)Updated My tomatoes get from sunrise til 4 pm, when the trees on the next lot shades them. I know a man in his 60's that plant his tomatoes near a oak tree, so he could work in the evening shade, his tomatoes did fine on 5 hours of sun.
tomato horn worm
Posted by ChicagoDeli37
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jolj(7b/8a)Updated You can look for waste to help find the worm & pick it off. The moth comes out in Spring in S.C., then lays eggs on tomato plants. The worm eats his fill in a few days & falls to the soil below , then digs in. We are bless...
What is wrong with my Tomato plants?
Posted by Ravy_Gravy
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Ravy_GravyUpdated here is the other pic
What is this?
Posted by Cocogirl123
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wertach zone 7-B SCUpdated Carolyn, It was probably a cricket that "was clicking so loud and on such a regular basis that it really got to me." I don't think that grasshoppers click. At least mine don't! LOL As marymcp said, if you get a swarm, &q...
Money Maker, Delicious and Italian Market Wonder
Posted by newyorkrita(z6b/7a LI NY)
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grow4freeUpdated Moneymaker is very productive and will crank out lots of smaller tomatoes as well as some larger ones. It is also a very juicy tomato which turns some people off. It's not for everybody.
how many vines per semi-determinate container tomato plants?
Posted by nopeda123
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digdirt2Updated Determinates and semi-determinates are never pruned because it terminates production. So the 1 vine/2 vine/3 vines argument doesn't apply to them. That is only applicable to indeterminate varieties which grow very differently. Pru...
Favorite Full Flavor Large Tomato
Posted by kathy_nj(6)
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digdirt2Updated Favorite beefsteak discussions Favorite medium size discussions Best tomato discussions Best beefsteak, black and oxheart tomatoes Lots of suggestions for you. Dave
Bugs! Dry Splotchy leaves, holes.
Posted by Rubidot(9)
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helenh(z6 SW MO)Updated The ants are there for the aphids. Aphids leave a sticky residue that attracts other insects. Aphids can make leaves curl and look dry.
What the heck did this???
Posted by hortster(6a, southcentral KS)
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gardener_sandyUpdated Thanks for the response, Carolyn. I get a lot of questions about BER and I'm still learning more about it each year. Not a scientist or professional, just a long time Master Gardener who likes to know what I'm talking about! (I bo...
looking for BHN 871 seed
Posted by jrslick (North Central Kansas, Zone 5B)
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pappabell(6)Updated Morgan County Seeds
fusarium rot?
Posted by cajm
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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated Since Fusarium can't exist in the soil where the ground freezes deeply, there hasn't been much Fusarium IN NJ, although there are pockets of it. This past winter was a mild one so it would mean, if the spores survived, that you pr...
is this sunscald?
Posted by jodikay
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digdirt2Updated Some of it yes. Classic 'cooked skin' appearance. The rest is uneven ripening caused by hot air temps. They tend to go hand-in-hand. Dave Here is a link that might be useful: Sun Scald images
Harvesting seeds from tomatoes
Posted by Matter921(4)
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digdirt2Updated The fruit are a good size, so far they look larger than the sweet 100's I'm currently growing. Then you answered your original questions - is it a Sweet 100, is it stable - right there. Dave
My Rutgers are so tall!
Posted by catherinet(5 IN)
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digdirt2Updated Does that mean they aren't standards now, but rather hybrids? Not at all. Why would it? Look at all the different Roma's out there. In addition to Rutgers there are sub-species, stabilized selections, of many different stabilized ...
Are sun golds cherry tom seed saveable
Posted by michelliot(z7 ny)
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michelliot(z7 ny)Updated I really don't have the room to experiment, just hoping for an identical harvest as this year. Maybe one of the nurseries will have them again next year. Carolyn, you mentioned the aroma of the plant; I think the mosquitoes are at...
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