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Should I pull them out ?
Posted by luvncannin
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grow4freeUpdated If they are looking great, I'd keep them around. They will probably start making in September. Question is whether they will be able to ripen which will depend on how cool the nights get in October. Getting fall tomatoes is a litt...
Tomato blossom hibernation after pollination
Posted by per2011(7)
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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated OK, here we go again. LOL Complete self pollenization of a tomato ovary, or also accomplished by cross pollination , whatever, as long as all ovules in the tomato ovary are fertilized, then the small green nub called the ovary sta...
Fran's pet tomato plant doing well
Posted by moms_helper_2008
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robebUpdated This post is off topic but may help members like suncitylinda.. It's your thread, you should be allowed to take it in any direction you care to.
Sweet 100's too small
Posted by the_garden_rookie(8B)
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barrie2m_(6a, central PA)Updated That's the reason I stopped growing them. the initial fruits may be larger but they soon drop off in size as the other blossom clusters develop. Try Favorita or Sakura. These hold their size better than others I've grown and I fee...
Georgia streak.
Posted by hnycrk(8a)
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barrie2m_(6a, central PA)Updated Also growing Georgia Streak and like the looks. I think many overlook this one. However your Mortgage Lifter don't look like ones I've seen. I've not seen an oblate fruit but a large fruit as deep as wide. The 2 bottom fruits in t...
here we go again
Posted by junktruck
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robebUpdated I too heard that thunder and saw the lightning this morning. I looked out at my plants and saw a hole in my shadecloth causing it to slip down from its stake and hit the plants. I figured that I'd better repair it before the rain ...
Tomato Plant Leaf Tips Are Turning Black
Posted by Kamara
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digdirt2Updated Black leaf tips is sometimes a result of over=feeding, especially nitrogen. If you have been spraying them with anything that could be a cause too. Otherwise, without seeing the plants, it is just guesses. Dave
Tomato Genome Decoded
Posted by mistercross(z6b Ozarks)
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fruitmaven_wiz5(5)Updated There is a scientist in Florida analyzing the chemical components of great tasting tomatoes. I heard the Science Friday broadcast on NPR, which was very interesting. I think knowing the genome might help the scientists understand ...
Growing In Black Kow
Posted by grow4free
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junktruckUpdated i dont grow tomatos in pots but i do grew basil in them and i bought a $10 bag of MG mix and it was terrible mostly chunks of wood and some fluffy brown stuff not sure what it was/ went thru 2 packs of seed trying to get it to gro...
Pinworms
Posted by DKTomato
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DKTomatoUpdated Here is a picture of some leaves I cut this morning. You can't see it, but there is a small grey worm in one of the leaves.
Roma BER *grumble grumble*
Posted by pegleg48(6a Toronto)
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capoman(5a)Updated Sorry Nancy, adding calcium usually doesn't resolve BER. Better control of moisture conditions usually resolves it. See the FAQ.
Alternating between Daconil and Copper
Posted by gman68558(z10 So Cal)
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suncitylindaUpdated Thanks Mudman, now I remember the thread!
Large plants but no fruit
Posted by lolear(5b - Chicago)
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edweather(Zone 5a/b Central NY)Updated Sometimes the Brandywines take a while to set fruit.....lots of blossom drop first. Probably also the heat. They will probably catch on soon along with a break in the heat.
Early blight & seed saving
Posted by Lorri_DK(7b/8a)
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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated Yes, Early Blight ( A. solani) can be seedborne but as long as you process the seeds by fermentation, that removes most of the possible spores that are on the seed coat. And I say fermentation and no doubt someone will come along ...
amish paste tomato problem
Posted by gardenang7
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ChrissykrUpdated I had zippo luck with Amish Paste last year. I got 10 tomatoes at the most.
What did I do to my tomatoes?
Posted by bubbaearly(Al 8)
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bubbaearly(Al 8)Updated It looks as though my toms are coming back to life,lost a few leafs and stems, but I feel they are on the road to recovery.They have the worst case of blossom drop you have ever seen though.I have shoulder high, 2 month old plant ...
Sunscald or tiny bugs
Posted by Lesuko(5, Boulder CO)
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helenh(z6 SW MO)Updated Stinkbugs like green tomatoes too and they hide.
could rabbits be doing this?
Posted by justrussell
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tomakers(SE MA Zone 5/6 or ?)Updated Tree rats or woodchucks, and my guess is woodchucks. I suppose it could also be deer. The bites look too big for a squirrel or rabbit, were the tomatoes the only thing eaten?
Amish Paste Tomato Problems
Posted by gardenang7
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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated We already have a thread from you about the same topic, and it's still on this first page so I linked to it below. Hope that helps, b'c maybe you didn't scroll down enough to find your original thread on the same subject. Carolyn ...
Summer in the Midwest So Far
Posted by misterpatrick(4)
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mandolls(4)Updated Thats a plate full of beauty! I am an hour east of you and planted out maybe a week later, but so far I have picked one Early Girl which is finishing ripening on my counter right now. I have been eating plenty of other things from...
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