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Anyone dry farming their tomato plants?
Posted by dancinglemons(7B VA)
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hp_MA6bUpdated Hi DL, Not sure your exact definition of dry-farming tomatoes. If you mean growing tomatoes without watering, then that's what I have done. I only water once at the time of transplanting. My tomato plants are now 6 ft tall and onl...
fertilizing
Posted by topaz72(7)
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robertz6Updated Read the directions. Even then you might encounter problems. The neighbor two yards over has plants as big as mine, but no fruit while my first cherry toms are ripening now. (Zone 6) He claims he followed the directions on the MG ...
Mystery tomato
Posted by lgteacher(SCal zone 9b)
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dickiefickle(5B Dousman,Wi.)Updated Branscomb Orange or pehaps Persimmon ?
Found this in one of my tomato containers
Posted by new_b_gardener(8a)
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dickiefickle(5B Dousman,Wi.)Updated Pretty gutsy putting that big us bug on your arm not knowing if it was a biter or poisionous
Fungicides = Tough Skin?
Posted by ncrealestateguy
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pennypond USDA 10 Sunset 21 CAUpdated My elderly nursery owner friend said strong afternoon sun will toughen eggplant skin in this area. Maybe tomato too?
Romas are getting pink
Posted by Deborah-SC(8a)
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Deborah-SC(8a)Updated Thanks for the replies. I had to leave town for about 36 hours. Home this p.m. & the tomatoes are almost fully ripe. I did not want to harvest them in the heat so I'll get them in the morning.
Help with my tomatoes. BER...blight???
Posted by JasonSD
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JasonSDUpdated pic # 7
Help identifying tomato injury
Posted by aisa
5 Comments
carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated I can only see what I can see and I expect to see catfacing at the bottom of a fruit since that situation occurs when pollenization occurs during cool weather or the blossoms in some way are disturbed. And I just don't see catfaci...
Tomato disease?
Posted by 2ajsmama
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new_b_gardener(8a)Updated I am new to gardening, but from what I have read the older leaves will turn yellow and eventually fall off. If the leaves that are yellow are from the older leaves then it's probably just normal. From all the pictures I have seen ...
Will my container tomato plants survive?
Posted by turnerm3
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Bets(z6A S ID)Updated turnerm3, Sorry to hear of your loss. As for your tomatoes, if the pots are difficult to move, you can rehydrate the growing medium by a slow steady application of water. Drip irrigation is a great way to do this. If you don't hav...
Ripening times
Posted by pegleg48(6a Toronto)
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pegleg48(6a Toronto)Updated Thanks. That helps a lot. Just wanted to make sure they're not giving up on me. Peg
I'm in the L.A. Times
Posted by qaguy
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qaguyUpdated Thanks all. There is a link in the article to the plans. Not terribly obvious, but the blue letters that say 'his PVC design' is a link. But I'll put it down below anyway. Here is a link that might be useful: Plans for the Matkey ...
Need some info
Posted by new_b_gardener(8a)
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new_b_gardener(8a)Updated Thanks Dave, I have read where they say to remove sucker leaves. I did not know those would be fruit bearing branches. I will stop removing them. As for feeding the plants what would you recommend with fertilizing them? How often ...
Very nice gardeners helpers
Posted by harveyhorses(7 Midlothian Va)
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digdirt2Updated Fantastic pics Harvey!! Thanks for sharing them with us all. Dave
Zone 8b Raised Bed Tomato Question
Posted by bamacrazy(8b Mobile, AL)
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missingtheobvious(Blue Ridge 7a)Updated Tomatoes can't set fruit when temps or humidity are too high. When daily highs are above 90-95 and nighttime lows are either above 75 or below 55, pollen becomes unviable and fruit can't set. The same is true of really high humidi...
Simple Plea: Give Zone and other details
Posted by garystpaul(4)
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coconut_head(5b)Updated Scotty, 8 is my favorite number and I like b better than a, so your zone 8b means we definatly are long lost brothers or something. Or perhaps your my dad? CH
insects on tomatoes
Posted by wakko(8)
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wakko(8)Updated That does look like it... http://tinypic.com/r/8z0dad/6 I hosed them down by accident but will definately leave them be for now on.
Ugly Bottoms of my Tomatoes
Posted by avocado101(Zone 7)
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Edymnion(7a)Updated When in doubt about hornworms, wait until it gets dark and take a handheld blacklight out and scan the plants with it. Hornworms fluoresce under blacklight just like scorpions. Makes them easy to pick out when they're literally gl...
Blossom end rot???
Posted by Battalina(6b)
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Battalina(6b)Updated Missingtheobvious you are correct again, the small tomato does have the zipper line. Two actually. And we've had some cool nights so I'm glad to know what it is and what caused it. Thank you everyone!
Two (probably stupid) questions.
Posted by evdpgh
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tdscpa(z5 NWKS)Updated Topping indeterminates (digdirt Dave): I read some threads about why this should not be done. I never have before, but am thinking about doing it, starting this year. You said it would reduce my yield (production). I've been growi...
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