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Anyone Selling Tomatos?
Posted by Okie4Ever
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barnhardt9999(8a)Updated I agree - the .59 per lb tomatoes are nothing you would really want to eat but neither are the $2.79 heirlooms. Only way to get a good tomato seems to be road-side or grow it yourself. I would imagine anyone who has ever eaten a g...
Aphids and Tomatoes
Posted by tangerine_z6(6)
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barnhardt9999(8a)Updated The excess nitrogen your tomatoes are getting is more harmful than the aphids. Fix the fertilizer problem and the aphids will go away.
First tomato of the season!
Posted by fruitmaven_wiz5(5)
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barnhardt9999(8a)Updated Bitter-sweet night. Ate my first full sized cherokee purples and my last lettuce of the season. Made for some good fish taco's. Won't get to enjoy that combo again until the lettuce is back in October.
What is the diagnosis and prognosis of my tomato plant.
Posted by RemoteDoc
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RemoteDocUpdated Thanks for everyone's input. I have trimmed all leaves I thought were infected today. It looks greener and less infected, that's for sure, but it also looks more bare! :) I will keep an eye on it, and even getting some Daconil as ...
Container tomatos......Reasonable Expectations for Yield ??
Posted by texasjack(Houston Tx)
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Nunyabiz1(7)Updated jll0306.. Thank you for mentioning those "Smart Pots" I have never heard of them before and quite likely will be buying 6-8 of them next year for the Dwarf Tomato plants IF they do really well this year. They sound like ...
What's wrong with my tomatoes?
Posted by stevenlcoulombe
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digdirt2Updated I 'think' Steven means physiological, which is what tomato leaf roll is, a physical problem not a psychological one. And I agree they show definite signs of tomato leaf roll which is caused by inconsistent soil moisture/watering (...
Something wrong with baby tomato
Posted by i_am_gray(5b)
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i_am_gray(5b)Updated So could someone tell if they know whats wrong with the tomato?? I've tried researching this but to no avail and if it's something I can prevent then I'd like to before the other tomatoes come. Also is it possible to for a tomato ...
Indeterminate Tomatoes - and Cuc question
Posted by LizMomof5
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digdirt2Updated Will they still grow- is it the length of the plants life I need to watch and not the conditions? Sorry I missed this when I first read your post but missing has addressed it well - conditions is the focus. Given perfect condition...
what is this and how do I treat it?
Posted by matthew18(5)
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steven1032Updated Bacterial leaf spot. You can control it. But not cure it.
Pull blossoms from small fruit?
Posted by coconut_head(5b)
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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated I know very well where you are now, and for sure mountains of snow in some years. I spent 4 years in Ithaca up on the hill and it's said that two thirds of the worst weather passes through there and when asked where the other thir...
zone 5B
Posted by archoo16
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archoo16Updated Thanks guys. But I am really doing this just for fun. We are allowed 3 pots in our apartments and I have over 20 1-3 gallon pots and many tiny herb pots (translated yogurt containers). I dunno when they are going to be tossed out....
Container Toms: Reusing this year's mix?
Posted by garystpaul(4)
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dickiefickle(5B Dousman,Wi.)Updated I consider reusing the potting mix as practical,prudent,and frugal.
Fall Tomato Question...
Posted by ReedBaize
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jll0306(9/ Sunset 18/High Desert)Updated I haven't grown either of the varieties you named, but from what OHIOFEM says, they may crowd each other out.Although this is my first year with EBs, I would say that you get the most productivity from the largest plants if you ha...
Hornworms in Trouble, here in Come!
Posted by behlgarden(9)
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missingtheobvious(Blue Ridge 7a)Updated gumby_ct's white speckles are oval cocoons belonging to a tiny wasp (the cocoons are about 1/8" tall, so it really is a tiny wasp). By the time the cocoons appear, the hornworm is beyond moving and the wasp larvae are no long...
Tomatoes cracking, what causes this?
Posted by dssguy99
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gumby_ct(CT it says Z5)Updated Are these tomatoes in containers?
German Giants not setting fruit
Posted by jbarkley
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digdirt2Updated What varieties are you comparing it to? GG is a late season variety and they often don't set as early as many other varieties. Have you been pruning it? I have 2 of them this year and while they are huge plants none of mine have s...
Need ID of spreading tomato disease and advice on what to do next
Posted by kate6(z7 bhm)
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kate6(z7 bhm)Updated Do you mean to spray peppers with a copper fungicide? Neem oil is listed as a fungicide against alternaria. I have never had to get into heavy fungicide use before and have never used a copper spray. I am letting the soil dry out ...
What kind of tomato grower are you? - by the Washington Post
Posted by TheKitchenette(7a Richmond VA)
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wertach zone 7-B SCUpdated Price: $19.10, I think I'll pass nanelle! It is also for women. I guess it's for women looking for a farmer! ;)
Cross-pollination question on 2 acre property
Posted by jimigunne98
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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated And the larger question to me is for what purpose are you saving seed from some OP varieties. If for home use then you need not be so concerned but if trading seeds or SSE listing them, etc., then seed purity is more of a concern....
Rutgers - original indet strain - some questions
Posted by dancinglemons(7B VA)
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digdirt2Updated What I'm saying is that the plant habit was flip flopping back and forth between indet and det, and I wonder if the same might be true with Rutgers, going the other way, that is, from det to indet. That's exactly what I have suspe...
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