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Tomato help
Posted by eterprincess
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fireduck(10a)Updated It is kind of weird you posted this because of my experience last year. I planted a Mortgage Lifter last year because of the taste reports. It was the only tomato plant (11 total plants) that did poorly because of disease. Maybe j...
What should I do with this beautiful monster?
Posted by colorbind
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Grace (Sugi_C)(9a (Northern California))Updated I'm impressed. I don't know; looks look you have one very attractive houseplant. I'd go with that and just let it be, as others above have advised. Tomatoes are too easy, cheap and fast to attempt to grow one that is already at a ...
Normal or not
Posted by James Terry
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James TerryUpdated Thanks for the help!!
Something ate all my tomatoes including tops of plants
Posted by ditnc(7 NC)
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wormgirl_8a_WA(z8 WA)Updated From what I hear - lots of things will scare deer but they'll become immune to about anything including radio, strobe light, etc. Craig LeHoullier says the only thing that works for him is the Scarecrow motion activated sprinklers...
Tomato experiment
Posted by jrslick (North Central Kansas, Zone 5B)
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jrslick (North Central Kansas, Zone 5B)Updated Snapped a few pics tonight, sorry they aren't the best. The whole outside patch. There are 5 rows, the closest ones to the high tunnel were in the low tunnel, then the middle one was just outside. The two on the right are then n...
Monsanto Merger
Posted by garf_gw
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wormgirl_8a_WA(z8 WA)Updated Update on my earlier question: I think the person talking about roundup ready flowers had actually heard about Neonicotinoid insecticides. They are routinely applied to big box store plants and also at good nurseries. They are tho...
My Varietal Early Report Card
Posted by fireduck(10a)
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Seysonn_ 7b-WA/HZ1Updated Jenn, They are orange/yellow right now. The adjective "GELBE" means "yellow" in German. Sey
Any evidence or studies that high N = Less Fruit?
Posted by Buzz Saw
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lindalana(z5 IL)Updated Rick, that what many of commercial growers do, Calcium nitrate given early on, which is 15% nitrogen.
Neat video, much of info
Posted by lindalana(z5 IL)
lindalana(z5 IL)Reposting from another place, great info, much of it goes for hydroponics but works for soil as well. Long but well worth it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFgwWEnCa5k
Growing Tomatoes in Alberta (zone 3b)
Posted by hoetmers
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donna_in_sask(2b)Updated I am in zone 2b...I grew Stupice, an early tomato, and did not care for the flavour...a lot of early tomatoes aren't the best tasting but some folks think an early tomato is better than NO tomato...I personally would rather wait f...
Yellowing lower leaves
Posted by Peter (6b SE NY)
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jimmy56_gw (zone 6 PA)Updated I prune mine seems to make them less disease resistance, If you had that much rain I would but some Miracle Gro on them as all that rain washes the nutrients away.
Lemon Boy picture
Posted by kathy9norcal
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kathy9norcalUpdated But how would its taste be described? I don't think of it as mild but to me it is very unusual--more fruity, less tomato--y. It is very pleasant, though.
Cherry tomato flowers
Posted by Neo Slash
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Seysonn_ 7b-WA/HZ1Updated Yes, cucumber is the same. The only way to get flowers/fruits from an old stem is to get a new growth/side branch. Then it might flower and fruit. Sey
Drooping plants after heavy rain
Posted by lauxerz(4)
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daninthedirt(Cent TX; HZ10, Sunset z30, USDA z8a)Updated Please forget about hydrogen peroxide. It's not clear that it's worth anything at all to plants, and it certainly won't do any good in this case. Bacterial speck gives small black spots with yellow halos. But there are lots of oth...
middle of the road gardener/ organic/ non organic
Posted by marcantonio
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Peter (6b SE NY)Updated The fact is that the environment and soil is not designed to support the unnatural gardens we have, and anything we do is going to have side effects. It is just a fact of humanity and nature.
Tomato leaves fail to open
Posted by James hogue
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James hogueUpdated I have tomatoes in and out, but it was easier to take a picture of the ones in. I have 2 egg plants and both are in, the other one is in much better shape, but may have just started to show similar signs at the very top. The soil ...
BER, need to add? lime.
Posted by robinava(6B)
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digdirt2(6b-7a No.Cent. AR HZ8 Sun-35)Updated Christi just for future reference, the search bar here will pull all the posts on any topic together for you if you want to read them. You don't have to go back through the whole forum. So for ex. if you wanted to read about BER...
Yellowing Tomatoes
Posted by h_nurmikko(Tahlequah, OK (7a))
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maxjohnsonUpdated The leaves with yellow spots between the vein are due to magnesium deficiency, but it's not that bad, could be due to the rain you're having. Maybe just a small dose of epsom salt for the plants later once the soil dries.
What took a bite?
Posted by winorchids(nor CA, USDA 9b, sunset 7/14)
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Vince (8) KemperUpdated Mesh works. It's just a big pain when you water and pick the tomatoes. It's OK if you just have a couple plants though.
Good market tomato varieties
Posted by deanriowa(4b)
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marcantonioUpdated i'll second barkeater on the campbells 1327, good production nice tasty fruit. gotta try that wins-all.
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