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Hunter being hunted -----) Pics (--- (wasp eating Hornworm)
Posted by nirmalk_p
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nirmalk_pUpdated Just to give an update. The guy was alive & sticking in the same place for a week from the time I took this picture. He felt down after a week and when I closely inspected all the cocoons had an opening and the wasps are gone....
Need ideas for tomato supports
Posted by kudzu9(Zone 8a - PNW)
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junktruckUpdated looks good kudzu / i like the colorful twine / gotta tell ya wertach thats the best use of a election sign i have ever heard of /hehehe
Heavy Rain/Tomato Cracking/Remove?
Posted by Stellabee(7, Atlanta)
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Stellabee(7, Atlanta)Updated Hey Guys, thanks. I will click around and see if I can make my area permanent for posts. It is annoying to have to type it in each time. By the way, Dave, the tomatoes have already started to heal and it's only been about 24 hours...
An Experiment that worked
Posted by bakerhardwoods(5b)
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bakerhardwoods(5b)Updated MrsDlight, is there a super early variety that tastes good? Early Girl doesn't have a lot of taste. Tim
Help!
Posted by jhelva(8)
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jhelva(8)Updated Well, Thank you!!
Hortonova as the support
Posted by pennypond USDA 10 Sunset 21 CA
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pennypond USDA 10 Sunset 21 CAUpdated Birds? No, it never trapped or entangled birds. Sometimes my cats catch some, but that's unrelated. For tomato bed I suspended CRM on the long sides so I could tie 4 layers horizontally. For pepper and eggplant bed I used stakes o...
Voles or Moles?????
Posted by plantloverla(z8LA)
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missingtheobvious(Blue Ridge 7a)Updated The famous 5-gallon-bucket chipmunk trap: http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/ipm/msg0502514826494.html
Attention Texas Tomato Cage owners! I need your advice!
Posted by tomatotomata
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sue_ct(z6 CT)Updated I use the 24" BUT always grew indeterminates until this year, since I decided to try one determinate. I am zone 5-6 (on the line). I might try the 20" next. I am very happy with the 24" but I am not sure they are RE...
Jersy devil tomatoes
Posted by chocolateis2b8(5OH)
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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated Yes, I've grown it. It's a long red paste variety quite similar to many others of that kind and was first offered by the Tomato Seed Co of Metuchen, NJ, who went out of business quite a few years ago. Tomato Growers Supply reintro...
An awesome accident (pictures included)
Posted by ejh805(8b)
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world_tomatoesUpdated You could have planted those sprouts as well if you wanted too. They prolly would have done fine.
Out of control tomatoes!
Posted by altoidjoe
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lizbeth_paUpdated Were you pruning and taking out the suckers? That would have helped the situation. Next yr try growing a smaller variety that will not get so bushy. I always stake mine and forget the cages. I then tie the larger branches to the o...
Compost around tomatoes
Posted by chippoli
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digdirt2Updated Good idea about the scoops MTO! By the handfuls works for me as I can work it in with my fingers at the same time. Especially when I can get the grandkids to help. Otherwise it all depends on what kind of cages you are talking abo...
flea beetle fiasco
Posted by dfw_gardener(7b)
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mrsdlightUpdated I had a bad case of flea beetle on my potato plants. I used neem oil. It worked. I also followed up with a dose of predatory nematodes Steinernema feltiae and Heterohabditis bacteriophora
Rooting 'branches' like suckers?
Posted by 2ajsmama
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ernie85017, zn 9, phxUpdated My roma was similar. Found it at walmart. Someone had deliberately pinched it to have 3 main stems, perfectly spaced. I kept those and have rooted most of the suckers. I never saw this done this way before.
Anyone ever order plants from Burpee?
Posted by ejh805(8b)
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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated I only ordered plants from them once, and actually it's the ONLY time I ever ordered plants from anywhere, but I was mad. They had introduced what they called Red Brandywine Hybrid, this back in the 90's and I'm sorry, but I don't...
The shape of things (krims mostly)
Posted by harveyhorses(7 Midlothian Va)
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terrybullUpdated i've gotten lots of round bk's and the squatty ones.
Leaf Curl/roll on Indigo Rose Tomato, Blue tomato
Posted by jrslick (North Central Kansas, Zone 5B)
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dickiefickle(5B Dousman,Wi.)Updated What has happened to your plants since you first post ?
Tomato blight, or over feeding?
Posted by Kerosene
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missingtheobvious(Blue Ridge 7a)Updated I'm growing in a tent because it's winter in Australia. Okay, it's winter and they're indoors. But an indoor tent would seem to be overkill. I assume you put the tomatoes in the tent to share the hydro lights? Anyway, humidity is ...
What's happening with my tomato plants?!
Posted by husakl
husaklHi all! My tomatoes have been in the ground for about 3 weeks. It has been rather dry in Iowa but for some reason I don't think dryness is the problem. Here is how they were planted...in the bottom of the hole we placed half a banana...
Name of A Multi-colored cherry tomato
Posted by Laura6NJ(6b)
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lorimcp2006Updated It's pretty late for a response now, but Ildi is a good yellow oblong shaped cherry tomato that all my friends like and I think kids would too. So you could mix that one in with a red, etc. I also love black cherry, so that would ...
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