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Tomato leaves curling- is there no cure?
Posted by Lesuko(5, Boulder CO)
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Lesuko(5, Boulder CO)Updated Thanks Carolyn and everyone. I am now seeing leaf curl/roll on my cherries. Humph. I rarely use chemicals and if I need to it's something organic. So, no roundup. And I doubt my neighbors are using it too- though I'll ask. No manu...
Dying to know!!!
Posted by Tomatobaby
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suncitylindaUpdated Not me but I have seen the different pix.
Tomatoes/Sweet Potatoes in the same container??
Posted by grdnnkd(Z4 Duluth, MN)
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digdirt2Updated WAY bigger - like 35 gallons or more. As I posted on your duplicate post of this question on Vegetable Gardening in more detail -- no way. This is an impossible, really, really big bad idea doomed to failure from the beginning. Do...
Is miracle grow moisture control any good for tomatoes?
Posted by carolsewzit
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Nunyabiz1(7)Updated It is all I have used for years with excellent results. Number one the only way it will retain too much water is if the pot doesn't have really good drainage. The only way it might get too hot is if you don't have 2-3" of goo...
Leaves on My Big Boy - Taking on a Blackish Tint
Posted by LindaMA(MA z5)
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2ajsmamaUpdated Hmm, I posted last night but don't know what happened. Even if roots grow into the soil it will only be what can get through the drainage hole. I'd plant the Big Beef in the ground and use that pot for the second Big Boy if it's a...
Tomatoes stressing out, maybe im overwatering/underwatering?
Posted by ideal2545(9B)
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dickiefickle(5B Dousman,Wi.)Updated Dont water till you see the leaves slightly wilting
treating Tomato Russet Mites (pics)
Posted by tetrazygia
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dancinglemons(7B VA)Updated Hello all, Thought I'd bring this issue back up. I had several plants infested with this Russet Mite in 2011. The plants leaves turned yellow then crunchy brown. It was end of July. This year I am ready with a new defense. I have ...
tomato spikes w/drip system
Posted by sandshifter
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sandshifterUpdated Or maybe a better/simplier question would be "are tomato spikes any good? (worthwhile?)
Have you heard of this?
Posted by barb_roselover_in
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missingtheobvious(Blue Ridge 7a)Updated barb, I wasn't meaning to chastise you, and I'm sure none of the others were either. Sometimes three people do post at the same time (and I did check before I posted, but then I had to add that sentence about Kenny's co-worker's i...
Ideas for a temporary fix for some bad planning?
Posted by natalie1313
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TrishcuitUpdated sunnibel, I am using the Florida Weave for the first time this year, one of my many experiments. The plants just got their first tying in today.
How do you prune your tomatoes?
Posted by traildad(9)
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TrishcuitUpdated I am making a half-hearted attempt at pruning. Pinched off the branches likely to rest on the ground, and some lower suckers. I will have to decide what to do after they grow a bit more, as I am trying the Florida Weave method of ...
Tomato TIGERELLA
Posted by behlgarden(9)
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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated jolj,in any one SSE Yearbook one can find the following varieties, pretty much the same but from different sources: Tiger Tiger Paw Tiger Stripe Tiger Tom Tigerella Tiger-like Tigerly Tiny Tiger And while almost all of them are ca...
I need Tomato guidance!
Posted by OutlawAlice
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OutlawAliceUpdated Alrighty. The pots are filled with local red clay, Miracle Gro Garden Soil and Black Kow manure. I chose three varieties specifically for pot/patio. Patio Goliath, Solar Fire and Super Sweet 100. I don't know anything about the va...
Watering potted tomatoes while away
Posted by veggarden_2010
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jolj(7b/8a)Updated Next time put the pot in a 5 gallon bucket or Aluminum baking pan, fill the space around the pot 1 inch for every day you will begone. This work great for short span of time, no more then 5-7 days. As soon as you get home remove t...
Homemade Baking Soda Spray Now Black Spots!
Posted by nmab05
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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated If it's truly Early Blight ( A solani) your homemade baking soda spray is not going to help. The Cornell recipe, which I don't think has any oil in it, is OK for use on ornamentals but not on tomatoes. Since I've never used baking...
multiple problems with my tomatoes?
Posted by jenny7c(5)
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jenny7c(5)Updated Thanks for your input. A question about snipping off leaves - what about the leaves that only have a couple small spots on them? Are they salvageable or will they just spread things along, even if they are sprayed? A question abou...
First time grower
Posted by saint357
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saint357Updated all right it was just an idea.
Help identify these tomatoes
Posted by 3rdear11
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3rdear11Updated Ok, point taken. Tags are important. I thought this would be an easy one. I'll just wait and see then. Thanks anyway
Storage Tomatoes -- 'the Fantom!'
Posted by woodcutter2008
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missingtheobvious(Blue Ridge 7a)Updated csunbean, you can pick tomatoes when they're semi-ripe or when they're completely ripe, but either way you shouldn't pick them until the color "breaks." To know what color that would be, you need to know which tomato you...
Unknown Plant
Posted by garf_gw
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trudi_dUpdated missing, see if they have an agricultural cybrarian. T
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