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Looking for strong flavored, Tart ? Tomato types.
Posted by Salthart11
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sand18fUpdated You are killing your soil with commercial fertilize...it's "Crack" for the garden. The more you use the more you have to use. Compost, grass, leaves, weeds, horse, cow, sheep, pig, chicken manure. put in pil, make damp, ...
where to buy heirloom's in northern Ohio
Posted by kevn357(6a)
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dickiefickle(5B Dousman,Wi.)Updated try craigslist for your area
Is this bacterial speck?
Posted by christyanne926
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christyanne926Updated Now there are leaves curling on the smallest plants too. So sad. :-(
Book 'Organic Tomato Magic'?
Posted by elaine_8b_ga(z8b GA)
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qaguyUpdated Anything with a name like that sends me running in the opposite direction. I'm referring to the word magic, not the word organic.
Tomatoes Alive and Fish Emulsion?
Posted by MNgardenman
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pasco(7)Updated alaska should have a rate for foliar or outdoor use if not i think 1.oz/gallon....iv'e always used neptune harvest or maxi crop when foliar feeding. be sure to spray the undersides of the leaves and spray early morning or late eve...
A guy brought a Mr. Stripey to work today, I think not!
Posted by wertach zone 7-B SC
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bigpinksUpdated The Mr Stripey tomatoes I've grown on and off for several yrs look like the ones pictured in Carolyn's link. I had 20 oz Estlers Mortgage Lifters last yr weighed on a Paula Deen scale from Wal-Mart but a 24 oz Mr Stripey was my bi...
kbx
Posted by bigpinks
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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated I love KBX ( Kellog's Breakfast which is PL) and was one of the first to get seeds from Martha, in whose garden it appeared. The history can can be found at Tania's site which I linked to below. At the time Martha and I were both ...
growing under the lawn
Posted by dickiefickle(5B Dousman,Wi.)
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mudman93(3)Updated I do it almost every year. I need more space so I dig a big hole, mix in some compost and mulch around the area heavily with leaves/grass clippings. Then next year you have that whole new area, that has been amended and has no wee...
Question About Overwintering Tomatoes
Posted by minisambora
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behlgarden(9)Updated On Overwintering tomatoes and peppers, just use indeterminate tomato varities, they live for many years if taken care of. I overwintered 6 pepper and 8 tomato plants, the cherry tomatoes never stopped producing even in winter whil...
Center of new leaves/new growth turning yellow/white....
Posted by highlandernorth
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coconut_head(5b)Updated High North. For future reference, Laying down a couple layers of cardboard and holding it down with some rocks or something would have killed the grass and weeds in a chemical free way. In fact, many people use cardboard or newspa...
NO willpower
Posted by harveyhorses(7 Midlothian Va)
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2ajsmamaUpdated I've got a pepper like that - brought some cayennes, cherries, frying peppers home from my cousin last year, ended up with a Numex Big Jim type plant that neither of us started, I saved seed since it was so yummy on the grill, but...
Need fast Phosphorus cure
Posted by acdacd
6 Comments
missingtheobvious(Blue Ridge 7a)Updated If you're talking about the regular Spray N Grow, it's a solution of iron sulfate and zinc chloride; no phosphorus at all.... Spray N Grow Material Safety Data Sheet
Fish Emulsion/Kelp Booster
Posted by susu99
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digdirt2Updated Uhh more likely it has some sort of added binders or inert additives that while fine for grass isn't approved for use around edibles. Found the MSDS for it here. Manufactured by Espoma and sold under the brand name Organica Lawn ...
Brandywine tomato
Posted by Denese55
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Cdon(7a)Updated FWIW, I was in the same boat just a few days ago. Essentially, everything else I had planted started to set fruit 2-3 weeks ago, but the brandywine? Zilch. Well I checked on monday and finally had not 1 or 2 but 3 tiny brandywines...
Post your Indigo Rose pictures here.
Posted by thisisme(az9b)
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missingtheobvious(Blue Ridge 7a)Updated When I was in my late 30s or early 40s I realized I consistently missed things that should have been obvious -- and in fact were obvious to everyone else. (It took me that long to realize because ... well ... I miss the obvious.) ...
Tomato seeds germinating in Greenhouse - Cooked?
Posted by Hogacres
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trudi_dUpdated Very easy to destroy seeds with hot soil. Open up the greenhouse to let the hot air out during the day and resow your seed.
To fertilize or not
Posted by sue_ct(z6 CT)
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sue_ct(z6 CT)Updated Well, maybe either a little bit of tomato tone or fish emulsion wouldn't hurt. I plan to mulch with a commercial hay/straw product. Not sure about the grass clippings since my grass isn't organic, and I don't know that I want what...
Should I be concerned about my Better Boy tomato plant?
Posted by dwbrock(z7 AL)
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wertach zone 7-B SCUpdated I agree with Dave, time to amputate that cancer immediately! And use a fungicide of choice.
black on my tomatoes
Posted by pylerachel
pylerachelI was trimming off some stems at the bottom of my tomato plant that had yellow spots on the leaves, when I looked up to see if there were anymore and saw big black spots under some of my tomatoes (they are still green) . What do I...
Ready for Tomato Planting - Till or No Till? Need Help
Posted by behlgarden(9)
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behlgarden(9)Updated Thanks for reminding me on no tilling. I had no choice. When I moved into the new home, the planters were full with sand/clay mix with rocks. I added a boat load of compost last year. this year I added a lot of compost and compost...
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