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container size help!
Posted by hustle06
6 Comments
hustle06Updated thank you all - i'm going to try cutting the current containers off and replant in larger containers. hope i don't mess this up. thanks again!
Odd unfurled leaves
Posted by atl0511(7b)
4 Comments
atl0511(7b)Updated Wow, thanks! This makes me feel much more comfortable about leaving them in for the long haul. One of the plants that has some pretty severe curling has one ripe tomato already. I guess time will tell!
What pest is eating my tomato?
Posted by hppzz(9)
9 Comments
missingtheobvious(Blue Ridge 7a)Updated I believe that's a tomato fruitworm (same as corn earworm). The coloration varies, and the older ones have stripes. Here's a photo of a bunch of them with different coloration: http://entoplp.okstate.edu/ddd/insects/cornearworm.ht...
Should you not plant during extended rainy weather?
Posted by lori_ny(5)
5 Comments
coconut_head(5b)Updated I'll just add, not sure how you started your seedlings, but the plastic Solo drinking cups provide enough room to get tomatoes well past the stage where they are vulnerable to damping off. Once your seedlings get thier first set o...
Growing indeterminate tomato plants in pots
Posted by johndub1988
7 Comments
ReedBaizeUpdated I grow in 5-gallon pots and have had tremendous luck with it. I went to Tractor Supply and bought some cages and staking materials and have constructed a sturdy cage to hold them. Just feed them every ten days and make sure they d...
Low temps next week - plant or hold off?
Posted by 2ajsmama
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2ajsmamaUpdated We didn't actually get much rain (except for last Tuesday), but it was cold - highs around 60, lows in the high 40's - and some rain every day, sometimes a downpour for a few minutes. I held off, the plants are over a foot tall an...
Tomato Leaf Roll/Curl
Posted by JenTiffany
8 Comments
b_kctUpdated If you gonna eat those ants, wash them first :P Otherwise, just keep leaves off the ground either by mulching heavily or pruning anything a foot off the ground, preferably both. And dont over love/babysit them. I have a friend who...
My Planting Screwup?
Posted by behlgarden(9)
3 Comments
Bets(z6A S ID)Updated Every year I plan to put indeterminate tomatoes with other indeterminates, and the determinates all together and every year I wind up not doing it. I plant my tomatoes three feet apart and have run them in north-south rows and in ...
Can I get some opinions on these 3 purples?
Posted by scorpgirl24(z7NJ)
5 Comments
coralb(7)Updated I love Cherokee purple! Tastes great and stays very healthy for me in the hot humid South. It is a regular in my tomato rotation.
Is this Spotted Wilt Virus?
Posted by chiccca
6 Comments
chicccaUpdated Dave & farmerdill, Thanks a lot! I will do as you suggested and keep my fingers crossed that my tomatoes don't come out splotchy (and that I get tomatoes at all).
Feels Good When Tomatoes are Fully In
Posted by cindysunshine(5b)
15 Comments
behlgarden(9)Updated Very impressive. Yesterday I installed gopher and squirrel solar sonar equipment, its sure intimidating to them. will find out
Unruly Tomato Plants
Posted by billy3p
7 Comments
behlgarden(9)Updated I plan on buying 3/8" rebar from the big box store, $3 for 22' length, I will cut it into 3 lengths and I will get decent 7' sections, 12" into the ground and I got a decent 6' tall tomato stake. I want to do florida wei...
Missing the harvest
Posted by crowesnest(7)
4 Comments
crowesnest(7)Updated I see. This is my second year to have a vegetable garden but my 1st time to attemp canning. That's why I was so upset about missing all the ripe fruit. I will defiantly check out Harvest, seems I have a lot to learn....
Is this Spotted Wilt Virus?
Posted by chiccca
chicccaI am a first time gardener and planted 3 Sweet Baby Girl cherry tomatoes, 3 Golden Gem Hybrid cherry tomatoes, and 2 Roma tomatoes in a raised garden bed. I am in Chicago area and planted the seedlings about 3 weeks ago, so the plants...
Tomato Fortress
Posted by delaney276(6)
6 Comments
delaney276(6)Updated I sucker and tie them as they grow.... :-)
First Tomatoes and Indigo Rose when are they ripe?
Posted by jrslick (North Central Kansas, Zone 5B)
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b_kctUpdated note to self, include Indigo Rose on next year list.
Tomatoes out of control!!
Posted by altoidjoe
altoidjoeI planted my first real garden this year and installed a drip irrigation system and timer. It seems my plant spacing was to close. I planted tomatoes 6' apart, but put peppers between each row. My tomatoes grew WELL above expectation...
Slow growing tomato seedlings
Posted by Brett-CpG
17 Comments
suncitylindaUpdated As if you needed more confirmation, its the mix. And for future referance, repotting up seedlings helps them grow numerous feeder roots. They may survive, but as has been noted, they are not likely to thrive. Repotting is your bes...
Did I make a huge mistake??
Posted by JohnBollard
10 Comments
franki1962Updated This thread explains much of what I have seen the last 3 years. Each year, everything starts out nice plants are green and growing well. When it comes time for fruit, my big beef is like a cherry tomato and the plants tend to pete...
Hand pollinating tomatoes
Posted by Jprice1021(7a South NJ)
4 Comments
digdirt2Updated Agree with Jim and you also need to remember that given high heat and high humidity you can vibrate them to death with whatever you want - toothbrushes included - and it won't make a darn bit of difference because the pollen isn't...
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