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Which of these are the smallest/most compact plants??
Posted by cziga(Zone 5 -Toronto)
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Nunyabiz1(7)Updated I am growing Bush Tomatoes this year because I just didn't want to hassle with 8-10' tall plants on my back deck again. So I chose one called Better Bush that only gets a max of 4' tall and produces copious amounts of 4" toma...
Tomato Planting
Posted by plynpool
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jeffwulUpdated Even big containers, you'd have to heavily prune if they are indeterminates. My 17 gallon is already filled up by my Brandy Boy
invasion
Posted by bulllake
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garystpaul(4)Updated for this small number of plants I would put rubbing (isopropyl) alcohol and water (ratio of 1 part alcohol, two parts water) into a spray bottle with a few drops of liquid soap as a surfactant. Spray the entire plant, especially u...
Some tomato leaves touching the ground...wwyd?
Posted by Suzy
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missingtheobvious(Blue Ridge 7a)Updated To avoid disease problems, mulch well from the day you plant out, so that the leaves don't touch the actual soil (even if they do touch the mulch because the plant is still so young). Then once the plant is larger, cut off the low...
Hardening off in cloudy rainy weather
Posted by 2ajsmama
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2ajsmamaUpdated Then why are these plants that people have in the ground getting sunburnt (from the sounds of it) even though they've been outside for weeks? I'm glad to know that I don't need to start from scratch when I put my plants back outsi...
Cabbage loopers....
Posted by ReedBaize
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ReedBaizeUpdated They're loopers for sure. I've watched their locomotion and they have the "inch worm" movement, which I do not believe hornworms have. Regardless, I'm going to dust all the plants. Thanks for chiming in!!!
White Ti[s on Tomato Leaves
Posted by pink_warm_mama_1(Z4 Maine)
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digdirt2Updated White tissue changes are usually from over-exposure or heat. Most likely source indoors is your lights. As already asked, what type of lights and how close? And normally recommended is a fan as well to reduce air temps. Dave
White Tips on Tomato Leaves
Posted by pink_warm_mama_1(Z4 Maine)
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digdirt2Updated Duplicate post. Linked the original below since you couldn't find it. Dave Here is a link that might be useful: Original post
When can I take cuttings?
Posted by Hygieia
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jonfrum(6)Updated I wait until the stem of the sucker is a few inches long. I want at least three inches of stem down in the soil mix.
Newbie tomato fertilizer question
Posted by kerns125
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Djole(6)Updated I was using 14-11-25 last season for my container toms and peppers. Last year season started in april, finished in october, i was using only the mentioned fert and had abundance of fruit (started feeding when the first truss appea...
Tomato plant leaves curling, wilting, and turning yellow
Posted by nycbos
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Dx916Updated Seems like whats happening is they were are low on nutrients, started showing the signs(mainly yellow leaves from not having enough nitrogen) especially now that its blooming it uses more. You noticed and were hoping it was just l...
Wilting tomato plants
Posted by lexiegurl09(8 eastern NC)
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lexiegurl09(8 eastern NC)Updated Ok. No problem. I should be a pro at this by now since I have had so many problems this season. It just seems never ending. But on the bright side I do have successfully pollinated peppers and I believe my FIRST TOMATO!!! starting...
My current plants (with photos)
Posted by ReedBaize
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ReedBaizeUpdated Oh I'll certainly let you know. Check your email.
mulching
Posted by brewyc
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digdirt2Updated Best choice IMO, by far. Dave
tomato id help: fern-like leaf!
Posted by aruuu
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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated THE link to Tania's page indicates that that variety was introduced to the US as Carrot-like, which I mentioned above and isn't that different from Silvery Fir Tree as Tania also mentioned. Where did you get the seeds from that yo...
Ananas Noire
Posted by ReedBaize
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ReedBaizeUpdated Well, I have a trick regarding heat that works for me. Right now I grow in containers. I move the plants out for morning sun and then put them under cover when I go back to work after lunch. when I get home I put them back out, ge...
Black spot
Posted by betsyconnolly(7/8)
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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated Betsy, I think you need to distinguish between black spots on the foliage of which the most common are Bacterial Spot and Bacterial Speck, as opposed to BER ( blossom end rot), which is almost always found at the bottom of the fru...
Will heavy downpours hurt my new transplants?
Posted by Suzy
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digdirt2Updated Is the ground around them well mulched so all the dirt isn't splashing all over them? If so then as long as the soil drains well so the roots don't rot they should be fine. Maybe a little bedraggled looking for a few days but they...
Heirlooms
Posted by tucker46060
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homegardenpaUpdated As others have said, there is nothing particularly different with growing hybrids or heirlooms. Heirlooms and Hybrids can both present resistance to certain types of plant pathogens, but hybrids do have "hybrid vigor" an...
Tomato update with pictures
Posted by jrslick (North Central Kansas, Zone 5B)
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ernie85017, zn 9, phxUpdated aak. I know this. Flatulence of the brain.
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