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why do my plants go limp outside for hardening off? pics
Posted by Suzy
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barrie2m_(6a, central PA)Updated Totally normal experience as stated earlier. I think that if you restricted full sun exposure when you noticed this situation you handled the situation properly. But this can re-occur. I set a few hundred plants (well hardened pla...
tomato stake
Posted by monte101
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dickiefickle(5B Dousman,Wi.)Updated sure
soil testers
Posted by sonnyside
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tdscpa(z5 NWKS)Updated Char35: I get an annual soil test for my garden. My garden is amended and fertilized uniformly. I sample my garden soil from several different locations, mix them in a bucket, and scoop several cups of the mixture into the sample ...
What is wrong with this Tomato plant?
Posted by regina_phalange
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regina_phalangeUpdated
Tomato leaves wilt in the sun
Posted by Suzy
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digdirt2Updated Some transplant shock is normal. And drooping (loss of leaf turgor) of the leaves, as opposed to actual wilting, is common in the worst heat of the day. It is the leafs physiological way of conserving moisture, preventing/restrict...
Can you top this Neves Azorean Red?
Posted by aka_peggy(Central Md 6b)
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BrentUpdated Yes, any updates on the cross?
planting distance to negate cross pollinating
Posted by joeworm
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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated I agree with Dave, but no matter what you plant to try and divert pollinators from cross pollinating, it's never perfect, actually far from it. Remember that some pollinators like sweat bees and others can and do fly for miles. So...
Help!! Sick Tomato Seedlings
Posted by northerner_on(Z5A ONCanada)
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northerner_on(Z5A ONCanada)Updated Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I can breathe a sigh of releif now I know it is not any kind of blight. There is no sign of any other pests around. I have had aphids and white fly in previous years, but nothing else is clear...
Does reducing UV light enhance tomato growth?
Posted by stev32k(Zone 8)
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Julie717Updated I don't have a reference, but I have an anecdote. My plants are arranged in a straight line from east to west, with afternoon shade from the west. The size of the plants are small to large like Russian dolls, with the smallest pla...
Help! What is wrong?
Posted by SneakyP(7B)
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SneakyP(7B)Updated Thanks everyone for the replies, guess I'll be spraying from day one next year.
disgusting bugs on my tom leaf! Eeks!
Posted by raistlyn
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digdirt2Updated So what is in your pic is actually instars - hatched eggs? We are seeing the black bugs not black eggs? Sorry you hadn't mentioned they had hatched and I read it as a pic of the eggs instead. Dave
Frost damage on young plants. Help please.
Posted by GardeningRook13(6a)
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Djole(6)Updated Keep in mind that hot air goes up, cold air goes down. The weather services measure temperature @ 2 m height (~ 6.5 feet), meaning that the temperature during the night will always be lower at the ground level (unless some extreme...
Comparison
Posted by bigpinks
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digdirt2Updated although i think that the length of the growing season is one of the major factors in play I agree. And thus my original post's question and point. There are so many variables involved in this "comparison" that it is ane...
thinning blossoms or small tomatoes from a cluster of tomatoes
Posted by joeworm
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digdirt2Updated It is strictly your choice. It is not required for any reason unless perhaps someone is trying to grow a giant for a competition and even then the potential for gain in size is primarily variety-related. IME with the variety you u...
over watering
Posted by atronward
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qaguyUpdated You may get pretty good results since your garden has never been a garden. I got good results the first year I was in this house. I think since nothing much grew there, there was a lot of nutrients available. But the stuff was har...
Early Girl Tomato plant wiliting all the sudden
Posted by loveisblind1
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loveisblind1Updated Mine is called Miracle Gro Potting Mix. It doesn't say on the bag what is making it up, just the nutrients in the mix. It claims to be good for containers. I mixed it with perlite.
Can container grown tomatoes get blight?
Posted by donnabaskets(Zone 8a, Central MS)
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digdirt2Updated Yes they can. The fungus is airborne. "brown rot spots on the bottom of fruit is BER (Blossom End Rot). There is a FAQ and lots of info here about both. Dave
Plant out or harden-off at how many leaves?
Posted by tomtuxman(6bNY)
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digdirt2Updated I'm not disagreeing with the above but I don't think it has anything to do with the number of leaves. That is a secondary issue. The primary issues are the size/health of the plant and the weather 8-10 days prior to plant out date...
Gnarly Growth
Posted by quitman6
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samsthumbUpdated I had a neighbor whose lawn service (and he did it too) sprayed 2-4 D every year after I put my toms out. I would run get the hose and immediately wash them off and that keep it at bay...but only when I saw it happening, if I didn...
Sharing some success this year...
Posted by ladon
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ladonUpdated Aha!!! SneakyP, you bring up a good question...one that I've been grappling with. I think what I will end up doing is allowing the plants to get as high as the house (just above the edge of the photo), which has a flat roof. I wil...
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