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No first leaves emerging
Posted by shadiah
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shadiahUpdated lol - I almost always end up stressing them w/too much love! Though the other day after turning on the grow lights and going back to sleep, by the time I woke up they were were pretty close to bone dry. Typing w/dirty hands as I'm...
Newbie...tomato seedlings dying :'(
Posted by livelovelaugh2010
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cakefarm(7B)Updated Don't give up! People at nursery's don't always know what's best for your particular situation. Anyone who suggested a FIFTEEN DOLLAR (?!!??!) bag of GARDEN SOIL for seedlings in containers should be fired. Return the soil and ask...
difference between tomatoes
Posted by kelsojoe(5)
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scotty66(8 Hutto TX)Updated I would think the flowers for the cherry tomato would be in clusters of 6+ while the big boy would only have maybe 2 flowers per cluster. basically the cherries will LOTS of flowers while the big boy significantly less.
rabbit attack!
Posted by Raci570
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garf_gwUpdated Time for some rabbit stew.
Question regarding Hardening
Posted by jaidog
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Bets(z6A S ID)Updated @ LoboGothic: "Hardening off the plants is going well, wind is the big problem. They're about halfway there. My question is about holding them back. I'm growing them for delivery in 3 1/2 weeks and don't want them to get much...
Tomato pics
Posted by Djole(6)
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Djole(6)Updated Thank you for your comments, it means a lot to me :) it gets around 9 hours of sun at the moment, should be a bit more as the season progresses (more to do with the vertical position of the sun than the length of the day).
please help me figure out what is wrong with my tomatoes
Posted by tthaworth123
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jean001a(Portland OR 7b)Updated Or hail?
Does this tomato exist?
Posted by Azjohn(8b)
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Julie717Updated I second (third?) the Porter suggestion. I got lots of tomatoes off of one last summer even though Oklahoma had the record hottest July in US history. They're just the size you want as well.
tomato leaves curled downward almost overningt
Posted by smilam1(10 SoCalifornia)
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qaguyUpdated Sketch info as Dave said. I don't want to second guess (sort of) Dave's comments, but I'd suspect not enough water. It's also the quickest and easiest to fix. If you'd post a photo would be most helpful. It might just only be wilt...
Trellis distance from plant.
Posted by Jaybob(5)
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digdirt2Updated Apparently few here have used it. I looked it up and it says it is 5 feet wide, right? So if you are growing determinates it could start at ground level, if indeterminates then raise it up a foot off the ground like those who use ...
Will extreme heat affect young plants?
Posted by GardeningRook13(6a)
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digdirt2Updated Stressful for them but no long term effect. But it's of no benefit either so I'm curious as to why the air circulation can't be improved in your hoop house? How long before you can plant them or remove the hoop house and provide m...
planting out tomorrow and overnight low is 48??
Posted by Suzy
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homegardenpaUpdated My plants have been out since May 1st... Our temps went to about 49 last night, but it was only that cold for a very short duration of the night. Most nights have been mid-50s and most for the future appear to be the same. The hig...
Florida Weave: Distance between plants
Posted by garystpaul(4)
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newyorkrita(z6b/7a LI NY)Updated I went to the nursery today and I bought 12 more tomato plants. Planned on buying a six pack of BIG BOY tomatoes and doing a row of six in the Florida Weave style. Well, I did buy the six pack of BIG BOYS but I have no will power....
Help with tomato varients and caging
Posted by marys1000
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susanlynne48(OKC7a)Updated Keski, your roasted Chocolate Cherry tomatos sound fantastic! How long do you marinate? Susan
Cold Damage
Posted by shadyrelief
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shadyreliefUpdated It looks like they're going to stay in, the new growth looks good so I guess they'll be fine. I think it was a lot lower than 40 and for maybe 3 nights. I've got one Rutgers in the bunch and I'm looking forward to seeing how she d...
new from old
Posted by fulton
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2ajsmamaUpdated You could always try it! Around here it's hard to dig a deep hole (too many rocks and ledge, thin topsoil), trenching works best if you have to, but takes up more room between plants. Deep or diagonal trenching sounds like the bes...
Scientific Journals
Posted by adc14
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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated adc e-mailed me from GW this AM and asked me what journals I read about tomato diseases, etc., so I'll answer here. The answer is I don't read any such journals. And no one journal is sufficient to cover all areas re tomatoes. But...
Please help what is going on with tomatos
Posted by Silken435
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2ajsmamaUpdated Actually, low P (as well as low pH) is pretty common in native CT soils, unless it's been fertilized in the past. But East Hartford is urban, who knows what Silken's soil is and where it came from. If it's under a pine tree and th...
hornworms
Posted by joeworm
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joewormUpdated Thanks everyone. Will try the BT.
Tomato Culture Questions
Posted by adc14
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homegardenpaUpdated 1.) I use no hydroponic fertilizer at planting, I do sometimes throw in a little granular organic fertilizer in the hole at planting time - mostly for the beneficial microbes that are in it (tomato-tone). As far as organic fertili...
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