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How do you support your tomatoes?
Posted by buckeye_brian2
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Seysonn_ 7b-WA/HZ1Updated @gaguy, I have seen your cage design before (last year ?) I have couple of questions" === Ho much a 5-6 ft cage cost in material ? pipes + fittings + ? === Do they get brittle, after some time ?. I have heard the grey ones u...
hybrid suggestions
Posted by saschneeberger
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Seysonn_ 7b-WA/HZ1Updated There is an interesting current thread on hybrids already : Favorite Hybrids Sey
How late is too late for cherry tomato plant to flower?
Posted by miscel(7)
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miscel(7)Updated Thanks to everyone for their feedback on this.
Her name is Río ... as in Rio Grande tomato!
Posted by PupillaCharites(FL 9a)
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Seysonn_ 7b-WA/HZ1Updated Thanks for sharing, tripleione, Your plants look quite healthy. My RG is in blooms. I will check to see if it has set fruits or not . But it should soon. Half a dozen vars are setting fruits already. I need some Rios on the grill ...
Easy Ways to Plant Tomatoes?
Posted by RedSun (Zone 6, NJ)
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daniel_nyc(7a)Updated Linda wrote: > Mine are two feet apart and I find that's too close, considering that I don't prune. I don’t prune either – well, except the NECESSARY: yellowish / brownish lower leaves, and leaves to improve air circulation. I ...
My tomato plants are dying one by one, help!
Posted by lexiegurl09(8 eastern NC)
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donna_in_sask(2b)Updated I wouldn't plant peppers in that bed...I think they need even more light than tomatoes.
Tomato bud started to fruit then stopped
Posted by hawkeyext(6b)
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Seysonn_ 7b-WA/HZ1Updated I still have that problem lingering. I did start a thread about it too. Somehow, for some reasons ( not quite clear) flowers get pollinated , fruits set but then get stuck. WHY? There are theories :Maybe !!! -1-- Nutrition probl...
Mislabelled tomatoes finally ripened, still guessing!
Posted by kathy9norcal
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Chris0333 WI zone 5aUpdated The grape shaped one is brown, and not red? Must rinse my eyes! nevermind my guess then! You could call it whatever you want though!
Question about tomato leaf color
Posted by pjgooch51
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Seysonn_ 7b-WA/HZ1Updated Yeah, different varieties have different shades of green. ---Indigo Rose has almost purple foliage. It matches the color of its fruits. -- Black from Tula, Black Cherry, Red Cherry ... have dark green color, so does Ananas Noire. ...
Tomatoes are being eaten
Posted by maurodiroma
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Seysonn_ 7b-WA/HZ1Updated The eating pattern tells me that it is not the birds. Other those mentioned, how about rats ? I suggest using a humane trap to catch them. Sey
Growing multiple tomato plants in one community box?
Posted by PicoAzores
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PicoAzoresUpdated Yes, Azores is amazing place with amazing climate and unbelievably beautiful views that I never get tired of, especially good climate to north Europeans. I miss the Centigrade 30s though as I used to love 32C or 90F very much, but...
Brown leaves - Action needed?
Posted by winorchids(nor CA, USDA 9b, sunset 7/14)
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wormgirl_8a_WA(z8 WA)Updated Nice that you have a watering gauge. If Gardener & Bloome brand is sold in your area, it will be at independent nurseries but not big box. Maybe try another nursery if one's convienient. I know your results have been so disapp...
Tomato Theif
Posted by beachartist(coastal so cal)
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wormgirl_8a_WA(z8 WA)Updated An alternate thought is, if you have a wildlife camera or know someone who hunts and can borrow one, you can see what critter you're dealing with. I bought one last year for $55 from Amazon when I lost my cat and wanted to put a c...
what's up with yellowing tomato leaves?
Posted by daninthedirt(Cent TX; HZ10, Sunset z30, USDA z8a)
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Seysonn_ 7b-WA/HZ1Updated Each of these plants has five or six big almost-red fruit on them, so I can't help but believe that ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Dan, those are mature / old plants. Yellowing lower leaves is a normal thing especially with dry and warm condi...
The First Fruit ...2015 ... Show Yours
Posted by Seysonn_ 7b-WA/HZ1
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Seysonn_ 7b-WA/HZ1Updated Thanks, Jenn and Hudson. My plants are in tip top shape, all loaded with buds and flower, w/ near perfect foliage in color and vigor . It is just fruit setting that is lagging behind. Part of this slow action in the garden is du...
Tomato varieties and their textures
Posted by waltertp1
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wormgirl_8a_WA(z8 WA)Updated Well, it's true, most lists of tomatoes and their traits do not necessarily include texture. Sometimes, people will note that a variety is particularly soft or firm. Although it does not necessarily include texture information, th...
Blight
Posted by (NJ, Zone 7A)
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digdirt2(6b-7a No.Cent. AR HZ8 Sun-35)Updated <They're watered every other day with a drip hose for 20 minutes every other day. I didn't start spraying till last week, when I noticed the damage.> All the other issues aside, please don't do that. That is called shallow ...
Lower leaves dying back
Posted by blg002
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Seysonn_ 7b-WA/HZ1Updated Are they in complete shade ? If yes, and they are within few inches from the soil, why to keep them? I would prune them. AND just to be on the safe side FUNGICIDE the plant real good. Sey
Will tomatoes survive deer-lopping?!?
Posted by susanmi
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wormgirl_8a_WA(z8 WA)Updated Craig LeHouliller says the only thing that really works for him is the Scarecrow motion-activated sprinklers. Environmentally no problem, doesn't hurt the deer, easy once set up. I also have seen the idea of planting a deer "...
Name that Pest! Please help my tomato
Posted by Jessica Aguirre
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digdirt2(6b-7a No.Cent. AR HZ8 Sun-35)Updated Yeah it has legs. It isn't a pupae stage (which is a cocoon) nor a larval stage. It may be an instar stage of one of the many leaf-foots. There are 100's of sub-species and most have 5 different instar stages. Dave
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