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sun gold, sweet million
Posted by ctjames(8)
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sweetquietplace(6 WNC Mtn.)Updated I grow my long-vined tomato plants up a vertical stake to about 5 ft. high and then along horizontal support poles. They will grow toward the sun. I don't attempt to force them to grow away from the sun.
Heirloom Production
Posted by Jaybob(5)
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harveyhorses(7 Midlothian Va)Updated Hi, My Black Krim last year was not as productive as some of my others, but I am putting in more of them this year because they are so delicious. My Brandywine went gangbusters, until we had about a week of 100 degree days and the...
Container growers - how do you keep your pots from blowing over?
Posted by tomatotomata
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suncitylindaUpdated Hey steve, would love to see a pix of that! (the 16 footers in big trash cans, not the hurricanes!) LOL
small tomato seedlings
Posted by tucker46060
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digdirt2Updated Yes that particular system gets regularly panned over on the Growing from Seed forum here for just the reason you mention - keeps the plants too wet which can lead to root rot and stunted growth. The system is good for germination...
How are hybrids produced commercially?
Posted by KCKook
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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated Below is one link to commercial production of F1 hybrids, but there's several points that need to be made. Yes, you start with two inbred lines to make the first cross and all that, but there are usually two lines that are used, l...
Tiny Tim Tomato
Posted by jesse_2008(ZONE 10)
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sandy0225(z5 Indiana)Updated In my opinion you wouldn't want to though... Tiny tim isn't nearly as good of a plant as red robin in production or taste, and red robin is almost as small. And they get big tomatoes for the size plants they are, like 1" diam...
San Marzano Redorta growth habit?
Posted by ikea_gw
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ikea_gwUpdated Sounds like they are big plants. I assume they will need much more spacing than indeterminant beefstake type plants. I usually prune my beefstake tomatoes but don't do any pruning for the pastes.
'Valley Girl' and 'Polbig'
Posted by Matthew Condon - Indiana.Matt - IN, Zone 5/6(Indiana Zone 5/6)
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Matthew Condon - Indiana.Matt - IN, Zone 5/6(Indiana Zone 5/6)Updated Jay, The are about a foot apart. I have some photos on Flickr of the plants from last year. Here is one of them. Indiana.Matt Matthew
Potting up: when and into what
Posted by Brett-CpG
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capoman(5a)Updated Right on Ohiofem. Also, Brett, don't worry about higher nitrogen on younger plants. 3-1-2 is best for vegetative growth, the time nitrogen is used the most. Once fruiting starts, reducing nitrogen input causes energy generated by ...
Miracle grow gnats
Posted by dickiefickle(5B Dousman,Wi.)
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r1_gardenUpdated When using BT (mosquito dunk) water, make sure to remove chlorine / chloramine. Also, this treatment can take up to 3 weeks due to the lifecycle of the gnats before they are all eliminated.
Tomato wilting after watering
Posted by grow4free
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capoman(5a)Updated That's not much of a stretch as MG soils are terrible due to their water retention.
Aurum cherry
Posted by grow4free
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grow4freeUpdated Thanks very much, Carolyn. That was what I was looking for. And just the kind of tomato I'm looking to grow. Definitely looking forward to a taste of these.
'Pineapple' Tomato: Drought And Light Frosts?
Posted by butterflylion(7bGA)
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ejacquiUpdated I've only grown pineapple tomatoes for one season so far, but I found that they were super late to set (and one of my plants didn't even flower at all). They did finally begin to set fruit as it got VERY hot last summer, so that p...
Have:Mexican dwarf tomato seeds
Posted by rredbbeard(SE CT USA/zone 6b)
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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated And when you post in the Seed exchange as Dave noted I do wish you'd clarify what you mean by Mexican Dwarfs. There are indet and det, and semi-det varieties but true Dwarf varieties have rugose foliage and a very think main stem ...
best combos for sauce/paste?
Posted by Mindyw3(5)
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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated Most of my tomato friends switched from using just paste tomatoes many years ago b'c the taste of most of them, with some exceptions, is not great, they're more susceptible to BER ( blossom end rot) as well as Early Blight ( A. so...
I had no tomatoes last year
Posted by socks
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yumtomatoes(10a/FLA)Updated Did they flower but the flowers never set fruit? If so, that is called blossom drop. Where I live, blossom drop is due to either too cold or too hot night time temperatures.
Should I turn off the heat mat?
Posted by misterpatrick(4)
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digdirt2Updated Actually I find that peppers much prefer cooler roots as seedlings. We intentionally keep then at the ambient temp of 60-65 degrees in the greenhouse to avoid leggy growth and to encourage stocky, sturdy plants with a well develop...
Determinate/Indeterminate???
Posted by sweetquietplace(6 WNC Mtn.)
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missingtheobvious(Blue Ridge 7a)Updated Anything coming from here is usually the tastiest and hardiest. Save seeds!
Getting started
Posted by bigpinks
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bigpinksUpdated All are planted. Tomato seeds will last for yrs if they are stored in a dry cool environment. I think the dropped plants are going to recover. Thanks
Determinate Varieties Under 3ft
Posted by villain189
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capoman(5a)Updated Aside from all these dwarf varieties, which are generally meant for pots, if you have room, you can grow regular varieties by training. You can top them, espalier them etc. You may get a larger yield doing this, then growing dwarf...
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