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changing plant food through plant stages
Posted by Trishcuit
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digdirt2Updated A word of caution-Too much of a good thing at the wrong time can be worse than nothing. Amen to that. With tomatoes and other cycle-dependent plants, the timing of feeding is as crucial as the type of fertilizer used. A point many...
Finally got a mater on my Red Robin!
Posted by wertach zone 7-B SC
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wertach zone 7-B SCUpdated bvump
Staggering cherry tomatoes?
Posted by calebandkatie
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janezee(Sunset 5, 8b, Whidbey WA)Updated You don't say where you are in the country. That might help. :) But, regardless, it sounds like you need to do some serious soil amendment if your soil drains too fast or not at all. Maybe mixing them together would help. lol Bunn...
Potato Leaf Early Girl
Posted by alamo5000
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kbend(z6b OK)Updated Same here. Planted Early Girl Hybrid seeds from sealed packet ordered directly in 2012 from Burpee. Only planted 3 seeds, all germintated, 2 were regular leaf and 1 was potato leaf.
Seedless Tomato
Posted by rich_oh_gw McIntyre(z5OH)
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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated Good idea Ami, on Ashleigh or any other dense fleshed beefsteak variety, or for that matter almost any heart variety as well. Rich, just a bit of a personal comment here about your wife being told to not eat any small seeds. And t...
Can I Can?
Posted by tim45z10
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Jon_dear(4/5)Updated That would make a weird looking sauce. Might be good for a clam sauce and "red" sauce.
Tomato Cages (How to get them to stay up in my application)
Posted by dapper
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terrybullUpdated before switching to pvc cages i used the 3 ring pcs of crap. i used those concrete footing stakes, they had the holes pre drilled so they were easy to tie on too.
Kumato F2 growing advice? If any?
Posted by raykusray
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nordfyr315(5)Updated I have grown out "F3" and it is the same tomato. Therefore methinks it is not F3 but a stabilized variety. It is a fun tomato to grow. Very productive, nice flavor and pretty.
Paste Tomatoes
Posted by cziga(Zone 5 -Toronto)
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ferretbee(5b)Updated Last year I grew a couple Martino's Roma. It's a slightly pear shaped Italian Heirloom. They were very prolific and very good quality.
Tiguna Tomato?
Posted by bindersbee(6a UT)
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missingtheobvious(Blue Ridge 7a)Updated bindersbee, I have some good news and some bad news. How about Tiguan RZ, a cherry from the Dutch firm Rijk Zwaan? They're apparently a veggie breeder. See p. 7 on the far right here: http://www.rijkzwaan.com/wps/wcm/connect/a7d25...
timberrrrr!
Posted by daninthedirt(Cent TX; HZ10, Sunset z30, USDA z8a)
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ncrealestateguyUpdated You mean one of my favorite bugs as a kid, the rolly poly, can cut down a tomato plant? I did not know that. According to Wikepedia, they can indeed forage on tender seedlings. And they do have lots of common names, although they ...
Brandy Boy from Burpee
Posted by rgvnewf(z5 NL,Canada)
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donna_in_sask(2b)Updated I've seen Burpee Seeds for sale at Safeway and Zellers. I know at Safeway, there is a display in the floral department.
Sick Tom Sprouts - Help
Posted by apt403
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digdirt2Updated Agree with the others that basically they look ok, not great, but ok. But you do need to lay off the fertilizer bit completely. You can dilute feed after they develop their second set of true leaves if you wish but not before. Whe...
help, whats this?
Posted by Sherry_Bell(9)
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Sherry_Bell(9)Updated thank u, I think Ive decided I agree with the Early Blight and also may have a nitrogen issue. I will get right on it, again thanks so much!
Parks Whopper
Posted by foose4string(z7 MD)
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barrie2m_(6a, central PA)Updated Totally Tomatoes lists the Parks Whopper CR Improved Hyb. as being earlier and tastier than the original. I never had problems with the original version. When Burpee came out with their "Huge" Steak Sandwich variety a fe...
Black Tomatoes
Posted by Jon_dear(4/5)
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barrie2m_(6a, central PA)Updated Paul Robeson is a pretty tomato but for flavor the smaller version that Sand Hill lists as Pol Robson is hard to beat. It has only 4 oz. fruits much like Black Prince. Also Cherokee Purple, like Indian Stripe, is a better producer...
Kimberly Tomato
Posted by kevinitis(5)
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kevinitis(5)Updated Thanks Carolyn, it is really nice to have responses from a true expert, and someone who is on the front lines of introducing new tomato varieties. I'll give her a go this year and see if it does well here in Utah. Its like any var...
'Delicious' seedlings got their first true leaves today!
Posted by KATENIN
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digdirt2Updated Congratulations! It's a joy to see those first true leaves isn't it? Dave
Mixing my own tomato seed starting mix.
Posted by kevinitis(5)
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kevinitis(5)Updated DWD2, thank you for posting your methodology. It always good to see how others grow their seeds and compare methods. I have grown my own starts (36+ tomato varieties) for the past 5 years. Before last year, I had not had too many ...
A GREAT transplanting video
Posted by tylenol(z10 Ca)
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digdirt2Updated You already posted this further down the page. I linked it below in case you can't find it. Dave Here is a link that might be useful: Previous post
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