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Heritage - KBX and Manyel
Posted by Rathos(7b PA)
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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated Let me try to clarify. I was the person who introduced Manyel to others via my listing in the SSE YEarbook, Tania doesn't have that info there and I suppose I should give her the rest of the info as well, since I'm in contact with...
Tomato seedlings - pot size?
Posted by mandolls(4)
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missingtheobvious(Blue Ridge 7a)Updated If you have a number of plastic 2-liter bottles or cardboard 1/2 gallon juice cartons, they're quite wide, if width is necessary. Cut the tops off, at whatever height you need. [And if more width isn't necessary, you can also use ...
Did I just kill my tomato plant while transplanting? Newbie here
Posted by tomatocrush
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mandolls(4)Updated Yep - last year I started my plants to early. I ended up cutting off some of the laterals and top growth to keep them from getting to tall and spindly. I stuck the cuttings directly in pots of soil and most of them rooted up and t...
Pale Spots
Posted by DaMonkey007(10b - Miami)
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DaMonkey007(10b - Miami)Updated Hello All! Thank you so much for your relpies! ncrealestateguy, I do flush with lots of clear water once per week. robeb, I've considered over fert as well, however, I would expect to see some symptoms in the other plants on the s...
Good cherries for extreme heat-Tommy Toes?
Posted by Julie717
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Julie717Updated Hi Linda--Thanks for answering. The variety I grew last year was supposed to be the cherry type Porter. They were a good size for a single sandwich, but too big to eat in one bite. Those and Sioux were the only plants to produce m...
Plant the Siberia 'maters in hoophouse now?
Posted by ralleia(z5 Omaha, NE)
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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated I'll keep my mouth shut about any such questions in the future. ***** No need to do that and I didn't realize you were looking for feedback on what additional type of protection to use. Maybe my fault for not reading carefully eno...
Tomato Issues
Posted by ds2688
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digdirt2Updated It most likely IS some sort of problems with your soil but only a professional soil test - available from your local county AG extension office for a few dollars - is going to solve the problem. Is the leaves the only thing you ar...
Tomato Plan-ting for this year... Thoughts?
Posted by Rathos(7b PA)
11 Comments
digdirt2Updated Honestly the ability to extensively rotate isn't all that important unless you have a serious disease problem. Millions of home gardeners grow in the same garden bed year after year with no problems. Many have no choice. Good soil...
Taste The Difference
Posted by bigpinks
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tennandyUpdated I'm sure I could tell differences in flavors/brix/tart apart ,I've become quite the tomato cork sniffer over time and document them each season. I make notes of growing conditions ,taste test varieties side by side...ect. but to b...
raised bed just for tomatoes
Posted by joeworm
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tennandyUpdated I have no problems growing tomatoes in raised beds either. the big problem I have is trying to grow the tomatoes in the SAME raised beds every year... I grow them In big pots now because the soil in the beds are now infested with ...
alternate use for Texas Tomato Tower
Posted by tomatotomata
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digdirt2Updated No reason you couldn't use them just like any other trellising material for anything that climbs. But IMO they are way too expensive to use - even for tomatoes - so I sure wouldn't want to waste them on beans or peas or cukes when...
transplanting
Posted by dba1954(6 - Buffalo area)
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kathywide(7b)Updated In addition to what others have shared here ... your plants look great! At 5 weeks and with the bits of yellow, you may want to fertilize very, very lightly. This link may help as your re-pot. Here is a link that might be useful: ...
Epsoma Tomato Tone 4-6-6
Posted by behlgarden(9)
9 Comments
augiedog55Updated garf, The only coupn I saw was at the top of the gardening page and you used "home5off" and it gave you an additional 5% off. But 5% is 5%
Help pollinating indoor tomatoes
Posted by clones2
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clones2Updated Thanks for the suggestions...
Getting annoyed at whatever's eating my tomato stems...
Posted by julia42(9a)
3 Comments
julia42(9a)Updated Actually, I think I may have found the culprit. Let me know if you think I'm way off. I found a few flea beetles in the vicinity of the hacked plants. I have a pretty heavy straw and leaf mulch around them, and my guess is that la...
Tomato tips?
Posted by stuffradio
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stuffradioUpdated Thanks for the replies. I did try that method of picking and bringing inside, but it didn't get the best result. Also, around the middle of September when I picked them, I think they were getting blossom end rot as well as they we...
marglobe tomatoes
Posted by joeworm
8 Comments
tracydr(9b)Updated At one time last year I had over 75 tomatoes that I counted in various stages of ripening on one plant!
Want to give someone tomato seeds :)
Posted by angela.t
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mytime(3/4 Alaska)Updated Hi Angela, I always try to grow Sun Gold, and this year my favorite local place is ordering seeds just because I asked, so I almost feel obligated to buy more than 1 package (well, I'll see how many seeds are in a pack). Anyway, I...
If I start seeds indoors now...
Posted by tomatotomata
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ticodxbUpdated I live where its a zone 11 like climate and now would be way too late to start seeds and I would imagine zone 10 would be too late as well... but not sure...
Small space tomatoes
Posted by Poodles123
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missingtheobvious(Blue Ridge 7a)Updated For anyone who's looking for dwarf plants, at Tatiana's main page, halfway down the page, under "Tomato Database -- Most Popular Links," you can select the third choice "view tomatoes by categories," then under...
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