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Growing in the KC area?
Posted by KCKook
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augiedog55Updated Kc It has to be better.. I'm going to try a little bit of everything this spring. Hopefully a few will do well. green cherokee druzba eva purple ball paul robeson hawwaian pineapple green zebra mortgage lifter carmello kimberly ke...
need help shortening list
Posted by seedsonshirt(6b)
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seedsonshirt(6b)Updated Some of that was disheartening, but I needed to hear it. I told my sister the same thing about yellow pear, but she insists... Pork Chop and Olive Hill - that was hard to hear, because those are two I was really looking forward to...
Missouri Surprise
Posted by larryw(z6Ohio)
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larryw(z6Ohio)Updated Darline, Yes, we are blessed with some of the most varied and beautiful country in the US here in what I call Pennsyltuckie! What struck me 30+ years ago when we moved here was the deep green color of the leaves, the twisting coun...
cold root zone
Posted by notascrename
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windclimber(z5 KS,close to KCMO)Updated I asked Extension Service in my area about this last yr as I was experiencing trouble with my seedlings. Pale color, purple undersides and general weak looking plants. He explained that poor P levels in my growing medium was not g...
Zone 5 Starting from Seed
Posted by mike63(z5 MA)
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barrie2m_(6a, central PA)Updated Jrslick: I'm interested in your plan for cold weather (nights). I will plant a few hundred plants in a tunnel in 2-3 weeks but I plan to provide heat as needed thru April. With a little extra heat most of those nights the plants s...
Is bat guano or seabird guano good for tomatoes?
Posted by ticodxb
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suncitylindaUpdated Thanks Ray, I thought that was the case. I supplement also but I am going to use at least 1 cup organic mixed in and two cups in the strip. I may use more since the Garden Tone I have is something like 3s and 4s for everything. Ca...
A couple of tomato questioins
Posted by 995practical
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miesenbacher(7)Updated Just a clarification on 5 gal. containers. You can grow any indeterminate variety in them if you provide the plant with support and and give it nutrients two to three times a week. Daily watering will be required and during hot we...
Tomato seedlings are droopy
Posted by baileybb1983
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ralleia(z5 Omaha, NE)Updated Ohiofem, Too wet, yes, I agree, but also NOT ENOUGH LIGHTS! Observe the way that the two rows in the foreground are leaning towards the rear, while the seedlings towards the rear are bending forward. The ones along the centerline ...
tomato plants are leaning
Posted by texandana(8a)
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natal(Louisiana 8b)Updated Some of my tomato seedlings (up 13 days) are leaning and they sit outdoors in a cold frame in a full sun setting. I'll start potting up on Sunday and the leaning should cease to be an issue at that time.
did all ohio tomatoes do bad this year ?
Posted by heygeno(z5 oh)
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Ohiofem(6a Ohio)Updated As I said before, my yield was disappointing. I grew my plants in smart pots using 5-1-1. I had more leaf disease than usual, which I think now must have been early blight. I have never sprayed for disease, and only used a little ...
Is Chocalate Stripes A Determinate?
Posted by ncrealestateguy
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ncrealestateguyUpdated Yaeh,,,it was CS from Tomatofest. It was my wife's and daughter's favorite for taste and appearance. They said it looked like a Christmas ornament. I will grow them again this year and see how they do.
Greenish yellow raised spots on leaves
Posted by rweakley(8)
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carelljonesUpdated i guess it is a sign of infection and they spread to the whole plant
Orange Cherry, but not Sungold
Posted by monet_g
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dickiefickle(5B Dousman,Wi.)Updated Dwarf Gem ?
R my seedlings goners
Posted by Tomatobaby
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carlsonstomatoesinnUpdated no there not goners stick them under a grow light for a few weeks and they well start getting leaves again :) and give them water every eacher day
Ohio Indiana and Michigan Tomato Growers
Posted by hibiscusfan -Northwest Ohio(5 northwest Ohio)
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sandy0225(z5 Indiana)Updated celebrity is a real good one. Holds up good under disease pressure.
Sun Gold seeds vs plants
Posted by calik8(sunset18)
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calik8(sunset18)Updated SO! That was fast! I decided you were right and ordered seeds on line. They came yesterday and I planted them today. Wish me luck!
Watering question
Posted by readheads(6)
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behlgarden(9)Updated I don't know about others but I have drip setup where I put flag drippers, 4GPH. I figured tomatoes need 4 to 6 Gallons of water per week depending on soil conditions. I have set the timer to water once every 3 days, for 30 minute...
Starting Seeds -- Tall vs. Short?
Posted by woodcutter2008
9 Comments
springlift34Updated I plant each seed directly into 16 oz cups,and more times than not do not wait for even the first true leaves to set before they go into the ground. Take care, Travis
Transplanted about one hundred seedlings yesterday!
Posted by ralleia(z5 Omaha, NE)
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ralleia(z5 Omaha, NE)Updated I do have a good-sized double-layered hoophouse, though even before I had that I still started tomatoes quite early, transplanting out under wall-o-waters. One pre-hoophouse year I had ripe 'Early Girl' tomatoes by the end of May....
Best Fertilizer for seedlings.
Posted by laccanvas
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laccanvasUpdated I broke a san marzano redorta tomato plant that was about 6 inches tall and about 3 months old that I was about to transplant in my garden outside last season. I was left with a 3 inch top broken part at transplant...so I just put...
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