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too cold to plant them out....
Posted by Martha Henrickson
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redtartan(5a)Updated Last night I had to put straw over the plants and tarp them. Earlier in the week I had just put containers and I lost of few tomatoes and had some pepper damage. It's not uncommon for us to get frost in June, so I took a risk this...
When Black Cherry is not Black Cherry
Posted by kathy9norcal
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Seysonn_ 7b-WA/HZ1Updated I have liked Juliet. It was prolific and the taste was fine too. Thick skin has advantages : It won't crack, won't spoil and can be kept for a long time. It is also a good canning tomato , whole similar to San Marzano. I am growin...
how to nail the cages down?
Posted by beesneeds(zone 6)
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Seysonn_ 7b-WA/HZ1Updated Very good conclusion. On the cage height: If you want it 6ft tall, just put it in place (no horizontal cutting) and support it with some kind of stakes (wooden, rebar ..). I had one 4 ring that is what I did with. If I had to mak...
How do you keep a tomato plant in vegetation stage?
Posted by pondlover366
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wormgirl_8a_WA(z8 WA)Updated Wow, GREAT post, Carolyn. Both informative and filled with beautiful memories! I love hearing about your early experiences with growing tomatoes. I will be watching for that 3-week flowering cycle. I have been looking more closely...
Tomato Grafting - Healing Chamber discussion
Posted by smithmal
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lindamm99Updated My brother didn't believe me when I told him. I must have cut the eggplant above the first leaves. I let it grow just out of curiosity and it was loaded with eggplants but they were skinny and yellow. The tomatoes didn't get very ...
Volunteers
Posted by garf_gw
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garf_gwUpdated Here are the first pics of the summer volunteers. They're still babies, so only time will tell.
Need guidance on re-burying tomatoes
Posted by Vince M
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organic-nutUpdated I leave the leaves on the plant and allow them to see the sunshine above ground with everything else below soil level so that roots can grow and the leaf can still contribute to growth. there is no need to do anything. just bur...
tomatoes with leathery curled up leaves
Posted by polkamom
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hummersteveUpdated fireduck Are you thinking a lack of water or overwater. Its a bit hard for me to think over watering as the cherry plant look great and I basically treat all my plants the same.
My containers vs. in the ground
Posted by jenniedhs_7b_nc
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jenniedhs_7b_ncUpdated Val, I liked them because they spray downward and in a 360. I got them at Lowes. There is an irrigation forum on garden web that I found really helpful when I was learning how to set a drip system up. Can't wait to see your pictu...
How do you kill Aphids?
Posted by rnewste(8b NorCal)
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theforgottenone1013(MI zone 5b/6a)Updated Agree with what Trudi said 7 years ago. Wait and see if the predators arrive. Since this thread was somehow turned into one about roses I guess I'll share. :) About two weeks ago the new growth on my roses were covered in aphids. ...
Plant Out Plans For--2015 Season
Posted by Seysonn_ 7b-WA/HZ1
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59 DodgeUpdated Mine are doing great all of them have grown over the top of their cages & have many maters on them, and there is a huge tomato on my Annas Noire, I expect it to blush in a week or so, cant wait! I will post some pictures tomor...
Heirloom tomatoes in central Florida
Posted by eileen_nv(Z9 Homosassa)
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a_micklosUpdated The only way I grow tomatoes is in containers. I have been gardening in central Florida just north of tampa for many years and Nematodes are the biggest single problem with tomatoes. Container growing solves that if you don't put ...
Mid-season additions, amendments or sprays?
Posted by mister_caledon(7a - Maryland)
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wormgirl_8a_WA(z8 WA)Updated What I have distilled from reading about eggshell is that if you actually grind it into a fine powder in the blender, it might be useful -- but probably not in the year you apply it. A real long term thing. Shells that are merely ...
Which Vegetable Fertilizer Would YOU Choose? See Photos Here.
Posted by Garden Chickee
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marcantonioUpdated you can also add some molasses with fish emulsion which also works to feed the microbes in the soil. when i spray with liquid kelp i also add molasses to the mixture. but i agree with dan go by how the plants look. miracle grow i...
super italian paste tomato has anybody tried it?
Posted by marcantonio
marcantoniohas anyone tried super italian paste tomato? decent production?
Young tomato leaves curling up
Posted by Matty M
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wormgirl_8a_WA(z8 WA)Updated I suspect everyone hardens their plants a little differently, and if you search this forum you'll undoubtedly find many methods. But I start by setting the plant in the shade for an hour, the next day 2 hours, the next day 4... ma...
The race is on...
Posted by lindalana(z5 IL)
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wormgirl_8a_WA(z8 WA)Updated And it's Kimberly by a nose! Congrats. Your plants do look happy in their WOWs!
German Queen?
Posted by smj0730
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Seysonn_ 7b-WA/HZ1Updated Breanne, I am glad . Good luck wit it ! Sey
Sucker growth prune or not?
Posted by jon2412(8b MS)
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Seysonn_ 7b-WA/HZ1Updated Barrie, Just looking at his rows, you can see that they are all pruned to a height of about 2 ft. . Even in the video he pruned some LB/suckers. Well it doesn't mater what the variety is , Big Beef or whatever. . Sey
large grubs found in soil near tomato plants
Posted by rakorich
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zzackey(8b GA)Updated Do they eat any plants?
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