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What was your LARGEST tomato last year ?
Posted by daniel_nyc(7a)
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pondgardenerUpdated These are some that I harvested last year. I had quite a few over 2# and a bunch at least a pound or more. The variety is called Anna Margaret's Heart.
Your 2015 Choices - Fianl Answer !
Posted by seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)
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Seysonn_ 7b-WA/HZ1Updated Yes, Fred Meyers garden centers have more varieties than Lowes and HD. I've bough a few seedlings from them. This branch that I go to, is across the parking lot from HD. So there is some competition . BTW: I grew Black from Tula ...
Roma tomatoes with fruit already?
Posted by Katie Gooding(8b, Coastal SC)
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digdirt2(6b-7a No.Cent. AR HZ8 Sun-35)Updated It is easy to do. Just click on your name and it takes you to your member page. Click on edit my profile and type your state/location and zone into the box provided for it.
Do you believe the DTM (Days to Maturity) ?
Posted by daniel_nyc(7a)
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wormgirl_8a_WA(z8 WA)Updated I, too, have realized that here in the PNW, we have to add a lot of days onto a DTM date. Steve Solomon explains it very well in his book. I finally "got it" after I read it last year. I like the way Carolyn puts it in ...
Tomato murder? :(
Posted by akiraana(6)
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akiraana(6)Updated I ended up trimming them down to half their size and rooting the cuttngs. the larger branches did really well the smar ones did not root but I was able to get 10 or so new plants from this. I hardned the trimmed tomatoes off outsi...
Tomatoes Purple & Drooping
Posted by bgtribble(7b)
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XochitlUpdated Can I ask bgtriblle what ended up happening with his tomatoes?
Do you remove "suckers" ?
Posted by daniel_nyc(7a)
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hoosier40 6a Southern INUpdated Easy to say Grubby, being in Tucson. If all your plants die it ain't food either.
Tomato spacing & caging
Posted by J M (zone 5a)
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daniel_nyc(7a)Updated nice... "jungle" you will have very soon.
Growing with just cow manure?
Posted by laccanvas
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Seysonn_ 7b-WA/HZ1Updated Well, when you dig a hole to plant the layers of soil get mixed, and thats what the roots are in then , which is very good. Eventually even composted manure will be disintegrated , becoming a kind of topsoil with less micro air po...
First Time Tomato Grower...need some help
Posted by uajeremy(7)
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jeffthrasher74Updated K thanx so much I'll sit back and keep watering and give them time I'm wanting to plow off a spot to plant some okra cucomber maybe a couple rows of corn nothing real big but have I waited too long or is it still early I'd like to...
Brandy Boy - awesome variety
Posted by hudson___wy(3)
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hudson___wy(3)Updated Hi Daniel - good to hear from you ! I read your update on the other BB thread. It will be interesting to follow your success and compare results this year - thanks for keeping us informed! Steve - hope you will post the photo when...
If you could request a new hybrid tomato...
Posted by Adriana Gutierrez
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barrie2m_(6a, central PA)Updated You have to keep in mind that just 10 years ago I was surprised when Dr. Peter Feretti led a discussion on this topic of AAS winners that didn't meet expectations and Big Beef was one variety of tomatoes that was faulted for vario...
An eclectic tomato grower like me???
Posted by fireduck(10a)
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fireduck(10a)Updated D...taking your last comment first: that is an "Earthbox" system. For the last 18 months...everything I have grown in it has done great! 2. My wire is supported by what is known a "T stakes". They are plenty st...
After 3 weeks...the winners are...
Posted by fireduck(10a)
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Vince (8) KemperUpdated OK Hoosier.
'Blush' tomato
Posted by sautesmom
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fireduck(10a)Updated A nice lady over on T'ville sent me some Blush seeds this winter. She really loved them.
Hardening Off As A Prelude To Plant Out
Posted by Seysonn_ 7b-WA/HZ1
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wormgirl_8a_WA(z8 WA)Updated PC, that's a great idea, to put your light setup where they also get some natural light. Why do you wait to fill your final containers the last 1/3rd? Is it so you don't have to remove quite so many leaves at the time of transplan...
Ideas for paste varieties
Posted by gridgardener
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wormgirl_8a_WA(z8 WA)Updated Doing a quick google search I am surprised to find out there actually IS thought to be such a thing as people who are allergic to lycopene. (Not much info on it out there though.) I'm surprised by this, because there are hundreds ...
WOW
Posted by Vince (8) Kemper
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PupillaCharites(FL 9a)Updated Incredible. Bonnie Plants may have been more in charge of the pricing, not Home Depot. Hardware and garden prices are no longer as attractive as before. Just bought some carriage bolts the other day for ~$1 each (~$0.80 contractor...
Here is my list of tomatoes I am growing this year 2015
Posted by Jenny168
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smithmalUpdated From your list I've grown the following: Isis Candy - was nice and fruit was super sweet but prone to cracking; prefer Sun Gold Super Snow White - not much flavor though the fruit was large (2oz); prefer Dr. Carolyn's (ping pong s...
growing tomatoes in Ma
Posted by mass32117
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digdirt2(6b-7a No.Cent. AR HZ8 Sun-35)Updated Well you have at least 4 different gardening zones in Mass, possibly more, so specific location would play some role. But the majority of the state is 5a and 5b so aside from different planting times you should be able to grow an...
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