Growing Tomatoes Forum

Posted by sheltieche March 3, 2015

sheltiecheAnecdotal experience from last year- Maya and Sion Airdrie Classis and Helsing Junction Blues were two tomatoes that kept going into November and seems to get better as fall progressed. For zone 5 it was ridiculous as we had several...

Container cages

Posted by PupillaCharites(FL 9a) February 28, 2015

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PupillaCharites(FL 9a)Updated March 2, 2015 It sure looks a lot like remesh but then must be thinner gauge (thinner wire). When you buy the 5' remesh in the 150 foot rolls it retails out to about $0.77 per linear foot if you can transport it home and buy the whole roll, bu...

Tomatoes from my trip to Sicily

Posted by sicilianu January 11, 2014

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sarcastichousewife(4b (WI))Updated March 2, 2015 Thank you PupillaCharites! Especially for that link! I was just considering ordering some Costoluto Genovense from a catalog today, it looks both lovely and delicious. :)

Sorry, Don't like Sungold

Posted by robinava(6B) February 23, 2015

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Seysonn_ 7b-WA/HZ1Updated March 2, 2015 I find the seeds labeled as "ORGANIC" just another gimmick. It doe not matter if the seeds came from an organically grown plant or inorganically grow . Seeds carry just the genes. One can argue about "Organic" ...

Anyone Growing Dwarf Tomatoes?

Posted by Ralph Whisnant(z7b-8 NC) February 24, 2015

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Ralph Whisnant(z7b-8 NC)Updated March 1, 2015 Thank you all for your helpful comments. We have stared a demonstration vegetable garden in support of the Children's Program at the J C Raulston Arboretum here in Raleigh, NC. Last summer we planted a number of heirlooms tomat...

Is any one growing Delicious?

Posted by gridgardener February 27, 2015

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PupillaCharites(FL 9a)Updated March 1, 2015 I haven't grown Delicious but it is on the list. Just wanted to post that I think the old Ponderosa, Delicious, and Big Zac all share genetics. PC

Georges chocolate tomato?

Posted by skyblue52(5) March 1, 2015

skyblue52(5)Anyone heard of Georges chocolate tomato?

Newbie at grafting tomatoes

Posted by perlite(z6, southern IN) February 28, 2015

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Seysonn_ 7b-WA/HZ1Updated February 28, 2015 I will try this sometime, just for fun. The technique is very simple but doing it and taking care until the joint is fused is another thin. Obviously with high humidity comes higher infection possibility. So how do you disinfect t...

Black Pineapple Tomato (aka Ananas Noire): Verdict

Posted by Edymnion(7a) June 17, 2012

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Seysonn_ 7b-WA/HZ1Updated February 28, 2015 A side comment: I don't understan how they name thi BLACK pineapple. There is no trace of black, brown and even purple in it. If I were to name it , I would call it RAINBOW PINEAPPLE.This has more rainbow colors in it than any tom...

Row Covers for Frost Protection on early tomatoes?

Posted by hockingapple February 25, 2015

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randy41_1Updated February 28, 2015 i put t-tapes under the mulch plastic. the row covers provide wind protection. its common to have late may frost here which is why i wait. otherwise i want the wind for pollination once the plants start flowering.

topping off tomato plants?

Posted by blaferby February 14, 2015

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gridgardenerUpdated February 28, 2015 the only people i know who top there tomato plants are in UK and the only reason they do it is there plant grow tall enough to reach top of there green house.

which tomato seeds to get?

Posted by new-beginning February 24, 2015

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PupillaCharites(FL 9a)Updated February 26, 2015 Yes, your 9a comment stuck out like a sore thumb since I've lived south of you in Texas, the difference between 8b and 9b is flipping the growing seasons from summer to winter. The first 4 varieties I gave are indeterminates, and ...

Even when you do everything right

Posted by grow_life(6A OH) February 6, 2015

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garf_gwUpdated February 26, 2015 I saw that, It still sounds like old or bad seed. Possibly badly stored or mistreated by the seller.

Window sill instead of grow light?

Posted by harryshoe zone6 eastern Pennsylvania February 23, 2015

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Helen Zone 6 OhioUpdated February 26, 2015 Anijs, So far, I have not asked to have a light fixture for my plants. I live with my daughter and son-in-law and don't really like to bother them to put in one. There would be a place for them in the basement but since the pla...

Color of Tomato Plants

Posted by garf_gw February 24, 2015

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PupillaCharites(FL 9a)Updated February 25, 2015 garf, growing spermarket tomatoes is a pot shot. Each commercially hi-bred (controlled inbred cross) hybrid is optimized for its characteristics of the original hybrid seed. The saving of seeds from them I'm sure you know, will ...

Has Anybody Grown This Tomato ?

Posted by Seysonn_ 7b-WA/HZ1 February 25, 2015

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PupillaCharites(FL 9a)Updated February 25, 2015 Seysonn, I have two purple striped red tomato plants, bred from the same stock as the ones you depicted. I was wary of growing these beforehand because I thought it was a step backward in breeding for flavor, and now after puttin...

and now for a quick chortle ...

Posted by bragu_DSM 5 February 25, 2015

bragu_DSM 5damn its cold. got another five inches 'o snow ….

Big Beef Vs. Better Boy

Posted by Seysonn_ 7b-WA/HZ1 February 25, 2015

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Seysonn_ 7b-WA/HZ1Updated February 25, 2015 Here are couple pictures borrowed from internet. The first one is Big Beef, Here is a picture of Better Boy

Your Favorite Black / brown Tomatoes

Posted by Seysonn_ 7b-WA/HZ1 February 20, 2015

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Stacey BreckelUpdated February 24, 2015 I like black cherry and cherokee purple best. I didn't have much luck with japanese black trifele. It produced only one tomato. It was the only failure in the garden last year out of 13 varieties.

Best short season tomato varieties?

Posted by prairiemoon2 z6 MA February 24, 2015

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prairiemoon2 z6 MAUpdated February 24, 2015 You have a point, Seysonn. I've already sown 4 tomato containers with winter sowing. I only need 10-12 tomato plants and I plan to purchase organic tomato starts at my favorite nursery. So I guess it depends on how effective t...

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