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Tania From Russia
Posted by carolyn137(z4/5 NY)
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PupillaCharites(FL 9a)Updated Sorry to hear about what sounds like a description of a hacked email account and a limited list of contacts that were spammed using your online email account. A month ago, a trojan malware nailed my computer and it was hell. I tor...
Drought-tolerant varieties
Posted by pnbrown
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pnbrownUpdated Thanks for that info, Renais!
Sugar Gems?
Posted by daninthedirt(Cent TX; HZ10, Sunset z30, USDA z8a)
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daninthedirt(Cent TX; HZ10, Sunset z30, USDA z8a)Updated Ah, great. Thanks! Now, Apricot Cherry is indeed marked as "heritage" in my printed catalog. Yes, that one seems to be a winner too. But I'm still interested in anyone who's had some experience with, well, either.
Thoughts on Husky Cherry Red?
Posted by hilnaric
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hilnaricUpdated Thanks, BeeAnn. Sorry that happened, but I have to say that so far mine is just chugging along in its slowish, imperturbable way. Has the first teeny little buds on it now, but the weather here has been pretty cold at night so I d...
Amish Paste Confusion
Posted by scarza(7)
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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated Just a few comments. I used to grow Amish Paste for my SSE listings and never had it cross and I grew too many varieties to bag blossoms. I do not consider it to be a paste tomato since it's far too juicy IMO. But xing percentages...
prune tomato or not, and if yes, HOW?
Posted by Chris0229
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smithmalUpdated I personally prune the heck out of my tomato plants, but that is b/c I try and get as many different varieties within a square foot space as possible. I typically allow 2 to 3 stems and use the drop-line technique, which excels at...
Name This Mater !
Posted by seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated why would anyone bother to grow a tomato that tastes bland ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I will grow it as "stuffer". It is like "sauce" tomato. The taste of tomato is not that important. When you make sauce, you (can...
Can I plant tomatoes in winter?
Posted by chrishashtags_gw
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garf_gwUpdated Of course you can. Just move down to South Florida. Winter is growing season here. I have begun to start plants for my crop.
Oh, Burpee
Posted by rcdaniels(8b)
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rcdaniels(8b)Updated I just wanted to follow up on the Burpee Brandywine Red variety. I harvested a fall crop of green, but starting to ripen (on the inside) tomatoes (we had an early frost). I have attached a picture of a ripe tomato after it ripened...
Tomato, no fruit
Posted by FrostPlutarch(8B-9)
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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated I think what you are describing is fruit abortion and I've linked to a Google Search below where there are several links that deal with that topic. Hope that helps, Carolyn Here is a link that might be useful: Tomato Fruit Abortio...
Tips for tasty tomatoes.
Posted by Billi(9b Aus.)
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated "Taste" is a complex matter and it can also vary from one person to another. However, the "sweet" and "sour" are obvious and can be measured, in terms of sugar contents (Brix) and acidity (pH). So if ...
Sun, Heat, & Humidity in Myrtle Beach, SC
Posted by rocklandguyZ8,SC
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rocklandguyZ8,SCUpdated Thanks butterfly4u! May I ask, which "red" indeterminate varieties do you plant in Aiken? Paul
tomato problems
Posted by jjob222
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PupillaCharites(FL 9a)Updated G'evening down there, I "me too" anti's post. The nitrogen is not being replaced in these pictures. In the USA we would boost with MiracleGro or if we were in a rush something like Dyna-gro. The plants are sensitive both...
Winter Tomatoes bearing lots of tomatoes
Posted by dpetty
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dpettyUpdated BTW I have canned 62 qts of tomatoes since Sept of this year.
Added to much lime and tomato plants are dying! HELP!
Posted by akenney
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Shule(about 4a)Updated If your tomato plants have stuff in the soil that's killing them, you can always do this (for tomato plants specifically): pull or dig the plant out (and as many of the roots as will come) and put the roots in water for two or thr...
Heat Resistant Tomatoes
Posted by shaxhome
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lazy_gardensUpdated Temperature stops fruit set and ripening if it gets too high, so you have to avoid the temps somehow. My successful tomatoes have been tiny (Matt's Wild Cherry) or varieties from India (heirloom from one the SO's co-workers from I...
Your 'Must Grow' Tomato
Posted by susan2010(6 Massachusetts)
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Hermitian(USDA 10b)Updated For my climate, Black From Tula and others.
What is this.....some sort of virus?
Posted by antipodean(10b)
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carolyn137(z4/5 NY)Updated It would also help to know where your 10b growing area is located since specific diseases are more common in some areas than others. Carolyn
Left tomatoes on ground - mushy, smelly mess!
Posted by jennieboyer(8)
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PupillaCharites(FL 9a)Updated ^^^^agree; if you can handle the smell, there shouldn;t be anything to make people sick in it. I'd save the cat litter for the kitty box and not use it on the tomatoes. If you want and the ground isn't hard, just hoe the mushy par...
WANTED: Arkansas Traveler1
Posted by ourhappyhome(7B)
ourhappyhome(7B)10 seeds only. Commercial preferred but not required. Aunt Gerties gold or Aunt Ginny's Purple in trade. Thanks
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