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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
young tomato plant leaves are small and curled downwards?
Posted by clstella
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jean001a(Portland OR 7b)Updated Have you fertilized as yet? If not, start.
2014 Round Robin Exchange tomato swap
Posted by tormato
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tormatoUpdated Scorion1, So far, no luck on sending or receiving email. I'll try sending, again. Gary
Raised Bed Tomatoes
Posted by fireduck(10a)
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated If you just want to plant a "SINGLE" row of tomatoes, I would say : Make is about 2ft wide. But for all-purpose planting 3ft to 4ft wide is common . With 3ft wide you can two staggered rows of tomatoes. (WWW...zig zag pa...
Help Pls! Tomato branches falling off
Posted by jhamoud
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jenniedhs_7b_ncUpdated jhamoud, this summer I had one plant who's leaves looked identical to yours in the first picture. However, the branches didn't fall off when green, but rather just turned dark and dried up like the leaves. I posted pictures and re...
Favorite Varieties
Posted by hibiscusfan -Northwest Ohio(5 northwest Ohio)
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tormatoUpdated For beefsteaks, Neves Azorean Red and Shuntukski Velican are at the top of my very short list. For hearts, the list would be much longer. Any other type of tomato... I don't bother to keep a list.
Analyzing Root System.
Posted by seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated So basically the roots won't wander far if the nutrients and microbes are close to home and they get adequate moisture. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The purpose of the roots vent...
Windowbox Romas, to pinch or not to pinch
Posted by SpadeNclaw(Sunset 18)
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labradors_gwUpdated Hi Jan, I saved seeds from Pipo. It's a winner! If you need some, please contact me privately and we can swap. I also have seeds for 42 Days, so you are saying that these are the same as Pipo! I gave my seedlings away last summer ...
Looking for Italian tomatoes for pizza sauce
Posted by williammorgan(6b)
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fusion_powerUpdated Sandhill has Piennolo del Vesuvio. Look it up on google and watch the videos. http://www.sandhillpreservation.com/catalog/tomato.html
Tomatoes started from seed in September
Posted by AGreenBalcony
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SpadeNclaw(Sunset 18)Updated Theoretically indeterminates in the right climate can live and produce for a long time, but blight and pests often take them down before the end of the summer season. But, if you like the taste of either variety, you can root a pr...
What's happening to my Grosse Lisse?
Posted by MrBighead
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MrBigheadUpdated Seems like a consensus is forming! Thanks so much for your help. We have had too much rain for tomatoes this spring and with our sandy soil I guess that's a recipe for nutrient run-off. I have given them some Powerfeed Flowers and...
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