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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...
Old Tomato Called Saint Louis
Posted by pappabell(6)
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PupillaCharites(FL 9a)Updated pappabell, good luck with your great project and thanks again for posting all this! Above is my attempt at the complete translation of the long original release description from your page of the old Ingegnoli catalog you posted ;-...
lemon drop tomato
Posted by Peter1142(Zone 6b)
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labradors_gwUpdated If you haven't tried it, you'll be in for a pleasant experience. It really is tasty, as well as prolific. Too bad it's a hybrid and we cannot save seeds! Linda
Help beef tomatoes always too small
Posted by Lorraine Miller
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digdirt2Updated Size of the fruit is primarily determined by the genes of the variety so without knowing the name of the variety those fruit may be perfectly normal. In addition container grown plants will almost always produce smaller fruit than...
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone !
Posted by daniel_nyc(7a)
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated Thanks Daniel. Happy Thanksgiving to you all . I celebrate through the weekend. Not over yet. Seysonn
Tomato growth stunted
Posted by BennVenn
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PupillaCharites(FL 9a)Updated Hi BennVenn, I didn't realize you are in Australia till now... who in their right mind isn't growing their tomatoes outside down under in this wonderful season? You know 80% of the North Americans are foaming at the mouth just wai...
Good Varieties for Hoophouse
Posted by 4SEASONca(Western NC 6)
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RI-MikeUpdated I grew Pozzano F1 from Johnnies two years in a row and it performs ok, but they are indeterminate, so by mid June they are pushing through the plastic of the tunnel. I also grew Burpee Super Sauce and was really impressed with the...
tomato ripening
Posted by dba1954(6 - Buffalo area)
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daniel_nyc(7a)Updated I'm sorry tete-a-tete, but I don't know the variety. This year I planted 35 varieties. It was pretty difficult in that "jungle" to see what varieties were the tomatoes I picked up. Many vines were 15+ ft. long. Next year...
Next Season Tomato Planting Plans -part II
Posted by seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)Updated HOW MANY VARIETIES YOU GREW/MENTIONED ?: A rough count in this thread alone shows that in 2014 close to ONE HUNDRED varieties mentioned/grown. Maybe another hundred was not mentioned ( just GW members). But I have read that there ...
Tomato Variety
Posted by JesseCruz21311
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suncitylindaUpdated In addition you will be dealing with wind, quite a lot of it in your high dessert location. Get your tomato plants set out as early as humanly possible. You can purchase or make frost caps or purchase specialty product to protect ...
Freeze coming - worth picking green cherry tomatoes?
Posted by jennieboyer(8)
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barrie2m_(6a, central PA)Updated There are only so many uses for green tomatoes and I believe that unless you like the end product you are better to not waste time preparing large quantities of it. I decided this morning to compost over 10 bu. of larger green tom...
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