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Old July 19, 2016   #7
greenthumbomaha
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Did you add a granular fertilizer at planting time? It made a big difference for me. I forgot to add it to my first rows and it was obvious that those were smaller.

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Originally Posted by SueCT View Post
Yes, the area would probably considered full sun, at least 6-8 hours/day or more. I grow my tomatoes there. The plants had started to die back, with at least 3 or more brown leaves on each plant before I pulled them. The scapes had been cut off all except about 3-4 that I missed. The plants seemed healthy and vigorous until the die back started, but I could tell the foliage was not quite as large as I have seen in a couple of pics from professional growers.
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