Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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May 6, 2018 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Oak Hill, Florida
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Anyone on here in Columbus Georgia area?
Hubby and I are here for the about 5 months. Just got here this past Monday. I planted some tomato and pepper plants and hoping they will grow well. Am I late for planting? It was in the low 40's on Monday morning but now already hot. Eventually I might have to try to find them a spot that gets afternoon shade.
Looking for others in the area that know how to grow here to share experiences with... :-) Thanks! Ginny |
May 6, 2018 | #2 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Indialantic, Florida
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So good to see you posting again! Did you have a good Florida season.
If anyone can make GA work, it's you. |
May 6, 2018 | #3 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Oak Hill, Florida
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Hi Barb,
I didn't grow any. Gave away my seedlings after the hurricane and then bought a house on the intracoastal and moved away from the Rv life after all the damage to our things and so much being ruined by the storm surge. The new house is on higher ground and safer but we still have the view and access to the water. So these are my first plants since the ones I grew in the 2016/2017 winter./spring I have missed you all. Happy to have some tomatoes growing again finally. Ginny |
May 7, 2018 | #4 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Southeast GA, USDA 9a, HZ9, Sunset Z28
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Not in Columbus, but in Kingsland, GA, a couple of hours SE of you. Possibly a bit late, but my neighbor just planted some tomatoes, so....Yes, maybe some afternoon shade will help....and lots of fungicide, and insecticide,..wink ;-)
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May 7, 2018 | #5 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10
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Ginny, there you are! We have been thinking of you. So glad to hear you are OK.
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May 7, 2018 | #6 | |
Tomatovillian™
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May 7, 2018 | #7 | |
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I have really missed you all. We were just so busy with the move, remodeling, and life in general. I couldn't even think about having any tomato plants until now (finally!) Happy to be back. Ginny |
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May 7, 2018 | #8 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Indialantic, Florida
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Ginny,
In Florida, it's all about the night time lows when plants are flowering which looks pretty good for your area. Your daytime highs look a lot hotter than FL. https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/co...weather/328222 So glad you are back. |
May 7, 2018 | #9 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Southeast GA, USDA 9a, HZ9, Sunset Z28
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Planted out about 8 weeks ago, and already have Septoria Leaf spot showing up, even with perfect growing conditions. Growing Rutgers, Indian Stripe PL, Big Beef, and Black Cherry. Already picked a Rutgers and IS. Hopefully we can contain the SLS, or it'll be a short season.
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May 7, 2018 | #10 |
Tomatovillian™
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EdWeather - Oh I am late! Thanks for the info. I guess I will enjoy growing them while they last and then later get my fall seeds started to take back to Florida. Good luck with yours and I hope they last for you!
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May 7, 2018 | #11 | |
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June 28, 2018 | #12 |
Tomatovillian™
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Ed how are your tomato plants doing? You must have a lot of beautiful ripe tomatoes. Mine have held up well considering I was 2 months late in planting them and it poured every day for 3 weeks and still raining quite a bit.
No ripe ones yet but have quite a few producing and getting close... Ginny |
June 28, 2018 | #13 | |
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June 28, 2018 | #14 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10
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Ginny they look quite wonderful. What is the multiflora? Actually what varieties are all?
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June 28, 2018 | #15 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Alabama
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I'm two hours south of you just across the state line in Alabama. I planted my second and third plantings of tomatoes on May 14 and again on May 25 and they are doing fine. They won't set as many as the ones I put out in March but what can you expect in this heat. Keep them sprayed with fungicide and watch out for spider mites about now. I found my first ones just last week in my greenhouse and also outside on my hardening off table which had the few seedlings I had grafted for fall tomatoes. I also found one plant in my garden that had them and pulled it since it wasn't doing much anymore and only had two small greenies on it. I sprayed all my tomato plants for spider mites a couple of days ago and they already look much better so there must have been some mites starting on a lot of the plants although the damage and obvious symptoms had not shown up yet.
Good luck with your growing in Columbus you should do fine. Bill |
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