Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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January 21, 2018 | #31 |
Tomatovillian™
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THanks Worth for your 2 cents.
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January 21, 2018 | #32 |
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January 21, 2018 | #33 |
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January 21, 2018 | #34 |
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Two summers ago I grew 25 plants of FOurth of July. They produced all summer and into the fall. The leaves fell off, mostly, and the remaining fruit ripened.
Looking back I do wonder if this was late blight. (Im still learning.) |
January 21, 2018 | #35 |
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Location: Corinth, texas
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I grew Fourth Of July for many years. It was the best early golf ball sized tomato plant I could find until I started growing Moravsky Div. My FOJ usually lost most of their leaves to Septoria in mid to late summer and grew more, blossemed, and set fruit in the early fall. It just seemed to be the nature of the plant.
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January 22, 2018 | #36 |
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Metro Detroit, Michigan
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I feel that it is a matter of nothing ventured, nothing gained. I know from experience that the fresh vegetables that I put on the table at the homeless bag lunch at church are snapped up. There is an appreciation there for fresh food. As far as getting folks from the program to help in the growing effort on the roof, not so much. I haven't really been pushing it though, my fault. You will probably find some folks who will really appreciate the opportunity to grow their own veggies and hope their success inspires their neighbors. Good luck.
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January 22, 2018 | #37 | |
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January 22, 2018 | #38 | |
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Location: Newfoundland, Canada
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It actually seems as though individual varieties will just start to get whichever of the local diseases they're susceptible to, as soon as they started to pull nitrogen out of the old lower leaves to fulfill their fruiting needs. OTOH there are diseases that can do the plants in, but fertilizer has at least removed one cause of decline for me. |
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January 23, 2018 | #39 | |
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January 23, 2018 | #41 | |
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I fI can help people understand that one tomato plant gives a lot in return for a little! THanks for your support. |
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January 23, 2018 | #42 | |
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My son grew different varieties in that same locations and did not have the same problems. He did fertilize every week--sandy soil. And those plants pumped out fruit until mid OCtober when he pulled the plants during fall clean up. |
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January 23, 2018 | #43 |
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: North County, San Diego
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If I were to choose one variety it would be Early Girl. It is the most reliable producer that I have ever grown.
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January 24, 2018 | #44 |
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