Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: SE PA..near Valley Forge
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I am growing HANKY RED for the first time this season and so far it is looking very productive. Picked 2 ripe fruits yesterday ( 61 da. after transplant) from the short, compact, determinant plant. However... ALL (not just on bottom) the plant's leaves are turning yellow even though it has been treated ( watered/fertilized) EXACTLY like my other 11 varieties which are thriving. Hope it lives long enough to ripen the set of fruits. ALL the other plants I'm growing are dark green and loading with fruits. Anyone growing Hanky Red??? Any comments on YOUR experiences with this plant?
LarryD
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Abilene, TX zone 7
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I grew it last fall, and it was quite durable and hardy. Check for spider mites. Also, remove the yellow leaves.
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Removing the yellow leaves will leave only a stem with branches & 8 or 9 tomatoes. ""ALL"" leaves are yellow. It's a gonner, I'm thinking.
LarryD
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Tomatovillian™
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Sorry to hear that. It is a good tasting tomato.
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Hendersonville, NC zone 7
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Sounds like the dreaded Fusarium wilt - each year I lose a handful of plants to Fusarium....sometimes just part of a plant, sometimes all. New Big Dwarf is a goner for me this year, perhaps 1-2 ripe fruit. Yellow Pear, Fruhe Liebe, my first Kimberly plant were ravaged by Fusarium early on.
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: sc
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I grew it for the first time this year....good tasting and thought it was truly determinate for me as it loaded up with tomatoes(15 or so) and that seemed to be it. But green healthy new growth started, have a good number of blossoms, and may have some fruitset too...it has done as well, if not better, than most of my other varieties
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