tomatoes tag
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Mosaic virus in tomatoes finally I got my glass house up [2nd hand Eden bought on trademe] glassed & ready to go. I put my garden centre super toms in large containers with mixture of mushroom compost I'd had sitting for 6mths & the tomato potting mix. only to find that the tomat... |
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Tomatoes Is everyone having a bad year or is it just me. Tomatoes start to ripen and vine starts to die. Fruit taking ages to ripen if it ripens at all and they are all going soft and mushy. Others are getting holes like someone has stabbed each one with a darning... |
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Tomatoes Seeking help on how to preserve or freeze an excess of tomatoes picked this morning thanks in anticipation |
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Anyone else still got tomatoes growing ? I've still got tomatoes growing, and im in Dunedin. Cant be long now :) Love Tomatoes Any pics? Ill snap some pictures tomorrow if anyone can do the same. |
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Tomatoes in the south Hi there just wondering what tomatoes do really well for taste and crop in the south. I'll probably do two sweet 100's but looking for a large variety to try. Whats your favourite's? |
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Where NOT to plant tomatoes! I have just planted some bargain tomato plants that I bought from the Nelson Hospice shop. I have staked them ready for when they grow into beautiful, healthy, fruiting plants, and then I stood back to admire my handy work. That's when I noticed tha |
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Zealandia seedling tomatoes I bought 2 x seedling toms (Rapunzel & Campari) from a big DIY place and within 10 days they were showing signs of blight. A friend who was given a Rapunzel tom from the same place has also said her plant is affected, Anyone else had any problems? |
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Flowers on suckers-tomatoes I usually pull the suckers off my tomato plants but have been away on holiday and have come back to notice lots of long suckers grown with flower pods formed on them. Is this normal and do they actually grow fruit? If sowhy pull them off? |
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Birds are Eating my Tomatoes This is a new one for me, as for over 40yrs growing a garden, this has never happened before. I now have netting covering all the plants, but the lower toms are still getting hammered; and no its not snails or grubs. |
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Tomatoes not turning red? Hi all, i have planted a tomatoe plant(s) for the first time and it is huge, it has lots of massive tomatoes, but they have'nt turned red! Is there something wrong! I fertilise them once a week and water every night. . The fruit have been there for ab... |
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Yummmmmmy tomatoes ,hows yours? my siberians are doing great ,had a good pile of them so far and they taste great ,should keep producing well into the year. |
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Tomatoes Splitting My cherry toms are ripening like mad but a few of them have split - someone told me it is too much watering and another person told me it is not enough!What do you think it is please!I am in Hawke's Bay and it has been very hot with little rain and I ... |
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Query re tomatoes I have two plants, a black cherry one and an ox-heart. They have both grown like triffids with heaps of tomatoes on them, but it is only in the last few days they are ripening, and then only a few. Is this normal and will they all ripen!.seems late to me ... |
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Rotten tomatoes I have dwarf tomatoes growing and fruiting very well in old recycle bin:containers, But as they ripen the bottom of the fruits rot. There is no rot when the fruits are green. Any ideas why! |
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WHAT CAUSES TOMATOES To look lovely on the outside but even when ripe have a greencore in the tomato at the stem end and sometimes extending down the sides. This spoils the tomato as it has to be cut out before using. I think the brand is Big Beef but I have seen it on other ... |
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Tomatoes wont grow. Anyone else having trouble growing tomatoes, i was told it was because it was a cold november, but my friends ones are growing fine, mine are not much over a foot in height with yellowing leaves. |
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Tomatoes - are you pulling off all the lower leave with the weather we have been having, rain, sun, etc, lots of lower leaves are turning yellow.Pull them off, and dispose of them.Will not affect fruit, and will hopefully keep plants healthy.I always pull off lower leaves, but more important than usual th... |
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Tomatoes being eaten by birds - help My tomatoes are being eaten by birds and I have hardly been able to get any to eat. So I put netting over to keep them away but the netting is keeping out the bees, so not pollinating. Only have bumble bees around and they are too big to get through the n... |
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Purple/black tomatoes. Has anyone else grown these. if so, do you think they taste different. Have a plant, but nametag is lost, so dont know what the name is, but had my first ripe one on toast this morning.Rather different in taste, possibly more of the oldfashion |
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Our tomatoes getting very tall And some are starting to flower. Should we "top them" to stop more height ! Many thanks :) |
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Curly leaf on tomatoes What does that mean! |
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Tomatoes I bought 2 Tomatoe Plants. Bought some Potting soil and planted them in containers. I find that their Leaves are quite thick and hardish. Is `this normal or do I have a problem.I water them every night. Otherwise they are growing ok. They do have some Flo... |
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Winter tomatoes. Yes, I realise it is a long way away but just curious if anyone 'grows' tomatoes during winter!My reckoning is that the fruit needs to be setting mid autumn so can ripen during the coldest months. Which varieties!I aint loo |
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Tomatoes help please Once tomatoes are well established, do I need to prune, or do I just let them go! |
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Feeding tomatoes. Are tomatoes gross feeders like rhubarb, pumpkins, etc! |
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Laterals on cherry tomatoes Do I remove the laterals or leave them there! |
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A question about tomatoes Has anyone here bought plastic watering trays for tomatoes! I think they were from Magnamail. No instructions with them. I have sat the trays over the tomatoes directly on the ground but they could get blown away if the wind is strong |
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Tomatoes have heaps of flowers now when are the dam tomatoes going to grow! |
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Early bight on tomatoes any one used yates tomato dust to help with this it had copper sulphur andspinosad what ever that is any thoughts! is liquid copper spray better |
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Tomatoes and Labour Day So it's traditionally tomato planting weather from now on but it's blowing a gale every day and we're supposed to get a frost Wed (Masterton).I've been trying to harden the tomatoes off on the deck but a couple of hours in the wind and the... |
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Siberian tomatoes update ,hydro ones didnt do very good ,not enough lights ,as for the ones outside.120 + on both plants ,they are crazy ,had some fruit off one .mmmmm yummy. |
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Feeding tomatoes Those of you who feed their tomatoes with liquid fertiliser, do you also apply the fertiliser to the foliage as well as around the base of the plant? It says in the directions on the bottle that this can be done ( not in direct sunlight though ). I've nev... |
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Anyone grown tomatoes upside down? I see on the tui website you can grow tomatoes - small and cherry ones up side down in a 10L bucket. I am just trying to think how l can "hang it up" since it will be heavy. |
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Heart shaped tomatoes. I saw them in Kings and was intrigued till I spotted the price. And then, this morning, there they were in little punnets on special at Countdown. Hmmmmm, I thought. |
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Advice needed please re tomatoes I am having my first go at growing tomatoes in a glasshouse and I see2 potential problems arising. Some plants the leaves are getting white patches on them and also there are little white bugs appearing. Any ideas please, and what should I do about them? ... |
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What is the best all round spray for Tomatoes? I put milk powder in when I planted & a piece of copper wire thru the stem. Wondering if I should give it some liquid lime. I only have 2 plants so don't want to mix up a pile of spray |
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Tomatoes not growing Planted seeds back in August (in small hothouse). Cam up great and are stuck at about 2 inches high. Haven't grown or died in a long time. Never had this before. Think I will have to buy tomato plants instead. Oh, and the courgettes, out of 6 seeds only o... |
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Tomatoes Christchurch My plants are producing beautifully and the earliest ever (since way before Christmas) but every year I puree and freeze quite a lot for spaghetti sauces in Winter. If someone sees cheap sauce tomatoes (should be a bumper season!) can you please let me kn... |
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Green Tomatoes I have plenty of tomatoes but they are still green and showing little sign of ripening. Plants are healthy, watered everyday. Any suggestions. |
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Beef Steak tomatoes How high do these tomoatoes grow. Mine are as tall as the back fence & still growing they are so loaded that they are fallen down have been tiring them up as much as I can |
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What is wrong with my tomatoes? Money Maker is the variety. They look okay on the outside but have a hard crust in the centre and under the skin. I have grown tomatoes for many years and have never had this problem before. Is anyone else experiencing this problem? |
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Tomatoes I was given some purple coloured tomatoes the other day. They were small about the size of small plum juicy and oh so sweet no sharpness at all. I was wondering if there is someone out there who can tell me the name of them . I managed to get some seeds a... |
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Last of my tomatoes. This has been a great year for my tomatoes. I am down to the last few left on the vines. Not too bad for me, as I was picking them before Christmas. There are usually a few on the vines when I rip them out, but they are small and wont ripen by the t |
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Tomatoes and birds I have strung up some cd's on the frame by the tomatoes, works a treat, the birds don't like the shine the cd's make as they blow in the breeze. So far so good! |
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Hows your Tomatoes going this year? Mine have been slow to get going, have had the first red one tho. Got all sorts of varieties growing in all sorts of places, the ones that are just growing in the garden amongst the flowers are doing the best this year. Hows yours going? |
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Beefsteak tomatoes Hi, can anyone tell me where to find beefsteak tomatoes in the Auckland area. I want this particular brand of tomato to puree for soups etc as they have the most taste. My Dad grew them for many years and Mum preserved them and I want to continue the trad... |
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What causes cherry tomatoes to split? If I leave them till they are nice and red they mostly split and the only way to avoid this is to pick them orangey/red. Is this normal or is there a reason for it? I give a lot of my produce away and like to have things looking nice. |
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Black Tomatoes This is the Midnight tomato. Just coming into harvest http://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/359869375.jpg sliced |
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