| 1 | How do I start tomatoes from seed?
Image by: PCG #1 Get Fresh Seeds For the best chances of success, acquire your seeds from reputable commercial sources. As tomato seeds age, their germination rate decreases. It is best to use seed that is less than 4 years old; however, seed tha |
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| 6 | What is blossom-end rot?
Blossom-end rot occurs on tomatoes, peppers, squash, and watermelons from a lack of calcium in the developing fruit. A round, sunken, water-soaked spot develops on the bottom of the fruit. The spot enlarges, turns brown to black, and feels leathery |
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| 8 | Best variety of tomato & tips to grow in a container?
• Posted by: prairiemoon2 zone 6a/MA on Sun, Mar 20, 11 at 3:38
• 28 follow-ups, last one posted on Wed, May 8, 13 at 7:19
Hoping to try to squeeze in a few more tomatoes this year, I am considering growing a few containers. I have tried containers in the past and they have not been as healthy or as productive as those grown in the ground. I wonder if anyone has had |
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| 9 | Growing tomatoes in containers
• Posted by: augiedog55 mo on Wed, Jul 13, 11 at 11:51
• 24 follow-ups, last one posted on Sun, Apr 7, 13 at 20:17
I was at walmart today and bought some 6 containers cheap ($3 each). They are plastic 64 quarts. They are probably 2 ft h. X 2ft w and 1 ft deep. My question is how much soil to put in them. How deep up the 1 ft sides? What mixture would you us |
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| 10 | Container growing basic beginner questions:
• Posted by: nopeda123 none on Tue, Jul 31, 12 at 17:31
• 24 follow-ups, last one posted on Thu, Aug 16, 12 at 12:01
Hi, I'm new to tomatoe growing. I'd like to grow Rutgers because that's what my dad grew and they were awesome. It will have to be in containers because it will be on the roof of a houseboat. I've got a number of basic questions and wondering |
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| 11 | Need help with my container tomatoes
• Posted by: pomidorka 8b on Thu, Jun 21, 12 at 15:58
• 22 follow-ups, last one posted on Mon, Jul 23, 12 at 6:31
Hello! I need an advice about my container tomatoes. I live in 8B-so plenty of sun every day ( at least 6 hrs) and not hot outside yet. About a week and a half ago I noticed leaf curling at the bottom, now bottom leaves become yellow and curling w |
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| 12 | Container tomatos......Reasonable Expectations for Yield ??
• Posted by: texasjack Houston Tx on Fri, Jun 15, 12 at 18:49
• 16 follow-ups, last one posted on Tue, Jun 19, 12 at 16:39
I started growing tomatos on my 17th floor balcony as a hobby several years ago. I now have become pretty serious. I mostly grow indeterminate hierlooms simply because I love to eat them..pure and simple. I have no interest in taking on a horticul |
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| 13 | Complete newbie. Starting Container Tomato Garden
• Posted by: ejh805 8b on Wed, May 30, 12 at 16:05
• 16 follow-ups, last one posted on Fri, Jun 1, 12 at 16:54
Hi everyone :) I'm completely new to growing tomatoes and will be purchasing small starter plants to transplant into 5 gallon plastic pots. I just want to know if anyone could tell me what brand/type of soil to use for a container tomato plant |
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| 14 | miracle gro organic choice garden soil for containers
• Posted by: bluedragon2k9 6a on Fri, May 17, 13 at 22:02
• 14 follow-ups, last one posted on Sun, May 19, 13 at 21:39
i messed up and bought some miracle gro organic choice garden soil for my containers, i heard this stuff will compact in containers and not let the roots have oxygen.I was wanting to know if i used some coco coir i have in it if it would amend it |
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| 15 | new idea for tomato container
• Posted by: Lem1 none on Thu, Jul 26, 12 at 23:40
• 14 follow-ups, last one posted on Fri, Jul 27, 12 at 19:07
Hello everyone, this is my first post, although I have been reading archives for about 18 months. Thanks for all the great information. This is my second season of being a tomato gardener. My goal was to construct the perfect, (not necessarily pra |
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| 16 | Containers for Tomatoes, how small is too small?
• Posted by: afbq 7, MD on Wed, Apr 21, 10 at 15:37
• 15 follow-ups, last one posted on Fri, May 3, 13 at 10:36
Bigger is better, this I know (!), but what is the smallest container I can plant my tomatoes and still get good results? I have a 14 inch ceramic pot and several 16 inch plastic pots (from home depot). I have 2 mystery tomatoes (one was bi |
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| 17 | Container Toms: Reusing this year's mix?
• Posted by: garystpaul z4 MN on Sat, Jun 16, 12 at 11:32
• 11 follow-ups, last one posted on Tue, Jun 19, 12 at 2:52
I'm growing quite a few toms in containers this year for the first time and have put a fair amount of money into the potting mix I use. I'm wondering if up here in Minnesota I could get away with reusing at least some of the mix next year. My thou |
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| 18 | planing on backyard vs Container
• Posted by: jayvaghela 5b on Fri, Mar 1, 13 at 15:40
• 12 follow-ups, last one posted on Tue, Mar 5, 13 at 19:05
Hi All, Last year I planted many tomato plants in container, which was partial success. (It was in a balcony of 5x12 ft, direct sunlight of 3/4 hrs). Now this time I moved to a house which has 27x20 ft backyard and I want to use maximum of |
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| 19 | Container growers - how do you keep your pots from blowing over?
• Posted by: tomatotomata 10 on Tue, Mar 6, 12 at 17:13
• 9 follow-ups, last one posted on Fri, Mar 23, 12 at 17:24
Last year my tomatoes got pretty tall, and then during a storm they fell over. Didn't kill them, but didn't do them any good, either. How do you keep yours upright? Follow-Up Postings: Return to the Growing Tomatoes Forum |
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