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Heirloom Tomatoes - A Tribute to Carolyn J. Male
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Spider Farmer SF600 light and light stand

Last post by TX-TomatoBug « Sat Feb 22, 2025 9:58 am
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by TX-TomatoBug » Fri Feb 21, 2025 7:58 pm

Does anyone know if the SF600 will hang from a tabletop stand like the one in this picture? I can't tell from pictures on their website and not getting a response from their...

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Sat Feb 22, 2025 9:58 am
Beefy Purple Tomato

Last post by habitat-gardener « Fri Feb 21, 2025 3:31 am
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by Cornelius_Gotchberg » Wed Feb 19, 2025 1:05 pm

Seeds-n-Such Free Shipping got me to bite on this new variety, the description reads like a bush determinate; sure ia a looker, though, am I right?

The Gotch

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Last post by habitat-gardener
Fri Feb 21, 2025 3:31 am
Help me choose what dark variety to grow!

Last post by MissS « Wed Feb 19, 2025 6:00 pm
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by MalachiteJen » Sun Jan 26, 2025 1:38 pm

I have one spot left for a dark tomato. I have it narrowed down to these varieties. Flavor is the number one consideration, though I do live in a very hot and dry climate so...

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Last post by MissS
Wed Feb 19, 2025 6:00 pm
Casey Piscura has passed away

Last post by worth1 « Wed Feb 19, 2025 6:10 am
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by Homegrwoninillinois » Sun Feb 16, 2025 5:07 pm

:cry:

Thank you to him for his contribution to the community that means so much to us all.

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Last post by worth1
Wed Feb 19, 2025 6:10 am
Best seedling ever! pic

Last post by Labradors « Tue Feb 18, 2025 12:55 pm
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by edweather » Tue Feb 18, 2025 7:54 am

On a whim we had some space available in a small Aerogarden so I planted a Tiny Tim. This is crazy how healthy this plant looks. I've been growing tomatoes for 20 years and...

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Last post by Labradors
Tue Feb 18, 2025 12:55 pm
Freezing pea-sized tomatoes

Last post by WindyWI1968 « Sat Feb 15, 2025 8:22 am
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by Shule » Wed Feb 12, 2025 7:36 pm

So, for years, I've been freezing wonderberries. They work great that way because they don't stick together too much and if they do, they're easily broken apart, so I can...

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Last post by WindyWI1968
Sat Feb 15, 2025 8:22 am
HELP: Any MUST GROW tomatoes suggestions

Last post by BlackKrim « Mon Feb 10, 2025 1:25 am
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by TheDante » Tue Dec 17, 2019 4:40 pm
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Helooooooooooooooo fellow Tomatohlics :D

Would like to pick on your brains and experience for suggestions on MUST GROW tomatoes… I am inclined towards

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Mon Feb 10, 2025 1:25 am
Fred Hempel’s Breeding Efforts

Last post by habitat-gardener « Fri Feb 07, 2025 1:11 pm
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by PlainJane » Mon Aug 19, 2024 6:46 am

Saw that Karen had posted this on Facebook and wanted to share it here.

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Last post by habitat-gardener
Fri Feb 07, 2025 1:11 pm
What is the best yielding tomato with short stature

Last post by Cornelius_Gotchberg « Tue Feb 04, 2025 5:41 pm
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by CtGrower » Thu Jan 16, 2025 9:08 pm
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We are expanding our garden at the food pantry and we would like to grow tomatoes in raised beds in the front of the building. Shorter plants are preferable to look best in...
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Last post by Cornelius_Gotchberg
Tue Feb 04, 2025 5:41 pm
Sungold F2 project

Last post by Barmaley « Tue Feb 04, 2025 5:33 pm
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by Barmaley » Thu Jan 23, 2025 7:49 pm

I read that it is very hard to stabilize SunGold since it is a mixture of many different varieties. Nobody can predict what F2 will produce this year. However, I remember...

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Last post by Barmaley
Tue Feb 04, 2025 5:33 pm
Overnight temps for seedlings

Last post by TerraCayda « Fri Jan 31, 2025 5:46 pm
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by TerraCayda » Thu Jan 30, 2025 2:26 pm

I'm contemplating whether to put seedlings out in the unheated greenhouse in mid Feb. Back in S. CA, temps like this was normal and about the same as here in S. AZ. The...

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Last post by TerraCayda
Fri Jan 31, 2025 5:46 pm
Your top 10 best tasting tomatoes

Last post by TerraCayda « Fri Jan 31, 2025 5:28 pm
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by NYTomatoNewbie » Tue Dec 12, 2023 5:16 pm
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What is your top 10 best tasting tomatoes, in your opinion? I am wondering about taste only, no other features. Obviously your answers are going to be subjective based on...
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Last post by TerraCayda
Fri Jan 31, 2025 5:28 pm
Better than SunGold

Last post by JosephineRose « Thu Jan 30, 2025 2:18 pm
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by Barmaley » Fri Jan 10, 2025 4:57 pm
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Is it still true that SunGold is the best cherry tomato? I tried many other cherries and still can not find the same complex and full flavor of SunGold in any other tomato.
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Last post by JosephineRose
Thu Jan 30, 2025 2:18 pm
Sofiya/Sofia/Sophia Saakova varieties list?

Last post by Homegrwoninillinois « Sun Jan 26, 2025 8:57 am
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by Tormahto » Fri Jan 24, 2025 4:20 pm

As I can't find it online, I'm requesting it, here.

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Last post by Homegrwoninillinois
Sun Jan 26, 2025 8:57 am
Is Woodle an heirloom tomato?

Last post by MissS « Fri Jan 24, 2025 3:07 pm
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by habitat-gardener » Thu Feb 01, 2024 10:54 pm

Lots of websites and catalogs say Woodle is an heirloom from Iowa. One source says it's an heirloom from Iowa that was developed in the 1990s to early 2000s (which does not...

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Last post by MissS
Fri Jan 24, 2025 3:07 pm
Cherokee tomato list

Last post by Tormahto « Thu Jan 23, 2025 11:45 pm
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by MMurphy » Tue Jan 21, 2025 7:20 am

Hi there!
I’m trying to get an all inclusive Cherokee tomato list.
These are the ones I have and the ones I’m looking for. Please let me know if there are more that I’m...

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Last post by Tormahto
Thu Jan 23, 2025 11:45 pm
hot dry summer climate: what's your largest and most productive tomato?

Last post by MalachiteJen « Thu Jan 23, 2025 1:03 pm
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by habitat-gardener » Mon Nov 25, 2024 8:22 pm

If you have hot, dry summers (here it doesn't get below 90F from about June to early October, more or less, and there are heat waves where it's over 100F)...

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Last post by MalachiteJen
Thu Jan 23, 2025 1:03 pm
Baby Micros Started

Last post by AKgardener « Tue Jan 21, 2025 2:17 pm
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by GoDawgs » Mon Mar 13, 2023 8:32 am
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I have four more baby micros up and running and thought I would post a pic to show the differences in growth rates. All four were started 21 days ago. The tallest is 3 (7.6...
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Last post by AKgardener
Tue Jan 21, 2025 2:17 pm
Are there any Hearts that have "normal" or even PL foliage?

Last post by Gardadore « Tue Jan 21, 2025 11:31 am
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by Greatgardens » Wed Jan 15, 2025 1:03 pm

I've grown several Hearts, but they have all had sparse ( wispy ) foliage.

Any dwarf Hearts the have normal foliage? It would probably be rugose for dwarfs.

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Last post by Gardadore
Tue Jan 21, 2025 11:31 am
My tomato season 2025

Last post by Harry Cabluck « Fri Jan 17, 2025 5:04 pm
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by MrBig46 » Thu Jan 16, 2025 11:22 am

This season will be atypical for me, I will just hope that next season 2026 will be normal again.
I am currently three months post-knee surgery. I am locked up in my...

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Last post by Harry Cabluck
Fri Jan 17, 2025 5:04 pm
need help quick on planting suckers for propagation

Last post by Greatgardens « Thu Jan 16, 2025 10:03 am
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by JRinPA » Sat Jul 27, 2024 8:53 pm
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Before this latest batch of suckers dry out.

I just picked them an hour ago.

How do I do this?

I have compost. I have DE. I have very old but probably okay Vermiculite....
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Last post by Greatgardens
Thu Jan 16, 2025 10:03 am
If you could save only ONE variant, which would it be?

Last post by Harry Cabluck « Wed Jan 15, 2025 5:53 pm
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by StineRosenbeck » Mon Dec 02, 2024 6:24 am
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If you could save only ONE variant within each group, with would it be - and why? Do you prioritize taste over looks?

I realize we all categorize in our individual...
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Last post by Harry Cabluck
Wed Jan 15, 2025 5:53 pm
Your micro dwarf max height standard

Last post by KinaTo « Mon Jan 13, 2025 7:40 am
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by Tormato » Tue Dec 10, 2024 8:48 am

Years ago, the standard was about 14 inches. How about today?

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Last post by KinaTo
Mon Jan 13, 2025 7:40 am
Taking one for the team

Last post by Mark_Thompson « Fri Jan 10, 2025 9:55 am
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by Mark_Thompson » Tue Jan 07, 2025 4:50 pm

Gonna get a few of these crazzzzzy priced Experimental Farm Network seeds, grow out, save seed, send to Tormato next year.

Sort by price and the tomatoes will rise to the...

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Last post by Mark_Thompson
Fri Jan 10, 2025 9:55 am
cherry tomatoes that are flavorful at any stage of ripeness

Last post by KaguyaCloud « Mon Jan 06, 2025 4:27 pm
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by habitat-gardener » Mon Jan 06, 2025 1:48 pm

One of my favorite tomatoes is Tommy Toe. I like its big-tomato flavor, but I also like that I don't have to wait for it to get dead ripe before I pick it. It's flavorful and...

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Mon Jan 06, 2025 4:27 pm

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