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| Author: | bigwill [ Jan 27th, '10, 18:41 ] | |||
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How good are fresh AP tomatoes!!! half mine dont even make it into the kitchen, i eat them warm off the plants while gardening!!!
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| Author: | creative1 [ Jan 27th, '10, 21:26 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: tomatoes |
 how could you resist...and the benefits of all the vitamins |
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| Author: | Johnh [ Jan 27th, '10, 21:37 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: tomatoes |
What variety are they BW? they look superb your beds look great considering the temps we've had over the last month john |
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| Author: | creative1 [ Jan 27th, '10, 21:45 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: tomatoes |
Big red ones 
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| Author: | Johnh [ Jan 27th, '10, 21:51 ] |
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| Author: | bigwill [ Jan 28th, '10, 00:32 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: tomatoes |
im not sure what type they are, they were from a packet of seeds i got from a burkes backyard magazine at the start of summer, i think they are some heirloom species. the beds have shadecloth over them (held up by the sticks on the corners) thanks for the compliment!!! |
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| Author: | chainsaw [ Jan 28th, '10, 04:52 ] | ||
| Post subject: | Re: tomatoes | ||
I had them in my dirt garden, prolific bearers (over a short period) lovely and juicy and the best tasting tom of all. You are right they are the Burkes Backyard Italian variety. Have them self seeding everywhere in the garden and have transplanted some into my GBs. PM me if anyone local wants some. Just happen to have the old label, a bit faded.
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| Author: | chainsaw [ Jan 28th, '10, 04:56 ] | ||
| Post subject: | Re: tomatoes | ||
OOPS......This better
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| Author: | Johnh [ Jan 28th, '10, 15:21 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: tomatoes |
Thanks for that I'll try and track some down they look really good and if they are not making it back to the kitchen its just the recomendation I need John |
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| Author: | KudaPucat [ Jan 28th, '10, 19:43 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: tomatoes |
I have rouge de marmonde, they are no good imho but my tommy toes are just as you describe, They simply don't make it inside most days. |
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| Author: | Johnh [ Jan 28th, '10, 21:37 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: tomatoes |
Yates has them Burkes backyard Italian tomatoes |
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| Author: | indi [ Apr 11th, '10, 18:41 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: tomatoes |
I am very jealous!!! I have a problem with the fact that my tomatoes that look healthy enough and have flowered are not fruiting??? Can anyone help, what is missing or lacking, can I test for anything??? Please help? Indi |
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| Author: | hydrophilia [ Apr 12th, '10, 05:25 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: tomatoes |
indi wrote: I have a problem with the fact that my tomatoes that look healthy enough and have flowered are not fruiting??? Can anyone help, what is missing or lacking, can I test for anything??? Please help? Indi Hey there, Indi! The problem is often lack of potassium. Some folks put bananas in their growbed to rot. I tend to toss in a handful of potassium chloride (sold at my local hardware at about $25 for 18kilos). I have no idea what levels would be good, but don't add more than about 100ppm (just estimating from memory). Another problem may be lack of pollination. You can check this by tapping each flower cluster a few times and see if that does the trick. Then there is excessive heat....and so on... |
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| Author: | countryboy [ Apr 12th, '10, 06:08 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: tomatoes |
Read somewhere that the back of an electric toothbrush or  a vibrator  are the trick to pollinating tomatoes as well as a variety of other plants... Just touch the base of the stem the flowers are on and the vibrations will do the pollinating... CB |
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| Author: | rainwatertanksdirect [ Apr 12th, '10, 08:19 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: tomatoes |
I put in Gross Lizzy, spelling is prob wrong, But they didn't go very well at all. The fruit kept falling off before ripening and the skin and leaves looked discolored. I figured something was lacking in the nutrients but was not sure what to add. I have also found my corn, capsicum and egg plant have not done so well, any suggestions. |
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