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XploreOrganics

844 posts in 386 days
hardiness zone 5b

219 days ago

Topic tags/keywords: seeds tomatoes

woohoo! I have my seed rack in the loft of our garage (uninsulated garage) and I thought I almost lost them as the temps went down to -6. So I wrapped the rack in an emergency blanket and bought a small heater fan and we are off…Little sprouts everywhere.

Thanks again Mike for the perennial broccoli seed. They sprouted in 2 days.

Now this is my first year for growing tomatoes, I have in the following varieties:

Black Russian
Beefstake
Black Cherry
Teflon yellow
Green grapes
Yellow Grapes

So, being the first time growing tomatoes, I NEED advise…Potting, pinching, pruning, hardening-off, fertilization…Please tell all.

-- Xploreorganics, 5b Canada, LFD 06-20

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MsDebbieP

3811 posts in 507 days
hardiness zone 5b

219 days ago

plant; pick; eat
haha :
Best of luck with your tomatoes!! and congrats re: the saved seedlings.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

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blooz

268 posts in 229 days

219 days ago

I agree with Debbie …. oh yes, stake or cage the plants for support. Tie plants with a soft material if staking.
Tomatoes are heavy feeders. Xp, you certainly have a large variety of tomatoes.

-- blooz 5b - You can bury a lot of troubles digging in the dirt. ~author unkown

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Catspaw

170 posts in 304 days

219 days ago

Tomatoes like the heat. Stay away from other nightshades (taters and such.) Lack of light causes spindly sprouts. Let them out for recess and bring them in to harden them off (it’s just a matter of introducing them to the outdoors gradually.)

plant; pick; eat

-- arborial reconfiguration specialist......Zone out....(USA 5)

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Bon

1732 posts in 287 days
hardiness zone 5a

218 days ago

You really have a nice variety of tomatoes there X . You will have to build a little roadside stand to sell off the excess (lol) Especially if you have more than one of each plant.

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

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XploreOrganics

844 posts in 386 days
hardiness zone 5b

218 days ago

I planted about 6 seeds of each, hoping to thin out to 1 best one in each variety.

-- Xploreorganics, 5b Canada, LFD 06-20

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GrandmaT

3212 posts in 385 days
hardiness zone 5

218 days ago

Gonna be some good pickin’ and eating … that is for sure!!!

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

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Scott Hildenbrand

905 posts in 279 days
hardiness zone 6b

218 days ago

When you go to plant them in the ground, plant them deeper than the soil line of the starter pots, about an inch or so (depending on the size of your plants). They’ll grow a much stronger root system that way. I plant them down so that the first leaves on the stalk are under the dirt line.

-- Planting Daylilies in Kentucky, zone 6b

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XploreOrganics

844 posts in 386 days
hardiness zone 5b

218 days ago

Thanks Scott!

-- Xploreorganics, 5b Canada, LFD 06-20

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rks509

3 posts in 211 days

211 days ago

well i agree with scott. plant them deeper. for the last 10 years i been fertilizing mine with fish emulsion and seaweed. it works great. then use some calcium in it to stop blossom rot. that way you dont get the bad spots on the tomato. but i cant say enough about compost added to the soil. it well grow almost everything better.

-- RK

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XploreOrganics

844 posts in 386 days
hardiness zone 5b

211 days ago

I have lots of grest compost with organic coposted chicken manure mixed in. When and how much do you fertilize/ ad calcium/add epsom salts?

Also is crushed oyster shell a good calcium source?

-- Xploreorganics, 5b Canada, LFD 06-20

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blooz

268 posts in 229 days

211 days ago

Start saving your egg shells. Crushed shells are great when planting new tomato plants.

-- blooz 5b - You can bury a lot of troubles digging in the dirt. ~author unkown

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