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Gardening

Botany

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8. Give me a rutgers over an early girl, a big boy, or a beef steak any day.

Reply to Retrograde (Reply #7)

Tue Jun 4, 2013, 07:20 AM

Jun 2013

You might want to try Black Krim if not enough sun and heat is a problem.

A dark mulch or a black weed cloth or even some black plastic under the
tomatoes will give you a little heat because of the albedo effect.

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My tomato list for '13 [View all] Botany May 2013 OP

Well done! You don't want to see my tomato list.... NRaleighLiberal May 2013 #1

when i saw my first patch was >70% wilt I was pissed .... Botany May 2013 #4

Sounds wonderful! femmocrat May 2013 #2

lots of places now have good heirloom tomato plants for sale to the public now Botany May 2013 #3

Yes, I'll check. Thanks. femmocrat May 2013 #5

Buy local if possible but I have found that Lowes has some really good strains of tomatoes Botany May 2013 #6

Another Rutgers fan! Retrograde Jun 2013 #7

Give me a rutgers over an early girl, a big boy, or a beef steak any day. Botany Jun 2013 #8

Yep, good list. I always grow Black Krim and can't imagine a better tasting tomato. This year I wiggs Jun 2013 #9

Cultivated "Geronimo" from seed for use as "storage tomatoes" Kolesar Jun 2013 #10