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30 Dec 21, Jill (USA - Zone 9b climate)

This sounds like root rot. You may be over watering early on.

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28 Dec 21, Mary (Australia - temperate climate)

You probably need to shade it from the harsh sun. Give it a dose of Epsom salt and see what happens. It's not too late to get some new plants but this time put an umbrella to protect it from the harsh sun.

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06 Nov 21, Clara (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I have good success with oxhearts and rouge de marmande. They fruit all through winter too and I'm more southerly than you. You can get these varieties in DT Brown seeds from Reject Shop for $2 a packet. Mine self seed after the first season and I'm about to harvest a pair of oxhearts weighing 300gms each. They don't seem to revert to wild tomato types when self seeding which a lot of other varieties do. Cherry toms are prolific fruiters and easy but a PITA to harvest and not useful for sandwiches. But perfect to toss into a salad. I prefer the larger types. I harvest the toms as soon as I get a small blush of pink/yellow on the skin and then they ripen perfectly inside without inviting pests. But you need to let them get the colouring enzymes going on the vine first in a small amount for this to work.

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06 Nov 21, Clara (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I never use anything and get large crops. Maybe I am just exceptionally lucky? Who knows.Try tomato fruit bags. These are fine mesh bags you tie over the green fruit trusses that prevents insects from getting at them. If you can sew you can probably make a heap out of an old fine net curtain to save $$$ as they tend to be rather pricey to buy. Just a rectangular bag with a drawstring large enough to house the truss.

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01 Nov 21, John Ellis (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Tomatoes grew well last season until whitefly arrived. I found that Pyrethrum spray only reduced the numbers for a week or two and then it was basically ineffective. Suggestions as to effective control?

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04 Nov 21, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I basically only grow cherry tomatoes, they are fairly disease resistant. Bigger tomatoes the fly and grubs just feed on them especially when the warmer wet weather comes.

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03 Sep 21, Pete (Australia - temperate climate)

I have just planted some bush beans, can someone tell me approx how high they grow? Cheers and thnks in advance

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07 Sep 21, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

A question about beans in the tomato section. Beans (dwarf) about 300-400mm. Bush tomatoes 1m.

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25 Jan 21, Ian (Australia - temperate climate)

Hey there, some of my tomatoes have a small pointed spur growing from the top of the fruit near the stem. Did a search on the interweb without much joy. Any information would be appreciated. cheers, Ian

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27 Jan 21, (Australia - temperate climate)

It happens - don't worry about it- I have no idea why.

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