Tomato

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Tomato Vine with ripe tomatoes
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Grow It Now-Warm Season Vegtables

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Apr 7 2025

Now is the time to plant warm season vegetables to harvest over the summer months, following the #1 rule; plant what you and your family like to eat!   
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tomatoes College of Marin Indian Valley Organic Farm & Garden photo Jean Christofferson
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Tomato

Scientific Name Solanum lycopersicum General Information These instructions are for indeterminate tomatoes, which grow and produce until killed by frost or disease. Determinate varieties have similar requirements but need less support and pruning and work in smaller containers. Determinate…
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Tomato Staking Techniques

Garden Help > Vegetables > Tomatoes This is a summary of what we learned from our 2001 tomato project in regards to tomato staking methods.
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Assortment of colorful, red and orange tomatoes
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Spring Garden Fair Tomatoes

We offer a wide selection of delicious tomato seedlings, from huge beefsteaks to bite-size cherry tomatoes, both heirloom and modern varieties, in a rainbow of colors. All have been trialed by UC Master Gardeners and chosen for great flavor, productivity, and vigor.Public Tomato TrialIn addition to the…
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Growing Great Tomatoes

Garden Help >Vegetables > Tomatoes Tomatoes do best planted in full sun all day, although they will usually produce some crop with less.
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High Density Tomato Growing

Garden Help > Vegetables > Tomatoes Too many tomatoes to choose from? Can't make up your mind? Consider High Density Tomato Growing, a great technique for anyone who wants to try lots and lots of varieties. Some advice: Plant two different tomato seedlings together in a single cage.
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Tomato Tips

Garden Help >Vegetables > TomatoesHere's a listing of all our tomato tips. For more information about caring for tomatoes and the most common problems, refer to the UC Pest Site page on tomatoes.Healthy TomatoesLate TomatoesTomato Bottom ScarringTomato HornwormTomato Russet MiteTomato StakingTomato…
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Tomatoes

Garden Help > VegetablesUC Links How to grow: TomatoesPest management: Tomato cultural tips, pests, and diseasesThe BasicsWhen to plantTransplant: May–June, possibly AprilFor best results, wait until daytime temperatures are regularly over 70°FStart in pots for transplants: February–April; ready to…
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