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From: nemo@rochester.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.garden
Subject: Re: Tomatoes from suckers
Message-ID: <10130@rochester.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 11-Jun-85 09:06:11 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jun 11 09:06:11 1985
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> I'm trying to replace the lost tomatoes with "suckers" removed from the
> surviving plants (removed when about 12 inches long, and rooted).  Has anyone
> else tried this?
When I was in warmer climes with a longer growing season I did this with 
great success.  Use rooting hormone to speed up the process.
> 3.  A question about tomatoes: there are quite a few large tomatoes on
> my plants.  Some of them appear rather "deformed".  Any idea as to
> the causes of deformed tomatoes?  Any suggestions on how to get them
> to "ripen up"? There have been green tomatoes on my plants for two weeks
> now, but they don't seem to want to turn red.  I sure am getting
> impatient for some "home grown" tomatoes !!
Often an irregular water supply to the plants will deform the tomatoes,
and may also promote flower-end rot.  Mulching and regular watering will
reduce this problem.  About speeding up ripening, if the fruit is getting
enough sun, then I don't know what else you can do (other than gas it --
yech!)
> Happy Growing!
> Joanne Bechta Dugan
>  Duke University
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