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29 Oct 19, anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I assume you are trying to grow the same variety of tomatoes. Any crop requires sunlight, water, nutrients and something to grow in - soil, water etc. 1. Tomatoes need good fertile deep soil. They need DEEP watering every 2-3 days. A little ground spray line just doesn't do it. A few comments back I gave some tips on growing tomatoes. Some people recommend you dig a trench 400-500 deep, throw in some fish heads/backbone etc, aspirin, Epson salts, compost/fertiliser. Put some soil back in and add some more compost/fert and mix it up. Still with the trench 200-300 deep plant the seedlings. As they grow fill the soil back in. Tomatoes are deep rooted so fert and water deep. 2. Zucchini need plenty of water also.

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30 Oct 19, anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

The tips were on the New Zealand site.

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21 Oct 19, Michael (Australia - temperate climate)

Can tomatoes grow alongside zucchini

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22 Oct 19, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate)

Zucchini like to spread out .

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22 Oct 19, anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Read the notes in Zucchini - the answer is there.

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17 Oct 19, lindsayshand (New Zealand - temperate climate)

what can i use to set my tomatoes to fruit

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18 Oct 19, Anon (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)

A few tips on growing tomatoes - make sure you have good rich prepared soil. Dig a hole 50cm deep and 60cm diameter. Put compost/manure into the soil or a hand full of fertiliser and mix it in. Plant the tomato in a bit of a hole and as it grows fill the hole in. Give tomatoes a good deep watering. Too much N and you will have a lot of leaves and little fruit. Too little fertiliser and you will have a small plant and a little crop. The secret is to know how much fert to put on and when. And start with a good strong seedling.

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16 Oct 19, barry rowcliffe (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

can you give some information on coral tree tomato, I bought a plant today but their is no information on .thanks barry.

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06 Oct 19, Rob (Australia - tropical climate)

Please suggest best tomatoes to grow in Cairns..Thanks

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07 Oct 19, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

It really comes down to what kind of tomatoes you want to eat. Do you want big toms, medium or small, long or fat. A bushy variety or a tall growing one. Look up a seed selling website like Boondie Seeds and learn about the different kinds. Ask at your nursery or Bunnings. I like a medium size so that when making a sandwich I use the whole tomato. I grow Manapal and I also grow cherry tomatoes. Seedling just pop up in the garden from year to year from ones that fall on the ground. Gardening is about trying things and working out what works for you. Do some research on how to grow them.

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