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31 Dec 12, Chris (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

I found that mosquito bed nets work well to exclude fruit fly from tomato plants, and fit perfectly over a centre stack. You just need to weight down the edges on the ground so flies can't get under them.

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21 Dec 12, allen lee (Australia - arid climate)

Blossom end rot the blacking at the base of tomatoes may be eased by using lime or dolomite water in well there is also product of the same but is liquid form which is mixed with wAter and can be used as a foliage spray if you do it this way add eco fungicide and seasol to protect leaf disease.

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07 Dec 12, Irene (Australia - arid climate)

Hi everyone, I have had massive sucess in growing tomatoes in big pots (beauitiful flavour) but in a round garden I have they arent doing so good lots of fruit but by the time they ripen blossom end rot gets them! & I have also round big white grubs in round one of the platnt which I threw out! Any ideas on how 2 prevent blossom end rot?

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31 Oct 12, Alice sub/tropical (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Stressed tomatoe plant not growing strongly and sickly. Any advice?? Apart from annihilate!!

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31 Oct 12, Heather Masters (Australia - temperate climate)

My tomatoes are growing well, but they have started to exceed the 7' mark. Can I cut of the top of the bush so its not as high? Will this increase lower growth or will the plant go into shock and not produce?

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23 Oct 12, Holly (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi Dani, Sounds like they need a good fertilizing. You can take the new shoots from between stems and replant in seedling mix to keep over winter (inside). Otherwise tear out, plant some beans and then start over again in September. Good luck!

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05 Oct 12, shaz (Australia - temperate climate)

hi this is my third season of growing toms ,i have found that my plants don't like to much watering , i don't drench them and i only give them seaweed that's all from the moment there planted right to harvest,about every two weeks but only on soil..great size toms i had, well happy growing all .

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09 Oct 12, Steven Andrew (Australia - temperate climate)

How often do you water (first time tomato grower)?

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03 Oct 12, Patrick (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I am wondering if anyone can tell me what the best soil ph for tomatoes should be?

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23 Oct 12, (New Zealand - temperate climate)

Optimum PH range for tomatoes 5.5 - 7

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