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11 Apr 16, Digger1 (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Sounds like unhappy roots. Roots need oxygen (tiny spaces between soil particles), so heavy soils (clays) or excessive watering can cause leaf curl. Both of these limit available oxygen.

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20 Jan 16, Natalie (Australia - temperate climate)

when i have an issue with tomato plant leaves I bag the leaf and take to the a garden centre, they tell me whats happening. i then go home and look on internet for a natural DIY(DO IT YOURSELF) solution. it works a treat.

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12 Jan 16, AnnonRabbit (Australia - temperate climate)

I also have this problem and was also wondering the same thing!

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06 Jan 16, Prometheus (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi Peter, The conventional wisdom is that yellow tomatoes are lower in acid, or even almost acid free in some cases. So I would probably stick with the best yellow varieties you could find. There is a yellow variety of Roma tomato available that is apparently quite good, though I personally have never grown them. Lemon currant and Jubilee yellow are worth trying. There is also an excellent seed provider on ebay who I have used before for rare chilli seeds - Rahi seed bank. He only packets them in small quantities but if you contact him he may be able to arrange more bulk offerings. I mention him because I just saw that he is selling on ebay a variety called 'Italian Ice' which claims to be 'acid free.' Hope that helps, and wishing you all the best.

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02 Jan 16, Chris (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Yes, break off the piece of tomato in join of leaf and stem, and put in a glass of water. This will grow roots, plant in a pot or garden.Keep moist. In Winter if you need warmth protect with plastic over top but not completely covered. Certain tomatoes do better in winter so check varieties that grow in cooler climates. Cherry tomatoes do well all year in sub tropical. Always have new ones growing, and feed well. Planting fish heads and bits under tomatoes, well down, does wonders. Good luck.

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01 Jan 16, Kim Evans (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Can you grow tomatoes all year round if so could you please tell me how

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24 Dec 15, peter haggarty (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

interested in variaties of acid free tomatoes for inland southeast qld area , please if anyone has any recommendations ??

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29 Dec 15, Tony (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

seeds australia online mention a miniature red pear tomato and a miniature yellow pear that they say are acid free

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15 Dec 15, Cobie (Australia - temperate climate)

I have a tall yellow tomato bush with heaps of large beautiful looking tomatoes. Picked our first yellow tomato last week and the taste was good, but the the flesh was Rather mushy. My question is, did I pick it too late and need to pick it earlier or are the yellow Tomatoes mushy? I can pick them when green and make a chutney, but that's a shame.

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07 Dec 15, Prometheus (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

I am just wondering if anyone has any tips about varieties of tomatoes that are not troubled by birds. In my area of residence there is an abundance of both native birds and introduced species such as Starlings. They have already devastated my yellow raspberry plant, which was not netted - I was testing out the common gardening myth that birds are attracted to red fruits rather than yellows. I have often heard that yellow tomatoes are less attractive for them, but I wonder if anyone can confirm whether this is true from their personal experience.

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