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14 Nov 11, Beth (Australia - temperate climate)

I'm growing Red Truss and Grosse Lisse tomatoes in Adelaide. The truss plants have already flowered on plants 30cm & 40cm high. Should I remove the flowers to let plants grow taller before putting energy into fruiting?

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19 Nov 11, Tricia (Australia - temperate climate)

Ive planted a variety of tomatoes this year and they all started flowering before they even got to 30 cm, I have left them and they are still growing and flowering, the early flowers have set and I have some really nice looking tomatoes already, I made my own compost and have side dressed them and I swear they have grown another 6 inches in a few days :)

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21 Nov 11, Beth (Australia - temperate climate)

Thanks Tricia - that sounds promising. That's what I'd decided to do. They certainly love compost. And who wouldn't prefer home-made? Roll on delicious tomatoes!

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04 Oct 11, justina (Australia - temperate climate)

This is the first time I'm planting tomatoes. How frequent do I fertilize the plant. i'm using instsnt-gro. the container said 2- 3 months.

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31 Oct 11, Digger Dave (Australia - temperate climate)

Every year I plant a tomato plant in August (cover from frost), then plant a couple in October, I fertilize when I plant them with blood and bone and then again every two months, Last year the eary plant grew over nine feet tall and I had tomatos before christmas

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18 Nov 11, ian (Australia - arid climate)

i always fertiilze every 10 to 12 days as you will always good growth and a healthy plant will always bear goood fruit or veg's

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26 Sep 11, Lisa (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

When it says potatoes and tomatoes shouldn't be planted together does that just mean same bed? or same time? completely new to gardening thanks

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18 Nov 11, ian Mckay (Australia - temperate climate)

no don't plant after one after the other always leave a years between as you may end up with namato's, i always leave a year or somethimes two between planting either between planting of either of them.

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26 Sep 11, Liz (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)

Lisa, it means that they should not be planted in the same bed.

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01 Sep 11, Nik in Melbourne (Australia - temperate climate)

Is is time to plant tomato seedlings out in the patch yet? Also, a patch I have does not get full sun till the middle of the summer. Should I delay planting tomatoes there?

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