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02 Feb 09, David (Australia - temperate climate)

Geof, could be "blossom end rot" to fix add Calcium Reference Look at ABC gardening videos, December 2008, see Johns Plot Part 1-3 about 8:15 into the video

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01 Feb 09, Domenic (Australia - temperate climate)

To Geoff i seen to have the same problem not to sure what it is im living in Melbourne.All my tomato's are gone those 3 days of 40+ degree killed everything it looks like a nuclear bomb has hit them ill love to post the pictures.

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26 Jan 09, GEOFF (Australia - temperate climate)

I'm getting a lot of tomatoes with a brown leathery rot on the base. These are suspended and not making contact with anything. Any suggestions ??

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24 Jan 09, Domenic (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi i have plenty of tomato's this season but im just noticed alot of my tomatos have been eaten away by some pest it looks like a tiny tiny white fly they have been there for months.They make a small drill hole into my tomato's.And also, the bottom of my tomato's are black its very strange.Never have i seen this in my garden before. i have been using calf manure for some time.These little pests are now eating my peppers and my basil but not my cucumbers and zucchini .Could somebody help??

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01 Jan 09, sally (Australia - temperate climate)

Is it too late to plant tomatoes if i plant them in the next day or two? planting would be approx 3rd Jan 09

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12 Dec 08, Liz (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Whoops, but the same comments apply to a pot, Tony :)

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11 Dec 08, Anthony Robert Dawson (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Errrm what bag? I am in a pot :)

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11 Dec 08, Tony Dawson (Australia - temperate climate)

I am growing a tomato plant in a large black plastic pot. I have used a specific tomato potting mix and initially was watering every day. Although there are quite a few tomatoes most of the bottom 2/3 of the plant has yellow leaves. Is there any way of saving the plant to allow the tomatoes to ripen?

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04 Dec 08, Perry (Australia - temperate climate)

I found some biological insecticide among my crops in the form of a few small web spinning spiders which are thriving in the warmer weather.

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03 Dec 08, Perry (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi Rosie, I am only into my third crop of tomatoes ever. I seemed to have lucked on the ideal growing conditions. I am trying to be as organic as possible.You may find pics of pests at the google image search box, and remedies in google search. There's a short list of some villians in my Nov 14 post above, from Wikipedia. My crop is wilting a little in its first 30+ temps this week. Storms to follow, maybe.

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