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#44881 May 15th, 2007 at 11:07 AM
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On the advice of a friend I bought one of these tomatoes. She said hers produced huge amounts of tomatoes.

I'm not sure about the other tomatoes I planted so I thought I would hedge my bets with this plant. I've got my fingers crossed that it grows and produces well.


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It's a good thing I bought this tomato plant. Because something stepped on one of my other tomato plants and I didn't realize it until it was dead. What ever it was got half of another tomato plant but there are still some leaves near the root that look ok so I just topped that one and will hope for the best.


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Nothing tastes as good as a vine ripened tomatoe. yum. I always grow the cherry type here, they are the only ones that have time to ripen on the plant.


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Sunflowers #49115 May 21st, 2007 at 06:26 PM
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I've heard the sweet 100's are great producers throughout the summer. An older classic, I think too.


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That sounds great to me. I'd like one that produces before fall.


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I have buds on this plant but no tomatoes yet. And I have bees. But they seem to like the Anenome 'virginus' rather than the tomatoes. I hope they make it over there to do the polinating anyway. They seem to have with the 'sweet williams' so hopefully they will get to the 'one hundreds' as well.


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Plant bee balm at the edge of your veggie garden, draws them in like crazy.


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Thanks Tamara,

I'll look into that. I think I have some seeds for that around here somewhere.


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Tammy, I am a sweet 100 fan, they produce lots of sweet cherry tomatoes, you will never bore of them! Just be sure not to get the leaves wet, or they will die, I learned the hard way one year. Also, you have to "spank" them to get them to pollinate & put on a good harvest. thumbup


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Borage draws bees as well, but my tomatoes are doing quite well and I don't really have that many bees either. why


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I've read somewhere that most tomatoes are self-pollinating. That's why a lot of people can grow them indoors or in greenhouses.


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