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04 Nov 19, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

If you can't find anywhere where it says don't grow next to each other then I would assume it is OK. Just give each crop it's room to grow. Think where the sun will be throwing shade during the day. You don't want the tomatoes shading the caps all day.

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28 Oct 19, karen maslen (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Hi there I liveiinnthe Tallebudgera Valley..near Burleigh Heads...I am an experienced gardener who ..always has had success nn Victoria growing large tomatoes but here they seem to go lengthy and spindley and do not produce large. fruit..same with the zucchini I water them every second day via an on the ground little spray..maybe i should be watering them deeply?They are in rich soil with sugar cane mulch. Please would you advise me what i am doing wrong? Regards karen maslen

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29 Oct 19, anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I assume you are trying to grow the same variety of tomatoes. Any crop requires sunlight, water, nutrients and something to grow in - soil, water etc. 1. Tomatoes need good fertile deep soil. They need DEEP watering every 2-3 days. A little ground spray line just doesn't do it. A few comments back I gave some tips on growing tomatoes. Some people recommend you dig a trench 400-500 deep, throw in some fish heads/backbone etc, aspirin, Epson salts, compost/fertiliser. Put some soil back in and add some more compost/fert and mix it up. Still with the trench 200-300 deep plant the seedlings. As they grow fill the soil back in. Tomatoes are deep rooted so fert and water deep. 2. Zucchini need plenty of water also.

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30 Oct 19, anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

The tips were on the New Zealand site.

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21 Oct 19, Michael (Australia - temperate climate)

Can tomatoes grow alongside zucchini

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22 Oct 19, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate)

Zucchini like to spread out .

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22 Oct 19, anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Read the notes in Zucchini - the answer is there.

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17 Oct 19, lindsayshand (New Zealand - temperate climate)

what can i use to set my tomatoes to fruit

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18 Oct 19, Anon (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)

A few tips on growing tomatoes - make sure you have good rich prepared soil. Dig a hole 50cm deep and 60cm diameter. Put compost/manure into the soil or a hand full of fertiliser and mix it in. Plant the tomato in a bit of a hole and as it grows fill the hole in. Give tomatoes a good deep watering. Too much N and you will have a lot of leaves and little fruit. Too little fertiliser and you will have a small plant and a little crop. The secret is to know how much fert to put on and when. And start with a good strong seedling.

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16 Oct 19, barry rowcliffe (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

can you give some information on coral tree tomato, I bought a plant today but their is no information on .thanks barry.

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