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23 Sep 18, David Perry (Australia - temperate climate)

What temperature should the soil be to plant out tomatoe seedlings in Melboune? It is now Sept 23. Is it too early. Thank you.

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03 Oct 18, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

You could probably grow tomatoes all year - I do in sub-tropical area even though it says seeds in Aug Sept and seedlings Oct to Jan. This website is only a guide.

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03 Oct 18, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

The guide above says plant seedlings out Oct to Jan. Your answer is there.

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02 Oct 18, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

google it

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26 Sep 18, Darren (Australia - arid climate)

Obviously weather will be a factor, but I've been told by other Melbourne growers after Melbourne Cup for tomatoes.

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22 Sep 18, Andrew (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

I am looking for a hybrid tree tomato Variety that can be planted outside in A Tasmanian spring/summer.

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03 Oct 18, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Look on the internet.

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13 Sep 18, robyn mee (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

please advise growing tomatoes in a garden bed with sun in afternoon and not much sun in morning when best time to water when to put stakes in to hold and what pressure to i put on the ties we also have a lot of different wild life birds from our back yard as we live on the back of a reserve protected how to keep insects away and some of the birds how far apart should i plant them and what can i plant with them eg. carrots ect any help would be helpful. i live on the gold coast currumbin on Simpson road

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14 Sep 18, Mike (Australia - temperate climate)

I suggest you find a place with sun all day. You are really just wasting your time if you don't. Then google how to grow tomatoes. Water in the morning or at the base of the plants. Put stake in when you plant. Put the tie around the plant and cross it over and then around the stake and tie it off - have it a bit loose - a few inches. Plant them about 60cm apart and in rows 90cm apart. Don't plant anything near them (that is close to them). the shade from the tomatoes will stop the other plants from growing strong. Plant tall things near each other and small things near each other. Read up as much as you can about growing them. When they are about .5m high give them a good side dressing of fertiliser and put some mulch all around the plants .3m diameter.

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19 Aug 18, Jane (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Hello. On Saturday I had a nice round red tomato. I thought, 'I'll pick that tomorrow,' and promptly forgot about it. Last night (Sunday) I was out late after dark checking my vege gardens. I remembered the tomato and lo and behold, you guessed it - Gone! Who or what could have relieve me of my tomato? The garden in question is fully fenced. About 4' high or so. Thank you in advance, Jane :(

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