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13 Apr 15, Mars (Australia - temperate climate)

can I grow burnley bounty tomato in my area

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10 Apr 15, Helen (Australia - temperate climate)

My Roma tomato bush is laden with fruit but don't seem to be turning red as this is my first time growing these how long does it take for them to turn red please.thanks for your time

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12 Apr 15, ALFONZO (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

how long is a piece of string ?

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12 Apr 15, Rob (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

About 7 weeks from when the fruit first appear, varies depending on soil and climate but that's the average.

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21 Apr 15, Alan c (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Hi .Roma normally put out a lot of laterals. If they are all left on the vine not much will ripen quickly as the plant makes more trusses. To ripen I pinch most if not all of the new laterals off , the plant put energy into ripening the green tomatoes . A week or so later new laterals appear with more flowers etc. I do this with all indeterminate plants to make them ripen when I want them to .

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08 Apr 15, naymi (Australia - temperate climate)

I live in Sydney and currently have a thriving tomato plant still producing tomatoes. With the temperatures dropping, I want to know what to do with the plant. Do I just let it slowly die? Will it actually die in winter temps in Sydney? (not sure if we get actual 'frost') Thanks :)

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10 Apr 15, Mikaela (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi Naymi, If your plants still have little green tomatoes, you can dig up the whole plant (including the root) and hang it upside down in a dry covered area. Some (not all, unfortunately) of the green tomatoes will still ripen over a few weeks. Here's a vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtN9Ud17tjM (watch out for rot as the rains have picked up.) Also, tomatoes deplete nitrogen, so I like to plant a pea/bean over winter to recharge the soil. I just plop a bean seed in when I dig up my tomato plant. In contrast, let the nitro-fixer stay in place and till the dying plant into the soil so it can get all the benefits as it composts in place.

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29 Mar 15, Neil (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi, I have established my first veggie garden and have just won the war with caterpillars attacking my tomatoe plants by spaying them with tablespoon molasses and a teaspoon of dish liquid mixed with a litre of water and spayed on. However I am writing to ask about whether tomatoes need to planted fresh each year or can a tomatoes bush flower and fruit year after year. Any thoughts would be very appreciated. Many thanks.

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30 Mar 15, tomato expert qld (Australia - tropical climate)

tomato bushes will produce for approx 3 to 4 months.save your seeds for replants.

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23 Mar 15, Edie (USA - Zone 7b climate)

What is the best tomato plant and also bush tomato plant for my Zone 7b?

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