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12 Jul 14, Yuri Dreason (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

You grow wrong type for your climate. Try a good heirloom such as Reisetomate or a cherry tomato such as yellow pear.

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09 May 14, Bernie Bernhardt (Australia - tropical climate)

I live in Thailand and would like to know the names of tomatoes best grown in this region. Thank you, Bernie.

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27 Mar 14, (Australia - temperate climate)

when I pick my appolo tomatoes they leak juice and when I cut them open they have a brown strip through the centre

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24 Mar 14, Ronald mayanda (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate)

How do i protect my tomato plants from getting burnt in winter with coldness

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01 Mar 14, Stephen Matthews (Australia - temperate climate)

I have been told that some varieties of tomatoes can be grown successfully in winter. Has anyone done so? What varieties can be used and what special provisions...e.g. frost protection?

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27 Sep 14, Elizabeth (Australia - temperate climate)

Cherry tomatoes are possible to grow in low frost areas during the colder months providing they have a nicely sunny position. Water in the mornings to prevent drenched soil at night. Start them off in seed trays under glass or in warm area .Ensuring the soil is rich in organic matter will heat the soil slightly as it continues to compost. I find that cherry tomatoes can tolerate the early spring including very late winter and late Autumn as they are small and do not need as much sun to ripen. Although I have not grown tomatoes in the middle of winter the local community always has them growing. Did you end up growing them and how did you go? Happy gardening - Elizabeth

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02 Mar 14, Paul (Australia - arid climate)

I grow tomatoes year round in wire cages with shade cloth around them to protect from too much sun in summer and frost in autumn and winter. Not found one type to be useless but the best are San Marzarno, Apollo, Roma and any of the cherries. Be careful of overwatering and fungal disease in areas other than arid zones. I make sure the cage is large enough for the plant to have good air circulation and room for the flowers to form fruit, no less than 1.5m long ring lock joined to form a circle. Chooks scratch around the outside and keep earwigs etc away.

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25 Jan 16, Kate (Australia - arid climate)

Paul do you grow from seed and what months do you plant? My family suggested I should always have the summer bearing crop in before the end of August and now I'm trying to establish when is best times for other season crops so I can try and produce for as much of the year as possible.

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25 Feb 14, Issam (Australia - temperate climate)

Can i plant cucumber and tomato next to each other

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15 Feb 14, sad tomatoes (Australia - temperate climate)

I know its the end of tomato season but even during the peek of summer, the tomato plants produced minimal crops. My garden is above ground and packed with manure, vegie mix soil, compost and pea straw. I feed them fish emulsion regularly but still not a lot of tomatoes. They are positioned in full sun near zucchini and basil plants except one plants which is located near cucumber and capsicum plants. What did I do wrong?

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