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NRaleighLiberal

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4. which "blight" - there are so many....

Tue Jan 28, 2014, 12:28 PM

Jan 2014

a few tomato issues are bacterial (bacterial wilt, which is a bad one) and viral (tomato spotted) - most are fungal (fusarium, verticillium, septoria, alternaria, late blight).

Few if any heirlooms have been truly disease tolerance or resistance tested. It really is trial and error - I've found Red Brandywine, Cherokee Purple, and Andrew Rahart handle things here in NC pretty well. Best solution - rotation, good potting mix and pre-bleaching (if containers), good spacing between plants, good mulching to delay onset of issues - but insects, what's in the soil, and weather have the greatest impacts.

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What are some good varieties of heirloom tomatoes to begin indoors? [View all] femmocrat Jan 2014 OP

My own tomato top 10 (more, actally!) list... NRaleighLiberal Jan 2014 #1

Thank you! femmocrat Jan 2014 #2

which "blight" - there are so many.... NRaleighLiberal Jan 2014 #4

I'm pretty sure it is late blight. femmocrat Feb 2014 #9

yes, that is a bad one....rotate, use containers, with fresh potting mix... NRaleighLiberal Feb 2014 #10

What would be good for growing (exclusively) in patio pots? hlthe2b Jan 2014 #3

You can try some of our new Dwarfs - Victory has some, Heritage Tomato Seeds has quite a few NRaleighLiberal Jan 2014 #5

In a few weeks I will be starting seeds for: ColumbusLib Jan 2014 #6

I tried something called a "German Strawberry" tomato last year. blue neen Jan 2014 #7

some good ones to add to the list Botany Feb 2014 #8

Arkansas Traveler is a great tomato. femmocrat Feb 2014 #11

Jet star and rutgers are both very good tomatoes and VFN too Botany Feb 2014 #12

Yes... I just found out that Rutgers is disease-resistant. femmocrat Feb 2014 #13