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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl

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Connie
Arlington TN
USA
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Posted - Sep 29 2024 :  12:44:39 PM  Show Profile
No Horn worms this year!!coming in fast! I've picked tons the last 2 weeks. I eat them like M&M's!
I have only 1 plant! Tired of the horn worms the last 5 years.so I planted just one with my sardines in the hole when I planted it just like the Indians showed the pilgrims witn their corn crops. I pruned this one too. Saw a video about pruning tomato plants. Made sense especially at ground level so the air can flow better.
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl

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Sara
Paris TX
USA
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Posted - Sep 29 2024 :  12:56:46 PM  Show Profile
Connie, great job on your cherry tomatoes. Will have to tell my sister about adding sardines at the time of planting. How many sardines to one tomato plant?

Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 - Feb 2019 - Oct 2023

Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl

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Connie
Arlington TN
USA
5288 Posts

Posted - Sep 29 2024 :  1:57:53 PM  Show Profile
Thanks Sara, put a whole can in each hole and you can use canned kippers too. Right by the sardines at the Grocery store. It does make a difference ! I noticed how lush and green and so many tomatoes ! I saw it on garden blog that if it worked for the Indians in the new world it will work still today!!
Connie

Edited by - Killarney on Sep 29 2024 1:58:15 PM
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl

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Sara
Paris TX
USA
7072 Posts

Posted - Sep 29 2024 :  2:23:16 PM  Show Profile
Thanks Connie, I have added one cherry tomato plant in a pot with sardines to my next year's wish list.

Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 - Feb 2019 - Oct 2023

Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl

5288 Posts

Connie
Arlington TN
USA
5288 Posts

Posted - Sep 29 2024 :  2:25:07 PM  Show Profile
Yay Sara!I've grown them in pots for the past few years, they do fine.
This one is in a pot!
Connie
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl

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Judith
Galt CA
USA
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Posted - Sep 29 2024 :  3:32:15 PM  Show Profile
Tasty looking tomatoes. When my husband was successful at fishing I put the heads and guts in the garden. Learned it from my father who was a great fisherman and gardener.

Judith

7932 FGOTM 6/21 6/24
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl

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Sara
Paris TX
USA
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Posted - Sep 29 2024 :  4:55:51 PM  Show Profile
Judith before you moved to town you must have had a wonderful garden.

Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 - Feb 2019 - Oct 2023

Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl

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Connie
Arlington TN
USA
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Posted - Sep 29 2024 :  5:47:43 PM  Show Profile
Judith,as you know
it helps!!
Connie
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl

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Krista
Utah
USA
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Posted - Sep 30 2024 :  4:04:03 PM  Show Profile
Connie, your tomatoes look amazing! And I will have to try the sardines next year. Thank you for sharing your tip.

Krista
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl

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Connie
Arlington TN
USA
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Posted - Oct 01 2024 :  4:22:15 PM  Show Profile
Krista! Thank you! They do make a difference!!
Connie
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl

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Winnie
Gainesville Fl
USA
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Posted - Oct 05 2024 :  2:16:03 PM  Show Profile
Ohh those cherry tomatoes look delicious! They are my favorite kind of tomatoes! Glad you had a great growing year so you get to enjoy them.

Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Sister of the Year 2014-2015
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl

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Connie
Arlington TN
USA
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Posted - Oct 05 2024 :  6:34:01 PM  Show Profile
Thanks Winnie! They are still loadef down each day!
Connie
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Nancy Joplin
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Nancy
Ontario California
USA
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Posted - Oct 18 2024 :  6:33:32 PM  Show Profile
Sardines, huh? I will have to try that when I plant my tomatoes. Mine did pretty well this year, but I am always looking to increase the yield. . .sounds like sardines are the next thing to try. Pruning them worked great this year for me. Here's to an even better year!

Nancy 8352
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl

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Connie
Arlington TN
USA
5288 Posts

Posted - Oct 18 2024 :  6:49:36 PM  Show Profile
Nancy, I pruned mine too this year. I've used the sardines for the last few years and it does help! I picked
50 the last 2 days! No Horn worms! Maybe they don't like fish!!LoL!
Connie
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