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Gardening

Kaleva

(38,947 posts) Thu Jan 21, 2016, 07:25 AM Jan 2016

Wanting to start tomatos from seed this year

We live in Upper Michigan, zone 4, and are seeking advice for which tomato may do best here, produces a tomato which is uniform in size and easy to blanch as we expect to can most of the produce. And also want a plant that is determinate.

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Wanting to start tomatos from seed this year (Original Post) Kaleva Jan 2016 OP

Bookmarked. Will provide some info later this AM NRaleighLiberal Jan 2016 #1

Will follow this closely Brainstormy Jan 2016 #2

buy nraleighlib's book. mopinko Jan 2016 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Kaleva Jan 2016 #4

Just bought and downloaded the kindle book! Kaleva Jan 2016 #5

NRaleighLiberal

(60,902 posts)

1. Bookmarked. Will provide some info later this AM

Reply to Kaleva (Original post)

Thu Jan 21, 2016, 09:00 AM

Jan 2016

I am mid-coffee!

Brainstormy

(2,453 posts)

2. Will follow this closely

Reply to Kaleva (Original post)

Thu Jan 21, 2016, 09:48 AM

Jan 2016

Unfortunately I have no advice but I'm very interested in the prospect of growing tomatoes from seeds. Please keep us updated

mopinko

(72,171 posts)

3. buy nraleighlib's book.

Reply to Kaleva (Original post)

Sun Jan 24, 2016, 06:52 PM

Jan 2016

everything you need to know about tomatoes-
http://www.amazon.com/Epic-Tomatoes-Select-Grow-Varieties/dp/1612122086

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Kaleva

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5. Just bought and downloaded the kindle book!

Reply to mopinko (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 25, 2016, 11:35 AM

Jan 2016

The ex cancelled her doctor's appointment so I used a little of the money reserved to buy gas for the 4 hour round trip to buy "Epic Tomatoes" and down load it to my Amazon Fire tablet.

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