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To: Dutchgirl
Is you Celebrity tomato also in a container? If so it may need to be fertilized more often.
63 posted on 07/17/2009 7:26:13 AM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: Red_Devil 232
I just put it in a 5 gal.bucket last week. It had a baby fruit when I bought it, and I shook out the roots to give them some room and fertilized the soil with a little OMRI liquid fertilizer and then planted it and staked it.

The fruit is still there and growing, but I've lost two stems this week and don't see any new growth and the color of the whole plant is lighter. It's in direct sun from 9AM to 6PM and everything around it is thriving, including two Roma's that I treated the same way.

I work next to a pool company and get all the free 5 gal. chlorine buckets I can use. I wash them with mild soap and let them air dry for a week before planting. I'm hoping the containers will cut down on pests.

66 posted on 07/17/2009 7:36:40 AM PDT by Dutchgirl ("What I believe about God is the most important thing about me." A.W. Tozer)
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