2017 greenhouse tomato plants - Page 10

PureHarvest · May 22, 2017

Mark, how many rows of bags do you do in a 30' wide house?

AKmark · May 22, 2017

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Originally Posted by PureHarvest

Mark, how many rows of bags do you do in a 30' wide house?

5, two plants per bag = 10 rows. Those wide aisles will fill up very fast.

I cut out a bunch of my plants a few were infected, so I cut my loss. I know what happened, and that was backed up by the pathologist. I will say this, if you trade seeds and grow in a GH, make sure you treat the seed with Sodium Triphosphate, 20 percent solution, for 15 minutes.

BigVanVader · May 22, 2017

Yikes, sorry to hear that Mark. I can't remember if I traded you seeds but I hope it wasn't from me. If so please let me know.

PureHarvest · May 23, 2017

That stinks Mark.
What was the pathogen?

Cole_Robbie · May 23, 2017

Yeah, I hope it wasn't me, either.

Fred Hempel has posted that he uses a hot water bath. You need an immersion cooker to maintain the water at just the right temperature. Some disease can hang out in the center of the seed, and the oxidizing agent can't get to it, but the heat will kill it, which Carolyn has posted about in more detail.

I use Oxy Clean, which converts to hydrogen peroxide upon contacting organic matter. TSP is the industry standard, but both of them are oxidizing agents.

Jimbotomateo · May 23, 2017

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Originally Posted by Cole_Robbie

Yeah, I hope it wasn't me, either.

Fred Hempel has posted that he uses a hot water bath. You need an immersion cooker to maintain the water at just the right temperature. Some disease can hang out in the center of the seed, and the oxidizing agent can't get to it, but the heat will kill it, which Carolyn has posted about in more detail.

I use Oxy Clean, which converts to hydrogen peroxide upon contacting organic matter. TSP is the industry standard, but both of them are oxidizing agents.

Should we be taking steps to insure our saved seeds are safe to trade?.

Jimbo

Gerardo · May 23, 2017

I've been doing Liquinox and it does the job nicely.

Hope it got eradicated with the purge, and that it wasn't me

Ricky Shaw · May 23, 2017

Just saying the suspected variety might be more discreet, I'd guess a green when ripe or black.

May 23, 2017	#142
Gerardo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: San Diego-Tijuana Posts: 2,598	I've been doing Liquinox and it does the job nicely. Hope it got eradicated with the purge, and that it wasn't me Last edited by Gerardo; May 23, 2017 at 09:06 PM.

May 22, 2017	#136
PureHarvest Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Mid-Atlantic right on the line of Zone 7a and 7b Posts: 1,369	Mark, how many rows of bags do you do in a 30' wide house?

May 22, 2017	#138
BigVanVader Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Greenville, South Carolina Posts: 3,099	Yikes, sorry to hear that Mark. I can't remember if I traded you seeds but I hope it wasn't from me. If so please let me know.

May 23, 2017	#139
PureHarvest Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Mid-Atlantic right on the line of Zone 7a and 7b Posts: 1,369	That stinks Mark. What was the pathogen?

May 23, 2017	#140
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	Yeah, I hope it wasn't me, either. Fred Hempel has posted that he uses a hot water bath. You need an immersion cooker to maintain the water at just the right temperature. Some disease can hang out in the center of the seed, and the oxidizing agent can't get to it, but the heat will kill it, which Carolyn has posted about in more detail. I use Oxy Clean, which converts to hydrogen peroxide upon contacting organic matter. TSP is the industry standard, but both of them are oxidizing agents.

May 23, 2017	#143
Ricky Shaw Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Zone 6a Denver North Metro Posts: 1,910	Just saying the suspected variety might be more discreet, I'd guess a green when ripe or black.