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Does anyone have any tips for transporting heirloom tomatoes. I've got 3 different varieties and all of them aren't very hardy.
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Re: Organic Heirloom Tomatoes Don't Transport Well...
Sun, September 13, 2009 - 8:10 AMToms don't transplant well at all. You must dig a large root ball, so as not to disturb the the root mass. Two people are best for pickin it up. Be sure to sharpen your shovel. with file or grinder.
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Re: Organic Heirloom Tomatoes Don't Transport Well...
Sun, September 13, 2009 - 10:03 AMYeah, that's a problem. Gotta remember there were valid reasons that growers moved away from those breeds and left them heirlooms. Remove the stems, of course, and pick them just a little before they ripen, and pack them in newspaper are the things i remember doing.
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Re: Organic Heirloom Tomatoes Don't Transport Well...
Fri, September 18, 2009 - 12:16 PMMake sure to get the seeds. Just as a backup. still very important.
