Phred, I wouldn't worry too much about nitrogen excess in your tomatoes eg. from manure. A friend once grew tomatoes in hot manure (not even aged) and had a bumber crop, without nitrogen burn.
I suspect that any variety would respond well.
Folk who laboured at sewage farms in the UK once made a good side income selling tomato plants that had germinated in the sewage. Needless to say, this practice has since been discontinued by Authority...
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This has been an interesting reading that spans 9 months.
I only had BER one time. And I believe that was do to the heavy rains that year.
I'm just a city gardner. I grow organic only. Kicked the chemical habit 14 years ago. I make my own Growth Containers. Some up to 8 feet long. Those are not just self watering (reservoir) they are also self filling.
I mix my own soilless soil, and my own fertilizer. I believe in Fish and Seaweed extract. I have a composter that saves the compost tea that is created. Sometimes I will grind up an oily fish put it in pant hose and soak it in water along with some compost. This tea is excellent as a spray and as a boost to the water. I seed the boarder of my garden in wildflowers. That brings the type is wasps that help to control the worms.
Frankly, after years of growing this way I seldom have a problem with my plants. I am moving more toward fruits. Blackberry, fig, pineapples, grapes etc. Again all growing in my containers.
Anyone here organic?
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