Help Zone 6b · 3,300 ft
What's eating my tomato leaves?
Found these yellow spots and tiny holes on my Cherokee Purples this morning. We've had a wet week. Anyone seen this before?
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Marguerite L. 22 14
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Harvest Zone 7a
First real basket of the summer 🍅
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Devon K. 84 27
Show & Tell Zone 7a · 2,600 ft
Morning frost on the terraces
First light frost of fall caught me off guard — the valley didn't get it. This is exactly why I started using SproutMap.
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Hanna P. 41 9
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