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Post by benjiesmum on Apr 2, 2007 8:29:46 GMT 1
Variety Moneymaker good for a beginner. Thanks oldbat1949, I am going to get myself one plant of this Moneymaker and try it with the others I have already got. Thanks for the advice and hello to you.
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Post by benjiesmum on Apr 25, 2007 17:46:25 GMT 1
Here is one of my tomato plants a month on.... What do you think? I am quite pleased up to now. I didn't realise how much they'd grown until I looked at the photos I'd put up on this thread on the 21st March! and the micro toms.... not so sure about these! They look very tiny..but I s'pose they're meant to be!
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Post by bod on Apr 25, 2007 17:58:53 GMT 1
Aren't you going to take the shoots that grow between the stem and side shoots
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Post by benjiesmum on Apr 25, 2007 19:14:57 GMT 1
Aren't you going to take the shoots that grow between the stem and side shoots They don't need it. No pinching out - nuffin!! Let them grow and that's it. Or at least that's what it says on the label.
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Post by deltinglass on Apr 25, 2007 22:09:17 GMT 1
Wow aren't your tomatoes coming on well Benjiesmum
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Post by Admin Mal on Apr 25, 2007 22:40:35 GMT 1
Yes, well done, Benji! I can smell the aroma from here!
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Post by emmantro on Apr 3, 2008 13:42:45 GMT 1
Hey, anyone growing tomatoes this year? I enjoyed reading through this thread but wondering what's going on now a year later! Did you get a good harvest of them BM?
Talking of varieties - I've grown organic cherry tomatoes 'Gardeners Delight' now for two years; they grow well and are so tasty and sweet! This year I've only just very recently put the seeds in as we were away for Easter, so we'll see at what stage the seedlings come up...
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Post by benjiesmum on Apr 3, 2008 16:11:19 GMT 1
I've not tried Gardener's Delight Emm, but I have tried oldbat's recommendation of Moneymaker. They didn't make me any money, but I did get a lot of tomatoes off the plant I got! I have bought two Totem and one Moneymaker this year so I will see how they go. I like Totem because they are small plants that donot need pinching out - they grow about 1 foot to 18 inches tall. One was still producing tomatoes in November in my cold frame.
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Post by mrgluss on Apr 7, 2008 22:24:13 GMT 1
Just been potting up my tomato seedlings tonight - far too many as usual so if any one wants a couple I'd be relieved I'm trying an organic beefsteak, an F1 hybrid cherry called Sweet Olive and gardeners delight (again). My toms were poor last year due to lack of sun I think but my polytunnel is at last ready(ish) for use, so I'm going to try some in there and some in my porch. I like this time of year - full of promise and optimism, with the disappointments way out there in the future
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Post by emmantro on Apr 9, 2008 11:33:34 GMT 1
Totem sounds good benjiesmum, I might try that next year. Anything that requires less work & less things to remember suits me well That's a good attitude mrgluss, there is indeed so many promises in the small seedlings that are coming up... I've done the same as you and have huge amounts of certain seeds (e.g. we're gonna have tons of leeks this year! - or so I hope...)
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Post by oldbat1949 on Apr 10, 2008 11:21:37 GMT 1
I am trying a new tomato this year from Thompson & Morgan called Glacier. It is semi-bush and, so the catalogue states, can withstand cold temperatures. It is sometimes difficult to ripen tomatoes in polytunnels so I told by the boss. Will let you know how I get on with my new variety and like you mrgluss have far too many so I will send them off the the plant sale
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Post by benjiesmum on Apr 10, 2008 19:45:30 GMT 1
Sounds interesting oldbat! I've had a look at the Thompson and Morgan site and never realised there were so many different varieties. The hillybilly tomatoes and the purple/black tomatoes look very interesting. It will be interesting to see how your glacier tomatoes get on.
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Post by georgeg on Apr 13, 2008 19:27:37 GMT 1
Tomato's, can anyone help.... my daughter is growing them from seed, and now they are flowering, karen want's to know. do you nip some of the flower's off, or just leave them all on ? also she want's to know if it's all right to move them outside once the frost is all gone.. please help, as she has'nt tried growing tomato's before....
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Post by deltinglass on Apr 13, 2008 20:13:17 GMT 1
Hi George, I am not too sure if the same applies to all types of tomatoes or not but I remember growing ones years ago and what I did was to remove some of the side shoots to encourage good growth on the trusses you wanted to keep growing (think the seed packet will tell you if you need to pinch the side shoots out or not) and when the flowers came out then you "pollinated" them with a soft paintbrush - and it was of utmost importance to keep watered well (daily?) and also to feed with liquid tomato plant food too (weekly?) . Not too sure about putting outside as they would never ripen up here that way - maybe "doon sooth" is different though as it's more tropical - haha! Hopefully someone more knowledgeably than I will be along soon to advise you better
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Post by benjiesmum on Apr 13, 2008 20:22:00 GMT 1
Tomato's, can anyone help.... my daughter is growing them from seed, and now they are flowering, karen want's to know. do you nip some of the flower's off, or just leave them all on ? also she want's to know if it's all right to move them outside once the frost is all gone.. please help, as she has'nt tried growing tomato's before.... Yikes! She's done very very well to get them flowering so early, george. Now this is all I know about tomato growing so here goes. Someone may be able to correct me if I am wrong Much of this depends on what variety/type they are: As they grow pinch out the side shoots - unless they are a mini variety such as Totem. This stops them growing into a less productive bush shape. Cut off the growing point once you have established about five trusses (but in the north of the country limit thid to three) which have set. So I think she should leave them until the flowers start to fall off and reveal a tiny tom. Don't be tempted to pot them on in too big a pot - this should result in better plants. Don't plant outside until late May early June when all chandes of frost have gone. Feed once the fruits have got to a pea size. Never let the soil dry out. Hope this helps. Let us know how she gets on with them.
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