Help MBE grow his dinner 2011

moneymabel

Little_Vics wrote: »

awww....thanks........

They are outside in a poly greenhouse thingy in a very sunny spot, in large troughs full of half-proper-compost and half-special-tomato-compost. I water them every day. Some have brown leaves today, which is sad. I've already killed one on my window sill and the other one inside isn't looking too happy either.

Hi LittleVics,
I've got my toms in a poly greenhouse too, I unzip the front every morning and roll it up out of the way and then tuck them up again at night! Sounds like yours may have got too hot?

mrbadexample

Part of my tomato factory:



My other 6 lucky plants will be in the greenhouse - the three grafted ones (although I'm still a bit tempted to grow one outdoors); the two varieties I've not grown before (Galina & Red Cluster Pear) plus an Amish Paste, as I want to try and grow one that's over 1lb.

annie123

That's a lot of toms for a single bloke!

As my garden is only 10' wide I'll make do with my 6 plants but that's a good display, well done:T

mrbadexample

My Blue Danube spuds are just poking through. Can I earth them up with compost? I haven't got any earth left.

mrbadexample

annie123 wrote: »

That's a lot of toms for a single bloke!

As my garden is only 10' wide I'll make do with my 6 plants but that's a good display, well done:T

Yeah, got carried away a bit. I've got two each of 8 varieties, plus the three grafted ones. I've got another three that are for a mate, but I'll let him have them once they've got flowers. By my calculations, that means I've given 19 plants away.

witchwoopiggy

mrbadexample wrote: »

Part of my tomato factory:



My other 6 lucky plants will be in the greenhouse - the three grafted ones (although I'm still a bit tempted to grow one outdoors); the two varieties I've not grown before (Galina & Red Cluster Pear) plus an Amish Paste, as I want to try and grow one that's over 1lb.

oooo i am not the only one with a tomato fetish :j:j:j:D
looking good MrBE

i have given up counting mine they seem to mate over night i am growing
pineapple
amana
gardens delight
yellow tumblers
German orange strawberry
black truffle
pink oxheart
just dont ask how many of each i may have to lie :rotfl::eek::eek:

Little_Vics

ok - so firstly I'm jealous MBE. Secondly I have no money to buy anything else at all, so essentially - are my toms going to grow in what I've got them in or not? What can I do that doesn't cost anything to help them along? I'm now very confused and even more on the verge of grey-ness than before.

annie123

mrbadexample wrote: »

My Blue Danube spuds are just poking through. Can I earth them up with compost? I haven't got any earth left.

yes that's fine, I earth up with soil or hm compost then if I have to do it again, newspaper or weed membrane but most spuds grow in a narrow depth anyway, so it's only to keep the light of the tatties.

My Blue D are through too and growing quicker than I thought considering they ended up shoved between some shrubs.:)

witchwoopiggy

right this is one of my unknown chillis can anyone tell by the flower what type it is or do all chilli flowers look the same

misskool

all chilli flowers look the same. you will start getting a better idea when the fruit is set. sorry