Monty's D -Toms qustion

Sambucus_Nigra

officeguru wrote: »

I have to agree with some of the other posters that some of the so-called tv experts talk a lot of rubbish... Geoff Hamilton was the only one that I ever listened too and some of the ones before him, as they weren't 'yuppie' gardeners and had worked years for big estates and they certainly knew what they were talking about...

I'm sure there is an old adage: If it sounds daft, it usually is daft...

Cheers

Taking all the leaves off tomatoes was a Victorian thing, not a yuppie thing. I was taught it by my grandad in the 70s. He wasn't a yuppie - he was an ex miner.

londonsurrey

Has anyone here experimented with stripping all leaves, stripping some and stripping none on three identical plants?

wallbash

Interesting replies , pity I 'stripped' this morning.

Follow up question , now with less ( none) leaves , less water.?
Did try and keep my watering fairly standard, hate it when Tomatoes split , you go to all that trouble , just to fail at the end.

Ps not into cooking with them , I want perfect specimens for my salads.

PPS if not Monty ( Geoff no longer with us ) who should we trust ?

djohn2002uk

You'll get better info from Beechgrove Garden on BBC1 Scotland on Monday evening.

Sazbo

djohn2002uk wrote: »

Another example of the rubbish you get from a failed jeweler pretending he knows about gardening.

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: That really made me laugh on a dreary Monday morning sat here at my desk! Couldn't have put it better myself!

Saz

annie123

wallbash wrote: »

PPS if not Monty ( Geoff no longer with us ) who should we trust ?

Yourself.
You'll have all the right answers for where you live and how you grow things in just a few years.

What works well for me in London, wouldn't for someone from Scotland, Wales, Yorkshire or on the south coast etc.

There are often many ways to do things and it's a question of finding out what works for you.
But never be afraid to try doing things a different way, you may find it's better.
I have always grown my spuds in the ground and a few years ago decided to try pots as it seemed popular. I did and for me the yield was down and they got in the way, but that doesn't mean it isn't a right way to do it, its just not for me.

Next year at the end of the season strip one plant and leave another, then you can make an informed decision about what's right for you.

Kevstir

djohn2002uk wrote: »

You'll get better info from Beechgrove Garden on BBC1 Scotland on Monday evening.

Aye auld Jim knows a thing or 2 , Beechgrove is the best gardening program by a mile, and you get a laugh with Jim as well..