Tomatoes going wrong - again!

in_my_wellies

I made wooden garden plant labels from the slats in an old louver door. I cut them in half and dipped them in bright orange paint. I stick one where ever I need to remember something is planted/needs watering/protection, etc
Far many years I ran a charity plant stall and asked people to drop pots an trays by my gate. They still do 20 years later and I don't even live there anymore!
^^^sorry off topic
I don't normally bother with tomatoes outside but this year I've grown 'Outdoor Girl' which is supposed to be blight resistant, the leaves look more like potatoes.  I was given the packet of seed. I planted them outside today. 

Farway

in_my_wellies said:

I don't normally bother with tomatoes outside but this year I've grown 'Outdoor Girl' which is supposed to be drought resistant, the leaves look more like potatoes.  I was given the packet of seed. I planted them outside today. 

Flash back in time there, my Granddad grew the same variety, outside, before blight was even a problem, or maybe it was but I was in short trousers then possibly something I was not aware of

I grew them for a  bit but they somehow seem to have lost the oomph my granddad's had

PS, I tried wooden plant labels, waste of space they had rotted & become illegible after the first winter, now I re use the plastic labels

Silvertabby

Farway said:

in_my_wellies said:

I don't normally bother with tomatoes outside but this year I've grown 'Outdoor Girl' which is supposed to be drought resistant, the leaves look more like potatoes.  I was given the packet of seed. I planted them outside today. 

Flash back in time there, my Granddad grew the same variety, outside, before blight was even a problem, or maybe it was but I was in short trousers then possibly something I was not aware of

I grew them for a  bit but they somehow seem to have lost the oomph my granddad's had

PS, I tried wooden plant labels, waste of space they had rotted & become illegible after the first winter, now I re use the plastic labels

Possibly because granddad used an organic fertiliser that wouldn't be acceptable now?  

MoneySeeker1

Silvertabby said:

Farway said:

in_my_wellies said:

I don't normally bother with tomatoes outside but this year I've grown 'Outdoor Girl' which is supposed to be drought resistant, the leaves look more like potatoes.  I was given the packet of seed. I planted them outside today. 

Flash back in time there, my Granddad grew the same variety, outside, before blight was even a problem, or maybe it was but I was in short trousers then possibly something I was not aware of

I grew them for a  bit but they somehow seem to have lost the oomph my granddad's had

PS, I tried wooden plant labels, waste of space they had rotted & become illegible after the first winter, now I re use the plastic labels

Possibly because granddad used an organic fertiliser that wouldn't be acceptable now?  

LOL - as I guess you mean the ...ahem...readily available sort....LOL.

Farway

MoneySeeker1 said:

Silvertabby said:

Farway said:

in_my_wellies said:

I don't normally bother with tomatoes outside but this year I've grown 'Outdoor Girl' which is supposed to be drought resistant, the leaves look more like potatoes.  I was given the packet of seed. I planted them outside today. 

Flash back in time there, my Granddad grew the same variety, outside, before blight was even a problem, or maybe it was but I was in short trousers then possibly something I was not aware of

I grew them for a  bit but they somehow seem to have lost the oomph my granddad's had

PS, I tried wooden plant labels, waste of space they had rotted & become illegible after the first winter, now I re use the plastic labels

Possibly because granddad used an organic fertiliser that wouldn't be acceptable now?  

LOL - as I guess you mean the ...ahem...readily available sort....LOL.

I know what you are referring to, but as it happens it was the milkman's horse's poo, we were sent out with bucket & shovel to collect it

It was pig poo on the gooseberries

greenbee

Silvertabby said:

Farway said:

in_my_wellies said:

I don't normally bother with tomatoes outside but this year I've grown 'Outdoor Girl' which is supposed to be drought resistant, the leaves look more like potatoes.  I was given the packet of seed. I planted them outside today. 

Flash back in time there, my Granddad grew the same variety, outside, before blight was even a problem, or maybe it was but I was in short trousers then possibly something I was not aware of

I grew them for a  bit but they somehow seem to have lost the oomph my granddad's had

PS, I tried wooden plant labels, waste of space they had rotted & become illegible after the first winter, now I re use the plastic labels

Possibly because granddad used an organic fertiliser that wouldn't be acceptable now?  

It still gets sprayed on the fields... it's easy to distinguish by the smell. As, to be fair, are all other types. I'm not a fan of liquid poultry manure when it's being sprayed round here... 

Davesnave

I have plenty of well-rotted stable manure, but by the time it's turned into lovely crumbly stuff, I think whatever it had in it has probably mostly  leached away. I use it as a soil conditioner and much of the real 'oomph' for my toms and peppers is supplied via fermented comfrey leaves. Of course they stink even worse than some of the other things mentioned, which just proves they must be good!

RobM99

Mine are outside, I bring them in if the temp' is predicted to me less that 7°C.    They are just beginning to flower!

greenbee

Davesnave said:

I have plenty of well-rotted stable manure, but by the time it's turned into lovely crumbly stuff, I think whatever it had in it has probably mostly  leached away. I use it as a soil conditioner and much of the real 'oomph' for my toms and peppers is supplied via fermented comfrey leaves. Of course they stink even worse than some of the other things mentioned, which just proves they must be good!

I must remember to dig up some comfrey from my brother's garden. They've got lots, and he didn't even know what it was, so I need to get to it before it is 'weeded'!

Davesnave

greenbee said:

Davesnave said:

I have plenty of well-rotted stable manure, but by the time it's turned into lovely crumbly stuff, I think whatever it had in it has probably mostly  leached away. I use it as a soil conditioner and much of the real 'oomph' for my toms and peppers is supplied via fermented comfrey leaves. Of course they stink even worse than some of the other things mentioned, which just proves they must be good!

I must remember to dig up some comfrey from my brother's garden. They've got lots, and he didn't even know what it was, so I need to get to it before it is 'weeded'!

It will be best if he has the variety 'Bocking14,' as that's sterile and doesn't cause problems by popping up all over your garden.