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Growing tomatoes
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RobM99 said:0
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Nobbie1967 said:Isn’t it a bit early to be sowing tomatoes unless you have a heated greenhouse? Seem to remember sowing about the start of April last year.0
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You can grow them to quite a size before you plant them in their final position.
I'd say now is a good time to get them going, but keep moving tem on so they do not become pot bound0 -
fatbelly said:You can grow them to quite a size before you plant them in their final position.
I'd say now is a good time to get them going
I’ll be growing Sungold for an early sweet crop, Gardener’s Delight for a more traditional flavour, but slightly later and Pink Brandywine beefsteak which was a trial last year and produced fantastic fruit relatively quickly for a beefsteak which can take ages to ripen.1 -
I normally sow mid march and then panic they won't grow, sow again and have hundreds...But I do normally sow mid-March. Can't be bothered with the faff of worrying whether they're warm enough or getting enough light. I have noticed in my greenhouse one side grows stockier than the other, no matter what the variety planted,,and after last year, I'll be putting quite a few outside. The italian plum ones certainly.btw, watch the Back Krim and Russian, they have a tendency to split.Non me fac calcitrare tuum culi0
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Tomatoes split because of irregular watering. If they bet dry and then lots of water, the fruits absorb water too quickly and the thin-skinned ones split.Now a gainfully employed bassist again - WooHoo!0
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Bought some mixed tomatoes, the actual fruits - so will dry some seeds and try them!Now a gainfully employed bassist again - WooHoo!0
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The large black ones are a !!!!!! for it, the brads Black Heart excepting. I gew a lot of black tomato varities in the last, some of them have traits, but they're all delicious. I went through a phase of growing every weird sounding or looking tomato I could, time and years have told me not to do that now because I know what I like
On the other hand, red tomatoes, haven't got a clue except for Italian varieities.
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Well, ignored my own advice and sowed my tomatoes a week ago. Sungold and Brandywine are up, but I think the Gardeners delight seed was a bit old and no sign so far.0
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We haven't had the warmth really yet.Now a gainfully employed bassist again - WooHoo!0
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