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THE Tomato thread 2007

93 replies

nikkie · 24/03/2007 21:13

My seedling are growing already!
Last year they took weeks to germinate , only 2 weeks and they are about 5 cm!!!!!!

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cremolafoam · 02/05/2007 10:30

quick question;
i have some Roma plants .I have read that they are supposed to flower before planting them into the grow bag( which will be in The greenhouse)The flowers are about to come, but can I plant them out yet?
They are on the kitchen windowsill at the mo.
TIA

Ifonlyhewould · 02/05/2007 12:02

Could someone please tell me what the 'feeder leaves' are and how I recognise them? And are these the leaves I am supposed to remove?

Yes, i'm new to all this tomato stuff too. Loving it but it will be a miracle if I get any tomatoes, i'm a complete novice!

TIA

MegaLegs · 02/05/2007 12:11

I've planted mine out in greenhouse bed and outside. They were getting too leggy in pots. Ialways plant them out when they are about 20 cm tall have never waited for flowers.

Ifonlyhewould - the leaves you remove are the smaller leaves that grow out where a stem is already attached to the stalk.

scroll down for a diagram

Lucycat · 02/05/2007 12:21

Mine are sitting in a plastic tomato greenhouse on top of their growbags at the moment.

This year I shall be growing SweetMillion and moneymaker. Both types have their first truss on already but I get very nervous about putting them out this early so I shall harden them off for another week or so before planting them out 'proper'.

Last year I bought some fab supports that sit under the growbag and make an arch above to hold the cane straight.

bozza · 02/05/2007 12:28

Quick q for you experts. How many tumbling tomatoes to a 14" hanging basket?

thnaks

QuiltHugger · 02/05/2007 12:55

gardening virgin
what are trusses?
my tom plants are quite big and growing yelow flowers on some stems and leaves on others are trusses one or the other or both?

Lucycat · 02/05/2007 12:57

your yellow flowers are trusses! Well done!

When the flowers drop off you will very soon see teeny tiny tomatoes beginning to form - keep them well watered at this stage or nasty stuff happens to your tomatoes - blossom end rot.

Keep pinching the side shoots out to kae them grow upwards but don't take the flowers off - up here our plants can take about 4 trusses, any more and they won't ripen.

Ifonlyhewould · 02/05/2007 13:03

Aaaah I see. The squatters! Thank you

QuiltHugger · 02/05/2007 13:06

brilliant thanks
no doubt I'll be back with more silly questions soon!

cremolafoam · 02/05/2007 14:03

thanks
am also a tomato virgin
will stick them in the green house today i think. diagram really helpful megalegs- cheers

Oblomov · 02/05/2007 14:07

I am growing tomatoes for the second year. Count me in.

QuiltHugger · 02/05/2007 16:27

just been looking at the flowers and some have dried up a bit at the end. have cut them off.
is it just the one flower that'll be effected the truss or the whole plant?

Lucycat · 02/05/2007 17:55

No, they will dry up naturally, leave the rest on as it is the dead flowers that drop off and then form the tomatoes.

thefuturesbright · 02/05/2007 21:38

Tomato trauma!

we have sold the house (and fab greenhouse with light and water) and will be moving out at the end of June , don't know where. I will have to leave my wonderful tomatoes behind for the new owners! and if I keep some in pots to move they will be very big and fragile by then! any suggestions for keeping some to take with me?

QuiltHugger · 02/05/2007 22:49

seriously stupid sorry.
looked at another one and can see now.

MrsWho · 02/05/2007 22:53

In pots with those twirly cane things should be pretty stable and take off any unweildy branches before you move them?

cremolafoam · 03/05/2007 09:38

ok planted mine (Roma plum)into the growbag yesterday. i have put in a cane for each plant and twine from the top of the cane to the roof of the green house(idea taken from ancient self sufficiency book)
i am expecting great things now. LOL

dh came home from work yesterday and called me Barbara Good. i was in ancient painting clothes and with a bandana on my head and muddy wellies.The temperature in the greenhouse was 39 degrees so I also was sweating and pink in the face.

MrsWho · 14/05/2007 21:16

How are everyones tomatos doing now?

My tumbling ones are doing really well despite being outside in hangbaskets all last week when it was raining and very windy!

Joby1970 · 15/05/2007 13:37

Hi all

its my first time growing them this year. I bought seeds with ready made soil plugs from B& Q. I have already pptted them on into seperate pots (I did that last week) any ideas on how much longer it'll be before I can put them outside in their grow bag... I live in Manchester?

MrsWho · 15/05/2007 18:20

depends how big they are really, some of mine are outside now and about 10inches tall butmost are still under cover.
You need to hardedn them off first as well, outside in the day for a week or so then if its a nice day out at night too.

kazzia · 15/05/2007 21:41

Hi All

Have got 8 of each bush toms & tumblers, about 6 inches high in mini greenhouse. Planning to pot on this weekend.

looneytune · 20/05/2007 13:14

I came to the gardening club when I inherited some tomato plants from a Freecycler Never grown anything like this but really want it to work!

I've got 3 in plastic cups at the moment but not sure what sort? I have just noticed yellow flowers on it which have only been there a day or 2. Do I need to nip these off? Should I be planting into growbag now with canes?

Atm they are sitting in our playroom on the windowledge. It's a conservatory and gets quite a bit of sun for part of the day and I'm giving lots of water.

Haven't got time right now to read this thread so if anyone can answer my questions I'd be VERY grateful

looneytune · 20/05/2007 15:19

Don't worry, I now know NOT to nip the buds but to tap them instead

MrsWho · 20/05/2007 19:41

I would put outside in the day/in a night for a couple of days to harden them off then out in grow bags

looneytune · 20/05/2007 19:58

Oh I see, like they are? So would I leave them out all day and all night for couple of days then put in grow bags? Just confirming.

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