Have I sold 16 people a pig in a poke?

[PiggyPokkyFool]

Name changed as this is very outing.
The facts: Saw YouTube video about growing tomatoes from a slice of tomato, had some v tasty cherry ones from supermarket so planted 3 slices with low expectations. 3 weeks later, 54 seedlings, transferred to larger pots expecting to lose half, 52 survived - nearly all grew looking super healthy - had 49 tomato plants. Couldn't possibly use all so planted some, gave away some and had 28 tomato plants left. Got the bright idea of selling them on our local group for 50p each - sold all bar 3 which I offered some to my much older, much wiser chum and he said " Oh, no thanks as they are probably F1s so won't produce anything". Have I sold 16 people a pig in a poke? Never mind friends who think I am a great grower

Potato growing is great (and easy) I've got tomato plants but somehow kill them all.

You will be absolutely fine, they will produce tomatoes, just not identical to the parent plant. It would be different if you were selling them at a premium, telling buyers that they are a specific variety. 50p for a lucky dip tomato plant is a bargain!

I saved seed from F1 mini sweet peppers and the result was full sized long sweet peppers. I saved those seeds and have done with every generation for years now.

Still no flowers my chums - am I being overly impatient? Stalks are continuing to thicken and they are looking healthier and healthier but still no flowers - just one little yellow flower and I would feel cheered.... come on my beauties!!!!

I thought an F1 was a newly qualified hospital doctor......I clearly watch too much Holby City!!

Place marking; this is fascinating!

@Bluesheep8 That made me laugh - you are right and I know this as when I am not watching my tomatoes for flowers to appear and I am going round open days with DD1 for medical schools.
To-day I actually starting talking to them .....

Well done Bob - if mine survive tonight, they will survive anything - it is horrid here.

@BobTheDuvet @cwg1 @spellingtest @MereDintofPandiculation @EssentialHummus @LazyLemur @prettybird @bookbook @MyNameIsCharlesII - can't see anyone else as you are over the page but really hope everyone sees this.
Firstly sorry for the silence but there was NOTHING to tell - plants got bigger and healthier and taller and bushier but not one flower. Every day I checked and there was nothing. Finally gave up looking on Wednesday and then - not ten minutes ago - I saw there are loads of flowers, loads and loads, the warm weather has obviously pushed them on that little bit further and I will have tomatoes!!
Only your kind words and support has kept me from despairing - success. Nothing has made me happier - I have oodles of strawberries, raspberries, red currants. Blackberries, French beans and mange tout flowers plus the cucumber and cucamelons are well on their way but I must admit to doing a happy dance - in the front garden - there were people on the street

Wahoo! Mine are still some way behind but I frequently look at them and remember this thread OP .

They are making good progress essential - I'm cheering them on from a very lovely London - Yay us!!

Where are you Bob? It is gorgeous here - currently 34 and I honestly think I can see things progressing by the hour.
BTW when I said how horrid the weather was that night I was not wrong - one of my containers flooded despite the drainage holes and I had to bale it out!

Sending you massively positive vibes Bob🍅🍅

Same here bob - one courgette and three strawberries so far.

Wow! Just read the thread from the beginning and well done to all! I have only just potted up two quite large tomato plants given to me by a friend. They had a good start in her greenhouse and then had a nasty surprise when they came to our garden as they had to stay outside through days and days of torrential rain and cold! So they are only just starting to grow little buds. This hot sunny weather should get them producing.

@IPiggyPokkyFool... have to say i love this poem...

Will my beautiful yellow/orangey cherries turn into whopping beefs? Will they be red? Will they be dead? Will nothing happen and I'll wish I was dead

No worries after all

I think these next few days will really bring everything on Bob and Essential - my cucamelons have suddenly started to really progress - once they went out into a hanging basket ( ssshh - don't tell anyone but it's really the kids halloween cauldron re-purposed but it is hanging by its handle so....) they just sat there and took about 4 weeks to get that extra leaf that tells you they have adapted to their new environment and it is only in the last week that they have really sprinted on.
The mange tout have started to pod, the french and runner beans have come out the top of the raspberries (6 ft+). and we are suddenly getting 50 raspberries a day. Up to then it was like everything was surviving but not really progressing.
Weather in the coming 10 days looks great - bounty is coming my chums, bounty is coming!
BooseysMom - I'm a poet and I didn't know it.

I hope so piggy - I have a lovely great bush of blueberries but they are taking bloody ages. I go out to stare at them daily. Fingers crossed! We only moved in to years ago and then had a newborn, so this is my first year of “proper” gardening.

Brilliant!

Blueberries is something I cannot grow. Twice and I tried, twice they have died. Too much love and care I think - lovely pot, special soil, ideal position. 10-20 blueberries the first year, dead plant second year - twice!!
Everything else seems to survive with lots of will and less than ideal conditions. I have a tiny garden so nothing has the space it should and things are grown in all sorts of repurposed contains e.g. the halloween trick or treat cauldron but everything else pays its way and then some - except for those stupid blueberries. Oh and peas - I don't grown peas any more as they don't justify their space - Mr Birds Eye does a much better job for the money.