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Loads of tomatoes - but still green

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TracyK · 24/08/2008 12:53

Any chance of them going red now?

Should I keep feeding them?
Should I remove the flowers that are still appearing to concentrate energies into going red?

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TracyK · 26/08/2008 21:56

Phew - I've stripped and cut off the flowers that were still appearing. Toms still getting fatter - but just not red!

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spottyshoes · 29/08/2008 10:01

Mine are tomato trees They are about 5 foot high and really bushy as I have never pinch out or stripped anything!!!???? Didn't know I was supposed to. How and why do I do it please?

I was just dead chuffed they grew from seeds but now they have grown too big for the canes and are starting to lean over!!!

TracyK · 29/08/2008 16:29

I think sposed to pinch out to divert the growing tall energy into fruit producing energy. But my mums tomato plants are trees too - and she's got thousands of tomatoes!

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spottyshoes · 29/08/2008 16:40

Yes I have a fair few on there. Guess I'll just leave them alone for a bit longer

TracyK · 29/08/2008 17:05

Just given mine another feed today - but no sun today and not forecast for the weekend - bah!

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misi · 29/08/2008 18:33

all of a sudden I have hundreds of toms going red on me!! tomorrow my nephew and I are going to strip them all off and make some tom puree for the freezer to take us over winter it is weird with no sun and all

spottyshoes · 30/08/2008 10:16

Have tied all of mine back this morning to expose the toms to a bit of daylight as they were all hidden underneath and it looks the sun is fighting its way through the clouds

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