2016 Tomato Growing

Yes, it's a bit of a risk. But I put mine out into a raised bed yesterday. I'll be totally stuffed if there's another hard frost, though I'm ready with a double layered fleece blanket if there's a frost warning.

 

Reckon it would do any harm to take off the frost damaged leaves? Growing points seem ok.

 

It looks fine so far, tonight and tomorrow night will be a little cold, but i think they will survive

 

When did that happen? It was mild here last night.

@Zigs If they are gonners, I could bring some of my spare plants as replacements when I'm on my trip to Dorset next week.

 

Few nights back it got down to -3c.

They'll be fine ta, mainly giveaways for Shineyland

 

It looked like you might be tomatoless this year from that pic, been so many cold nights here that I've had to buy an extra Propane cylinder.

 

Got others that didn't get affected ta Scrunge

Blimey, bet that upset you Did you get a discount?

 

I don't do that, I remove their seed leaves and then keep on re-planting ever deeper, removing further lower true leafs as necessary. This will produce a bigger rootball, healthier/stronger plants, and flower trusses closer to soil level.

 

I'm resisting being tempted by the hot weather into planting tomatoes in my polytunnels as there's a few chilly nights forecast for next weekend, so will just keep on potting them up. I haven't fogotten the June morning when it dropped several degrees below freezing at my plot.

 

Willow's Manx Marvel had got a bit leggy so staked it and putting out in the day

 

Nice. Just think - if you're that good to your daughter's plants, you're going to make a fantastic grandfather..

Got to get back to work here... later I'll try to take a pic of my leggy tomatoes