THE TOMATO GROWING THREAD 2018

strut
strʌt/
noun

1. 1.
   a rod or bar forming part of a framework and designed to resist compression.
   "a supporting strut"
2. 2.
   a stiff, erect, and apparently arrogant or conceited gait.
   "that old confident strut and swagger has returned"

verb

1. 1.
   walk with a stiff, erect, and apparently arrogant or conceited gait.
   "peacocks strut through the grounds"
   synonyms: swagger, swank, parade, prance, flounce, stride, sweep; More
   
   
   
2. 2.
   brace (something) with a strut or struts.
   "the holes were close-boarded and strutted"

 

I've had it a few times in my greenhouse over the years Redwing. It's a fungal infection that is wind borne. Obviously outdoor crops are more susceptible but one year I had it inside the greenhouse and my outdoor crop was untouched a few yards away.

 

Maybe a silly question but how do most people add their fertiliser? I've always watered it in from the top but is this actually most effective or would standing the pots in a water/fertiliser mix work better ?

 

The feeding roots are supposedly higher up and the lower roots take up water. I think that only comes in play when they are planted, are yours in big pots? I'd continue feeding from the top.

 

Not in their final pots yet but they'll go into 24cm pots I should think