The Tomato Growing Thread 2019

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  1. Loki

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    @Snorky85 ,you'll need to! I love seeing lots of seedlings , you've made my day! There's enough there to provide the community!
    If you can be bothered to prick them all out, ask schools about allotment clubs, a couple of schools might be interested.
     
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      That’s a good idea @Loki

      Always nice to see them germinate-I just hope they grow into decent plants!

      Do u think they’ll be ready for pricking out soon? I’m always unsure as to when to do that bit.
       
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        @Snorky85 just wait until they get proper leaves ( true leaves) not the seed leaves that come first. Once the jaggedy leaves come,prick out,
        I reackon you could Tom bomb your area!
        I have visions of every grassy verge being full of toms:)
         
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          ha ha ha that’s not a bad idea actually!!!
           
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            Do it! You've got enough plants!
            I'm guessing you live in a village? It's supply and demand but old school!
             
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              @Loki it’s an old farm between two little villages where we live. There are a lot of verges :heehee:
               
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                Grafted my tomatoes last night.

                Before:
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                After:
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                Spares and severed rootstock cuttings back under growlamps as insurance:
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                  Wow they look brilliant @JWK . I know you've got the grow lamps - just wondering, when did you sow them?
                   
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                    They look really nice and strong plants. What's the variety used as rootstock?
                     
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                      Yet to sow mine. Might just buy this year
                       
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                        Hi @Snorky85 - I started sowing on 8th Feb, followed by a few batches until 21st Feb.

                        The rootstock develops more slowly hence need to be sown first. For grafting the rootstock and scion stem diameters need to be the same, hence I grow more than needed to give me a good chance of matching them up. It's not helped I am growing several scions which also grow at different rates:
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                        Orange Paruche
                        Golden Crown
                        Gardener's Delight 2005 stock
                        Gardener's Delight 2012 stock
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                          Hi @Alisa

                          I am using Estamino from Kings Seeds - used that for a few years and it gives very good results, so I can grow my plants in the same soil year after year. Estamino is resistant to the various pests and diseases that build up in soil if you don't rotate, plus they make the plant very vigorous.
                           
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                            Pricked out 3 Roma today. 4 sowed, only one looked ....... pathetic.
                            gardeners delight...... 3 sown, all up. One is strong with true leaves, the others are pathetic!

                            Sweet million..... 3 sown, 1 up, it looks ok .... but .... I've had better specimens.:sad:
                            Nevermind, still enough time to re sow if need be :blue thumb:
                            I'll be starting red alert soon
                             
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                              Pricked out one lot of yellow tumblers, and one lot of baby plums. Running our of space already!

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                                JWK, you have inspired me to graft my own tomatoes too ...grafted toms are more prolific and disease resistant so worth the while :)
                                 
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