The Tomato Growing Thread 2019

I have six plants growing this year. Three large pots with two plants in each. They are positioned against our south facing conservatory wall so they get the south sun and more light and heat reflected from the conservatory windows. I have no idea what variety they are. Our neighbour gave us some of her green house grown toms large year. They were so nice I saved some seed for this year. The other variety was found growing in a large pot last year and produced dozens of small plum type. So, more seed saving and this year planted as above.

 

The fourteen Tumbling Toms and three Morrisons Moneymaker-type.

 

I've added two spares at the end, so ten Gigantomos in total.


The curling leaves are normal for this variety.
The cause is an abrupt change in weather conditions.



The leaders on these plants tend to diverge or fork considerably making pruning a little bit tricky.

They also exhibit a tendency to produce a sucker shoot on a flowering truss. The sucker will then produce a flowering truss after a set or two of leaves and so on.

I've removed all suckers and kept singular trusses on the primary vine.

 

The Morrisons "Grape" tomatoes.

 

Hi @misterQ , were those Morrisons grape tomatoes from saved seed from fruit you bought or can you buy the seed. I really like the look of them. Ta .

 

@KFF

They were grown from saved seed. The Morrisons "Grape" tomato is a red mini plum, sweet with a crunchy texture.

They are often sold loose in a clear box in Morrisons.

 

Hello,
I've just joined so a quick list of my toms, all in pots in the garden.
Bush toms
First in Field, Red Alert, The Amateur and Outdoor Girl
Cordon
Cavesham, Stonors Exhibition, Essex Wonder, St Pierre, Britains Breakfast, Tangella, Ananas and a couple that just appeared in compost.
Mini
Red Robin
The cordons are very slow this year which I gather is happening everywhere and the bushes are covered in flowers and a few ripening fruit.
Apart from Ananas every one is new to me so I can't give a view until I've eaten some which is some way off. Quite happy how it's going though and the bush ones really have surprised me.
Rob

 

“The cordons are very slow this year which I gather is happening everywhere and the bushes are covered in flowers and a few ripening fruit”.

All my tomatoes are really slow this year. Only had one ripe one from Outdoor Girl. This time last year I was picking lots of tomatoes. What’s happening to make them so slow?

 

Last year was an exceptional year for outdoor tomatoes. Remember the baking June?

 

Mr Q,
you've clearly got green fingers, everything looks so healthy and productive, the photos show it off well.
There used to be a salt beef shop at the top of the hill/ Clapton Common. T'was lovely.
Rob

 

Who could forget!! Yeah I guess the cold June has got something to do with it! As it happens - I’ve just gone into the greenhouse and found that my Cherokee smoky purple are on the turn!!

 

I've had some cherry tomatoes from the local shop the name on the packet is "sunstream" really nice taste, I've got some seed from one on some kitchen towel, going to give them a go next year, what's the process for drying them out properly?

 

There is a proper way by soaking them, a bit more complicated than that but I just put them on a kitchen towel and let them dry, roll it up and when I want them pick them off with a bit of towel and plant them. It's worked for me and my mum and dad for years but no good if you are doing a seed swap apparently.
Someone will come along with the correct method soon