Tomato Growing Thread 2021

Love it, who needs a hedge. Hope you don’t get too many passers by just helping themselves.

 

50% won't recognise them for what they are

 

Just glorious!!

 

One row on my plot look like they have blight - photo attached. Would you agree? They still look ok from above and fruits arent yet affected. Assuming the worst, would you remove every scrap of these plants, or any chance they could right themselves in the hot weather?? They are growing against other plants that dont yet show black spots on the stems.. I just removed as many damaged leaves and shoots as possible..

 

Its blight unfortunately, not surprising bearing in mind the terrible weather we have had.

 

Thanks for your opinions both @Fat Controller & @JWK- absolute shame indeed. Outside yes, where there has been so much rain, and these were not well pruned. Tomorrow's job will be to remove them and see if the next row can be saved.

 

Some of mine dont look good.
Think I might give them a copper spray.

 

thanks - I needed other opinions..

 

ok copper spray!! I read you cant buy that any more. What are you using and if you are making it up - what is the recipe please?!?!?! : )

 

Vitax Copper Mixture 175g

 

My new 25 x 10 foot polytunnel toms were supported by short canes when planting, then exclusively by that thin flexible cable with soft plastic covering. (plants aren't as tall as they should be at this time of year as weather delayed fixing the cover)




I might hitch some rings either side of changes of direction and add short lengths of cable to smoothen the angles.

 

Had our first Sungolds yesterday yum!