Tomato Growing Thread 2022

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  1. JWK

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    I forgot to mention I used mycorrhizal fungi at the planting stage, invaluable for getting massive root systems and building up immunity against soil borne pests:
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      I've never used the fungi before, sounds like something I should try, so will give it a go next year.
       
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        I've found the mycorrhizal fungi gives as good results as using grafted plants. Also it allows you to plant in the same soil every year, saves the heavy work of exchanging it with clean.
         
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          pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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          I used it on the plants I put out yesterday.
          The packet was probably nearly a year old though so not sure it's going to work.
           
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            On my packet it says it's ok for 12 months, so you should be ok pete
             
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              i used a packet last year that was three years old and it worked ok, however saying that it may now be resedent in my greenhouse border as i have used it for years
               
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                This year i am also using in my new greenhouse empathy afterplant tomato feed and bio stimulant
                 
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                  Wow! Yet again a crowd of 'experts' with their own great ways of doing things! I've got my ways of doing things, though my results are not as good!
                   
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                    Planted the outdoor spare plants at the allotment today. It's maybe too early but the weather forecast is good so I risked it. I thought they needed to go out and keeping them pot bound was worse. It's a harsh environment at the allotment I'm hoping that will improve the flavour if they survive. They got no Rootgrow or fertilizer, just a good watering:

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                      pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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                      Secrets out folks.
                      Drip feed your plants with Benecole:biggrin:
                       
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                        I'm growing a couple of "Tomande" plants this year, new to me but I think its probably a F1 version of Marmande which along with Super marmande I grew years ago.

                        Its a beefsteak type and I've always found you get this first flower on every truss that is a complete mess, and its happening here, kind of more than one fruit develops like Siamese twins.

                        the others on the truss usually form well shaped toms, so I'm cutting that first flower off of these hoping the strength goes to the rest of the truss.
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                          I put 6 into pots outside and covered with fleece for now. 2xcrimson crush 2x aurora (an early determinate) and 2x banan krasnyi an early russian semi determinate. I still have a few I could try in the ground ... probably got enough now though
                           
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                            What should I expect from a variety labelled 'semi-determinate'?

                            I assume I leave it alone to do its own thing, i.e. no nipping out side-shoots?

                            It is Lizzano F1 Semi-Determinate by the way.
                             
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                              Here's my Lizzano from last year. It was in a pot on top of a wall. It was depicted as a tumbling plant on Premier Seeds and so I didn't remove any sideshoots. I just let it flop over and tumble down the wall. Lizzano 2021.jpg
                               
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                                Thanks @eatenbyweasels that answers my question. It is described as a trailer so I put it in a container on the patio.
                                 
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