Tomato Growing Thread 2023

Yes,
I have my greenhouse ones showing ,last two days, the same.( I have disinfected my hands before coming on the forum)
At this moment, the outdoor ones seem ok as do some in a seperate polytunnel, but its only 2 metres away.....

 

Fight Against Blight | The James Hutton Institute

 

Can only think that the greenhouse open door faces west, the outdoor are in pots on east facing wall. Prevailing wind, of which we get plenty, is south westerly. Also humidity may be a factor. No doubt it will spread!

Blightspy reports commercial growers, who will be spraying (every 9 days?). Reports upon farming forum suggest widespread occurance since 28/07, and suggestions of crop shortfall/price increase as a result.

 

I think you probably get it in a greenhouse because of overcrowding, a good reason to take a few bottom leaves off and create more airflow.
The condensation is likely to be the cause if it lingers all day in wet weather, I see blight as one of those things that is always present, whatever you do, you have to not create the environment where it can grow.
Even under glass it gets difficult with soggy weather.

 

Zauberstab, Gobstopper and Petit Chocolat in the greenhouse just now.

 

Looking really good …. "to have a bit of colour on mine would be nice" - I have just been shuffling mine about on the patio to make sure they received what bit of sun we will be having today.

I’ve noticed that paper cups are buried in the soil of your tomato plants, I realised it is a kind of a drip watering system, so do you perforate half way down the sides and bottom of the cup and once place in situ; fill the cup to the top with water each day or just fill when empty?

 

It's plastic 500ml yoghurt cartons with the bottoms cut out. It's where I aim the hosepipe/watering can to avoid splattering wet compost back up onto the plants. Meanwhile, the water and feed is delivered straight to the roots.

 

Thank you, I will be doing this next year

 

In 20 years of growing tomatoes on our balcony I've only had blight 1 year! Even then it was probably my fault as I had returned from the allotment where I had to get rid of all my tomato plants that had been killed by blight. I didn't think to change my clothes before going out on to the balcony!

 

I do the same in my hanging baskets too .

 

One pf my plants -a codon that was pinch off in growth in the first month of being outside looks very different from the other 3 tomato plants in the shape of its leaves, feels very stiff and dry. Soil is damp and due for a feed in 2 days.