Tomato Growing 2024

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  1. pete

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

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    I grew Happy day a couple of years ago, outside, and it was fairly late, not tried it since.
     
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    • JWK

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      Another cold one tonight

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        This is crackers for the time of year. We're forecast 7°. I've just been out and fleeced everything I can.
         
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        • JWK

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          I've brought indoors the cucumbers, chillies and aubergines. Tomatoes are in the ground and will have to take their chances.
           
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            Trellis, fleece, clothes pegs... what could possibly go wrong? PXL_20240608_210550045~2.jpg
             
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              It wasn't as cold as forecast thank goodness, yes it got up to 32c this morning before I opened the doors and vents, the greenhouse catches early morning sun
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                @JWK best thing about my greenhouse is the automatic Baylis vents. I don't have to try and predict whether it's going to be too hot - they just do it. Shame I can't have them on the Louvre vents too.
                 
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                  We had the lowest +7.5c this night. For my small greenhouse (6×8 ft) it doesn't make any difference if I keep window and door closed or opened. It heats and cools down along the outside t. I keep everything open, and have 2 panes of glass taken out for summer. So it's more protection from the wind and rain only. If we get very hot weather I add a shading.
                   
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                    This morning I put fleece over my outside tomato and cucumber plants as the weather is getting bitterly cold.
                    The outside temp is 13C but thankfully there protected from high winds.
                     
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                    • pete

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

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                      I know we are getting colder nights at the moment but those minimum temperatures are short lived if we get sunny mornings, which seems to be about all we can hope for this year.

                      The air temperatures are low but hopefully the short nights mean the compost is above air temps.
                       
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                        I've only got one roof vent, it has an auto opener, not enough to ventilate an 8x8. Really I need a couple more vents, I take a pane or two out in the middle of summer.

                        The bigger 12x8 has 4 auto vents and more or less looks after itself as you say.

                        You can get side auto vent openers.
                         
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                        Thanks @JWK - I assumed because the louvres had a rather positive action handle, that a Baylis wouldn't work
                         
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                        You may need a whole new louvre plus opener rather than buying them separately, I tried unsuccessfully to retro fit an auto opener to my existing louvres.
                         
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                        I retro fitted an auto opener on the louvre of my Allotment greenhouse. I think it depends on how the actuator links to the opening lever.
                         
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                          I've been tidying my Roma tomatoes this morning, they've grown very messy with the warmth and the rain, side shoots aplenty, some i leave and tie onto the cross supports for extra fruits.
                           
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