2013 Tomato Growing

But all that spare space under your lights around your onions is going to waste (same for JWK).

 

No lights here and following last years dismal early sowing results, I am definitely holding back on growing the largest tomato (I wish) once again this year!

 

No onions as yet Scrunge Therefore, no lighting. Anyway, once they (the onions) are pricked out, I wouldn't think there will be much space left. Not only that, as far as I'm concerned, it's too early, as I will have to heat the greenhouse for that much longer.

 

Just discovered my new propogator doesn't work. The tomatoes have a fluesant light above them, have to leave it on at night because our dog doesnt like the dark.:D

 

I'm trrrrrrying to resist sowing just yet but i'm starting to crack

 

Repeat after me... "I must resist, I must resist...."

 

I must resist,I mus.....don't think i can do it Freddy

 

Don't you have a good friend you can talk to?

 

I is back.

Don't do it Loli

 

Just a quick think ahead - I'm planning to plant a whole range of toms in my polytunnel this year and thought to 'over-winter' the most successful ones. Now I've had a good look-see on the 'net about this but they talk about taking cuttings off the vine to propagate them for the following year. Is this over-wintering? I thought hydroponic tom-houses just had the vines up all year. I'm not epxecting to bear fruit over the winter, just to keep the vines alive so that I can enjoy another crop the following year. Or have I got this all wrong? Thanks.

 

The hydroponics houses will take 2 crops off them but then rip them out and start with new plants. You can keep them growing for 2 or more years but the plants get a bit worn out.

I had an early crop off an overwintered one last year, but it died when I cut it back this autumn.

 

Was it worth over-wintering it for the early crop even though it died later on?

 

Oh yes, it was the only plant I got any tomatoes off last year, all the others drowned, got blighted, eaten by sloths, didn't grow due to the lack of sun or died in the drought at the begining of the year.