2013 Tomato Growing

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  1. JWK

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    For a full sized, trouble free and very early tomato I recommend New Girl F1. It's much tastier than Moneymaker and better yielding. :dbgrtmb:
     
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      I sent Angelina the RHS Encylopedia of Gardening airmail last week
      Hope she gets it

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        She is brilliant with the Beatles songs

        Now the Jumbo tomatoes I am growing, from her Grand mother
        they are huge already, final is estimate 11.5cm diameter for the SMALLER ones :-)

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          I've made a start, sown Gardeners Delight and Arnold F1 (rootstock for grafting).

          Heres a tip, always check your compost bags before sowing :) I didn't and ended up sowing using John Innes #2 rather than JI Seed compost :oopss: . Silly me grabbed the wrong bag in the dark last night, well it was around midnight. I had a sudden thought after I went to bed, checked this morning and realised I'd used the wrong stuff. I hope they will be OK, if not I'll start again :doh:
           
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          Jwk, I don't think it will cause a problem. Until this year I used any compost and all my seeds germinated.
           
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            :lunapic 130165696578242 5: :lunapic 130165696578242 5: :lunapic 130165696578242 5: glad you have your priorities right, Jenny!!!
             
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              Tomato house?
               
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              Yup Freddy, a simple polythene structure to accommodate my USA giants?
               
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              Timber framed?
               
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              Yes Freddy, probably 8' x 8', 2"x2" frame with door and window.
               
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                Sounds good:thumbsup:
                 
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                Oh, and we'll want some pics, obviously:biggrin:
                 
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                  Freddy,
                  I have a confesion to make. Please don't be too hard on me.
                  Couldn't resist a moment longer and I couldn't get out in the garden too mizzly.
                  So, oh dear, I sowed the:
                  Angelinas giants
                  Red Robin
                  Sungold
                  Maskotka
                  and the Postman left me a letter from a GC gardener who sent me,in exchange for some of Angelina's seeds, 2 more to try/sow. His own Fuertuventura and a Turkish one - both tried and tested.
                  So, my meals will be somewhat tomato based this year I think !!
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                    With a cold March promised I think I'm going to hold fire on sowing my tomatoes for a couple more weeks and see what gives. :)
                     
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                      Mine will enjoy the luxury of coming to life in the bathroom. I can assure you, I don't DO cold bathrooms.....
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