2013 Tomato Growing

Hi Nick.

To my eyes your Toms look ok, but it might be a mistake to put them into a relatively un-heated greenhouse. Frost free may well be not enough. It seems by common consensus that 10c is the minimum. A better course of action (imo) would be to bring them in at night.

Cheers...Freddy

 

I wonder if it might be an idea, for folk that are growing several varieties, to indicate any that are considerably slower than the rest - such that, in future years, folk growing them may choose to start them off several weeks earlier in order that they start cropping at a similar time to the main group?

I know JWK mentioned that a couple of his crop relatively late, and this year [for the first time] growing 10 varieties I can see that some are not as Jessica Ellis as the others ...

Perhaps JWK could record a summary of suggested earlier sowing dates on Post #1 for future reference (hope that's not an imposition John?)

 

The new "tomato" house will have to wait for another year, we've had so many unexpected outgoings recently, vet bills, cremation costs and the straw that breaks the camels back will come tomorrow.... the van needs a new clutch and drive shaft!

In the interim, I'll probably invest in a 3m x 2m polytunnel to go up the allotment, with 60 odd tomato plants, peppers and cucumbers, I just haven't enough room in my two 8x6 greenhouses in the garden!

 

Oh bother Vince

 

I'm happy to collate any information, and then let you have a summary for permanent posting in #1 at a later date.

I'll have a hunt on the internet too (you'd think I would have thought to do that first, eh? :( )

 

I think us Brits may win! potted on some Big Boy (Brit) and some Big Zac (Yank) today and noticed a marginal difference in size, the Big Boys have the advantage at the moment, time will tell which produces the larger fruit!

 

Just a few varieties to add to my initial Sungold and Ferline.
Monkey's Ass
Slovenian Black
Koralik
Betimes Macbeth
Madame Jardell's Black
Kenilworth St George
First In Field
Maskotka
Sungella
Suncherry Premium

 

I am also growing two seeds of each of the following from Teegee:
A Turkish tomato (sown 1/4 2013 - just popped up)
A Fuerventura, Canary Islands tomato( sown same time - not yet up)
Both are mysteries,
Jenny

 

Will do ,
Jenny

 

I have just finished sorting out my tomato plants.

I have the following:-

Costoluto = 13
Gardeners Delight = 58
Marmande= 14
Ox heart =13
Large Red Cherry= 5
Sweet Millions =4
Money Maker =9
Rio Grande =3
Black Cherry =3
Yellow Stuffer =4
San Marzano =2
Harbinger = 3

Total 131 plants !!

I did have more but I sold about 30 at a boot sale last Sunday.

I am trying out my new camera, and should have the pictures by the weekend.

Happy Growing.

 

Potted up my Sungold today. I was going to leave it til the weekend, but they are growing at some pace now