2013 Tomato Growing

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    Ah, shoot - nearly all of the Marmandes are like that - that is the bulk of my crop shot then!

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    On a brighter note, the maskotkas are doing well, although still annoyingly scruffy:

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      Mine are showing signs of magnesium deficiency, not having any Epsom salts lying about i'm trying to kill them by crushing up magnesium supplement tablets :)
       
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        Don't write them off just yet FC, wait till they ripen - some varieties do look like that till they turn red.
         
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          Thanks John - I hope they are one of those that starts off that way. I'll pop back out and see if I can get some more pics later in the hope that it might help with confirming yay or nay. :)

          I'm hoping they are one of those that start green topped
           
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          Have you got a temp gauge in there FC? At the moment I am struggling to keep down temperatures in my greenhouse, I've put up some bamboo blinds to help cut both heat and sunlight, it's seems a bit converse but toms can get too much of a good thing :blue thumb:
           
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            I'd completely forgotten about 'Greenback', I'd better get some extra shading up methinks.
             
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              I'd be interested to know more about those John. Cost, effectiveness etc:blue thumb: Maybe a pic?;)
               
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              I got them off Freecycle Freddy. They are just draped over the south facing side of my greenhouse with a bit of string over the top to stop them blowing off:

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                The blinds have lowered the light level from around 70,000 lux down to 25,000 lux. The temp has dropped by a few degrees, it was getting up to 35 C on Saturday, then after I put up the blinds I've only had a max of 30 C.
                 
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                  Thanks for that John, something to think on:blue thumb:
                   
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                    Hello folks.

                    Something I noticed a couple of weeks ago. My 'Super Marmande' plants aren't growing as well as the rest of the plants. On the first two trusses I have several good sized toms with more fruits developing further up. Looking at the plants, I get the impression they're running out of steam, the stems being quite spindly, and still around 1ft to go before it reaches full height (greenhouse roof). Any thoughts?
                     
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                    I don't know why that is Freddy, maybe they need a bit more feed compared to the others. Do the leaves look more yellow?
                     
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                    Picked my first fruit tonight, Sungold - I'll save it for lunch tomorrow.
                     
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                      Hiya John

                      The plants are otherwise looking ok, just a bit weedy. At the moment, there are six trusses, and I'm wondering that maybe with such large fruits, I should restrict the amount of trusses? Btw, they are getting fed twice a week.
                       
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