Tomato plants - no flowers?

i think i know about side-shooting. I take out the shoots that grow inbetween the main leave stalks.

 

what is tying in?

 

They are outside john :D i have 3 inside and 3 outside

 

I use a garden cane and tie the plants using cable ties ... it's far quicker than using string to tie them to the cane.

I did try just using string and no cane, but I wasn't too keen on that ... there didn't seem enough support and the string looked to be cutting into the stems. What's more, it always seem to want to pass just at the spot where the flower trusses were located.

Cable ties (200mm x 4.8mm are long enough and wide enough too and only cost me just over £1 which includes delivery. See below

Sorry ... the site is down at the moment, but here is their homepage link http://cpc.farnell.com/

 

They sound interesting W Bee. Shame the site is down for mt'ce. How long before it comes back? Any idea?
Jenny

 

Sorry I don't know, but I would imagine it'll be up and running tomorrow.

I actually placed my order last week, the cable ties came a couple of days later. I bought two different types, just to compare (part numbers .. CBBR7255 & CB16096)

I have used cable ties for a few years, but when I put in my tomato plants a few weeks ago I saw that my bag of tiers, tied to the greenhouse shelf was pretty much empty. I previously bought from Amazon, but this company was cheaper.

You can buy reusable ties, but they are a fair bit more expensive. If I use, say 8 per plant in total, that's under 15p per plant per year .... I can live with that.

Just don't pull the ties too tight ... if you do, cut it off and fit a new tie before it strangles the plant

Site working now http://cpc.farnell.com/pro-power/20...-203x4-6mm-blk-100pk/dp/CBBR7255?Ntt=CBBR7255

 

Just ordered some @WillieBee
Jenny

 

Too many plants per growbag, imo. Sounds like they're competing for light, despite the fact that (as you say) there is plenty of light. A pic would help? I'm guessing they're a bit spindly?