2014 Tomato Growing

@Loofah i do have flowers in there as well and outside it but there are a fifth of the amount of bees compared to last year. I see about 2 a day its really bad

 

Oh no! Not The Sun @Jenny namaste! It's got to be the Daily Mirror!

 

That's sad, but to the best of my knowledge Honey Bees don't make any difference to pollination of Tomatoes. Tomatoes need vibration to self-pollinate. Bumble Bees can do this, but not AFAIK Honey Bees.

I think just brushing past the plants is enough, but I have read of using an electric toothbrush touching the stem (not the flower). Other makes of mechanical vibrators are available

If you are going to do this then worth doing on almost-open flowers, as well as already-open ones. Tomato flowers can pollinate before they are actually open - and presumably the pollen then can't escape

They need a minimum 0f 13C overnight to set the fruit. We've had a number of cold nights here over the last 10 days (although I doubt that inside the greenhouse has fallen below 13C)

 

There's been lows of 9 in my GH but after a rocky start things are looking up,the fruits are setting nicely although a couple of plants are only just getting their second truss where as others are starting to romp away

 

@Kristen it turns out i appear to be tomato blind. I have a lot more than 2 lol

Been worrying for no reason but some are quite big i dont know how i missed them


I am concerned tho because i have to go look after my parents dogs while they are away so wont be at mine to open and close the greenhouse every day. I will be popping back every few days but i dont really know what to do

Im thinking of leaving the door half open and i have a vent in the other end so leave that open too and hope that that will keep it cool enough in the dat but warm enough at night

 

Without checking the forecast Dips I'd leave the door open and any vents you have,even if the temperature gets a little low over night the worst it can do is slow them down a bit where as if we do get high temperatures with the door and vents closed it'll be curtains

 

Yeh lolimac thats exactly what i was thinking. Thank you :-)

 

Solar powered extractor fan is a good move in this weather.