2015 Tomato Growing

That's excellent news
My tomatoes are simply not worth the effort this year

 

Don't think so (still sowed them early this year).
I think I put them out when the weather looked promising; then we got a cold snap etc., etc.
Definitely weather related although I can't discount the fact I don't have a blow away or a cold frame.
Who knows, maybe I'll be lucky and the one's which have survived will perk up and romp away some time soon

 

It would need to be a small one but yes that does seem to be the way forward if I want my vegetables to get a good start.
Conversely, my newly put in salad bar is going great guns (and that is in the shade!)

 

My Sungold are some way behind yours, but fruits are forming

 

I finally spotted some toms going red in my conservatory. not long now until I can make a lovely English breakfast with freshly picked toms

 

Glad to see others having some actual toms on the go and edible ones at that. Mine are sturdy looking, growing fairly well, but still at the flowering stage, still hopeful of a decent crop later on.

Does anyone else find that Marmande has an odd flower and tends to try to be a bush variety (it is a cordon isn't it) and sprout all kinds of 'leaders' without having a specific growing stem?

GG

 

I'm growing Sungold for the first time this year and the fruit is pea sized at the moment.

I'm also trying Gourmet, flower trusses are just appearing but the plants are very fragile looking and not as big as other types. They really don't look like they can sustain fruit at the moment so I'll have to wait and see on those.

.....And Manx Marvel. My plants completely failed last year and they're not doing so well again this year as they have stalled for the second time. I think I may have to put them back in the greenhouse. The weather here isn't helping the situation, it's not been good at all since the start of the growing season and we can't bank on the promised heat wave, supposedly 22 maximum here, if we're lucky.

 

Hi, Hope its ok if I join this thread please :-) I introduced myself in the Newbie section. I've never grown anything in my entire life vegetable/fruit wise and this year I'm growing tomatoes from seed which have been outside in grow bags/pots since May I think (weren't sure when to put out) my bigger 3 in grow bag + pot have greenfly & what looks like either eggs or baby ones which are very small to the eye..I've just been wiping them off with my finger. I got told to use soapy washing bowl water in a spray bottle and I gave them a spray earlier yesterday...will this keep them off? I'd hate to lose these plants now after all the care I've put into them and I'm totally addicted to eating anything that is tomato based lol it costs me a fortune in tomatoes 3 times per week as I eat them every day hence me hoping & trying to grow my own..(outdoors as don't have a greenhouse but hoping next year) I'll pop up some pics but doubt you'll really see this insect on the leaves..was so happy when I noticed what looks like a flower about to open hopefully.

 

Course you can, all welcome

Glad you're getting into it

Soapy water should help, don't spray in full sunlight though as the droplets can magnify the sun and burn the leaves.

Looks like they need a feed, you can get tomato feed from the garden centre Especially need it when the tomatoes start to set. Give the flowers a tap to help them polinate.

When you get a load of toms at once we'll show you how to prepare and freeze them for later