2015 Tomato Growing

Thanks FC

 

Thank you @fat controller. It wont open on my phone so will look on laptop tomorrow

 

@Cannyfullpots Delighted to be of service!

@Wp1234 They look like fused fruit caused by fused flowers ('megablooms'), which often occurs at low temperatures. The brown bits look like 'catfacing', which is caused by incomplete pollination, common in greenhouses and in megablooms.

 

Excellent timing Have a great time

 

My Tomato is coming on nicely

 

My polytunnel toms have been holding hands up at the apex for a while now, but have almost stopped growing. Everything, both outdoors and under cover, is now ripening apart from outdoor Ferlines (incredibly slow this year) and most of my beefsteaks. Think I'll grow a whole polytunnel bed of early ripening Red Alert bush toms next year and replace them in August with some other crops. (bit dark in there early morning before the sun gets up)



Some of my beefsteaks:

Phil's Fantastic



And @Angelina will recognize these as descendants of the seeds she sent to the UK

 

How can you tell when they are ready to pick. All my gardeners delight are green as Kermit the Frog, but I bought a Heartbreaker seedling from Wyevale and they are turning red. They feel firm. But how do I know they are ripe enough?

 

I do recall planting some yellow tumbling ones - but thanks. Will go and have a gentle feel!!!

 

Wonderful. Thank you.

 

This one, now 5" dia., was grown from seed from a tomato that was grown from seed from this tomato http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/snoop-doggs-favourite-gardener-grows-2361592