Tomatoes

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  1. golfer

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    How are your Tomatoes doing mine are slow going red have cut some folage away to get some sun on them maybe next week there will be some ready.
     
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    Golfer, it`s not sunlight which ripens tomatoes, it`s warmth. Have a bit of patience.:gnthb:
     
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    They look pretty good plants golfer, they won't be much longer before they start to ripen.

    In my greenhouse I've been getting a few ripening for a couple of weeks now and just noticed my outdoor ones have started to turn red, I grew a really early variety this year called New Girl, they have been very tasty:

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    Worries me when folk cut off so much leaf ... its the leaves that produce the energy for the plant. Toms will ripen without leaves, or light, but I think the natural way is best ...
     
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    I have been doing a little de leafing on my plants. But only near the bottom up to the first truss.
     
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    omg they grow that big ?!?!?!

    Can i plant them directly into the ground, cause my greenhouse is tiny and could probs only hold about 2 that size lol.
     
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