2013 Tomato Growing

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  1. mowgley

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    Only growing 2 sorts this year want more space for chillis, peppers and cucumbers. :snork:
    Growing Amish salad and beefmaster
     
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      Excellent post Pete:blue thumb:

      Personally, I don't mind misshapen fruits, reminds me of those tasty toms I've bought when abroad, somewhere sunny. :SUNsmile:
       
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        I've grown Amish Paste but had to google Amish salad - looks a good choice along with beefmaster.

        I've added your selections to the list.
         
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        My December sown toms are now ready for pricking out. It will probably be March when they get their first glimpse of natural light.

        toms dec sown jan6.jpg
         
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          They look very healthy Scrunge:blue thumb:
           
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          Stick some under you lights amongst your onions. Some varieties respond to artificial light better than others. I've read that hot, dry conditions in a grow light box can affect fruit setting, so those Timex thermometers of mine that also have hygrometers could prove handy.
           
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          I'll be using the lights for my toms, but later on, probably around March sometime. It's nice to have early toms, but I've found the earlier they fruit, the earlier they finish. So, to keep heating costs down, I like to wait a bit:)
           
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          I think I'll hold back until the "conventional" time to sow Toms this year. Last year I sowed early and slightly late finding no real difference in the cropping time or period of cropping. Maybe that was down to the lousy weather we had and lack of Sunshine, but there's no guarantee that there will be a good Summer this year.:dunno::snork:
          Anyway, this year I'll be growing Rosada, Alicante, Black Sea Man, Shirley, Jaune Flamme, and whatever seeds from the fruit of last year's crop germinate. It's going to be an interesting year..........I think!!:snork:
           
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            I think I was a tad early sowing last year, at the end of Feb - reckon I will pitch in around the middle or March at the earliest this year.
             
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              That's a bonny sight for sore eyes Scrungee :blue thumb: . I felt the Tom growing triggers stirring in my fingers,
              thank you,
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                I sniffed their leaves today to remind myself of summer smells and lovely fresh home grown tomatoes, not that tasteless shop bought stuff that's only available at the moment.
                 
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                  I think I'm going to start off some seeds later this week, to get them ready for the new polytunnel....plus a few to give away no doubt!
                   
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                  I'll have to wait for that, but reading that, it's sooooo tempting:biggrin:

                  Resist, resist!!!
                   
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                    Sow a few seeds just to get a few leaves to sniff Freddy. Go on, go on - you KNOW you want to ;) ,
                     
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                      Indeed I do....:heehee:
                       
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