2016 Tomato Growing

Tomato sideshoot cuttings 33 days after removing from the mother plant, placed in water to root, then into 100mm square pots in light shade for several days, then moved into a polytunnel. They had masses of roots [1]when potted on from those 100mm pots. I've already been removing their own sideshoots. They have 2 flower trusses and are almost 400mm high..

I've now got enough plants of this variety to keep some in each of 2 polytunnels and a couple of different locations at home as a precaution against getting them all infected with blight and being unable to save seeds from them. Might bring some indoors under lights in about 6 weeks when there's more space after our daughter's gone back to uni until they ripen.

Also doing this with 2 other tomato varieties.




[1] Not that plant, but an example from another sideshoot cutting

 

Those of a sensitive disposition, please look away from your screen...

 

It looks like a Snoopy dog @Cinnamon.

 

Ooops, @Loofah!

 

Most of my polytunnel tomatoes have been very slow this year, both in plant growth, producing tomatoes and ripening of tomatoes.

Most beefsteak tomato plants only have a few fruits on and standard/cherry sized toms are stiĺl weeks away from ripening.

Red Alerts, normally a small bush providing a very early crop have grown massive (approx. 900mm long stems), but only a handfull of fruits have ripened.

Heaviest crop will come come from Gigantomos, but they probably wont be ripe until September.

 

Mine are now all starting to ripen

Tigerella


Yellow Pear


Currant Sweet Pea

 

Mine are not doing so well



A few plums in the greenhouse are still blight free, gonna spray when the sun goes down

 

*condolence card for Zigs*
Sorry for your loss!

 

What variety is that behind the Yellow Pear?

 

I assume it's one of the Indigo series of blue/black tomatoes, that turn/blush a different colour when ripe.