2017 Tomato Growing

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  1. Phil A

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    They didn't want to let go :biggrin:

    Tasted good :)
     
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      Pickings from the polytunnels are rapidly diminishing, one tunnel has now been cleared out, hardly any left on the plants in the other one, now getting cherry toms from up to 8th truss and up to 6th on the Shirleys, hardly any green tomatoes left to ripen, but it is almost November. Going to sauce a whole load of well ripe beefsteaks and Shirleys this afternoon.

      8 days ago :)

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      4 days ago :smile:

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      Today :redface:

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        No need for the embarrassed smiley @Scrungee you've had a fabulous harvest!! :love30::love30::love30:
         
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          :yahoo::yahoo: :yahoo: Well done that man!!! :yahoo::yahoo::yahoo: You had the magic touch with those seeds and I'm delighted they did well for you :grphg:
           
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            I just lobbed em in :biggrin:

            Still got some of your San Marzano's on the go, despite the blight :)

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              Oh a good lob here and a good lob there can do the world of good! :thumbsup:
              Just seems your lobs are better than my lobs :dunno: :lunapic 130165696578242 5:
               
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                Don't forget to harvest those seeds for next year! :thumbsup:
                 
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                  Another one of @"M" s today, Ciligia :)

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                    The taller plant was covered in ripe tomatoes the other day :th scifD36:

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                    Think sis has run out of her toms so picked off me swollen plums as a precaution :paladin:

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                      @Zigs they BEE BEAUties :thumbsup:
                       
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                        :oopss: meant to say your Cactus are L@@KING preety goood too :yay:
                         
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                          Top job scrungee :dbgrtmb:

                          Not been up the Lottie in 2 weeks... :yikes: off up now to clear out the polytunnel. Sad times.

                          Before I go though, any reuse value on the spent compost? Plan was to chuck it on my beds? Will having blight affect whats there?
                           
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                            As long as you not got any Solanacea growing in the beds it'll be fine :)

                            Burn the blighted plants though :paladin:
                             
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                              No solanacea :dbgrtmb: cheers! Taking 'em up the tip can't burn on site.
                               
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                                And, another 4 days later, today's pickings, 3 deg C forecast for the local town Monday morning, so will be freezing (or below!) at my edge of village plot. Hardly any toms left to ripen, I've closed the tunnels right up to try and speed up ripening |(not worried about mould at this late stage) and will pick every last one on Sunday.

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                                My plums. I got about 30 to 40 on each plant, only lost one to BER and now have only 1 or 2 left on each plant.

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