THE TOMATO GROWING THREAD 2018

Wow,
I can believe that these tiny seedlings are already starting to develop some flowers.
It shouldn't be called "Micro Tom", it should be "Nano Tom" instead
Yes Scrungee, your seedlings probably have 3-5 days left before having to be transplanted.

I'm growing a Tiny Tim from Magic Clover (They specialise in mini vegetables seeds for urban gardens).

It's been growing indoors under an LED grow light. I'm pretty happy with it though I was expecting the plants to be a bit smaller.

 

Black Russian, Sungold, Sunbaby, Roma Improved, golden Sunrise and Ailsa Craig have all germinated now and coming on nicely under the growlight, just waiting on White Wonder.

 

Costoluto fiorentino pricked out today, so only red alert to sow now G delight, sungold and Ukrainian purple all in their own pots. Sweet million was only sowed a couple of days ago, all looking good I can almost taste them, come on spring

 

5 Weeks and 2 days later they're 100mm high in 60mm square pots, about half way to planting in polytunnel size, so I've now started sowing my first polytunnel tomatoes, Red Alert, Suncherry, Tomatoberry, Sweet Million, Shirley, Orange Paruche, and just a few Sungold to start with. I can always make a second sowing in early April in case they're too early for the weather conditions when ready to plant out.

 

I’ve got Crimson Crush for outdoors and the greenhouse will have a mixture of black krim and Black Russian. Not started any seeds yet, will wait for the beast from the east part two to pass then I’ll feel warm enough to go out and buy potting compost! Oh and I’m looking at getting some grafted Crimson cherry tomatoes, basically a cherry version of Crimson Crush but they are only available as grafted plants from Sutton’s. Had a fantastic yield from last years CC. they did get a bit of blight and I ended up removing most of the leaves but all the fruit were fine!
If you’re looking to get CC then dobies are cheaper than Sutton’s and more seeds per packet

 

Big Zac, Manx Marvel and Gigantomo are doing well. I've sown half a shop bought "Valhalla" tomato (just to see what does or doesn't happen). I've got an order in for San Marzano and Tumbling Tom and will sow those when they arrive.

 

Use code GW28 at Dobies to get 10% off, expires March 21st.

 

Little one wanted to grow so I give him pick of my seeds..bit ambitious but I'm sure he'll do well

Sweet million f1
Roma vf
Satyna f1
Terenzo f1
100s and 1000s
Tigerella
Tomatoberry garden f1
Golden sunrise (wish I chucked the packet!)
Gartenperle
Heartbreaker vita f1



Yet to pick and sow mine

 

Brilliant gorgeous pic mine have always loved sowing seeds too. Thats an awful lot of toms though

 

Sorry for the delay in getting back to this thread.

Lasst year we had Moneymaker and Gardners delight in the Quadgro and as said the taste was insipid to say the least.

This season we have to choose from:

Marmande
Yellow Delight
SungoldF1
Tamina
Red Cherry
San Marzano Red Plum

Are any of these worth trying int he hydro system or is there something better we might go for please?

 

Can you recommend some good tasty heavy croppers?