Tomato Growing Thread 2022

i would say 200+ fruits in you first year was a great success, I think if you look through the tomato taste tests and grow some really tasty varieties you will be pleased
Regds Sandy

 

Perhaps I will then ........

 

Thanks Sandy ...... may well give it another go then. I am glad I did persevere with them actually [even though I was told when I posted last year for some advice that I'd be better off binning them and starting again!] ... so if that was indeed a success then I'm tempted to now try a tasty variety as you've suggested. Bush type though I think rather than cordon ... they were a little difficult to keep in check ... lol.

 

Amazed by sheer number of different varieties some of you are growing. I couldn't as no room for more because of space needed for varieties of other plants! Perhaps you only grow tomatoes or have huge gardens? You grow 14 varieties and perhaps 6 plants of each? I suppose I could just dig up and compost my salvias, dahlias, canvas, etc. Then not bother with other vegetables? It's a good thing I suppose that I don't eat the Tom's I grow anyway!!!
Not meant as criticism in any way!

 

This is not a criticism either, but I do wonder what everyone does with all those pounds and pounds of toms they grow.
Surely you can only eat so many, and then end up giving the rest away.
Is anyone going to own up to it being an obsession?

 

I can eat a lot of tomatoes especially cherry ones just while working in the greenhouse. I eat some raw, others get made in tomato sauce and frozen.
Also I have North African recipe for chicken cooked with tomatoes and honey: take a large onion and grate or chop finely into a pan with a couple of tablespoons of olive oil add one chicken or chicken pieces, an equivalent weight of tomatoes (skinned if you like or have visitors) to the pan, a couple of teaspoons of cinnamon, pepper and salt. Stand on a medium heat until simmering then turn down heat and cook until chicken is falling from bone, stir from time to time to avoid sticking. When cooked take off heat and stir in a couple of tablespoonfuls of good honey. Serve

 

I plan to grow about 3 plants of 6-8 varieties, but always end up with a few more.

 

Homegrown tomatoes are also for me the one crop that completely outclasses anything you can buy in the shops by such a large margin.

I am going to try a number outside, I expect them not to do too well, but you never know in advance. Plus I will give any excess plants to allotment neighbours if they need any

 

But don't you miss own grown Tomatoes in Winter, so much better than the supermarket ones, full of water with no taste.

 

To be honest I find supermarket tomatoes ok in summer, but I usually buy British grown on the vine ones. They are not quite so good in winter.
I'd never buy those orange coloured Spanish ones summer or winter.
Usually supermarket ones taste worse the bigger they are.

But then I dont really eat that many even ones I grow mostly get given away.

 

i used to grow approx 30 plants five plants of each variety, i also gave loads away this year i am only growing a dozen plants six varieties two plants of each variety

 

Hello guys and it's my very first post... basically it's the question I needed to ask is reason why I am here.
When do you saw tomatoes for greenhouse growing? I don't know why I thought January is the best time, but then I realised that I sew tomatoes february 28 last year...
I know it depends on your zone and I am in Laindon - Essex baby!!

 

Welcome to the forum @Slogaa !

I don't start my tomatoes for another 4-6 weeks but then again, I can't plant out when you can over there.

Lots here grow tomatoes and are geographically closer to you and can guide you on timelines for your growing zone and I'm sure they'll come along any minute to help.