Tomato Growing Thread 2022

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  1. JWK

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    Must be, concentrated feed would surely kill them.
     
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    • pete

      pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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      It was just that it didn't sound much to me but @Loofah seemed to think it was a lot.
       
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        @pete yes, diluted feed...30ml makes 6L in a watering can.

        @JWK thanks John, I'll up the feed to 750ml per plant and see if it runs out the bottom of the pots.
         
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          First Bloody Butcher. Nom, nom, nom... IMG_20220620_100735.jpg
           
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            They look good @eatenbyweasels are they your first variety to ripen? My BB from your seed are just turning red.
             
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              Yes, that was my first tomato of the year. Hope yours are as yummy.
               
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                @eatenbyweasels it looks gorgeous, my first to ripen are these Alicante / Sungold?...or they might be something else entirely, they don't look like they will be turning red so probably Sungold.

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                  Between the two, I'd definitely say Sungold, although I've seen your photo with the 50p piece and would say they are on the large size for Sungold. So long as they taste good, and you weren't planning on seed saving, all that matters is to enjoy them. :blue thumb:
                   
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                    I got the wrong end of the stick. I read it to be 500ml undiluted. Looking back I should have twigged!
                     
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                      IMG_20220620_173722313_HDR.jpg IMG_20220620_173907760.jpg IMG_20220620_173649365.jpg Been really rather cool and windy here for the last few weeks, slow progress.

                      Biggest is the Godorst Sibiri (pride of siberia), a beefsteak. Bloody butcher has the most green toms. And the oxheart Sevryuga has really light green and nice shaped tiny fruits at the moment. All my plants either only have a few fruit forming, a few barely have any yet. But the plants are looking healthy enough
                       
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                        Looking good @Hanglow I'm liking the ones that are the same shape as a Strawberry, very unusual.
                         
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                          Amazing stuff, as mine have only just been planted out and some replacements still in initial pots, I'm very far beind!
                          However as someone who's allergic to the smell of raw tomatoes (sure its genetic as one of my grandchildren has the condition) the picture of the sliced Tom's made me feel a little sick! I eat cooked Tom's every day. My wife eats them raw and stores them, plus herbs, in the freezer. Mind you I think the fact you're eating them so early suggests really good skills!
                           
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                            Just stuck 2 gartenperle in a pot and made a little frame, see how it goes.
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                              Hi all,

                              A little selection of what's in the ground this year. A big focus on Spanish varieties this year, hope the weather is good for all of us!

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                                That's a good selection @SunnyGin , I've not heard of any apart from Russian black. What is SMFL like?
                                 
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