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Tomatoes, in SE in June

WaysideWayside Posts: 845
in Fruit & veg
A neighbour has some small tomato plants up for grabs.  Have I left it too late this year, or could I still get a good crop?  In Sussex.
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  • Blue OnionBlue Onion Posts: 2,995
    Depends on the variety.  Small cherry or plum type, you'll do fine.  Beefsteak, no.
    Utah, USA.
  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    In a greenhouse go for it as they have till September/October to fruit. Outside they will be ok till early September so might not finish fruiting before frosts but any crop for free is worth a go.
  • Blue OnionBlue Onion Posts: 2,995
    Fried Green Tomatoes or Green Tomato Salsa Verde.  :)
    Utah, USA.
  • WaysideWayside Posts: 845
    Thank you very much, my greenhouse planting has been a disaster, so I've the space.
  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    What didn't work in there 
  • WaysideWayside Posts: 845
    edited June 2018
    It's rather embarassing, but I tried to sprout a load of lavender seeds, and some nigella, and crown prince pumpkin seeds.  And all failed (bar one).  The irony is the compost heap is always full of squash sprouts.  I think I should have pre-soaked the squash seeds, or perhaps the seeds loose vitality after a year?  And all my tree seeds haven't come up.  I thought I would be quids in after the frost.
  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    Some seeds do as my sweetcorn failed from last year's stock
  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    How about starting with cucumber or courgettes 
  • WaysideWayside Posts: 845
    Last time I put out cucumber and courgettes, the slugs ate through them on the first night!  Not enough sun in our garden  for much.  Save for the greenhouse.  The other sunny patch I cleared, sadly was ransacked by badgers.  I don't think they are keen on me using their garden.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited June 2018
    If you've got a shady garden grow gooseberries ... they don't need a lot of sun and even the badgers should think twice when confronted by a goosegog bush's fearsome spines.  :)

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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