I am growing three types of cherry toms - Sweet Million, Hundreds & Thousands and Tumbling Tom. I confused the labels so I don't know which is which. I lost so many to slugs that I did three separate sowings in order to have any at all. I foolishly assumed these were all 'patio' cherries (small, contained, good for hanging baskets), but some of the plants are bloomin' enormous 2-3 ft and counting. Should I be pruning anything? I understood not, but I clearly had no idea what would emerge.
I think I will have to repot some as I was not expecting the size at all. Could I lop off some branches instead to try and contain the size?
Do you think you can tell Alicante from money maker? All my labels got mixed up. They’re both medium sized round red tomatoes, but I’ve no idea which is which.
Crikey, it's years since I grew either of them. In theory, I think Allicante should be a bit bigger. But they're very very similar varieties.
I am growing three types of cherry toms - Sweet Million, Hundreds & Thousands and Tumbling Tom. I confused the labels so I don't know which is which.
The Sweet Million should be an indeterminate (cordon) variety. It's the one growing to a height. The other two are cascading varieties, the ones you would plant in hanging baskets.
The Sweet Million should either be in the ground or a decent-sized pot and staked for support.
I pick tomatoes when they give to me, just hold the tomato, press your thumb on the little joint (don’t know what it’s called) and if it snaps, it’s ready, if it doesn’t leave it for another day.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
I use the same principal for anything in the garden, the seeds are ready when they give, not when I just take. Does gardening send us batty or have I always been like that😀😀
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
Good stuff. If you're interested in the darker varieties, I can send you seeds for Cherokee Purple for next season. Not actually purple, obviously, a mixture of very dark red and very dark green, same colour combination that produces the Blacks. CP has a glorious complex flavour.
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Crikey, it's years since I grew either of them. In theory, I think Allicante should be a bit bigger. But they're very very similar varieties.
The Sweet Million should be an indeterminate (cordon) variety. It's the one growing to a height. The other two are cascading varieties, the ones you would plant in hanging baskets.
The Sweet Million should either be in the ground or a decent-sized pot and staked for support.
Yes @Lyn thats how I choose too.