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1st time growing tomate & courgette

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  • swampguinnieswampguinnie Posts: 28
    That's great:)
  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    Dove means actual fruit. I've been trying to work out how much I water as it's usually by eye, but about 1/2 litre per plant each day when hot every other day when not. It's difficult to say when you do it by eye usually.🤔
  • swampguinnieswampguinnie Posts: 28
    OK Dove, sounds like I have been overdoing it then. Firstly I'll let them dry out and then give them less. 
    If I'm lucky I may just keep them going long enough to get some tomatoes:)

    I'm really looking forward to making some sauces with the San marzano 
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    San Marzano are really nice, you’ll enjoy those.
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • swampguinnieswampguinnie Posts: 28
    Oooh, the excitement, the red current toms have flowers on the way.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Unless you’re growing bush varieties, you need to remove those little sideshoots appearing in the axils of the leaves ...

    it shows you here https://www.gardenersworld.com/plants/tips-for-growing-better-tomatoes/

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





  • swampguinnieswampguinnie Posts: 28
    Thanks Dove, that was one thing I was aware of but wasn't sure how early to grab them. Is it asap, sometimes they appear too small to deal with.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited April 2019
    I nip them out with my finger and thumbnail (if I have any left after weeding etc) ASAP  Best done in the morning as the plant tissues are firmer then and less likely to tear. 

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





  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    As soon as you see them is best. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • swampguinnieswampguinnie Posts: 28
    OK, I'll get onto that asap.
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