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Tomato grow guide for first timer
amberspy
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in Fruit & veg
I wasn’t going to try and grow until next year but now I want try now 🙄
aware too late to grow from seeds so try see if I get young plants
couple questions I have ahow many tomatoes do you actually get from each plant once it’s ready to harvest?
and how deep does final pot need to be ?
is any favourite kinds to try
aware too late to grow from seeds so try see if I get young plants
couple questions I have ahow many tomatoes do you actually get from each plant once it’s ready to harvest?
and how deep does final pot need to be ?
is any favourite kinds to try
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I've had much more than a hundred from a Tumbling Tom in a basket (though rather tasteless). I've grown Black Russian and only had 10 (fantastic flavour) - but they probably weigh about the same amount overall as the Tumbling Tom.
Gardeners Delight is a very well liked variety and widely available if you can find them.
I used to grow them in 22L pots, 1 plant per pot, but that was probably a bit OTT - I'm sure a 10L pot would be ok, just remember to water them and feed with tomato feed once you see the tiny tomatoes forming
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
thanks for this I’ve 30 Cm and 40 Cm pots not sure what litre size they are
as too late for seeds local garden centre has 4 different kinds it doesn’t say what thou for a fiver so I get them see how I get on
30cm will hold around 25L of compost
40cm will hold around 35L of compost
If you're not sure what compost to get, use tomato grow bags and tip the compost into your pots.
And, Good Luck!!
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
I could easy get smaller pots if that’s better 🤔
@tuikowhai34 thank u 😊
yeah I bring them in if it gets cold
can’t pick up until hubby is off in tue
so can’t wait to get started
So long as your pots are around that size you're good to go.
The larger pots are fine too and you'll not need to water them quite as often
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
@Helios
i will pick my own kind for next year and will sow seeds myself but this year I’m just buy pots from GC
hopefuly they four kinds are a good variety
Sorry @amberspy for hijacking the thread a little.. with regards to pots.. I’m assuming that for tomatoes the width of the pot is more important than the depth? I’ve based this assumption on the fact they can be grown in grow bags which are really quite shallow.