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help with tomatoes

Alan4711Alan4711 Posts: 1,657
in Problem solving
can anyone advise me on why are my tommy leaves looking crockodile ish, lots of flowers and fruite on their way (greenhouse ) but they look bubbely sort of, too much food perhaps ,,any help please

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  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    edited July 2020
    Could be the variety,  my Roma are thick leaved similar to that.
    Plus they look like a potato leaf variety. 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Have you already been feeding them?
    They don't need anything until the first trusses of fruit set.
    There are variations though, as @purplerallim says  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Alan4711Alan4711 Posts: 1,657
    Started feeding when first tommies were very small ,I thought that was what (when they are set ment on the feed advice)did I start too soon maybe,
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Ah - that's fine then @Alan4711 - I misunderstood,and thought you had been feeding a lot  :)
    Probably just the variety then. If they're doing well apart form that, it's probably fine. I find they can get quite crowded if there's big foliage, or lots of it, so I remove some [ at the bottom especially] to keep a good airflow round the plants. That might be something you could do if you feel they're getting a bit triffid like  ;)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Alan4711Alan4711 Posts: 1,657
    Many thanks for that, yes I have now thinned the triffids down a touch (Gardeners delight), and this first time with tommies and cues is quite enjoyable and trying to help the plants a bit too much has always been my problem, now ten mins ago I brought in our first cue ever from the greenhouse, so cheers for everyone's help ,Avagooden, Alan
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