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Harvest 2021

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  • AlbeAlbe Posts: 135
    How come your outdoor tomatoes got ready before the greenhouse ones?
    I've never had a greenhouse, so I don't really know, but I thought greenhouses make stuff ripening sooner.
    No?
  • WilderbeastWilderbeast Posts: 1,415
    The sungold are early to ripen, greenhouse has gardeners delight which shouldn't be long and marmade. The marmade are are a beef steak tomato so are late to ripen. 1st year growing tomatoes properly so I'm just winging it 
  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    As I live in Lincolnshire and have had a greenhouse for five years, but growing toms for 30, have worked out that here you should be able to get the first salad tomato ripe by the third weekend in July in the greenhouse,  and by the first of August outside. Cherry toms could be July outside too. Weather permitting 🙄.
    I have had toms of the right size just waiting to ripen in the greenhouse all month, it's amazing how long that last bit takes till picking.
    If the temperatures hits 30° the toms will pause, and wait till it goes back down to continue growing.
    @Wilderbeast is right that beef toms and cooking ones like my Roma will take another month to ripen @alberto.defanis , especially as my Roma will virtually ripen all together. 
  • WilderbeastWilderbeast Posts: 1,415
    My 1st ever leeks 😀😀to be honest just about everything is my 1st ever 
  • EustaceEustace Posts: 2,290
    Usually tomatoes are first, but this year chillies have beat them. Here are few heatwave chillies I picked today.

    Oxford. The City of Dreaming Spires.
    And then my heart with pleasure fills,
    And dances with the daffodils (roses). Taking a bit of liberty with Wordsworth :)

  • Allotment BoyAllotment Boy Posts: 6,774
    The season is generally late this year I am still waiting to pick any Toms,  if was too cold earlier and now as @purplerallim said its gone the other way. Night time temperatures are nearly as important as daytime music for good flavour. 

    AB Still learning

  • WilderbeastWilderbeast Posts: 1,415
    @Allotment Boy do I need to play music to my veggies 🤣
  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    What do you play an instrument or sing to your toms @Allotment Boy 😆
  • Allotment BoyAllotment Boy Posts: 6,774
    Bl**dy predictive text don't know how that crept in. Mind you Prince Charles  talks to his, and they don't die 😄
    AB Still learning

  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    🤣
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