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Can I avoid a tomato glut?

B3B3 Posts: 27,505
in Fruit & veg
If I don't feed, will it just affect how many tomatoes I get or will it also affect the flavour?
In London. Keen but lazy.
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  • raisingirlraisingirl Posts: 7,093
    edited August 2021
    It'll affect the flavour. As does the soil/compost they grow in and obviously the weather. Best bet may be to grow fewer plants  :)
    Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon

    “It's still magic even if you know how it's done.” 
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    edited August 2021
    Just stop them when you think you’ve got enough fruits on them. 
    Most people leave 5 or 6 trusses,  you could just leave 2 then feed well to make the most of those. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    Lyn said:
    Just stop them when you think you’ve got enough fruits on them. 
    Most people leave 5 or 6 trusses,  you could just leave 2 then feed well to make the most of those. 
    That's what my much-missed old next door neighbour used to do.
    Just 2-3 trusses on each plant provided all they wanted and no faffing about with tying them up etc.

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Thanks @raisingirl.
    I've already abandoned 3 plants which were snapped up by passers by.
    The trouble comes when all seeds germinate. I only sowed 6.
    Maybe I'll abandon another and look after 2.
    There's also a couple of self seeders that I'm keeping out of interest. Didn't think they'd do much after the cold spring but one has flower buds.
    Must make an effort to finish off last year's tomato sauce.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I would cut them but they're container tomatoes. Tumbling Toms. Nice flavour incidentally.  I'm not sure where or what to cut off. They're covered in blossom and little green tomatoes. That's why I'm starting to worry.

    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • edhelkaedhelka Posts: 2,351
    I haven't yet managed to have a tomato glut. Or to have enough to cook with or freeze. I guess we eat a lot of tomatoes or I am very bad at growing them.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Only you can say @edhelka😏
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • raisingirlraisingirl Posts: 7,093
    edited August 2021
    make roast tomato passata. Easy to make, takes loads of toms, keeps well. I've never yet managed to grow too many
    Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon

    “It's still magic even if you know how it's done.” 
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    But what do I do with all the  passata? I'm still trying to clear last year's.
    Also,I hate to say it , but there were much more interesting tomatoes in the supermarket
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    I have already frozen two bags full of whole tomatoes ready to make soup in winter. We eat more soup than passata, and it takes up less room.😁
    Will make soup in the next few weeks when the Roma start to ripen.
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