My tomato plants seem frozen in time. Lovely and sturdy but still only 2 inches high, I may get a crop by Christmas 🤣
If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”—Marcus Tullius Cicero East facing, top of a hill clay-loam, cultivated for centuries (7 years by me). Birmingham
It's still early yet, patience! 😆 when the night temperatures go above 10° they will shoot up, then will will be praying to the weather gods for not too hot, not too cold, lots of sun, and a little rain. We don't ask much! 🤣
I have to say what an immaculate greenhouse Sheps! I have just acquired a Quadgrow and have just planted my tomatoes in the greenhouse. Some in Quadgrow and some in a growbag on the hozelock water system with the capillary matting. They are def not very big yet and a couple seem to be wilting rapidly. I’ve given them more water in case the capillary matting is not reaching the roots yet. Do you think they’ll settle? Any advice would be appreciated.
Have you a photo @Kitty52? What size are they? It can get extremely hot in a greenhouse even if it isn't that sunny, so ventilation is really important. It's also not necessary to go mad with the watering - too much is every bit as bad as too little. What matters most is being consistent with it from the start.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Be careful with the watering - too much water and your toms could also look droopy because the roots/compost are waterlogged. It can easily happen especially when the plants are still quite small.
Thanks for all the advice. They seem to look bit better tonight so fingers crossed. I’m trying the Quadgrow system as going on holiday and read it was good at controlling watering situation.
I sat and potted on my seedling tomato plants yesterday. They had been living on a South facing window sill in 9cms pots. Now they are in bigger pots in the conservatory. Their next move will be into their large grown up pots and a move into the greenhouse in 3/4 weeks time.
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East facing, top of a hill clay-loam, cultivated for centuries (7 years by me). Birmingham
It can get extremely hot in a greenhouse even if it isn't that sunny, so ventilation is really important.
It's also not necessary to go mad with the watering - too much is every bit as bad as too little. What matters most is being consistent with it from the start.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...