i agree with @Skandi - I think they've just grown quickly due to the heat in your greenhouse, and they're struggling to get enough water up and through all the stems and foliage. That's fairly normal, and usually sorts itself out. If it's very sunny/hot, it's definitely worth rigging up some shading for the hottest part of the day - even just an old curtain or sheet. Make sure the ventilation is really good too - you may need to open the doors for periods during the day, or even all day, to keep that airflow. It can be a bit of a juggling exercise at certain times, but I think you'll be ok. Tomatoes like heat, but excess heat stalls them just like cold does, so it's about trying to keep a steady temp as much as possible. The other thing to watch, although it's not possible just now, is the growbags themselves. They're quite shallow, and often get compacted, so they need really well shaken up before use to prevent them being solid at the bottom which isn't so good for the root systems. Many people don't use them in the usual way either - they cut through the middle, front to back, and open them up to form two large bags/containers, ie the ends become the bases. It's worth considering in future if you grow bigger toms, as there's more depth to anchor them.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Can you get hold of some old net curtains? They'd be perfect for creating some shade. I do have blinds on my gh and they just filter out the strong light whilst still letting plenty of light through and help keep temps down.
As you can see they're just like net curtains-
PS - If you have auto-vents on the windows, or open the windows manually remember not to fix any shading too rigidly. The blinds on mine roll in and out as the autovents open and close the windows
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
i agree with @Skandi - I think they've just grown quickly due to the heat in your greenhouse, and they're struggling to get enough water up and through all the stems and foliage. That's fairly normal, and usually sorts itself out. If it's very sunny/hot, it's definitely worth rigging up some shading for the hottest part of the day - even just an old curtain or sheet. Make sure the ventilation is really good too - you may need to open the doors for periods during the day, or even all day, to keep that airflow. It can be a bit of a juggling exercise at certain times, but I think you'll be ok. Tomatoes like heat, but excess heat stalls them just like cold does, so it's about trying to keep a steady temp as much as possible. The other thing to watch, although it's not possible just now, is the growbags themselves. They're quite shallow, and often get compacted, so they need really well shaken up before use to prevent them being solid at the bottom which isn't so good for the root systems. Many people don't use them in the usual way either - they cut through the middle, front to back, and open them up to form two large bags/containers, ie the ends become the bases. It's worth considering in future if you grow bigger toms, as there's more depth to anchor them.
Thanks, good idea. Seen that done with bags of cement (not for growing toms in) but easier to pick up and put in concrete mixer.
Net curtains work well @947matthews-VFQQcMR one side of the greenhouse and far less messy than the paint on stuff, very adjustable too which is handy..
Posts
Brian
If it's very sunny/hot, it's definitely worth rigging up some shading for the hottest part of the day - even just an old curtain or sheet. Make sure the ventilation is really good too - you may need to open the doors for periods during the day, or even all day, to keep that airflow. It can be a bit of a juggling exercise at certain times, but I think you'll be ok.
Tomatoes like heat, but excess heat stalls them just like cold does, so it's about trying to keep a steady temp as much as possible.
The other thing to watch, although it's not possible just now, is the growbags themselves. They're quite shallow, and often get compacted, so they need really well shaken up before use to prevent them being solid at the bottom which isn't so good for the root systems.
Many people don't use them in the usual way either - they cut through the middle, front to back, and open them up to form two large bags/containers, ie the ends become the bases. It's worth considering in future if you grow bigger toms, as there's more depth to anchor them.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
They'd be perfect for creating some shade.
I do have blinds on my gh and they just filter out the strong light whilst still letting plenty of light through and help keep temps down.
As you can see they're just like net curtains-
PS - If you have auto-vents on the windows, or open the windows manually remember not to fix any shading too rigidly.
The blinds on mine roll in and out as the autovents open and close the windows
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Thanks, good idea. Seen that done with bags of cement (not for growing toms in) but easier to pick up and put in concrete mixer.
Puts mine to shame
Good shading!
Did you use net curtains or scaffold netting?
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Voile Curtains from any of those well known websites, choose a drop length and width that suits your needs, mine were £13 for the pair.
I used cheap curtain wire which is about £1.50 for 3m
To fix the wire I used some greenhouse fixing brackets that I already had, they came from Twowests and cost £4 though the postage now is extortionate.
Though...cropped greenhouse bolts will do the job.
Hope this helps and gives you an idea of how mine are set up, it's a pretty cheap and versatile way of adding internal shading to the greenhouse.
Just cheap net curtains @Pete.8