Yes they got wind damage early on and I tried to cut as much out as I dare a few weeks later. What’s the mulch situation? Does that cover them further up? I did repot them up to the first leaves as a website suggested. Is that why they split perhaps. On a mission to do better every year. They need to start paying for themselves!
If you have a look at the picture below this extract of the base of a tom plant
those little nodules are roots, if you mulch (well-rotted manure is ideal) the
roots will grow and supply the plant with more food. In fact where we last
lived they planted their toms in a hole and gradually added more soil as they
grew (bit like with their cousin the potato). They did this until the base soil
was level, this created a mass of root, but more important to them was it being
a great anchor against the strong winds they had.
Yorkshire, ex Italy and North East coast. Growing too old for it!
I was worried about my tomatoes too like @meN0A5NeCK. But a combination of the great advice here and some warm sunshine this last week, mine are now ripening well. Patience is often needed when it comes to gardening, especially when growing toms! The above post is unwarranted.
wow such antiquated garden advice, techniques,tools and methods for growing tomatoes. I don't even know how should respond to help you all given confusion you list in your posts.
This bad mannered and argumentative post, designed to cause trouble on the forum, has been reported.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
No @war garden 572 - the problem is that you have no idea of the varying conditions in the UK, and make a habit of criticising people here about every aspect of their fruit and veg growing, regardless of what they do. That's why you keep being reported too. If you can't be pleasant and helpful to new posters/growers go somewhere else and spout your unpleasant comments. Everyone here is sick to death of it.
Oh - but of course, no other forum would tolerate your rude comments..... ...and you still haven't replied to @BenCotto either. I wonder why.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Well they actually do have wind breaks I’d pulled them out for the photo, however I can’t protect them from all angles especially with the number of plants I have. What I’d love is a greenhouse but that’s not currently possible. 😀 Also these were my leftover seedlings that I couldn’t bear to ditch so they got the smaller pots.
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If you have a look at the picture below this extract of the base of a tom plant those little nodules are roots, if you mulch (well-rotted manure is ideal) the roots will grow and supply the plant with more food. In fact where we last lived they planted their toms in a hole and gradually added more soil as they grew (bit like with their cousin the potato). They did this until the base soil was level, this created a mass of root, but more important to them was it being a great anchor against the strong winds they had.
The above post is unwarranted.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Ignore that unpleasant poster @meN0A5NeCK. It has a habit of being rude to people.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
advice or use poor planning.
everything from picture to the advice demonstrates
the posters advice demonstrates poor planning and
lack basic research on how grow properly,
1 the pots are small
2. bad pruning advice
3. lack thought for not having wind breaks
the posts in thread are perfect examples on what not to do.
That's why you keep being reported too.
If you can't be pleasant and helpful to new posters/growers go somewhere else and spout your unpleasant comments. Everyone here is sick to death of it.
Oh - but of course, no other forum would tolerate your rude comments.....
...and you still haven't replied to @BenCotto either. I wonder why.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I suggest you climb back on your hobby horse and disappear into the sunset … the cavalry you certainly ain’t.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.