for the first time i have grown toms in upside down pots as seen on friday show i could not beleave how many toms ihave but there not very big but alot. i will be trying them again next year yours mary howie
hi - i have 3 gardeners delights and 3 yellow tomatos growing all in big containers. They are over 6ft in height each! and all laaden with lots of green tomatoes. Only now are some of them turning red. But worried they are taking their time. Also why do some red tomatoes split?
hi i have grown tomatoe minibel the seeds were free in the g w mag i have had and still haveing a good crop i have grown them in pots first time i have grown tomatoes.
I too grew too many tomatoes in my green house and have also had a fantastic crop.My only problem has been elusive caterpillars who like taking a bite out of my tomatoes than spitting it out before moving on to the next one. The only ones they have not touched are a delicious cherry one called Lidi.Next year the window and door will have netting over them when open!
I've grown upsidedown Tumbling Tom. The basket when filled was recomendeded to hang from support that coud take 35Kg; so hung from tree branch. It had a reservoir. The plant has many VERY wee toms, but the self watering has not worked at all well. The compost moves with root formation and differnt levels of moisture so the capilliary strip was not always in contact. I would not use again nor recomend to a friend.
I too have a very heavy crop of "Plum" tomatoes planted in a long wide planter. This is the bext crop I have ever grown on my patio - plants and toms very healthy looking. They are a good size but won't seem to ripen. They are still green after weeks of care, watering and feeding. Any ideas how to ripen them? I'm not really a chutney lover!
i had many tomatoes splitting last year, and the only different thing this year, which i haven't had any splits, is last year, i watered the plant itself, this time i placed huge saucer type trays (which i got from the garden centre) underneath and watered them daily, so the plant drew on the water when it required it, success, my fav. are sun gold, small orange but beautiful and plentiful
I have had a great crop of tomatoes this year from Moneymaker and Alicante plants but they were planted a little later and they are not ripening. Not sure whether to move them from their outside position into the greenhouse or what to do.
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i will be trying them again next year
yours mary howie