I'll be sowing the seed of mine this week-end, I know this will give me a nice sized plants for my cold greenhouse during the second week in May, when hopefully we shouldn't have anymore frost.....the seed of outdoor varieties will be sown two week's later.
Although my tomato harvest last year was v good, I'm holding off a bit longer before starting seeds indoors (probably till mid/late Apr). I started them about this time last year but the cold end to Spring meant I kept them inside longer than they'd have liked and they were somewhat light-starved - I've only got a small coldframe, no proper greenhouse/conservatory. Having said that, they recovered v well but thought I'd give this later approach a go...
I'll be sowing my outdoor toms mid to late April, they'll live on the kitchen and dining room windowsills until they're too big to fit there, then hopefully it'll be ok for them to go out into the two mini-greenhouses until they burst out of them, when they'll just have to go into big pots on the south-facing terrace.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Haven't sown any toms yet - probably next week. Same as Dove - windowsills till they go out into a plastic growhouse where they will stay. We get very few nights through the summer that have a high enough temperature even if it's warm enough through the day. Had a great crop last year - I expect the lovely summer helped!
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Shops own cheap and cherrful tomato feed, all has worked as well, you cant put them outside yet, amd surprised a lot of folk havent sown their seeds yet, I usualy swow mine (kitchen window sill) January. Wa later this year, the plants are 7/8 inches high.When you do put them out, (I do half in pots,normaly half in garden, but having job finding compost this year) make sure you harden them off, days outaside them milder nights, so you dont frighten them!You dont HAVE to use levington, or any other grow bags.
They need nothing until the first truss sets, unless there's something very wrong with the medium they're planted in. Each time they're potted on, they have enough nutrients until the next potting on. Organic matter is compost , manure etc. They can't go outdoors for a long time yet. End of May/June usually, depending on where you are etc.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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I'll be sowing the seed of mine this week-end, I know this will give me a nice sized plants for my cold greenhouse during the second week in May, when hopefully we shouldn't have anymore frost.....the seed of outdoor varieties will be sown two week's later.
Although my tomato harvest last year was v good, I'm holding off a bit longer before starting seeds indoors (probably till mid/late Apr). I started them about this time last year but the cold end to Spring meant I kept them inside longer than they'd have liked and they were somewhat light-starved - I've only got a small coldframe, no proper greenhouse/conservatory. Having said that, they recovered v well but thought I'd give this later approach a go...
I'll be sowing my outdoor toms mid to late April, they'll live on the kitchen and dining room windowsills until they're too big to fit there, then hopefully it'll be ok for them to go out into the two mini-greenhouses until they burst out of them, when they'll just have to go into big pots on the south-facing terrace.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Yeah, pretty much identical to my 2014 plan dovefromabove!
Haven't sown any toms yet - probably next week. Same as Dove - windowsills till they go out into a plastic growhouse where they will stay. We get very few nights through the summer that have a high enough temperature even if it's warm enough through the day. Had a great crop last year - I expect the lovely summer helped!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Organic matter is compost , manure etc.
They can't go outdoors for a long time yet. End of May/June usually, depending on where you are etc.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.