I grew Black Opal last year, the leaves curled & darkened but there was a good crop, but they took ages to ripen & where very bland tasting, won't be growing it again.
...don't think I will be going for the more exotic sounding toms next year. The best of this year are the standards: Gardeners Delight and Tom Thumb tumbler. Got a Sungold that seems to be doing well though and two Marmnder though they have a very 'corrugated' apearence so time will tell whether I chose well. This is my first year with a real green house (plastic till now) and I am fussing in it like a mother hen. Anyone else like that?
My tomatoes are all doing well except for a cherry that got Whitefly. Dumped that. Had the first of the very sweet Black Opal and they have lots of fruit on.
My problem: I have loads of large toms on the vines ripening slowly but also loads of non-fruiting 'branches'. Other than taking off any below the first trusses should I remove or cut back this foliage or is it too early. Your advice please experts.
Further to my post about replanting removed shoots. I have two vigorous plants from replanting removed shoots. One has taken the place of a Plant that was scourged by white fly. See how they go.
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I grew Black Opal last year, the leaves curled & darkened but there was a good crop, but they took ages to ripen & where very bland tasting, won't be growing it again.
My problem: I have loads of large toms on the vines ripening slowly but also loads of non-fruiting 'branches'. Other than taking off any below the first trusses should I remove or cut back this foliage or is it too early. Your advice please experts.