Well, two days on and no more signs of blight (fingers very crossed) - still with black blotches on a couple of stems - on the third one the blotch had been higher up where one of the stems had bifurcated, so I cut that piece off. I now have three quite healthy looking (apart from the aforementioned two black blotches) Marmandes in pots at one end of the garden, and three more very healthy looking Marmandes in pots, and 7 Red Alerts, at the other end of the garden, all busily setting fruit
I'm washing my hands after touching them!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Hi Leggi, thanks for keeping those fingers crossed - it must be working, they're still alive and looking healthy with no more blotchy leaves for the past 10 days or so. They're still flowering and setting fruit, at the same sort of rate as the three unaffected plants on the other side of the garden. I am bemused but very pleased - I just wish we could have some warmer weather so the fruits stand a chance of ripening - or there'll be a lot of green tomato chutney cooked in this kitchen
How are your toms?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
The rest of my tommies have so far been unaffected, they seem to particularly like growing by the side of my front garden, I think the light must be better there. We haven't had a large crop and most are like yours, still green, but we have picked more than some other years.
It's good to hear your plants have survived and are growing well.
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Well, two days on and no more signs of blight (fingers very crossed) - still with black blotches on a couple of stems - on the third one the blotch had been higher up where one of the stems had bifurcated, so I cut that piece off. I now have three quite healthy looking (apart from the aforementioned two black blotches) Marmandes in pots at one end of the garden, and three more very healthy looking Marmandes in pots, and 7 Red Alerts, at the other end of the garden, all busily setting fruit
I'm washing my hands after touching them!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
There's no doubting your commitment, Dove. Or your sparkling clean hands.
Any updates on your tommies Dove?
Fingers still crossed here.
Hi Leggi, thanks for keeping those fingers crossed - it must be working, they're still alive and looking healthy with no more blotchy leaves for the past 10 days or so. They're still flowering and setting fruit, at the same sort of rate as the three unaffected plants on the other side of the garden. I am bemused but very pleased - I just wish we could have some warmer weather so the fruits stand a chance of ripening - or there'll be a lot of green tomato chutney cooked in this kitchen
How are your toms?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Green tomato chutney sounds delicious
The rest of my tommies have so far been unaffected, they seem to particularly like growing by the side of my front garden, I think the light must be better there. We haven't had a large crop and most are like yours, still green, but we have picked more than some other years.
It's good to hear your plants have survived and are growing well.