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Talkback: Beefsteak tomatoes

Gardeners' World Web UserGardeners' World Web User Posts: 17,147
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there several reason for your growing problem in you green house.

1. you pot size probally to small beefsteaks need at least a pot size of a half meter or greater.

2. you soil is not in right ballance

3. you are watering irregularly

4. gardener delight is not tomato it is just an excuse that bad tomato grower use to claim they are growing tomatoes

5. tomato plants in pot need to be fertized more often then those grown in ground.

6. the temp of the water used to water the plant should at least 24 c.

I would continue but I don't want to embarrass you a more then I all ready have.

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  • Gardeners' World Web UserGardeners' World Web User Posts: 17,147
    Happy to disagree with you gridgardener. 'Gardener's Delight' is one of the finest tomatoes there is. That's why it's a firm favourite with so many for its outstanding flavour. No problem with my pot size, compost balance (not soil in my case) or feeding and watering, as the plants are strong and healthy. I just don't find beefsteak varieties productive, but will consider the recommendation above for Buffalo.
  • Gardeners' World Web UserGardeners' World Web User Posts: 17,147
    Lets not be critical, lets have fun growing tomatoes and probably with a little trial and error and of course the garden gurus' help we might get lucky. So good luck and lets hope your beef, jumbo, pumkin tomatoes whatever you may call them lets share all our experiences and enjoy the fruits.
  • Gardeners' World Web UserGardeners' World Web User Posts: 17,147
    Adam Pasco another reason you don't get good production is you are starting to late.

    gardener delight is not worth growing. I usualy get 9 to 15 kg's of beefsteak and other large tomato varieties I grow. but then again i grow in the ground and I really high quality soil.

  • Gardeners' World Web UserGardeners' World Web User Posts: 17,147
    If you would like to learn to properly grow beefsteak tomatoes I will glady tell have so you can learn the proper way no matter how the summer weather is.
  • Gardeners' World Web UserGardeners' World Web User Posts: 17,147
    It is very easy to find alot people with no sense of taste.
  • Gardeners' World Web UserGardeners' World Web User Posts: 17,147
    I love Gardeners Delight tomatoes. The bigger the tomato the less sweet and juicy it seems to be. I have such huge crops of Gardeners Delight that the branches are near to snapping with the weight. They may be easy to grow, but what are you proving by growing something more difficult only to be disappointed. (I will, however be growing other cherry types this year)
  • Gardeners' World Web UserGardeners' World Web User Posts: 17,147
    I think that the tomatoes are very nice it's just a shame you couldn't eat any this year Adam.
  • Gardeners' World Web UserGardeners' World Web User Posts: 17,147
    I like the taste of the tomatoes but I normally only eat tomatoes cooked. They are the nicest in tomato sauces. I like these kind of tomatoes. Plum tomatoes are the main ones I eat.
  • Gardeners' World Web UserGardeners' World Web User Posts: 17,147
    I have problems growing tomatoes do you have any tips? Thank you Adam
  • Gardeners' World Web UserGardeners' World Web User Posts: 17,147
    I briefly met Bob Flowerdew last October on the M6 services. He also said that last year was a bad year for tomatoes as there simply was not enough light. Toms also do better in the ground not grow bags.(disagree?). I too had a bad year, not enough green toms for my chutney recipe. Also got blight and that dreaded end rot malarky. What a disaster! Hope '08 is better! I think irregular watering was my problem. Ah well, live & learn...
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