I grew Gardeners' Delight in a greenhouse first time 2006 and lost about a quarter fruit which split, it was suggested eratic watering, hold my hand up, probably was. 2007, watered regularly to within an hour - lost about two thirds fruit which split. What am I doing wrong, can somebody help before I put effort into this years crop.
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Fennel, you don't say what you're growing your greenhouse tomatoes in. It it's growing bags then it's often hard keeping up with the watering on these. Splitting fruit is a clear sign that the compost has been allowed to dry out at some stage.
Phew its better than watching eastenders reading this column , everyones obviously entitled to their opinion some are particular willing to express it a bit to much, u know who u are!!
Some of us unfortunately haven't the room for a greenhouse, I do my best with the use of windowsills to start off , then transfer seedlings to a plastic coldframe in individual pots before placing them in their final positions, I had alot of success last year with Gardeners' Delight - my kids really enjoyed them, I had surplus plants so relatives ended up with my spares, I am trying both sweet olive as it looks so tasty and am also trying a beefsteak purely because I've never had a go.
Everybody has different tastes where their veg is concerned - how about just enjoy the benefits of growing... keep up the good work Adam !!
Hi, I set my tomato seeds a few weeks ago and having been in a cold frame they germinated but have grown very leggy. can I pinch out the extended growth or do I just have to wait and let them thicken up? They are all around 30cm long and very thin and do not support themselves.
A bad year last year for tomatoes, all our allotment friends and us lost our crops to blight, I was lucky, I planted 5 Gardeners Delight in among flowers in south west facing garden, which is surrounded by hedges and bushes, I got a bumper crop with no sign of blight, I also grew sweet corn in there and the cobs were delicious, we ate 2 straight from the plant, not cooked. we lost a lot of the potatoes too to blight on the allotment and in tubs at home, hope we get a better year this year which is our 2nd year on the allotment. I must say though we had a bumper crop of runner beans, we are still eating frozen ones,good luck all for this year.
I have just started planting some beefsteak tomatoes in little dixie cups and some of them are just now sprouting up and i was wondering what type of pot they should go into next or should I just plant them in the ground when they get to be about 3" tall? I'm very new at planting fruits and veggies. So any advice would be great! Thanks.
Thanks Dave. I haven't tried growing them outside due to annual problems with blight, but interesting to hear you've had good results. Not sure what part of the country you live in, or the variety you grew, so do share with everyone.
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Fennel, you don't say what you're growing your greenhouse tomatoes in. It it's growing bags then it's often hard keeping up with the watering on these. Splitting fruit is a clear sign that the compost has been allowed to dry out at some stage.
Some of us unfortunately haven't the room for a greenhouse, I do my best with the use of windowsills to start off , then transfer seedlings to a plastic coldframe in individual pots before placing them in their final positions, I had alot of success last year with Gardeners' Delight - my kids really enjoyed them, I had surplus plants so relatives ended up with my spares, I am trying both sweet olive as it looks so tasty and am also trying a beefsteak purely because I've never had a go.
Everybody has different tastes where their veg is concerned - how about just enjoy the benefits of growing... keep up the good work Adam !!