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samll tomato,s

les finchles finch Posts: 2
in Fruit & veg

over the past 2 or 3 years my tomato only develope fruit that is very small ie. sometimes as small as a pea. does not seem to make a differance if it is a normal size or a miniture variety.

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  • sotongeoffsotongeoff Posts: 9,802

    imageIf you have fresh seed, fresh compost provide the right conditions-you will get a proper crop

    What variety have you been growing?image

  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 23,975

    Have you fed and watered them regularly? If they were outside in 2012 perhaps the rain washed away all the fertiliser.

    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • andrea61andrea61 Posts: 2

    Make sure the roots have plenty of room i.e. big pots!

  • LeggiLeggi Posts: 489
    It sounds like they're not getting enough light or warmth, but we really need a little more information. When are they planted out? What's the usual water/feed situation? Where are they planted and in what?
  • les finchles finch Posts: 2

    i usually have plants from my uncle who gives me gardeners delight and beefeater varieties. i water them in the evenings when  needed, every day when large enough and feed them every 3 days.  should i close the door at night , every night even when warm ie , july ?

  • sotongeoffsotongeoff Posts: 9,802

    I have no idea what you are doing wrong-gardeners delight are a cherry variety anyway so will not get that big -but bigger than a peaimage

    And beefsteak are big tomatoesimage

    I wonder if it is too much food and water-being treated too well?image

    There is something wrong somewhere- it could be the plants-are they grown from saved seed do you know?image

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