This is going to sound silly but - I grow tomatoes from seed in greenhouse when all crop has been picked do you get rid of all of the tomato or do you keep the remaining plant perhaps cutting back for the following year? I've also started fresh each time?
This is going to sound silly but - I grow tomatoes from seed in greenhouse when all crop has been picked do you get rid of all of the tomato or do you keep the remaining plant perhaps cutting back for the following year? I've also started fresh each time?
Start afresh each year-it is just not worth the effort to try and overwinter old plants -compost them.
Hiya Drobbins, I have had some years of good success growing tomatoes in my greenhouse, but I do not use growbags. I use bucket type planters to give the roods good room to grow. it works for me.
Yep, varieties would help. Some produce flowers (hence fruit) on branches off the stem, some produce them on the stem itself. You can generally tell by the miniature growths that will eventually become flowers.
I am watching Monty's tomato experiment with great interest and can't wait to see the best growing method. A little tip I learnt last year was to cut off the bottom of a small spring water plastic bottle and plant it upside down when you pot the tomato plants, this way the water reaches the roots quickly with no evaporation. I also apply my liquid feed this way.
Hi i always grow shirley f1 and gardeners delight tomatoe plants and i always pinch out the side shoots on both plants with good results. But today i was told by a old timer not to pinch out the side shoots on the gardeners delight plant as it was a cherry tomatoe, is this true.
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Start afresh each year-it is just not worth the effort to try and overwinter old plants -compost them.
I agree with Geoff - start afresh each year
Pam LL x
My tomatoes are in smallish pots - how big a pot should I use?
How small is "smallish"?
As to "fruiting branches"-they are the ones that produce the flowers- along the stem
What variety are you growing?-then more advice can be offered
Yep, varieties would help. Some produce flowers (hence fruit) on branches off the stem, some produce them on the stem itself. You can generally tell by the miniature growths that will eventually become flowers.
Viva Tomatos
I am watching Monty's tomato experiment with great interest and can't wait to see the best growing method. A little tip I learnt last year was to cut off the bottom of a small spring water plastic bottle and plant it upside down when you pot the tomato plants, this way the water reaches the roots quickly with no evaporation. I also apply my liquid feed this way.
hi robert lewis i pinch out on gardeners delight but i mjust admit am getting small toms at mo i thinkiing of leaving from now