I'm using a liquid home brew of comfrey and nettles mixed up in a dust bin,does anyone use this combination, I've fed the toms every other day and the crop is better than in the past, mine are grown in large tubs in the greenhouse
what would be the problem if I used more nettles than comfrey in the brew,I'm adding more nettles than comfrey every now and again, the foliage looks really healthy plus there's plenty of fruit,in the past I used comfrey only and only fed about once a week
Nitrogen promotes leaf growth, JTL, that's all. Toms need a minimum of nitrogen. That's why I'd favour the comfrey. Nettles would be a treat for the leafy veg.
thankyou for all your advice I spent 3hrs in the greenhouse yesterday going round each plant melons peppers aubergines tomatoes herbs peas beans and carrots cucumbers and corgettes tying plants to canes moving things putting up more string for things to climb on and generally making sure things have room and shade and slinging slugs and snails over fence then today everything looked very flowery thankyou
My greenhouse tomatoes - Gardener's Delight - have also taken me by surprise. This is my first year growing cordon toms and they have romped away, almost reaching the greenhouse roof. I am going to nip off the growing tip to stop them as well as the side shoots as there are good trusses already, so fingers crossed for some lovely red toms! If not, well, it looks like we could be in for a bumper crop of chutney!!
Great advice Italophile. Monty spoke about comfrey and nettle juice on Friday's GW, so it was good to hear your advice too.
The first fruiting tomato plant that have is from a cutting which I had to do because the original plant got damaged. I thought it would be a shame to throw the plant away so I cut the stem at an angle and replanted it. The plant now has 5 beautitiful tomatoes on + a few more flowers which may become fruitful.
What are people's views on when to pinch off the top of cordon toms? Most of my plants, which are mainly cherry varieties (Black Cherry, Sungold, G/Delight), have about 4/5 trusses. One has about 7 - courtesy of the one side shoot that got away...
Six trusses seems to be the average that people recommend before pinching off the top of the plant. Does that sound right? Or should I leave them going for longer because they're cherries and don't have to grow too big?
I'm growing F1 Shirley outside in pots. I always do this as I don't have a greenhouse. They're doing ok, but I wonder if anyone knows why the leaves have curled up, and what effect this will have?
Still having problems posting pics I'm afraid. But the leaves curl in from the edges and I'm not sure why. Any ideas?
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I'm using a liquid home brew of comfrey and nettles mixed up in a dust bin,does anyone use this combination, I've fed the toms every other day and the crop is better than in the past, mine are grown in large tubs in the greenhouse
JTL, comfrey is loaded with potassium, good for fruit production. I'd watch the nettle ratio, though. Nettles are stacked with nitrogen.
what would be the problem if I used more nettles than comfrey in the brew,I'm adding more nettles than comfrey every now and again, the foliage looks really healthy plus there's plenty of fruit,in the past I used comfrey only and only fed about once a week
Nitrogen promotes leaf growth, JTL, that's all. Toms need a minimum of nitrogen. That's why I'd favour the comfrey. Nettles would be a treat for the leafy veg.
thankyou for all your advice I spent 3hrs in the greenhouse yesterday going round each plant melons peppers aubergines tomatoes herbs peas beans and carrots cucumbers and corgettes tying plants to canes moving things putting up more string for things to climb on and generally making sure things have room and shade and slinging slugs and snails over fence then today everything looked very flowery thankyou
My greenhouse tomatoes - Gardener's Delight - have also taken me by surprise. This is my first year growing cordon toms and they have romped away, almost reaching the greenhouse roof. I am going to nip off the growing tip to stop them as well as the side shoots as there are good trusses already, so fingers crossed for some lovely red toms! If not, well, it looks like we could be in for a bumper crop of chutney!!
Great advice Italophile. Monty spoke about comfrey and nettle juice on Friday's GW, so it was good to hear your advice too.
Great what you learn on here isn't it Susan. I've grown a couple of toms from seed this year and it was so easy I might do it again!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
The first fruiting tomato plant that have is from a cutting which I had to do because the original plant got damaged. I thought it would be a shame to throw the plant away so I cut the stem at an angle and replanted it. The plant now has 5 beautitiful tomatoes on + a few more flowers which may become fruitful.
What are people's views on when to pinch off the top of cordon toms? Most of my plants, which are mainly cherry varieties (Black Cherry, Sungold, G/Delight), have about 4/5 trusses. One has about 7 - courtesy of the one side shoot that got away...
Six trusses seems to be the average that people recommend before pinching off the top of the plant. Does that sound right? Or should I leave them going for longer because they're cherries and don't have to grow too big?
Thank you!
I'm growing F1 Shirley outside in pots. I always do this as I don't have a greenhouse. They're doing ok, but I wonder if anyone knows why the leaves have curled up, and what effect this will have?
Still having problems posting pics I'm afraid. But the leaves curl in from the edges and I'm not sure why. Any ideas?