Author Topic: How are your tomatoes doing!!!!!!!!!!!! (Read 44931 times)

Fork · « **Reply #100 on:** July 17, 2008, 13:15:03 »

Do they get much sun Deb ?

Only it looks like it got a bit of "greenback" to me,maybe they need a bit of shade

debster · « **Reply #101 on:** July 17, 2008, 13:20:09 »

yes they do probably one of the sunniest spots in Devon but only when the suns shines obviously which it has done about twice this year i dont know what they are supposed to look like cos never grown purple russian before lol

tim · « **Reply #102 on:** July 17, 2008, 13:29:30 »

Don't think that that is greenback.

Like these?

OllieC · « **Reply #103 on:** July 17, 2008, 14:24:55 »

Woohoo!

Old bird · « **Reply #104 on:** July 17, 2008, 15:07:48 »

Tim

I really haven't got a clue about the amount weight wise as I said before but I was reckoning on the beef ones being probably about half a pound each?

They are not massive in height but the stalks seem to have loads of tomatoes on them and they are being weighed down with them. Anyway I will try to remember to keep count when I am cutting them.

Talking about height, I was watching a programme on TV sometime during the last week and they were talking about some energy conservation and re-use of spent energy type of thing. I think it was carbon dioxide or whatever that was being re-used. They took us into Europe's largest greenhouse which was packed full of tomatoes. (This is in England but didn't catch where!) The tomato plants were ginormously tall they appeared to be about 10 ft. high. The firm is the largest tomato grower certainly in this country. Fascinating though!

Old Bird

;D

mark45 · « **Reply #105 on:** July 17, 2008, 15:37:43 »

well all my tomatoes all still green lol, but maybe now i put my greenhouse up round them maybe they get along better

norfolklass · « **Reply #106 on:** July 17, 2008, 16:17:29 »

Quote from: Old bird on July 17, 2008, 15:07:48

Talking about height, I was watching a programme on TV sometime during the last week and they were talking about some energy conservation and re-use of spent energy type of thing. I think it was carbon dioxide or whatever that was being re-used. They took us into Europe's largest greenhouse which was packed full of tomatoes. (This is in England but didn't catch where!) The tomato plants were ginormously tall they appeared to be about 10 ft. high. The firm is the largest tomato grower certainly in this country. Fascinating though!
Old Bird
;D

hi Old Bird, that was the first in a new series by Jimmy Doherty (the guy who farms pigs in Essex, did a couple of series called Jimmy's Farm) all about farming in Britain, and very interesting it was too (probably on iPlayer if anyone is interested). he's in East Anglia and the tomato greenhouse uses the waste products of the sugar beet factory: CO2 and hot water. they're called Cornerways and here's a link to their website: http://website.lineone.net/~neilbussey/

northener · « **Reply #107 on:** July 17, 2008, 16:30:03 »

Really good programme, the guy in the greenhouse also gave the tip of never putting tomatoes in the fridge because it kills the flavour. What about the Celewry picking machine?

Rhubarb Thrasher · « **Reply #108 on:** July 17, 2008, 16:30:40 »

commercial tomatoes are (mostly I suppose) grafted onto an extremely vigorous rootstock which produces enormous plants

greenhouses use high levels of CO₂ to increase photosynthesis and yields

tim · « **Reply #109 on:** July 17, 2008, 16:35:47 »

Ginormously tall? How about ginormously long?
http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,43935.0.html

manicscousers · « **Reply #110 on:** July 17, 2008, 17:16:07 »

Quote from: tim on July 17, 2008, 13:14:58

Scousers - that's just a sideshoot that you missed?

it's coming from the middle of a leaf though, not the joint ???

Rhubarb Thrasher · « **Reply #111 on:** July 17, 2008, 17:26:03 »

grafting is mostly about disease resistance and for growing in difficult situations. At $60 for 250 rootstock seeds it must do something good. You can graft toms onto aubergines too

Kea · « **Reply #112 on:** July 21, 2008, 11:17:05 »

Quote from: thegreatgardener on July 16, 2008, 19:32:59

davy I will be posting pictures this weekend.

So where are they? Waiting to see the proof!

Duke Ellington · « **Reply #113 on:** July 21, 2008, 12:28:01 »

I really hate to stir all this up again but did we find out how to produce so many toms from one plant ?? ??? because either I have missed it along the way of this thread. Is it hidden in there somewhere ?

Duke :)

tim · « **Reply #114 on:** July 21, 2008, 12:45:09 »

Manics - oh!!

Yes, I've seen that too.

saddad · « **Reply #115 on:** July 21, 2008, 14:25:37 »

Not familiar with Purple Russian, Debster, but a lot of Heritage varieties have darker shoulders... :-\

Fork · « **Reply #116 on:** July 21, 2008, 15:32:12 »

More shots of my toms..

tim · « **Reply #117 on:** July 21, 2008, 15:49:01 »

Variety?

OllieC · « **Reply #118 on:** July 21, 2008, 16:11:59 »

They look like my Tigerella, Fork, only healthier!

Barnowl · « **Reply #119 on:** July 21, 2008, 16:31:03 »

Plenty of flowers , but will they fruit?

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