Topic: Bit annoyed!

[tim]

Despite identical treatment - grow bags - indoors - 2 varieties, both small plums - wilting tops. Sickly looking.

[daileg]

Tim a lot of people are complaining of sick toms this year i presume you have the greenhouse ventilated adequately we have had a warm snap from being cool all i can say is sorry and hope they recover for you as you had problems with blight last year as well

[shirlton]

Tim, If you don't then ::) Are they on the same side of the GH. Ours differ from one side to the other but must admit they don't look that bad, maybe it's the heat

[tim]

1. Certainly they first drooped in the heat - my fault - forgot to prepare. But 13 other varieties are fine??

2. Vents?  24 in 30'. Plus door. I'm a venty person. Plus shading - a bit late!

3. Position? Some on sunny side, others in middle.

Never ever had this before.

[petengade]

I have three types of plant, long keeper, bulgarian purple and beef steak, that look similar to the one on the right, as if they had been sprayed with weed killer.

I put it down to greenhouse being very hot when they were babies, but just guessing, , potted up the Bulgarian purple and put it outside to see what happens, flowers look ok but plant looks very ill and weedy.

[tim]

I notice that I have one Costoluto that's gone that way.

[sunloving]

Could your grow bags be contaminated?

This is a bit like what ours looked like last year in soil with aminopyralid contaminated manure

[Tee Gee]

Certainly they first drooped in the heat - my fault - forgot to prepare.

Don't worry Tim we all get those moments.................correction I get these moments ;D

Thought for today!

Having grown Tomatoes for more years than I can remember I am wondering if the 'body' has been bred out of some of the varieties?

I am a bit of a traditionalist and mainly grow the tried and tested varieties that have been around the UK for years, and never had problems like those that are about today.

I have one new variety this year and one of my plants has succumbed in a similar manner!

It is a new variety (can't recall the name) that was on display at Tatton park show last and I tasted it and liked it, so much so I wrapped the seeds up in a paper tissue and saved them.

I germinated them this spring and they performed like the rest of the varieties I have grown.

It is an interesting variety in so far as it looks quite different from the others in the greenhouse. It has a very bushy growing tip, the leaves form about 2" apart.

Personally I think it is a bush variety although I am growing it as a cordon.

Waiting now to taste the fruits of my labour.

By the way I have named it; Tatton original isn't it?  ::) it will go well with the other varieties I have named.

Namely;

Feurta...............from a tomato I brought back from Feurtaventura in the Canaries

Calahonda ..........ditto a village of Calahonda in southern Spain

Eddies...................ditto I got from my mate Eddy

Josie..............ditto grown by a lady on our allotments.

I save the seed each year from a tomato taken from each variety to prolong the strain.

Before anyone tells me that they won't come true to variety let me tell you

 'I dont care'  ;)  ;D

I like them, my family likes them and people I have given 'tasters' to like them.

Even my grandson who up to a couple of years ago wouldn't eat a tomato .........he likes them!

And to me thats what growing for yourself is all about!

Sorry Tim....I'm having another one of those moments and rambling again!  ;)

[GrannieAnnie]

hahahaha!  You tell 'em TeeGee!  And I like the way you name your tomatoes.

[tim]

Keep going, TG - I read every dot & carry you write!

In passing - forgot to say that in one bag, one of the 3 plants is perfect.

Curiouser & curiouser??

[Deb P]

How odd...that would certainly suggest it was the plants at fault rather than any external factors. Are they showing any signs of recovery/worsening yet Tim?

[petengade]

Funny coincidence Tee Gee, I call one of mine Secretts as I bought some toms from their garden centre in Guildford and liked them, saved some seed and when growing they have close trusses about 6-8 inches apart and a nice strong plant.