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Produce => Under Glass => Topic started by: meg_gordon on July 22, 2008, 08:47:37

Title: Stopping tomatoes at 4 trusses.
Post by: meg_gordon on July 22, 2008, 08:47:37

Good morning folks

A wee bit of advice please.  My greenhouse is new this year - it was delivered and built mid June - and I filled it with a mixture of bought tomato plants - mainly Ailsa Craig but a Gardiner's Delight, an Alicante and a couple of orange and plum varieties.  Because I was late in potting these on, I was wondering if I should stop them at 4 trusses to allow the ones already on the plant to ripen?  I am on the west coast of Scotland and our growing season is about 2 or 3 weeks less than those in the South East.  Any ideas?

Meg

Title: Re: Stopping tomatoes at 4 trusses.
Post by: Chris Graham on July 22, 2008, 08:51:47

I would think that would work.

I live in Stirling and have stopped my outside ones to 2-3 trusses just to make sure.

The ones in the greenhouse have hit the roof but I did start early. ;)

Title: Re: Stopping tomatoes at 4 trusses.
Post by: meg_gordon on July 22, 2008, 08:58:10

Thanks Chris - I have never tried to grow tomatoes outside -  which ones are you growing? 

Meg

Title: Re: Stopping tomatoes at 4 trusses.
Post by: northener on July 22, 2008, 22:30:57

Hello Meg. How many trusses you got at the mo?

Title: Re: Stopping tomatoes at 4 trusses.
Post by: peterjf on July 22, 2008, 23:05:54

let them run , allways best when yopu are new , we stop pours at 6 trusses , and have 12 tom plants in the greenhouse , we can just about manage them , better then 4 trusses anyway lol catcha later

Title: Re: Stopping tomatoes at 4 trusses.
Post by: Chris Graham on July 23, 2008, 08:53:57

Quote from: meg_gordon on July 22, 2008, 08:58:10

Thanks Chris - I have never tried to grow tomatoes outside -  which ones are you growing? 

Meg

Sungolds, Gardeners Delight red and yellow tumblers in hanging baskets, 14" ones.

Sungolds are doing really well  :)

(http://www.backyard.8m.net/garden%20veg/19.07.08/IMG_2323.JPG)

Red tumblers even better, had a few ripe ones already

Title: Re: Stopping tomatoes at 4 trusses.
Post by: meg_gordon on July 25, 2008, 10:00:41

Quote from: northener on July 22, 2008, 22:30:57

Hello Meg. How many trusses you got at the mo?

Sorry about delay replying - changed my ISP and took a day or two to iron out all the wrinkles.  I have four trusses on all 9 of my tom plants.  I have Orange Pixie, Gard. delight, a super sweet and the rest Ailsa Craig.  Got lots of small and a few middle sized green toms, not even a blush on one yet. 

Meg

Title: Re: Stopping tomatoes at 4 trusses.
Post by: meg_gordon on July 25, 2008, 10:03:26

Quote from: ChrisG on July 23, 2008, 08:53:57

Sungolds, Gardeners Delight red and yellow tumblers in hanging baskets, 14" ones.

Sungolds are doing really well  :)


Red tumblers even better, had a few ripe ones already

Will def try next year.  I have a South West facing garden, so we do get the sun most of the day - well, whenever the sun appears:-)

Meg

Title: Re: Stopping tomatoes at 4 trusses.
Post by: northener on July 25, 2008, 16:24:57

Your maybes a little behind then. I'd stop one at 4 and leave the rest to 5or 6. Fingers crossed we might get another Indian summer.

Title: Re: Stopping tomatoes at 4 trusses.
Post by: meg_gordon on July 26, 2008, 12:21:59

Yes, I am probably about 5 weeks behind - so fingers crossed.

Meg