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Title: tomatoes no
Post by: Maidenheadtaff on July 22, 2008, 13:10:20: Still no tomatoes apart from one every other day.All i'm getting is brocken branches from the wind and am trying to replant those in pots but they don't look all that well.

Anyone having success with their toms, its going to be autumn by the time we can pick them.
Strange thing is i have had half a dozen cucumbers so far and they don't seem to have a problem at all
Title: Re: tomatoes no
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on July 22, 2008, 14:24:53: Are they outdoors? I've got a few green toms on one, but they're way behind. My cucs, also outdoors, have half a dozen flowers between them, but they're all female so I can't even hand-pollinate them.
Title: Re: tomatoes no
Post by: Maidenheadtaff on July 22, 2008, 14:57:48: Yes all out doors. I reverted to put one back in the greenhouse to warm it up and have high hopes the it will give my first real fruit
Title: Re: tomatoes no
Post by: dtw on July 23, 2008, 17:43:40: I've finally got a couple of flowers on the one outdoors.
The one in the greenhouse has none, it's got lots more foliage though.
Title: Re: tomatoes no
Post by: STEVEB on July 23, 2008, 19:42:38: patience..my were doing nothing,went to lottie today and fruit forming all over.
Title: Re: tomatoes no
Post by: Fork on July 23, 2008, 19:44:53: I dont waste my time with growing tomatoes outdoors.Did it a couple of times but always ended up with poor results.
Title: Re: tomatoes no
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on July 23, 2008, 20:39:48: I've had good results twice, and crap once. This year is on the way to being crap again, but we'll see. It's not too late.
Title: Re: tomatoes no
Post by: Chris Graham on July 24, 2008, 08:43:47: I have loads outside but their "Sungolds" and are really good if the weather gets a bit chilly.
Title: Re: tomatoes no
Post by: antipodes on July 24, 2008, 12:50:50: mmmm I guess I have the advantage of the warmer continental weather! But my outdoor toms are doing well, I am hoping to pick the first ripe ones next time I go down. Lots of green fruit and more flowers forming.
I grew many cool climate varieties and that seems to have worked a treat. The Marmande look especially nice, quite crinkly and wide.
Title: Re: tomatoes no
Post by: Crystalmoon on July 24, 2008, 22:26:00: My toms that are in pots in a coldframe have lots of green fruit but the same variety in pots outside are only just flowering ;)
Title: Re: tomatoes no
Post by: floraldi on July 25, 2008, 17:49:04: I have been eating them off the plant today (Sweet Olive). They were very ripe but the skin seemed tough. I have decided I am not very good at growing tomatoes but I do like to have home grown ones. The main problem is that I have grown so many - all in a small greenhouse, but there are even three outside in tubs and a few of those were ripe. Our weather has not been as warm as down South either. Perhaps mine have done better because I might have been feeding them more than recommended - and maybe that's why the skins are a bit tough ::). Still a good taste though.