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Produce => Under Glass => Topic started by: RobinOfTheHood on May 10, 2005, 21:33:27

Title: In or out????
Post by: RobinOfTheHood on May 10, 2005, 21:33:27

Got some tomatoes 'marmande' happily growing away in pots, but should I put them in the greenhouse or outside?  ???

I also have quite a few gardener's delight, of which I'm going to put a few inside and a few out, but I think I read on here that marmande does not like to be under glass. Is this true?  ???

Title: Re: In or out????
Post by: wardy on May 10, 2005, 21:47:29

Your Marmande will be happiest outside or so it says in the Organic Gardening Catalogue (I just checked)  :)   It also says it will need support and some pruning.

Title: Re: In or out????
Post by: Merry Tiller on May 26, 2005, 00:30:58

Any will grow well inside but some won't be happy outside unless it's really warm

Title: Re: In or out????
Post by: tim on May 26, 2005, 06:42:19

Yes - if you hand pollinate?

Title: Re: In or out????
Post by: gunnerbee on May 28, 2005, 01:14:34

Put them outside in a sunny spot in your garden, but make sure you get them used to it first for a few days by putting them out in the day then bringing them in at night.I have always grown marmandes outside and they seem to do really well.

Title: Re: In or out????
Post by: RobinOfTheHood on May 29, 2005, 23:05:37

Gunnerbee, where in the country are you?

I'm in South yorks, this is my first time growing Marmande, I had decent results outside with gardeners delight last year until the blight struck, although me dad did better in his greenhouse.

Title: Re: In or out????
Post by: wardy on May 30, 2005, 20:03:49

If catalogue says it's ok to grow outside (which it does) then I'd go for it or do half in and half out  ;D        I always do G Delight outside and it's fine.  I don't have a greenhouse and have grown lots of toms outdoors.  Grew Red Alert once which were ok too.  I'm growing Mortgage Lifter for the first time which is an outdoor type and G Delight outside.  I put them in tubs yesterday.  I think they'll be fine

Here they are - they're only little just now  :)

PS  I do have more than two plants  ;D

Title: Re: In or out????
Post by: Merry Tiller on May 30, 2005, 21:28:47

Hand pollination is unnecessary, a few whacks on the cane on a warm day gets the pollen moving sufficiently, it has the same effect as those electric bees the commercial growers use

Title: Re: In or out????
Post by: RobinOfTheHood on May 31, 2005, 15:19:07

Quote from: Merry Tiller on May 30, 2005, 21:28:47

Hand pollination is unnecessary, a few whacks on the cane on a warm day gets the pollen moving sufficiently, it has the same effect as those electric bees the commercial growers use

Electric bees?

Blimey, I hope they don't make electric wasps as well  ;)

Title: Re: In or out????
Post by: kitty on May 31, 2005, 22:26:34

you wanna worry when they do electric elephants....... ;)