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davyw1

May 05, 2009, 14:19:42
Anyone who does not know.

I was waiting for someone else to do this but i guess they are not in the books he has read.

When nipping of the suckers on the plant always leave the very top one on, if you snap the growing tip you can let that sucker grow on to produce tomatoes.

When removing leaf stems always snap them upwards first never downwards.

If you accidentally break the growing stem ( not completely off) tape it back together it will heal itself and grow on.



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DAVY

davyw1

May 05, 2009, 14:19:42
When you wake up on a morning say "good morning world" and be grateful

DAVY

GRACELAND

#1
May 05, 2009, 14:30:59
 :D

All very true and it works

Thanks for posting this
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Robert_Brenchley

#2
May 05, 2009, 16:22:16
I'm always snapping stems when I first pot them up. If they're not completely broken through, I tie them to a twig to hold them in line, and the break always heals.

northener

#3
May 05, 2009, 16:42:41
Tip i picked up from a lottie neighbour, take the saltpot down to the greenhouse. ;D

cacran

#4
May 06, 2009, 10:38:21
Nice one!!!

When do you sart nipping out the shoots. Mine are only about 2" high but have some shoots coming between the leaves?

davyw1

#5
May 06, 2009, 19:30:50
Quote from: cacran on May 06, 2009, 10:38:21
Nice one!!!

When do you sart nipping out the shoots. Mine are only about 2" high but have some shoots coming between the leaves?

If i don,t want them for planting on i nip them out as soon as i see them
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DAVY

Larkshall

#6
May 07, 2009, 22:39:55
Use the side shoots as cuttings and you have many more tomato plants than you started with. I have bought one "Shirley" plant and have potted up six cuttings from it, with more to come. I have worked out that I can get 32 Tomato plants in my 8 x 6 greenhouse. I also have two "Sungold" as well which I am also using the sideshoots as cuttings.
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davyw1

#7
May 08, 2009, 07:44:05
Never give a tomato plant more than two pints of water a day even on the hotest day.

Water regularly to try and avoid blossom end rot

Keep a couple of buckets of water in where you are growing Tomatoes to help create humidity

When they are in flower tap the supports to help with pollination
When you wake up on a morning say "good morning world" and be grateful

DAVY

littlebabybird

#8
May 08, 2009, 07:51:57
Quote from: davyw1 on May 08, 2009, 07:44:05
Never give a tomato plant more than two pints of water a day even on the hotest day.




any idea why davyw1?

lbb

davyw1

#9
May 08, 2009, 15:15:19
Quote from: littlebabybird on May 08, 2009, 07:51:57
Quote from: davyw1 on May 08, 2009, 07:44:05
Never give a tomato plant more than two pints of water a day even on the hotest day.




any idea why davyw1?

lbb

Tomatoes like moisture but don,t loke being flooded, with to much water it can prevent the air exchange in the roots and soil.
On an overcast day a tomato will only require a small amount of water perhaps quater to half a pint. On a day where its broken cloud and sun it may require it may require half a pint more and so on.
When you wake up on a morning say "good morning world" and be grateful

DAVY

littlebabybird

#10
May 10, 2009, 00:13:03
brilliant davy thankyou

lbb

staris

#11
May 10, 2009, 23:24:17
great advice on watering this something that i've been trying to get right  ;D
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