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Hi all,
Here are a few new images of the greenhouse and home made staging.
Looks not too bad ::)
The Moneymaker tomato plant is looking good eh? Much better than my last attempt, altho the other plants do have a lot of tomatoes growing....but still not ripe ;) Is it getting too late in the season for growing toms?
Well anyway, on with the show.
(http://backyard.8m.net/veg%20pics/22.08.06/greenhouse0001.JPG)
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(http://backyard.8m.net/veg%20pics/22.08.06/greenhouse0007.JPG)
See that last tomato image, thats a "Big Boy" and the only one on the whole plant !!! hehehe
Yup i really am a beginner.
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All looking very smart and tidy! Congrats!
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right, where's my hammer, nails and saw ???? i'm going to take a course in joinery over the weekend (my course) using yours as inspiration!
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Hi Chris. That saved you quite a few bob!! All looking good, I have just had a look at your "Backyard" you have certainly done well in such a short time..Happy gardening.
Lorna
Quote from: MrsKP on August 23, 2006, 06:55:57
right, where's my hammer, nails and saw ???? i'm going to take a course in joinery over the weekend (my course) using yours as inspiration!
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It was very easy, and i dont really build much ;)
Quote from: lorna on August 23, 2006, 08:24:30
Hi Chris. That saved you quite a few bob!! All looking good, I have just had a look at your "Backyard" you have certainly done well in such a short time..Happy gardening.
Lorna
Thanks for taking a look, we have done loads since we moved in on March.
Been lots of fun tho ;)
Nice staging, Chris 8) and looking through the g/house, still got loads of room for an extension? ;D
My very own tip for the toms you've got (except the one-and-only Big Boy - something to be cherished!) is...with falling light/heat levels now, remove the toms which are at a size you want & ripen them off in a box covered with n/paper, indoors, under a bed or something. Should relieve stress on the plant & bring the others on?
Hi Chris - I like the staging but my only neg thought is that the top looks like it may be of chipboard which won't take moisture.
As for the toms - they look very healthy but I wouldn't pick them until I was sure the weather is going to be cold and cloudy for the foreseeable future. Tomatoes picked in the green are nowhere near as nice as those ripened in-situ on the GROWING vine Just look at those crappy things on the vine on sale in supermarkets that are alleged to be 'full of flavour' but cost a hellaver lot more. A big con!
Even where you are, in the shade of Hadrians Wall, I would not worry until towards the end of September and then only if the nights are starting to get cold, 5 deg C or lower. I live on the north Wales coast and last year I was still picking a few Sungolds outdoors in November but admittedly they weren't as nice as those eaten a month or so earlier. I'd recommend Sungold to anyone for both greenhouse and outdoors, especially if there are children and folks with a sweet tooth about. I always bung the leftover plants outside wherever there's room.
Whatever you do - enjoy ;D ;D ;D
I think you have done really well. You will be able to build some more as you need it