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
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. ;)
Thanks Chris - I have never tried to grow tomatoes outside - which ones are you growing?
Meg
Hello Meg. How many trusses you got at the mo?
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
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
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
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
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.
Yes, I am probably about 5 weeks behind - so fingers crossed.
Meg