I still have a fair amount of green tomatoes on the plants in my greenhouse. Should I still be feeding them. This is my first year with a new greenhouse and I am not sure what I should be doing to the plants towards the end of the season. I would welcome additional advice on this ~~~Thank you!
Duke :)
we've stopped watering and feeding our toms so they concentrate on ripening the ones on the plants :)
What is the best way to get the green ones to ripen at this time of year?
Should I cut back all the leaves and just leave the toms on the stems so the sun can get to them?
Quote from: Sparkly on September 05, 2009, 11:11:42
What is the best way to get the green ones to ripen at this time of year?
Should I cut back all the leaves and just leave the toms on the stems so the sun can get to them?
Thats a very good idea.You could also then give your plants a little bit of Sulphate of Potash.
Thats what i did and I have tomatoes coming out of my ears! ;D
Thanks Fork ;D
QuoteShould I still be feeding my tomatoes ?
No. The tomatoes should now be feeding you.
what about the ones I'm growing on from cuttings, i have allowed the plants to grow to reach a specific height and most have produce flowers to = three trusses (although some have produced more in the same growing height that's been allocated than others). some of the trusses are setting nicely some aren't set yet but the flowers are nice and healthy and the plants are in good condition as well.
so do i continue to feed them when i water (i need to keep watering as they do wilt if the pots dry out too much) or can i just use plain water.
There are 9 varieties (one plant each) so some are setting earlier than some.
the varieties are:
1. Alisa Craig = 3 trusses which is just starting to set fruit on lowest truss.
2. broad ripple yellow current = 6 trusses with a 1/3 of the trusses setting so far and i have had one ripe one off of it this week.
3. gardeners delight = 3 trusses with 50% set on all trusses.
4. Galina = 3 trusses all are setting except for the tips of a couple.
5. San marzano = 3 trusses which have just started to set (fruit at very tiny stage).
6. vintage wine not yet got to its height requirement yet two flower trusses produced.
7. golden sunrise = 4 trusses with 25% set and the others in the early stages.
8. Roma = 6 trusses with setting well on the way with the lower two trusses.
9. costolutto florintina = 3 trusses with setting also well n the way with the lowers trusses.
I will feed until the end of the month. The fruit is still growing & should do so until mid-October.
Then the green ones will be boxed in the Kitchen - those that are not fried!
thanks tim i'll continue as i'm doing and will stop feeding once the plants have seem to have set all their fruit they are gonna set.