Tomatoes late this year ?

SalJ1980 · « **Reply #75 on:** August 04, 2008, 15:02 »

Quote from: "DD."

The trick is to go away for the week end, let the neighbour look after them & come back to this....

I thought you'd been quiet for a while!

Jealous of your red toms...mine are all STILL green! :evil:

DD. · « **Reply #76 on:** August 04, 2008, 16:19 »

Quote from: "SalJ1980"

I thought you'd been quiet for a while!

Only for two days!

Big Jen · « **Reply #77 on:** August 04, 2008, 21:19 »

Quote from: "DD."

The trick is to go away for the week end, let the neighbour look after them & come back to this....quote]

Lovely picture. I notice you have similar speckles on the leaves to what I have. Any idea what they are?
BJ

wighty · « **Reply #78 on:** August 04, 2008, 21:35 »

I have five plants in the greenhouse and eighteen small green fruit. I think Gobs hit the nail on the head either on this thread or another when she said that seed from last year has suffered .

pumpkin-queen · « **Reply #79 on:** August 04, 2008, 21:46 »

Thought I'd started early this year as was very late with tomatoes last year but mine have not long been setting fruit and Gardener's Delight in greenhouse only half of one truss ripening. What there is of the other varieties still green. Outdoors setting fruit but no sign of ripening! Chillies in greenhouse going great guns, must try & work out how to post pics but peppers outside only just flowering! Glad I'm not alone.

sclarke624 · « **Reply #80 on:** August 04, 2008, 23:45 »

I have 15 tomato plants (always mean to do less, never happens). Loads of green toms on sub artic, gardeners delight and money maker.

And today ...........big drum roll...... eat my one and only red gardeners delight. All mine didn't share, I grew it and nurtured it so think I am entitled.

DD. · « **Reply #81 on:** August 05, 2008, 07:30 »

Quote from: "Big Jen"

Lovely picture. I notice you have similar speckles on the leaves to what I have. Any idea what they are?
BJ

Old age! These are the bottom leaves, next ones up are fine.

braders1234 · « **Reply #82 on:** August 05, 2008, 08:44 »

I have had a number of toms (15 or so) this year and have another 10 or so ready to paick, mostly of gardeners delight. Had a small Big Boy yesterday and have a couple more big ones coming close. Also a Ferline or two has been consumed. Was away for a week and returned on Saturday to signs of blight! Lost the lot last year to it.

The leaves and branches were yellow and lacking turgidity (is that a word?).

Anyway supose it is a race between ripening and rotting!

braders1234 · « **Reply #83 on:** August 05, 2008, 08:46 »

I have had a number of toms (15 or so) this year and have another 10 or so ready to paick, mostly of gardeners delight. Had a small Big Boy yesterday and have a couple more big ones coming close. Also a Ferline or two has been consumed. Was away for a week and returned on Saturday to signs of blight! Lost the lot last year to it.

The leaves and branches were yellow and lacking turgidity (is that a word?).

Anyway supose it is a race between ripening and rotting!

Cleo · « **Reply #84 on:** August 05, 2008, 13:50 »

It's not just me....:-) :-) :-)

Had a chat with another gardener today who says that she has given up on her tomatoes this year and binned them ( shock /horror ) because nothing was happening.

Well the Midlands has had a bizarre growing season but at least I have toms now.

Now...the blight watch starts....

DD. · « **Reply #85 on:** August 05, 2008, 13:55 »

Quote from: "Cleo"

Now...the blight watch starts....

Some of us have been watching it since April!

siztenboots · « **Reply #86 on:** August 05, 2008, 15:07 »

Decided to pick one of the first toms last night, having been so patient

So as I carefully sneaked the tomato in to the kitchen looking for a knife, thinking I was getting the first treat of the year. I discover someone else had already sampled one the day previous.

re: the blight watch, having lost 100 plants last year , this year I was cautious to beware the conditions so gave them a necessary spray with dithane, I think that was late may / june.

TheChilliMan · « **Reply #87 on:** August 05, 2008, 16:32 »

Well, excuse the in-experience, but I don't know what Blight is. I googled it and it looks like some kind of rot? At least I'm getting alot of rain here, I was going to feed them tomorrow, but the soil will still be soaked, maybe, I mean, they are water guzzlers after all

P.S: off topic, I have to say, I hate that smilie

It looks like a nervous laugh or a quivering top lip

Alex 98 · « **Reply #88 on:** August 05, 2008, 16:59 »

A couple of sour red ones so far

Loads of big green ones needing some sun to ripen

Not looking promising

But the chillies & peppers are geting there

Alex

Cleo · « **Reply #89 on:** August 09, 2008, 14:04 »

What a difference a week makes.

Twenty conker sized tomatoes here.
Now all I want is some sun......PLEASE...lol

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