[yummy]

We have gardners delight 3 plants. The first ones set about 3 weeks ago. These are still green. The majority of the flowers have not even set yet.

[gobs]

Well, with reference to the long running statring question, tomatoes just don't come much sooner , normally, that's just how they are, I think.

You don't get them ripe in May, whatever the season and a lot of us are sowing them that time.

And that I have ripe ones outdoors in July is particularly early.

[Cleo]

Nobody suggested they would be ripe in May :-)

Though I wish they were ( yum )

I posted the question because my tomatoes were later than usual to flower and set. Maybe due to pollen clumping because it was very wet a few weeks back. I think if the thread shows anything it's that different parts of the country run to very different timetables veg wise.

Some folk have ripe toms NOW and some are only just setting. It's interesting to see the difference.

[triyin]

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[triyin]

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[triyin]

[triyin]

at last.... i have been trying to share some pics but it did not work. so sorry for the no comment as per above.

i am just so happy that my toms(first time grower)are about the same as every one elses.

i planted three, two of one type and one of another... as you can see the one has gone crazy and is taking over.
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i also have one in the kitchen, on the windsill. it is about two foot six in. and has flowers.... it was taken as a side shout, put in water forabout four or five days until roots started, then potted on... its doing well.

looking forward to loads of fruits.

regards
triyin

[goose]

Your rough location in your profile would be useful, so that we know what part of the UK to move to!

sorry, new to this, will edit my profile.......im in sunny east berkshire  

[Diggerpete]

I don't know what's going on but I have been picking toms for at least a month. Idid put some in a bit early just in case, but I seem to be doin really well with mine. I've grown Nectar which is a cherry tomatoe and Fantasio both sorts in the g/house. On the allotment I've grown Legend which are producing plenty of fruit but they still need to ripen. I'm southish Swindon.

[chrissie B]

mine planted early in pots well watered and very disappointing , thinking of pulling the lot some times seems hardly worth it when i can get them on the market for 60 cents a kilo, peppers aubergines the lot , just not growing , I'm thinking of leaving the ground fallow next year , going to be hard to resist the urge to plant stuff .
Chrissie b

[Cleo]

Such a shame Chrissie...are you thinking the ground just needs a good rest and a feed ??


FINALLY here lots of green tomatoes...now marble sized ...8-12 per truss.

I have pinched out all non vital leaves and am watering and feeding well.
Kids more impressed now they actually look like tomatoes.

My Green Pepper...has several flowers but appears to be doing very little.
I will posess my soul in patience LOL

[TheChilliMan]

I have peppers on my plants. Here is my biggest beef tomato so far.

I checked the plant again to discover around 6 new, tiny tomatoes.

[SalJ1980]

I have peppers now too! The largest is a bit smaller than a marble!    But I'm sure they'll come along just fine.

I was wondering...would hanging a banana (for the ethylene) in the greenhouse help my full-grown-but-still-green toms to ripen, or would it be disastrous for those that have not grown to full size yet? I don't want to risk ruining the rest of the crop, just to hurry up the first few ripening... :?:

[purplebean]

I have lots of small green toms (mostly growing cherry varieties) and yesterday I noticed that the first two that formed are definitely an orange shade of green  

[DD.]

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