'First in the field' tomatoes...

got mine too, i will really be putting them to the testr but no fruit as dont have a green house as an outdoor variety up here.
im also trying red alert a bush type, mm and gd - did these 2 last year but no green house so no success.
would a garage work...hhmmmm, the doors have clear panels....may be i might get some toms!

I think you would struggle there Lochlass...

Argyllie may know here - of course anyone North of the border as well, but windows just draw the plants across too much in my opinion, although you're well off for long daylight.

Why not in a sheltered sunny spot outside?

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Argyllie may know here - of course anyone North of the border as well, but windows just draw the plants across too much in my opinion, although you're well off for long daylight.

Why not in a sheltered sunny spot outside?

good point.

our garden is like a wind tunnel! (so far we have lost 2 6x8 blowaways so have given up on them)hoping to make, as someone suggested an open topped cold frame to shelter them.
need to convince hubby to make it tho.

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Oh, that's a great idea Lochers! You can cover it too, when they're still short enough!

Sell the idea to Wilkos too - they'll love it, and you can become a squillionnaire!

(Can I be your Kent Agent please)!

Goferit!  ;0)

I think I might question the bush type / blight theory - bush types tend to have more foliage than cordon type as most people would support the plants vertically, nip out the side shoots which allow better air movement and therefore generally have less leaf area for spores to land on.  A few years ago I grew Outdoor Girl and Tamina (both bush types) and they were the first tomato varieties to succumb to blight 

bushes are generally lower growing plants so you should be able to rig up a plastic cover to stop blight spores getting on them 

ah I understand now   

Sorry debris netting won't work it lets water through
IMO It's either a poly tent over them or spray the choice is yours...........

Bush types usually beat the blight so should be fine on the plot    

I never knew that 

Did you have bush last year that survived where cordons did not, outside I mean?

Last year the bush ones went down with blight, but they crop early so had already got a fair bit of fruit.  In a drier year, you can usually harvest all the crop before the dreaded blight hits and as Mum says, they are easier to cover.

My outdoor cordons (Ferline and allegedly better at resisting blight) were the first to go and all the fruit was still small and green so got nothing from them

well a couple of my seeds germinated - but only 1 has survived - TBH im not to botheredm as ive got around 60 other plants to deal with