[DD.]

That's a relief, just found this thread after taking the low-down shoots off all mine this evening!  Some of them were a foot or so long  :oops:

If you've still got then - stick 'em in a pot & root them.

[DD.]

hang on... how blinking big are your tom plants already?

See the photo on the previous page!!

[Sadgit]

hang on... how blinking big are your tom plants already?

See the photo on the previous page!!

errr yeah... thats how I can see how big they are.. tis only the 1st week in june and mine are NO WHERE near that size

[helluvatractor]

yeah, the first lot i put in the greenhouse border (Gardeners delights and 'cerise') are touching the roof glass now ! must be thanks to you guys on the forum who advised me what medium to to use in my border trough, -  GP compost, sandy soil, manure and wood ash, cheers!

[yummy]

I have a truss question too.
Should I feed as soon and some flowers/buds appear? Or feed when the fruit appears?

Ta

[DD.]

I have a truss question too.
Should I feed as soon and some flowers/buds appear? Or feed when the fruit appears?

Ta

When the fruit appears ('set' is the technical term!).

[yummy]

Thanks  

[helluvatractor]

my tomatoes are going red !! well, just two, one on each plant.
i've followed your advice dave and cut off all the growing tips now.  i've also gave them a good de-leafing to let the light and air in.  

i guess they need watering about 3 times a week at the moment , depending on how hot the weather is.  should i give them some feed every time i water now?

my smaller alicantes are looking much more tidier thanks to me learning a lesson and removing those base shoots as well as the side shoots. :shock:

[DD.]

my tomatoes are going red !! well, just two, one on each plant.
i've followed your advice dave and cut off all the growing tips now.  i've also gave them a good de-leafing to let the light and air in.  

i guess they need watering about 3 times a week at the moment , depending on how hot the weather is.  should i give them some feed every time i water now?

my smaller alicantes are looking much more tidier thanks to me learning a lesson and removing those base shoots as well as the side shoots. :shock:

They need watering suffiently to keep them moist. I would not quantify that in terms of how many times a week.

They do not need feeding at each watering, overfeeding can result in a lot of foliage growth. A rough guide is once a week when the first truss has set, twice a week when the second has set.

[ytyynycefn]

I have just rigged up one of those water-butt fed dripper systems in my GH to feed mine - seems to be working pretty well at dripping, as far as I can see!

So do I just keep the soil moist, then?  Never done this before...