losetto f1

azubah · « **on:** April 16, 2017, 15:31 »

Anyone had any experience with Losetto F1 tomatoes?

gobs · « **Reply #1 on:** April 16, 2017, 21:31 »

Maybe, we can take it, that not many of us had.

You will have to tell us all about it.

azubah · « **Reply #2 on:** April 17, 2017, 09:06 »

Seems like it.
I have just ordered the seeds so I hope they will be here in a couple of days.
I don't have a greenhouse so they will have to live outside.
They are said to be blight resistant, which is what I am hoping.

gobs · « **Reply #3 on:** April 17, 2017, 14:16 »

They say: a hanging basket tomato.

Now, that's just cheating a little bit, as toms in hanging baskets tend to remain free of blight, regardless of variety. Airflow and wind issues could be behind this phenomenon.

riggers24 · « **Reply #4 on:** April 17, 2017, 14:25 »

I grow tumbling tomatoes for my hanging baskets with great results in the past. I've got some Apricot Dream seeds on the go at the minute to try this year.

azubah · « **Reply #5 on:** April 17, 2017, 19:24 »

Didn't know that about hanging basket tomatoes. I don't mind as long as I get some tomatoes. Over the last few years we have had none. I was intending to grow some in the ground and some in tubs.

gobs · « **Reply #6 on:** April 17, 2017, 22:56 »

Quote from: azubah on April 17, 2017, 19:24

I was intending to grow some in the ground and some in tubs.

A little trial there for contrast, the ground grown one will tell. I would really advise, if you can, put some in a hanging basket or windowsill box.

azubah · « **Reply #7 on:** April 18, 2017, 08:39 »

Thanks, Gobs. I will let you know how I get on.

azubah · « **Reply #8 on:** April 20, 2017, 10:03 »

Seeds arrived today. 20/4/2017.
There are 15 so I will sow 10 now and save 5 just in case.
I have been known to tip a tray of seedlings on the floor before now, and there is always the dreaded damping off to consider.

azubah · « **Reply #9 on:** April 26, 2017, 07:47 »

80% have germinated so far and are looking good. 26/4/2017.

strangerachael · « **Reply #10 on:** April 26, 2017, 14:02 »

I grew them last year, outdoors, they were very productive. I didn't support them very well and a lot of the fruit lolled on the soil and as they split readily they then rotted. I will be doing them again this year but in containers. They showed some signs of blight but not badly and i still got plenty of fruit.

azubah · « **Reply #11 on:** April 27, 2017, 08:06 »

Thanks for that, strangerachel. Did you grow them outside unprotected?

100% germination today, though I often find the later ones are not as strong as the early ones.
They are looking good, grown on a window ledge with a piece of aluminium foil at the back to improve the lighting.

strangerachael · « **Reply #12 on:** April 27, 2017, 08:39 »

Yes, although I started them in a heated windowsill propagator, then kept in a greenhouse and hardened off before planting outside at the end of May. I normally do some in the greenhouse and some outside. As these are meant to be blight resistant they were the outdoor ones last year. I was very impressed with the yield.

azubah · « **Reply #13 on:** May 28, 2017, 15:40 »

All 10 seeds germinated, but one was blind.
2 are now in hanging baskets, 3 in tubs and 4 in the garden soil.
1 has tiny flower buds on.

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