Tomatoes

Since I took these photos, they have grown two inches

Today they got sent out into the big new world (well it is for them)

Now to get some bees, flies onto the few flowers there are

Hotest day of the year, so they may as well have a bit of it

Once the flowers open, I tap the canes of mine every morning 

Just potted 34 toms for various parts of the GH and garden, and also about 35 for chums and spares...

Also sowed another 15 'Shirley' yesterday, in case we get a problem somewhere or other!

Potted two per 10" pot on new/old compost. Last year, they thrived quite happily even while they were a little bit crowded, but the yield was fantastic so here we go again!

Feeding is so importsant, as the compost 'food' doesn't last that long, so regular gulps of Tomorite are expected.

Rob the rake


When I had my tomatoes in the ground, we went away for 3 weeks, they had taken over, we ended up with over 20 kilos of cherry tomatoes, they didnt get fed or watred, just left to fend for themselves

I have no idea what we will get from these in the pots this year

That's bonkers! I don't think you need much advice, given that your plants thrive on neglect. Awesome!

The first of my tomatoes went into the ground yesterday. I put them into gallon nursery pots (compost, a small handful of pelleted dolomitic lime, couple teaspoons granular 13-13-13) maybe 2 weeks ago, but the plants have doubled in size. I'll plant more later today. Just 2 varieties this year, a couple Gardeners Delight, the rest are Garden Leader 'Monster', a large slicing tomato.

I might start some plants later in the season, Stupice seems like a good late-season candidate.