[lucywil]

i picked this on monday but have only just got round to putting the pics on the computer,
its a garden pearl and was started of in a heated propagator on the 14th of feb and has been living in the conservatory until about 2 weeks ago when the pot they are in was put outside in the back garden.

[tosca100]

Sow off!

Well done anyway, well nurtured.

[Stevens706]

Yup – jealous as a jealous thing, well done

[Snoop]

Looks like a beauty. Congratulations.

[Babstreefern]

Congratulations.  Where's mine then?

[Jabberwock]

 It's official, I have tomato envy!!
I have lots of flowers but no fruit formed yet............................oh I can't wait to taste my first home-grown tomato of 2010.

[nemie]

I made the mistake of putting mine out a month to early, they turned purple and from the advice given here I put them back indoors and so far kept them alive but they are making slow progress, I am hoping a heat wave will bring them back on track, they are back outside now and have been for 2 weeks.

[Lardman]

<French Accent>
"You want, you salivate - but you must resist"
</French Accent>

Dribble - Id love a nice fresh tomato. 

The most advanced I have is about the size of a marble and very green.

[barbarella]

I have some tomatoes called Gartenperle - must be the same one, but the teutonic version   Is it a bush variety?   Mine were sown on 11 February and have been in the greenhouse until a couple of weeks ago but are now in the cold frame as space is tight.  A few green tomatoes but if this weather keeps up they will be ripenig soon.  Congratulations - do they taste good?

[Janeymiddlewife]

I made the mistake of putting mine out a month to early, they turned purple and from the advice given here I put them back indoors and so far kept them alive but they are making slow progress, I am hoping a heat wave will bring them back on track, they are back outside now and have been for 2 weeks.

I did the same too, and they are shooting nicely again now, so hopefully it won't have set them back permanently - have got spares next to the house, keeping warm. Hope they ripen earlier this year!

[sclarke624]

My 'garten pearl' and 'Sungella' have toms on them but not yet ripe.  They have been in the garden for two ish weeks now and were in the conservatory before that.  I'm surprised at the 'sungella'.  Last year it was the 'Red alert' that was first.  Planted in midmay.

[lucywil]

I have some tomatoes called Gartenperle - must be the same one, but the teutonic version   Is it a bush variety?   Mine were sown on 11 February and have been in the greenhouse until a couple of weeks ago but are now in the cold frame as space is tight.  A few green tomatoes but if this weather keeps up they will be ripenig soon.  Congratulations - do they taste good?

they are the same ones, i couldn't remember the correct spelling so went for the 'english' name!! as for do they taste nice? i have been told they do but i dont like tomatoes!!

[Manlea1]

My plum toms are growing fast so hoping for one of them shortly,mandy ate the first strawberry yesterday,i didnt get a look in lol 

[barbarella]

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they are the same ones, i couldn't remember the correct spelling so went for the 'english' name!! as for do they taste nice? i have been told they do but i dont like tomatoes!!
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Do you grow them for the flowers then? 

[Lewjam]

awesome heh

My only strong Tom plant was ended by a curious cat who thought it was a mouse?

Maybe the pot was warm and it wanted a nice bed... either way RIP tom plant lol

(RIP Cat if i get hold of it )