Tomatoes Outdoors

Not a problem!

It's a good idea for all to have a quick scan down the FAQ section - it's often missed. It's by no means a coverall, but a lot of the basics and some handy hints are there.

I really do recommend joining Blightwatch, it's a really useful tool to have in your armoury.

Often the case due to the more sheltered aspects at home.

The last time I grew tomatoes in the ground was in 1976 and seem to recall they did pretty well.

For the last four years I`ve grown Garden Pearl in large pots on the patio but they succumb to the blight eventually.

I bought a packet of Roma VF in Wilkos for 25p last autumn, so I`m going to try them on the lotty. The plan is to sow the seeds this week and pot them on into ever larger pots, keeping them in the conservatory, then outside by day in may, finally planting them in the ground in june. How high will they be by then?

Two years ago, I was the only one on my site that had blightless tomatoes.

I was the only one that sprayed.

Draw your own conclusions.

"Shirley" seem to do well both in the greenhouse and outside (sheltered).

Not bad easy going cropper, won't break any records but in a good year can make a lot of fruit.

This year, we're trying "Alicante" the same way.