Tomatoes

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Permalink Reply by Evelyn Blake (The Plotkeeper) on February 20, 2011 at 20:41

I'm gowing Sweet Million, Yellow Stuffer, Sungold, Yellow Pear. Can't wait to pull them from the vine, seems a long way off though.

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Permalink Reply by Plantaliscious on February 21, 2011 at 10:38

I'm going to be growing Marmande, Olivade, Gold Nugget, Gardener's Delight, Ferline, Tumbling Tom (both red and yellow). I'll grow the tumblers and some of the Marmande and Gardener's Delight outside in pots, I've not had blight in the garden yet. The rest will be crammed in the greenhouse, I'm not quite sure how, just as I am not entirely sure how I ended up with so many different kinds. I blame this forum, I asked what people grow last Autumn and wound up with a massive list. 

 

I'll use ring culture in growbags in the greenhouse, but won't be sowing until 1st March. Seems to work OK and I have too many other things I need to be starting, not to mention not enough space ;-)

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Permalink Reply by Damo on February 22, 2011 at 7:13

I'm sure space will be an issue for a lot of us!  Good luck squeezing them all in.

Plantaliscious said:

I'm going to be growing Marmande, Olivade, Gold Nugget, Gardener's Delight, Ferline, Tumbling Tom (both red and yellow). I'll grow the tumblers and some of the Marmande and Gardener's Delight outside in pots, I've not had blight in the garden yet. The rest will be crammed in the greenhouse, I'm not quite sure how, just as I am not entirely sure how I ended up with so many different kinds. I blame this forum, I asked what people grow last Autumn and wound up with a massive list. 

 

I'll use ring culture in growbags in the greenhouse, but won't be sowing until 1st March. Seems to work OK and I have too many other things I need to be starting, not to mention not enough space ;-)

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Permalink Reply by Debi Williamson on February 22, 2011 at 21:48

I'll be growing several varieties including the pineapple tomato, lemon, pear, heinz and well as the usual plum beefstake, cherry tomatoes, gonna try a few techniques this year though but all be grown in the greenhouse!  My main problem with tomatoes is that they never get chance to get to the kitchen!!!

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Permalink Reply by Empress Felicity on February 27, 2011 at 16:38

Gardener's Delight, Moneymaker and Tumbling Tom.   I will be planting the seeds indoors in March, and eventually transplanting them outside into ten inch pots and troughs filled with home-made compost.  I also feed them with comfrey tea, which the tomatoes seem to enjoy, supplemented with a light sprinkling of Miracle Gro plant food granules.

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Permalink Reply by The Garden Smallholder on March 2, 2011 at 22:24

Ailsa Craig have their first set of true leaves, getting ready to sow Gardeners Delight next. I want to try growing a beefstake variety this year seeing as I will be the very proud (and excited) owner of a greenhouse very soon! Any recommendations or tips on growing beefstake toms?

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Permalink Reply by Stephen Shirley on March 2, 2011 at 22:46

Be prepared for a smaller number of larger toms.

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Permalink Reply by Hannah on March 16, 2011 at 22:58

I'm growing -

Big Zac
Black Krim
Brandywine
Delicious
Kellogg's Breakfast
Sungold F1

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Permalink Reply by Una Bee on March 17, 2011 at 11:44

My chosen toms this year are:

 

Tumbling Tom Red

Ferline

Black Krim

 

and I've also sown some Golden Sunrise, Gardener's Delight and Costoluto Fiorentino seeds from freebies or old packets. Not sure where I'm going to fit all these if they all germinate! :)

 

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Permalink Reply by Empress Felicity on May 26, 2011 at 18:37

Instead of Gardener's Delight, Moneymaker and Tumbling Tom, I actually ended up growing Gardener's Delight, Gardener's Pearl and Brandywine.  Four of my Brandywines are looking great, but most of the rest didn't exactly thrive so I threw them in the compost.

Anyone out there have experience of growing Brandywine?  Presumably you remove side shoots like with any cordon type tomato?

 

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