On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 14:43:07 +0100, "Jeannie"
wrote:

Basically, due to the unseasonably cold weather and here in Notts it is
currently winter coat weather in my "nesh" opinion, would I be better to
bring them into the greenhouse or not. I've never had any dealings with
tomatoes before and am not sure how much of an English summer they can
stand.

Jeannie
As long as there is no FROST they will be OK, but the more warmth they
get (as opposed to baking sun) the quicker they will grow. Most
tomatoes can be grown outdoors, some variesties will do better than
others. You also need to ensure they never run short ot water, and
also feeding will help once you see the first fruit appearing. Use
tomato feed or home-made brew with nettles, comfrey etc.

You will also need to watch out for tomato/potato blight later in the
summer, around the end of August. You may be lucky but it has become
more prevalent in recent years.

If you have room in the greenhouse they would certainly produce fruit
sooner, but why not leave them as an experiment.


Pam in Bristol