"whistler-alison" wrote

Thanks for the advice, Bob. I don't mind having ago at the pinching out
etc - I just didn't want to waste a plant which wasn't supposed to be
grown outside. It is in the corner of my patio, which is bordered by my
house and a fence so quite sheltered and approximately south facing, so
hopefully it might just survive as you suggest. If it does peg out, can
it be replaced at any point during the summer with a new plant or is
there a point where it would be too late. Or I suppose once it becomes
evident which one it is I could just replace it then - I have a warm
spot in my porch for the Shirely.

One more question - it says to feed one the first fruit has "set". What
does this mean - when it has first started to grow?


Personally I would just leave the Shirley where it is, the spot you have
them in sounds better than a porch. We have grown all sorts of Toms out on
our allotments in the open.
"Set" means when you can see tiny fruit taking growing from where the
flowers were.

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Regards
Bob
In Runnymede, 17 miles West of London