On 29 July, 20:22, "Ophelia" wrote:
Judith in France wrote:
On Jul 29, 3:25 pm, "Ophelia" wrote:
"Judith in France" wrote in
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... On Jul 29, 12:27 pm,
"Ophelia" wrote:

My Tumblers are covered in tomatoes and one of them is even red!!!
*The leaves seem to be dying off, is that usual, please? Should
I continue to feed them?

I don't think they are actually dying off, just curling slightly?
This is usual. How often do you feed them? One tip don't let them
dry out, keep the balance of moist soil rather than dry to sodden as
you will get problems with mishapen ends and split skins, eat and
enjoy them. I might just copy your idea next year. My outdoor ones
are doing fine and ones under cover not so well!!!!

The leaves are curling, but going yellow too. They are outside in the
rain so don't get the chance to dry out I have been feeding them
once a week. Should I keep that up?

Well, I do as long as I have flowers, I feed, I wouldn't worry too
much about the yellow, just ensure that your feed contains adequate
magnesium.

I don't see any flowers now. *I have been feeding with 'tomato feed'

btw thank you very much for your response. *I am very grateful. *They may
only be a few tomotoes to others, but to me......))

I know exactly what you mean, and the cynics always mention that for
the time and effort spent on growing them it would be far easier to
buy them at a supermarket.

But, those sad people do not understand the sheer pleasure in eating
ones that you have nurtured yourself through all kinds of weather, and
yours will always taste better.

Yes, the bottom leaves of tomatoes regularly turn yellow and look
rather dead once there are lots of tomatoes on the plants. I assume
that the plant no longer needs them as the fruit swell is mainly
water, and the upper leaves are providing for the rest of the plant.

It is a shame that the mature plants look so dishevelled, and there is
one problem to watch out for at this time in cool/damp weather and
that is blight - but fingers crossed, so far despite all the rain
there are no signs of blight yet.