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good tomato varieties for first timer
hi all
as it says... I would ideally like to grow plum and cherry tomatoes and maybe a beefsteak or something really sweet (like italian toms) I plan to start them in a very bright SF attic (there are three 4 foot square velux windows) and transplant to one of those plastic greenhouses when the time is right i have heard that the bush type are easy for newbs any advice welcome BTW could i leave them indoor for their duration my attic is a suntrap but cools down a good bit when its not sunny TIA niall |
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good tomato varieties for first timer
Sungold and Gardeners' Delight are both really excellantly tasting
varieties, but will need to be tied into a support and have the side shoots pinched out regularly. Slightly less trouble perhaps are the determinate (bush) types - this means they support themselves pretty much and grow into kind of bush. I grew Tumbler in pots the first time I grew tomatoes, we got absolutely loads of fruits but the taste isn't as good as you might hope, given the amount of effort watering them. I've heard that Tornado is a good determinate variety but I've not tried it. This year I'm going to try a just a couple of plants of several different varieties, to spread out the cropping season and get different flavours. You could try something similar, seeds are cheap after all (there's no need to sew the whole packet), and see which varieties you prefer. For ref, I've grown all my tomatoes outside, in a really sunny spot. We get a lot of sun here in Surrey in the summer. Clare. |
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