greenhouse tomato
I have always grown my tomato plants outside but this year I had too
many plants so I thought that I would plant them in the greenhouse, they love that and are growing away like mad, they have plenty of flowers there but they seem to have a huge amount of leaves, can one have too many leaves and if so what should I do about them or what did I do to make them grow so much in the first place? kate |
greenhouse tomato
Kate Morgan wrote:
I have always grown my tomato plants outside but this year I had too many plants so I thought that I would plant them in the greenhouse, they love that and are growing away like mad, they have plenty of flowers there but they seem to have a huge amount of leaves, can one have too many leaves and if so what should I do about them or what did I do to make them grow so much in the first place? kate Maybe you've got a bush variety, Kate. Some of these are bred for outdoor planting and go a bit mad in the greenhouse. It's not too late to buy greenhouse seeds even now,because the greenhouse will give protection for a much longer season.Have a leisurely browse through the catalogue or along the shelves locally,and have a go. |
greenhouse tomato
Kate Morgan wrote:
I have always grown my tomato plants outside but this year I had too many plants so I thought that I would plant them in the greenhouse, they love that and are growing away like mad, they have plenty of flowers there but they seem to have a huge amount of leaves, can one have too many leaves and if so what should I do about them or what did I do to make them grow so much in the first place? kate Maybe you've got a bush variety, Kate. Some of these are bred for outdoor planting and go a bit mad in the greenhouse. I dont think I have Sam, I grow the bush sort outside and as you know they are very different. To be honest I cannot remember what variety the ones in the greenhouse are, they were freebies in a magazine. kate |
greenhouse tomato
Try changing the feed to high potash content now. such as Tomato fertiliser
or Phostrogen, dont forget plants need leaves for good growth. Once a good set of tomatoes on first and second truss has been attained, the lower leaves will become discloured and "warped" these can then be taken off to allow light through to ripening tomatoes and allow plenty of air to circulate. These leaves are of no more use to the plant as they have completed their job.Otherwise there is no real benefit to defoliating a plant for any other reason. Regards Cineman "Kate Morgan" wrote in message ... I have always grown my tomato plants outside but this year I had too many plants so I thought that I would plant them in the greenhouse, they love that and are growing away like mad, they have plenty of flowers there but they seem to have a huge amount of leaves, can one have too many leaves and if so what should I do about them or what did I do to make them grow so much in the first place? kate |
greenhouse tomato
Thank you very much for that information, I understand now
regards kate Try changing the feed to high potash content now. such as Tomato fertiliser or Phostrogen, dont forget plants need leaves for good growth. Once a good set of tomatoes on first and second truss has been attained, the lower leaves will become discloured and "warped" these can then be taken off to allow light through to ripening tomatoes and allow plenty of air to circulate. These leaves are of no more use to the plant as they have completed their job.Otherwise there is no real benefit to defoliating a plant for any other reason. Regards Cineman "Kate Morgan" wrote in message ... I have always grown my tomato plants outside but this year I had too many plants so I thought that I would plant them in the greenhouse, they love that and are growing away like mad, they have plenty of flowers there but they seem to have a huge amount of leaves, can one have too many leaves and if so what should I do about them or what did I do to make them grow so much in the first place? kate |
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