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Rhododendron in bloom again!
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, I, Marvo, say : On 10/9/07 16:01, in article , "David (Normandy)" wrote: I had a few which looked a bit blighty so I lobbed them off. The rest seem unaffected. They are very good this year, they're trailing tomatoes so I just bunged them in bags and pots and let them get on with it. I am going to look like a tomato by the end of the crop. We lost the lot to blight. Not a single tomato this year, trailing or upright! We grew only Jersey Sunrise this year. The outdoor ones got a bit of blight and didn't do terribly well but the indoor ones have cropped pretty well and are still producing. I'd like to know which people think are the best beefsteak types. I've only ever had decent ones in the south of Spain. No idea what variety they are but they're all over the markets there. Ask me who threw the seed packet away for the tomatoes I had this year? All I can tell is that mine went in VERY late, grew like Topsy in a little lean-to plastic greenhouse (12.99, Robert Dyas), then went outside in pots (12") for a couple of months, then went into gro-bags (the cheapest ones) when I needed the 12" pots for something else. They got flooded for about two months of the time, then roasted in the sun. Tomorite as directed, and they're on the automatic plant watering system. I guess I'm just lucky, cos I haven't got any idea (as regular readers will know), and I've got the best, tastiest, an most prolific tomatoes I've ever had. |
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Tomatoes in bloom
On Tue, 11 Sep 2007 12:37:38 +0100, "Uncle Marvo" wrote: In reply to Sacha ) who wrote this in , I, Marvo, say : On 11/9/07 11:44, in article , "Uncle Marvo" wrote: snip I've only ever had decent ones in the south of Spain. No idea what variety they are but they're all over the markets there. Ask me who threw the seed packet away for the tomatoes I had this year? Trawl Google and see if any names look familiar! All I can tell is that mine went in VERY late, grew like Topsy in a little lean-to plastic greenhouse (12.99, Robert Dyas), then went outside in pots (12") for a couple of months, then went into gro-bags (the cheapest ones) when I needed the 12" pots for something else. They got flooded for about two months of the time, then roasted in the sun. Tomorite as directed, and they're on the automatic plant watering system. I guess I'm just lucky, cos I haven't got any idea (as regular readers will know), and I've got the best, tastiest, an most prolific tomatoes I've ever had. There is *definitely* no justice..... I can put some in the post if you like. I can't remember whether they were free with the Times or whether I bought them. I know they were "hanging" ones. Some I put in those bags you hang up, but they died, so I replaced them with geraniums and stuff. I will endeavour to find what they were by next spring. They are various sized as well, so that doesn't help. Save some seed for next year? It may have at least some of the characteristics of its parent. Or have you already noshed the lot!? -- Chris E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net |
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Tomatoes (was Rhododendron in bloom again!)
In reply to Sacha ) who wrote this in
, I, Marvo, say : On 11/9/07 11:44, in article , "Uncle Marvo" wrote: snip Ask me who threw the seed packet away for the tomatoes I had this year? Trawl Google and see if any names look familiar! I have Googled. I *think* they were Tumbler F1, that's exactly what they look like. I can't find a picture of the packet though. I think there were probably either 12 or 20 seeds in the pack, and I think I ended up with 8 very good ones, the rest either killed by my experiments or eaten by slugs early on. I still can't eat all of them. I think some green tomato chutney is coming on :-) |
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