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Tomato variety for hanging baskets?
"Rusty_Hinge" wrote in message . uk... The message from "mark" contains these words: Did you know that British Sugar is the largest grower of round tomatoes in the UK and it happens in Norfolk? http://www.britishsugar.co.uk/RVEcb3...7e8e268,,.aspx Yes, and I regularly buy big bags of them for very little. Without visiting the URL I can state that they are excellent, and actually have flavour, and if you have ever driven by settlement lagoons by a (beet) sugar factory, you'll understand how they are so productive. Waste heat and waste materials combine to help the plants grow to a height (I am informed) of around sixteen feet. -- I didn't see anything about the height of the tomato plants but found this: mark British Sugar's award-winning horticulture business produces between 70 - 80 million 'eco-friendly' tomatoes each year at Cornerways Nursery. The tomatoes are grown in the UK's largest single tomato glasshouse which covers an area of 11 hectares and they are harvested between April and November. All the produce is packed on-site in a modern packhouse, minimising handling and transport and allowing produce to be despatched for supermarket shelves less than 12 hours after being picked. Over 5000 bumblebees, living in 100 bee hives, pollinate the crop and are part of the nursery's integrated approach to crop management using natural agents and predators in preference to agro-chemicals. Cornerways Nursery benefits from its location close to the Wissington sugar factory. More than seventy miles of piping carry hot water from the factory's combined heat and power (CHP) plant to the glasshouse to maintain the balmy temperatures which suit tomato plants. This hot water would otherwise be destined for cooling towers, so the scheme ensures that the heat is used productively. A major benefit is the productive use of waste carbon dioxide. Tomatoes use a large volume of the gas in photosynthesis so at Cornerways, carbon dioxide produced as a by-product from the CHP boiler is now pumped into the enormous glasshouse rather than vented to the atmosphere as waste emissions. Water used primarily to wash the sugar beet delivered to the factory carries vital nutrients from Norfolk's soils and is re-used to irrigate the tomato plants. |
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Tomato variety for hanging baskets?
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from "mark" contains these words: All the produce is packed on-site in a modern packhouse, minimising handling and transport and allowing produce to be despatched for supermarket shelves less than 12 hours after being picked. This isn't true - while *MOST* of them may be, my supplier collects them (effectively) loose, and carried in whatever boxes he has to hand. I gather that the ones he gets are either surplus, or rejects because of imperfect shape, or non-compliant sizes. Fried giant tomato, mushrooms, bacon, sossidj, black pudden, white pudden, On!on, etc... Must get myself a sugar plant. I'll get some seeds. -- Rusty Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional. Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk |
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Tomato variety for hanging baskets?
"Rusty_Hinge" wrote in message . uk... The message from "mark" contains these words: All the produce is packed on-site in a modern packhouse, minimising handling and transport and allowing produce to be despatched for supermarket shelves less than 12 hours after being picked. This isn't true - while *MOST* of them may be, my supplier collects them (effectively) loose, and carried in whatever boxes he has to hand. I gather that the ones he gets are either surplus, or rejects because of imperfect shape, or non-compliant sizes. Fried giant tomato, mushrooms, bacon, sossidj, black pudden, white pudden, On!on, etc... Must get myself a sugar plant. I'll get some seeds. I think you'd be better off with tomato plants for tomatoes. Not that I'm an expert in these matters. :-) mark |
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Tomato variety for hanging baskets?
"Rusty_Hinge" wrote in message . uk... The message from "mark" contains these words: Did you know that British Sugar is the largest grower of round tomatoes in the UK and it happens in Norfolk? http://www.britishsugar.co.uk/RVEcb3...7e8e268,,.aspx Yes, and I regularly buy big bags of them for very little. Without visiting the URL I can state that they are excellent, and actually have flavour, and if you have ever driven by settlement lagoons by a (beet) sugar factory, you'll understand how they are so productive. Waste heat and waste materials combine to help the plants grow to a height (I am informed) of around sixteen feet. The biggest tomatos I ever saw were growing at the Becton sewage works in east London. Saw the biggest rats I've ever seen there as well :-} -- Kathy It's pointless to try and discuss ethics with a spider. |
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Tomato variety for hanging baskets?
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from "Kathy" contains these words: The biggest tomatos I ever saw were growing at the Becton sewage works in east London. Saw the biggest rats I've ever seen there as well :-} I used to teach a stone's throw from there. In those days (Late 50s, early 60s) when the wind was easterly, you got Becton Gasworks too. Quel bouquet! -- Rusty Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional. Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk |
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