Damn!
First garden after 4 years of moving around in flats. 12
beautiful outdoor tomatoes ripped out by the wind. No time to start again
this year...... (

Les ( Bugger! Sometimes little things mean a lot. )

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Damn!
First garden after 4 years of moving around in flats. 12
beautiful outdoor tomatoes ripped out by the wind. No time to start again
this year...... (

Les ( Bugger! Sometimes little things mean a lot. )


Not too late - stick 'em back in - they will often recover. I even plant
side-shoots removed from cordon-grown gardeners delight and they manage to
root and give a few late fruits.

Gutted too!

Lost my only courgette, didn't realise it could be affected by wind, being
such a low-lying plant. Is there any point in sowing any more seeds now?
(I live in the south)
Ros

Damn!
First garden after 4 years of moving around in flats. 12
beautiful outdoor tomatoes ripped out by the wind. No time to start again
this year...... (

Les ( Bugger! Sometimes little things mean a lot. )


Damn!
First garden after 4 years of moving around in flats. 12
beautiful outdoor tomatoes ripped out by the wind. No time to start again
this year...... (

Les ( Bugger! Sometimes little things mean a lot. )

Chichester
West Sussex, UK.

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"Les &/or Claire" wrote in message
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Damn!
First garden after 4 years of moving around in flats. 12
beautiful outdoor tomatoes ripped out by the wind. No time to start again
this year...... (


Not too late - stick 'em back in - they will often recover.

You can plant them deeper than before (the stems will quickly root);
give them a good stake and deep watering (preferably with diluted
comfrey tea, manure water, or worm wee).

Janet.

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You can plant them deeper than before (the stems will quickly root);
give them a good stake and deep watering (preferably with diluted
comfrey tea, manure water, or worm wee).

Janet. I have heard of the first two but what is "worm wee"? That is a
new one on me.
Another good tonic is just filling a 5 gallon plastic bucket with grass
clippings and water with a couple of drops of detergent to retard mosquitoes
and letting it work for a week. Pour off juice and refill.

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Janet Baraclough wrote in message
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The message
from "Sue da Nimm" . contains these words:
You can plant them deeper than before (the stems will quickly root);
give them a good stake and deep watering (preferably with diluted
comfrey tea, manure water, or worm wee).

Janet. I have heard of the first two but what is "worm wee"? That is a
new one on me.

It's the copious juice that collects in the bottom of my worm barrel.
I run it off from the tap, store it in 2-litre plastic milk bottles, and
use it diluted as a plant feed and tonic. (Dilution..about 2 cups in 2
gallons).

Janet.

"Les &/or Claire" wrote in message
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Damn!
First garden after 4 years of moving around in flats. 12
beautiful outdoor tomatoes ripped out by the wind. No time to start again
this year...... (

Les ( Bugger! Sometimes little things mean a lot. )

Have a look round the sheds and nurseries - probably still some pot grown
toms around.

This time of year they will take off very quickly and you will at least get
some fruit.

Also enquire around allotments etc.becaue ther are probably a few people
(like me) who sowed too many tomato seeds but couldn't bear to throw away
perfectly good tomato plants.

I have given away as many as I can and still expect to be over faced by the
amount of tomatoes I get.

Cheers
Dave R

On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 22:28:45 +0100, "David W.E. Roberts"
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"Les &/or Claire" wrote in message
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Damn!
First garden after 4 years of moving around in flats. 12
beautiful outdoor tomatoes ripped out by the wind. No time to start again

Another idea.
People will be pinching out side shoots and if any of your friends
have left theirs to get a bit too long, 5 or 6 inches, they root very
quickly in water.
Worth a try!


Pam in Bristol

Pam Moore wrote:
On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 22:28:45 +0100, "David W.E. Roberts"
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"Les &/or Claire" wrote in
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Damn!
First garden after 4 years of moving around in flats.
12 beautiful outdoor tomatoes ripped out by the wind. No time to
start again

Another idea.
People will be pinching out side shoots and if any of your friends
have left theirs to get a bit too long, 5 or 6 inches, they root very
quickly in water.
Worth a try!


Pam in Bristol

Thanks everyone,
just been out and rescued what I can using
many of your tips. I now have 10 plants in varying stages of recovery. I've
filled the two empty places with some small pepper plants that were
struggling in a pot.

Lets hope for a loooooooooong summer, looking forward to reaching out
of the kitchen window to pick cherry toms ( and now peppers ) off the plant!

Les



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Damn!
First garden after 4 years of moving around in flats. 12
beautiful outdoor tomatoes ripped out by the wind. No time to start
again
this year...... (

Les ( Bugger! Sometimes little things mean a lot. )


Not too late - stick 'em back in - they will often recover. I even plant
side-shoots removed from cordon-grown gardeners delight and they manage to
root and give a few late fruits.

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Quite so!. It's easy and they produce a few when the others are exhausted.
Doug.
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