Should I leave my tomatoes out?

[mudsticks]

I'm a sad f*&#%r who records such things, and I recorded a frost as late as June 8th last year.

I'm happy with mine in the greenhouse now, a it's a pretty decent insulated poly job rather than single pane.

Yes it can happen.
And even very cold temps, not necessarily frost, can shock them.

Later sown things usually catch up, and will even overtake things started too early.

Earlier sown plants may never recover from initial shocks.

Just because it says you 'can' sow something in February doesn't mean you should.

To everything it's season
and so forth..

But hey something to look forward too..

 

[mudsticks]

Thanks all. They're in the shed. They seem happy there.

But are they getting enough light??

 

[swee'pea99]

But are they getting enough light??

Hope so. They're right by the window. <fingers crossed>

 

[mudsticks]

Keep turning them.. I'm sure you know that.. Can you put something white behind them to reflect the light back at them??

Anyhow, they'll get leggy either way, so just plant them deep when last risk of frost is gone..

If it's a 'grow bag situation you can even lay the stem down for a little way before gently angling them upwards, so you get better rooting ..

Blimey, I'm giving it away.

Pppl pay good money to come on market veg growing courses with me.

All called off for this spring now though.

 

[Drago]

I grow loads of veg, but eat hardly any of the bleedin' stuff!

 

[mudsticks]

I grow loads of veg, but eat hardly any of the bleedin' stuff!

How queer

 

[tom73]

Grow bags that’s a whole new topic they are not all equal.

 

[Drago]

How queer

Not only am I a meatatarian, I'm flipping well tomato intolerant - within a few minutes of eating them I'm doing the technicolor yawn. Mrs and Mini D love them, and it's my pleasure to grow them.

Fortunately, I'm very tolerant indeed of my home grown tatties.

 

[mudsticks]

Grow bags that’s a whole new topic they are not all equal.

Hmn.. Grow bags..

Pretty tortuous conditions to expect an innocent tomato plant to thrive in.

But I know, needs must in some situations.
Better than no tom's at all..

 

[mudsticks]

Not only am I a meatatarian, I'm flipping well tomato intolerant - within a few minutes of eating them I'm doing the technicolor yawn. Mrs and Mini D love them, and it's my pleasure to grow them.

Fortunately, I'm very tolerant indeed of my home grown tatties.

Yikes - no pizza then ??

No proper lasagne, no bolognese, no tomato and mozzerella salad - how dreadful

A few of my customers are totally solanaceae, intolerant.

No spuds neither.. What a miserable so-called existance

 

[tom73]

Hmn.. Grow bags..

Pretty tortuous conditions to expect an innocent tomato plant to thrive in.

But I know, needs must in some situations.
Better than no tom's at all..

Very true never been a fan most are total crap. Ours Use to cost 3x the price but customers soon came back for more. Wish I had a quid for every one I had to lump into the glasshouse then lump them into customers cars.

 

[Drago]

I can manage small amounts to of pizza and the like, and those nice chaps and at Dominoes are happy to do one with barbecue sauce instead. Tomato ketchup no problem at all, which shows how much tomato it actually contains.

 

[contadino]

I'm a sad f*&#%r who records such things, and I recorded a frost as late as June 8th last year.

Another sad fletcher here...

My calendar from last year says we had a blizzard on 4th May.

So my tomatoes are staying on the window ledge until after that, although this year's big experiment for me is to try growing tomatoes and cucumbers outside. There'll be others in the greenhouse as a safety net, but I haven't chanced growing delicates outside since moving to england. If all goes well 2020 will go down as the year of gazpacho and pimms. 😁

 

[swee'pea99]

What a difference a week makes! From those spindly, yellowed waifs of a week ago...

To happy, greenleafy, sturdier-every-day plants now:

CC triumphs again!

(With particular thanks to @mudsticks)

 

[mudsticks]

What a difference a week makes! From those spindly, yellowed waifs of a week ago...

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To happy, greenleafy, sturdier-every-day plants now:

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CC triumphs again!

(With particular thanks to @mudsticks)

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