Tomato Seed

davidk · Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 8:04 pm Post subject: Tomato Seed

As I am now planning for the year ahead, Which Tomato variety do most use. I currently use moneymaker. I will be growing them in a greenhouse.
Ta
Dave

forest flame · Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 8:25 pm Post subject:

hi dave
moneymaker are the old favourite and a great tomato.i also like ailsa craig if you have the space its worth a go

davidk · Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 8:30 pm Post subject:

Ta forest flame. I hope to put up a 16ft by 27ft polytunnel this year so might try the ailsa craig also.

forest flame · Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2013 12:34 pm Post subject:

great stuff good luck with the tunnel and most of all enjoy the whole experience.

Nozebleed · Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2013 2:34 pm Post subject:

Gardeners Delight and Golden Sunrise this year. both cherry tom's. high yielding and easy to maintain.

Greengage · Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2013 4:57 pm Post subject:

Ive planted Gardeners delight and moneymaker although this year 2012 was very bad cold early on and no pollinators flying should have hand pollinated them myself when I was doing the pumpkins, ah well thats the fun of it.

tippben · Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 7:37 am Post subject:

Are people already sowing tomatoes? I bought a heating mat for my propagator, as my house is minimally heated.

Qzy · Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 4:51 pm Post subject:

Last year had Golden Sunrise, Tigerella, Venus and Sweet n Neat and they all took a while to ripen but lovely when they got there. Tigerella my favourite of those

Nozebleed · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 5:26 pm Post subject:

i,ve sown cabbage underlights this week. 45 in total. wont be sowing tomato,s for a good month. planted garlic outdoors yesterday!

mariafp · Guest

Last year I have good results with Gardeners Delight and other cherry ones. I sow them in February and they were in a windowsill in the house until May. Then, the tomato plants were in a plastic greenhouse in my garden and I don't have too much Sun here.

This year I am going to go for the Black Krim and black cherry.

davidk · Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 7:52 pm Post subject:

Took the bull by the horns today and made a start with some seeds. Put in two dozen ailsa craig tomato. See what happens.
Dave

Dirt Digger · Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2013 9:40 am Post subject:

Trying a variety called Superb, and another called Harbinger, and also some of the reliable beefsteak Marmande...
They're all up and growing, but with the low light levels due to the constant dull weather, I'm hoping they don't get too leggy...

nibbler · Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2013 10:19 am Post subject:

Leggy tomato seedlings aren't usually a problem for me. I actually encourage leggyness by re-potting them into a pot only half full of soil. As the seedling grows over the rim to reach the light, I gradually fill the pot to the top. Since tomatoes grow roots from the stem, I find this gives them good strong roots.

davidk · Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2013 1:22 pm Post subject:

apprentice · Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2013 10:22 pm Post subject:

apprentice explains it...have only started planting this year but i bought 3 tomato plants today...and bought some tomato feed also...just put them into bigger pots ia there anything else i should be doing?