I’ve never had such tall tomato plants, and with the temperatures soaring upwards tomorrow I was worried about them getting burnt.
Fortunately Mr O40 is 6’4”, and he helped me build this shadehouse :=)
they are certainly looking healthy there o40.
I think I string some old sheets over the vege patch to protect the seedlings there tomorrow.
gaw blimey – terrific crop.
i doubt six foot four is tall enough !
when are you having us over for spag bol LOL.
pepe said:
gaw blimey – terrific crop.
i doubt six foot four is tall enough !
when are you having us over for spag bol LOL.
I’ll let you know when they’re ripe Pepe!
Oh lovely toms Orchid, well done :)
What on earth do you feed them with ? lol
Happy Potter said:
Oh lovely toms Orchid, well done :)
What on earth do you feed them with ? lol
Ummmm. It was a bed with a couple of old bushes in it, a waste of space. So I cleared it and chucked in anything I could find. Old worm castings in a slurry (Pooh), compost , B&B, more worm juice, more compost. I left it to marinate while the toms got big enough to be planted out. They liked the formula I think!
orchid40 said:
Happy Potter said:
Oh lovely toms Orchid, well done :)
What on earth do you feed them with ? lol
Ummmm. It was a bed with a couple of old bushes in it, a waste of space. So I cleared it and chucked in anything I could find. Old worm castings in a slurry (Pooh), compost , B&B, more worm juice, more compost. I left it to marinate while the toms got big enough to be planted out. They liked the formula I think!
Obviously :D My worm farms are back to full production and the toms will get some w’wee in a couple days.
I’ve covered my toms rhubarb raspberries and silverbeet seedlings, I wont have time in the morn as I’m out early.
These tomatoes are out of control! They are so tall now they’ve gone past the tallest stakes I have and are travelling back down again. I took the growing tips out of them ages ago, but they just make new ones and keep going up. They’re too high for the shadecloth roof now. I keep lifting branches up and tying them to whatever I can find. HELP! LOL! I’ve had a few ripe ones of the smaller varieties and very nice too.
Now I find I’m allergic to the plants, my hands and arms and feet where they have touched are SO itchy!
orchid40 said:
These tomatoes are out of control! They are so tall now they’ve gone past the tallest stakes I have and are travelling back down again. I took the growing tips out of them ages ago, but they just make new ones and keep going up. They’re too high for the shadecloth roof now. I keep lifting branches up and tying them to whatever I can find. HELP! LOL! I’ve had a few ripe ones of the smaller varieties and very nice too.
Now I find I’m allergic to the plants, my hands and arms and feet where they have touched are SO itchy!
Do what I do as soon they out-grow the stake .. let them ‘em grow horizontally
urban-wombat said:
orchid40 said:
These tomatoes are out of control! They are so tall now they’ve gone past the tallest stakes I have and are travelling back down again. I took the growing tips out of them ages ago, but they just make new ones and keep going up. They’re too high for the shadecloth roof now. I keep lifting branches up and tying them to whatever I can find. HELP! LOL! I’ve had a few ripe ones of the smaller varieties and very nice too.
Now I find I’m allergic to the plants, my hands and arms and feet where they have touched are SO itchy!
Do what I do as soon they out-grow the stake .. let them ‘em grow horizontally
orchid40 said:
These tomatoes are out of control! They are so tall now they’ve gone past the tallest stakes I have and are travelling back down again. I took the growing tips out of them ages ago, but they just make new ones and keep going up. They’re too high for the shadecloth roof now. I keep lifting branches up and tying them to whatever I can find. HELP! LOL! I’ve had a few ripe ones of the smaller varieties and very nice too.
Now I find I’m allergic to the plants, my hands and arms and feet where they have touched are SO itchy!
looks like you’ll need gloves, coveralls and a bandanna for your next attack on the toms!
Here’s the promised pics, but it’s hard to get a good one. Also srawberries and mulberries
Here’s the promised pics, but it’s hard to get a good one. Also srawberries and mulberries
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wow – they look real good to me.
those strawbs are top shelf too.