Been Picking Cherry toms for a Couple of weeks now, On all the other Plants Grossie Lizzies Seem Fairly Large but seem to be staying green for a while and No Sign of Colouring up.
Reason I’m thinking Are, Tomatoes like the Sun, And where not getting Summer Like Weather, or I’ve Missed Feeding them something Very Important.

I just want a Decent ripe Tom on my Sandwich or with some Ham and egg.

Veg gardener said:

Been Picking Cherry toms for a Couple of weeks now, On all the other Plants Grossie Lizzies Seem Fairly Large but seem to be staying green for a while and No Sign of Colouring up.
Reason I’m thinking Are, Tomatoes like the Sun, And where not getting Summer Like Weather, or I’ve Missed Feeding them something Very Important.

I just want a Decent ripe Tom on my Sandwich or with some Ham and egg.

low night time temps, for my money…

Dinetta said:

Veg gardener said:

Been Picking Cherry toms for a Couple of weeks now, On all the other Plants Grossie Lizzies Seem Fairly Large but seem to be staying green for a while and No Sign of Colouring up.
Reason I’m thinking Are, Tomatoes like the Sun, And where not getting Summer Like Weather, or I’ve Missed Feeding them something Very Important.

I just want a Decent ripe Tom on my Sandwich or with some Ham and egg.

low night time temps, for my money…

Has been some Very Light Fog on the way to work along the flood Plains from here into town. Cover them up with plastic?

Couple of good tips here Veg, in England no less!

My tomatoes won’t ripen

Dinetta said:

Couple of good tips here Veg, in England no less!

My tomatoes won’t ripen

Seem most people say pick them and put them with something ripe. Might try it with a couple and try try that Pot ash on the plants.

Veg gardener said:

Been Picking Cherry toms for a Couple of weeks now, On all the other Plants Grossie Lizzies Seem Fairly Large but seem to be staying green for a while and No Sign of Colouring up.
Reason I’m thinking Are, Tomatoes like the Sun, And where not getting Summer Like Weather, or I’ve Missed Feeding them something Very Important.

I just want a Decent ripe Tom on my Sandwich or with some Ham and egg.

I have lots of big green tomatoes too Veg. I’ve put it down to lack of sunny days so I’ve given them a watering with liquid potash (just a tiny capful to a 10 lt watering can, last monday) so I’ll see how they go. I’m taking better care of this years lot. I’ve taken off the laterals and removed a lot of leaf for maximum sunlight to get in, and for better air circulation.

I get more every day but this was the first day..

roughbarked said:

I get more every day but this was the first day..

oh Yummy!

roughbarked said:

I get more every day but this was the first day..

Yum, got some cherry tomatoes but not the big one

Note, I prepare future tomato beds by dumping ashes from the stove in that spot the winter before. I try to change the spot each year.

I wondered about ashes, I throw the winter’s residues on the front bed but sometimes I wonder if there’s a point to it…

Dinetta said:

I wondered about ashes, I throw the winter’s residues on the front bed but sometimes I wonder if there’s a point to it…

There certainly is.

roughbarked said:

Dinetta said:

I wondered about ashes, I throw the winter’s residues on the front bed but sometimes I wonder if there’s a point to it…

There certainly is.

listening

roughbarked said:

Dinetta said:

I wondered about ashes, I throw the winter’s residues on the front bed but sometimes I wonder if there’s a point to it…

There certainly is.

Ok so once we stop using the Woodfire, or dad lets me Have a Bomb fire in the Paddocks I Need to use the ash for my future tomato Bed.

Veg gardener said:

roughbarked said:

Dinetta said:

I wondered about ashes, I throw the winter’s residues on the front bed but sometimes I wonder if there’s a point to it…

There certainly is.

Ok so once we stop using the Woodfire, or dad lets me Have a Bomb fire in the Paddocks I Need to use the ash for my future tomato Bed.

There are differences between applying wood ashes and bonfire sites as regards soil chemistry..

roughbarked said:

Veg gardener said:

roughbarked said:

There certainly is.

Ok so once we stop using the Woodfire, or dad lets me Have a Bomb fire in the Paddocks I Need to use the ash for my future tomato Bed.

There are differences between applying wood ashes and bonfire sites as regards soil chemistry..

How Much would you Use per 1.5×3m Garden bed?

Veg gardener said:

roughbarked said:

Veg gardener said:

Ok so once we stop using the Woodfire, or dad lets me Have a Bomb fire in the Paddocks I Need to use the ash for my future tomato Bed.

There are differences between applying wood ashes and bonfire sites as regards soil chemistry..

How Much would you Use per 1.5×3m Garden bed?

Not much I spread it over many more square metres. However I’d probably lightly cover the whole surface of each 3×3 m area at least twice a year or more. By lightly cover I would guestimate at less than 1 mm per application and these applications would comprise of the same area having half a bucket tossed randomly in this or that direction every couple of days.