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Tomatoes 2024

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    #32
    10-10-20
    Registered Users Posts: 6,676 ✭✭✭10-10-20


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122027121#Comment_122027121

    Hmm - yes, out in the open and no cover - well that was the plan anyway. Ok I can reassess and look at some protection. Maybe those windows which I didn't dump yet might end up getting used as a grow-frame. 😁



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    #33
    paddylonglegs
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    for the likes of Gardeners Delight, what size pot should it end up being in? Or would one of the grow bags work? I assume I have to stake or tie up with string as it gets big?



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    #34
    scarepanda
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    Ive grown tomatoes in 12l buckets before. I think growbags are 30l and they usually say 3 plants can fit. All indeterminate tomatoes need staking and support as they grow.

    They did a good experiment on different ways to grow tomatoes last year on Gardner's world. You might find something online if you search for it.

    10-10-20, how did the protection build go for the tomatoes?

    I moved my tomatoes out to the greenhouse about a week ago now. They are looking good. Although I haven't planted them yet. I have to put up the support wires and this cold weather is making me a little hesitant because I can still cover them with fleece at night because they are all in a tray but some of them really do need planting for support as they are a little leggy and floppy.



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    #35
    10-10-20
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122055097#Comment_122055097

    Ah, thanks for asking. It didn't go far. I elected to pass-off two of the tallest plants to my parents, who have a number of plants already established in a greenhouse. Those two were just throwing out flower buds, so hopefully they will bear fruit.

    I then sourced 4 more much smaller plants from a garden center, so I have seven now! The plan is to continue to harden them and hope that the weather improves in early May, then I'll put them in grow-bags in a shady spot. Whether I'll have protection or not - I don't know - I have a few things in motion which might either work out or not.



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    #36
    scarepanda
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    ;) I love your economics! Get rid of two buy 4!

    If you have a way of securing the cheap blow away greenhouses that Aldi/Lidl sell that might get you through for the season. But you'd have to figure out a way to secure it properly to avoid it's blow away characteristics.

    Keep the tomatoes in full sun if you can, they won't do much for you in shade.



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    #37
    10-10-20
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122056106#Comment_122056106

    Sorry - meant to say a sheltered spot, but with almost full sun.

    I'll have a think about those little greenhouses, I'm not a fan of the throw-away culture, so I would be securing it to last a few seasons alright. Thanks!



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    #38
    scarepanda
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    Ah right ,sorry, I thought you meant shade = shelter!

    Ya, I don't like it either but if you can secure it in a fairly sheltered position it should hopefully last a couple years to buy you time to sort something else out at least. Greenhouses are bloody expensive these days. Even the one I got 2 years ago is about €600 more expensive now and it went up fairly quickly back when I was looking at them first but that was in the middle of COVID. I have to say though, while it nearly killed me spending that much money it was worth every penny. (I also had a very specific look in mind for the garden so I wanted a dwarf walled one which is both more expensive and not many affordable options on the market).



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    #39
    paddylonglegs
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    got 3 varieties at the minute still on the windmill in small pots. tumbler which will just go into a larger terracotta pot, and then I have one called Ailsa Craig which I will plant up the same as gardeners delights. The GD is running away and getting a bit leggy, but the AC is very stocky with lots of stem and leaves. This seems like it might be easier to grow than GD, but this summer will tell.



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