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Tomatoes outdoors

  • 23-05-2019 8:13am
    #1
    countrywoman
    Registered Users Posts: 276 ✭✭


    Can tomato plants be grown outdoors in Ireland
    Any tips?
    I bought 3 plants and they are currently in the kitchen
    I do not have a polytunnel
    Thanks


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  • #2
    dickidy
    Registered Users Posts: 159 ✭✭dickidy


    i had a few plants growing last year outside, mainly for the kids to help and enjoy the growing aspect. we did get a good few tomatoes but nothing spectacular.
    Our dog decided to take a fancy to them and eat them when nobody was looking.


  • #3
    _Brian
    Registered Users Posts: 18,468 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    countrywoman wrote: »
    Can tomato plants be grown outdoors in Ireland
    Any tips?
    I bought 3 plants and they are currently in the kitchen
    I do not have a polytunnel
    Thanks

    If you can get them backed up against a south facing wall it will be their best chance. Keep watered.


  • #4
    macraignil
    Registered Users Posts: 3,348 ✭✭✭macraignil


    countrywoman wrote: »
    Can tomato plants be grown outdoors in Ireland
    Any tips?
    I bought 3 plants and they are currently in the kitchen
    I do not have a polytunnel
    Thanks


    Yes they can.
    They normally like a longer summer than we get so having mature plants at the start of the summer makes your chances of getting a crop better.
    Determinate or bush varieties are what I have used to get a crop out doors before as they do not need support and pruning like the indeterminate types.
    Smaller cherry tomatoes have a better chance of getting ripe before the weather turns too cold.


  • #5
    Tree
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 4,677 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tree


    Can they be moved after starting then in a growbag outdoors?

    I've a batch too big for the tiny plastic greenhouse and the greenhouse i ordered four weeks ago has at least another two weeks before it turns up *grumble*


  • #6
    countrywoman
    Registered Users Posts: 276 ✭✭countrywoman


    Thanks for the replies


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  • #7
    vicwatson
    Registered Users Posts: 28,403 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    Any ones that don’t ripen in time use to make chutney


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