You might get away with your little seedlings if you can't get any plants that are a bit further on, they do seem to have a knack of catching up.
You were dead right about that - exactly 10 weeks on and the little seedling has grown into a monster bush with three tomatoes!
Sadly, I don't think there's any chance of getting a chilli from the little plant on the left, and I've abandoned next years plans for bananas and coconuts.
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Chilli might have been potted on too early Derek. If you let them get slightly rootbound then they stretch taller as their root growth is restricted, but if you transfer to a larger pot when the roots are tiny, then it spends all its energy growing more roots so it's a kinda balancing act between going from seedling pot to middle pot then final pot.
I've been growing chillis a good few years and some are way more difficult than others, too much water/heat/feed and the flowers fall off, too little and the same result. There's a guy on youtube called Chilli Chump you could have a look at, definitely knows his stuff.
Cheers DF, It's amazing what knowledge you can aquire on a trading forum.
You might get away with your little seedlings if you can't get any plants that are a bit further on, they do seem to have a knack of catching up.
You were dead right about that - exactly 10 weeks on and the little seedling has grown into a monster bush with three tomatoes!
Sadly, I don't think there's any chance of getting a chilli from the little plant on the left, and I've abandoned next years plans for bananas and coconuts.
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Chilli might have been potted on too early Derek. If you let them get slightly rootbound then they stretch taller as their root growth is restricted, but if you transfer to a larger pot when the roots are tiny, then it spends all its energy growing more roots so it's a kinda balancing act between going from seedling pot to middle pot then final pot.
I've been growing chillis a good few years and some are way more difficult than others, too much water/heat/feed and the flowers fall off, too little and the same result. There's a guy on youtube called Chilli Chump you could have a look at, definitely knows his stuff.
About 5 years ago I picked up a chilli plant from Waitrose just like as they sell growing herbs. Put it on the window cill and picked the chillies as they turned red … and picked, and picked, and picked! We have an Aga which is great for drying things just hang them over the Aga at the back and let them dry out then stored them in jars. We finished the last chilli about 3 years later by which time Waitrose was no longer selling chilli plants!
We have about 6 plants growing - Sungold variety, bright orange. Just starting to get a few ripe fruit now and they are lovely. Very sweet and full of flavour.
Been enjoying mine for a couple of weeks now too. Got a nice variety this year, grown on a single stem , gone for quality over quantity. Golden sunrise, super maramande, gardeners delight, and Ailsa Craig, all have given fully ripe fruit so far, both greenhouse and outdoors.
Mine were late last year, didn’t get any ripe ones until first or second week of September.
Had a successful year all round this season, been self sufficient for salad for the last month or so now. Lettuce, cucumber, carrots, spring onions, tomatoes, peppers, all much nicer than supermarket bought stuff.
Wish my trading was as successful as my tomatoes. Still, at least I’m not going to go hungry.
Only losers were my broccoli and kale. It all got stripped to the stem by caterpillars, they absolutely demolished it.
So my greens ended up as nothing, and my reds just keep on getting bigger, sounds familiar!
Oh FFS. I've haversted my solitary red tom and it's got end rot. Not good news for my post-Brexit trade deal with Kraft Heinz and even worse news for the salad Nicoise I'd planned for tonight.
Oh FFS. I've haversted my solitary red tom and it's got end rot. Not good news for my post-Brexit trade deal with Kraft Heinz and even worse news for the salad Nicoise I'd planned for tonight.
No loss there.......olives and anchovies (looking for the puke emoji)
Been enjoying mine for a couple of weeks now too. Got a nice variety this year, grown on a single stem , gone for quality over quantity. Golden sunrise, super maramande, gardeners delight, and Ailsa Craig, all have given fully ripe fruit so far, both greenhouse and outdoors.
I didn't have a choice, I just bought the last variety on the flipping shelf - Moneymaker.
My cherry toms have caught late blight. Not to worry though. Have caught it early and sprayed with baking soda and fairy liquid mix to kill the fungus so hopefully be no disruption to tomato production
I didn't have a choice, I just bought the last variety on the flipping shelf - Moneymaker.
Lots of people grow them round here apparently, reliable usually and not bad. Dad always grew them and sold the excess via the old honesty jar out front to fund next year's compost. Only a couple of quid but he was tight-fisted.
If you save the seed they come up true to type because they're not F1's.
No idea what we're growing this year, the neighbour left them out for people to have and I haven't asked him what they are. I could but I don't want him to get all friendly and want to talk everytime I see him. tbh they look like....Moneymaker suprise suprise.
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That’s what I’m trying to do this year, save the seed.
I’ve always grown F1 varieties in the past, and they are a good place to start and learn. Though this year I bought ‘real seeds’ with a view to try and do some seed saving for next year, and start a chain.
I have an Irish version of gardeners delight which are non F1 and should grow true. I currently have the seed and juice of 3 tomatoes fermenting in a jar, hoping to get some good seed from it and complete the circle next year.
Done the same with my cucumber, though I’m not sure the seed is any good, it all looks to be floating in the jar at present, maybe I didn’t let it get over ripe enough. Got another one on the other plant which I’m going to leave on even longer. Let it fatten up even more and go brownish before I scoop out the seed.
Final update on my tomatoes, and if you're eating, put away your food before looking at the results!
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The one on the right has an evil looking face! I've consulted the leading expert in my immediate neighbourhood and she advised that there are likely to be worms in the tomatoes and that I should dispose of the plant immediately!
Until next year, better luck to everybody else growing tomatoes.
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