2013 Tomato Growing

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  1. Lolimac

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    Nice one Scrungee you're doing well with those:dbgrtmb:...i actually ate my last 2013 tomato tonight:cry3:.....
     
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    But aren't you growing in a greenhouse? You should be getting toms later than those grown in poly tunnels/outdoors.
     
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    Yes i was Scrungee but it's the first year i can ever remember that they all ripened early...my GH has been cleared since early October:blue thumb:
     
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    Maybe I'm reaping the benefits of sowing and planting late this year, which was a deliberate strategy after sowing too early last year.
     
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    Yes i 'd sown mine earlier than normal this year plus with the added heat from the summer it certainly speeded them up...

    I was even tempted to sow a couple of seeds NOW:rolleyespink:...just to see if i could keep them going....i don't think i can face a shop tomato....the only problem i can see is the light situation...i could keep them warm easy enough...do you think it's possible @Scrungee or am i on a hiding to nothing?
     
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    I'll be sowing Red Robin seeds shortly for spring cropping tomatoes grown indoors under lights.
     
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      I'm going to start some seeds around Christmas time here, just need to decide on what, and waiting on some trades and swaps to come in.
       
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      I picked the last of my greenhouse tomatoes last weekend, they would have carried on growing but I had to clear/clean the greenhouse ready to overwinter my tender ornamentals. I have a bowl full of green tomatoes gradually ripening - it will be sad to eat the last one. It has been a very good year all round, time to have a rest from eating fresh tomatoes and make a start on the sauces and soups in the freezer :dbgrtmb:
       
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        It has been a good year for me also after a slow start. My tomatoes finished a month ago and I'm still trying to avoid shop bought. Yuck!
         
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          Store bought=:eeew:
           
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            As that frost warning has been brought forward to tomorrow morning I picked the last few of mine today (and I've still got 7 mushroom boxes of tomatoes in various stages of ripeness in the kitchen)

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              Time to start the 2014 thread @JWK? :)
              1,601 posts and 31,732 views this year :)
               
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