The Tomato Growing Thread 2019

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  1. Scrungee

    Scrungee Well known for it

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    This is what I meant about root structure when using Jack's Magic and is within less than a week of previous potting on, with the plant dropped to the bottom of the larger pot:

    Roots all the way to the surface

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    Rootball

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      First tomato!

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        Did anybody grow tomatoes from supermarkets' tomatoes? Put several seeds from sweet cherry plum tomato from Lidl, that all germinated very quickly. Ok, I know, of it's hybrid variety, then won't repeat. But still interesting :) Apart from them I already have 8 plants grown from named seeds.
         
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        I think @misterQ has. As you say, they're most likely to be F1 hybrids, and whenever I find a variety I wish to grow the seeds aren't available to the public.

        But things may change as I saw a (440g?) jar of 'heirloom' tomato sauce going for £2.99 in Sainsburys a while ago, and if heirloom non-F1 tomatoes fetch a premium then useful seeds will become available.
         
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        • misterQ

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          Scrungee is indeed correct, I do grow from seeds collected from supermarket (Morrisons) bought tomatoes.

          Last year's Morrisons "Grape" cherry tomatoes (ie sweet mini plum with a crunchy texture often sold loose or on the vine in a small, square translucent plastic box):

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          Most produced six ripened trusses of fruit each with a seventh-ish harvested green. The average size of each tomato was about 32mm length x 25mm diameter.

          But, occasionally, the plants will produce two or three star cluster trusses of penny-sized fruit instead, like this:

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          This year, in addition to the Morrisons "Grape" cherry tomatoes, I am also trying the cheapest Morrisons Moneymaker-type tomatoes as well:

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          These are my spares. I don't feed and I don't pot up using intermediate sized pots - it's just the pot after pricking out then the final sized pot or directly into the ground.
           
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            BB783D72-D190-465C-A7AC-87A346AE449B.jpeg First flower on my outdoor tomatoes. This is Outdoor Girl and it’s living up to its reputation of being early!
             
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              Looking good, no surprise there ;) I might try some of that Jack’s Magic next year. I normally use B&Q MPC, but for the second year running I’ve been plagued by fungus gnats, and I’m suspecting the compost.
               
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                Been waiting for warmer nights and finally I've decided to plant mine in the greenhouse last weekend:
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                Got some tiny fruit forming:
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                  Way ahead of mine John.
                   
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                    Inside...

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                    Outside...

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                      My gro lights used to start seeds in January has paid off I am harvesting quite a few toms now Last pic is Gd from john (thanks John)
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                        Very early as always @sandymac
                        What variety is the earliest in your experience ?
                         
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                        Hi John the first tom ripe was a Sungold followed closely by your 2005 GD and a week later by Shirley the larger one in the pics just ripening now is Brandy Boy I have not yet tasted these but will keep you posted.
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                          Only got 26 tomato plants this year - Carol told me to cut down? As usual, I took NO notice!:giggle:
                           
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                            Nearly all of the tomatoes that I wanted to grow are finally in.

                            Ten Morrisons "Grape" Tomatoes.
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                            Eight Gigantomo.
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                            Fourteen Tumbling Tom.
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