Tomato Growing 2024

I'm happy for you that it germinated so quickly!

I've still got a couple of the tomatoes drying in the kitchen. I'll not be sowing any seeds for the next 4 months at least! Not just because of the colder weather but also because I just don't have any space where I can put them. The kitchen windowsill, (even though it 3m (10ft) long) is full of pots till at least May! The shelving below the window is also full of plants! The 2 bedroom windows likewise! There are no window sills in the living room nor any shelving below the windows.
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I'm lucky in that now the children have cleared off, I have the South-facing windowsills of two spare bedrooms at my disposal.

 

First of the (deliberately sown) Micro bushes are up. Red Robin and Sweet 'n' Neat Scarlet.

 

@eatenbyweasels Hope they grow well for you! It'll be interesting to see when they fruit for you! Luckily tomatoes can be fertilized just by a gentle tapping on the trusses! No need for pollinating insects!

 

Oh, once they're flowering I'll just give 'em a good flick with my hand in passing. It'll be character-building for them.

 

I'm will be keenly watching this
Will you keep them under a heat lamp @eatenbyweasels

 

Yes, they're in my heated propagator under a grow light.

 

Are there any tomato seed swappers on GC? And, if not, why not?

Hello tomato seed collectors. Although I have grown tomatoes for many years, I am new to this hobby of collecting rare and cherished varieties. Coming too late for the autumn seed swaps on other sites, I’m trying to get a few varieties together to catch up a bit. If anyone has any of these varieties for sale or to swap, I’d be very pleased to hear from you. Thanks, in anticipation.

Some of the varieties I'm looking to swap or buy are:

Select

Abu Rawan

Bella Rosa

Big Beef VVF

White Tomesol

Chef’s Choice – any colour

Cherokee Carbon

Beauty King

Aunt Rubies German Green

Black Krim

Raskoje Naslazchdenie

Soldacki

Bears Claw

Aruija-Zabava

Awesome Emma

Chilo Della Garfagnana

Dester

Orange Banana

Stupice

Believe It Or Not

Chef’s Choice (any colour)

If you are interested please PM me so we can sort things the way you wish.

Many thanks,

 

Maybe look at this thread Tomato Seed Swaps

 

Many thanks NigelJ. Didn't know this existed on GC. Thank you.

 

Correction. Just found out that I DID know about this. I've posted on it! Must be an age thing.

 

@Glynne Williams, I received seeds in the post today, of a variety for which the grower (in Wales) claims good blight resistance. Remembering your problems with blight last year, I'd be happy to send a few on for you to try.