Tomato Growing 2025

Thanks @eatenbyweasels, I use a piece of horticultural fleece and a rubber band, it seems to work ok to stop cross pollination. I like to try and collect my own seed for various vegetables as I have found they tend to germinate a lot quicker than bought seed.

 

I love Sungold, but I could see why people might not like them - they're quite tangy. It always does well for me. Best eaten straight from the plant...
My toms are much further on than normal, due to the hot weather earlier, even though I was a wee bit late sowing. I have a couple of trusses of fruit setting on Toddler, which is a new one I've tried for this year. I might get fruit before the end of July at this rate!

 

I like all types of tommies, sweet or acidic, just thought that most folk choose Sungold as top for taste and I thought "ok, but not my favourite". I will see how I feel when tried a few more.

 

Some of my green ones.... Big pride of Siberia, azoychka and some outside nagina and merrygold

 

I wasn't going to bother with tomatoes this year but I found a self-seeder and potted it up.
It seems to be of indeterminate growth and definitely indeterminate variety. It could be anything!
My question is: What happens if you don't pinch out the shoots in the leaf axils?
Will it slow down the upward growth? Will I get fewer tomatoes?

 

I'd agree with @JWK - as you don't know exactly what it is, start by removing the side shoots and see what you think in a few weeks.

 

Thanks @JWK and @Philippa .
I certainly don't want more fruit. I only potted it up because it seemed a bit mean to compost it when it had grown against the odds. There's probably more on the compost heap. I haven't looked but they'll have to see to themselves

 

@JWK . For a while, I misread your name and wondered why you'd called yourself Japanese Knotweed.

 

@BB3 Ah, if you aren't growing it for any fruit but simply because you felt it a bit mean to dump it ( I know the feeling well !! ) what do you think about Assisted Dying ? Or I suppose more to the point, what does your tomato think about it ? Don't water it, make sure it's comfortable and hold it's leaves whilst you chat to it and tell it that it will help other tomatoes to grow when it has passed away

 

I don't mind a few tomatoes but I've still got tomato sauce in the freezer from last year.
I have assisted plants to die in the past but often they don't cooperate.

 

@BB3 what did you grow last year? You can probably work out what you have once you see the first ripe fruit.

My first picking is going to be Sungold, not quote ready yet but not much longer to wait.

 

Hi Tom freaks

my Crokini are starting to go red so pleased with them good sweetness to them so would grow again and the flower trusses are huge

very disappointed with Craigella , send new shoots or just leaves at the end of the truss so annoying , and not that keen on producing tomatoes ..

 

I've managed to pick about 15 Sungold starting a few days ago. Some Tumbling Tom too but, as usual, the Choc cherries are nowhere near yet. You can't beat that first home grown tomato IMO. They actually taste - unlike the majority of what passes for tomatoes in the shops nowadays.

 

I will get Maskotka again next year Such a good yield...
jenny namaste