Tomatos. Should I bother

penny_lane · Mar 15, 2011

lukenotts said:
Now there is a taste of summer JWK!!! They look mouthwatering!

Could somone explain "drip" system to me, I inherited a greenhouse when I bought my house and when digging it out found a hose pipe in the ground which I presume is attached to the water butts on the other side of the greenhouse, could this be something to do with a "drip" system? If so I'd love to get it going again.
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Penny, I'm by no means an expert, but may I suggets that you dont disturb this hosepipe any more, as there is a possibility that it has been used to contain and 'protect' electric cables. In our current house we found exactly the same thing running to what is being used as a rockery... turns out it houses wires (disconnected lucky enough) and that the rockery was used as a water feature.

There may be the slightest of chances that your hosepipe houses cables which may still be live. Perhaps the previous owner used the hose to carry and protect cables for electricity to the greenhouse, as oppose to a water supply?

In any case, please be careful, and keep in mind that just because it is a hosepipe, doesnt mean it has been used for its intended purpose...

Keep safe
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Thanks Luke, I hadn't thought of that will investigate further!

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bi9johnny said:

penny_lane said:

ARMANDII said:
You could also get a drip system and install it in the Greenhouse to water the tomatoes. I love growing tomatoes and the taste of them fresh of the vine is fantastic. So go on, grow the tomatoes, where's there's a will, there's a way!
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Could somone explain "drip" system to me, I inherited a greenhouse when I bought my house and when digging it out found a hose pipe in the ground which I presume is attached to the water butts on the other side of the greenhouse, could this be something to do with a "drip" system? If so I'd love to get it going again.
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hi a drip system is a very small pipe that runs around the greenhouse and has off tubes attached to little drippers that feed a constant drip of water to your plants...a lot of people use them but i like to soak my toms and chillies and cuc's in my greenhouse.....only been at this a short while but it works for me.... someone will come along soon to explain better i'm sure

regards

john
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Thanks John, that doesn't seem to be what is in my greenhouse unless a piece of pipe is missing (whch is possible). Up until now I have just watered toms, chillis, peppers and cucumbers either in the eve or morning as you do.

bi9johnny · Mar 15, 2011

penny_lane said:

lukenotts said:
Now there is a taste of summer JWK!!! They look mouthwatering!

Could somone explain "drip" system to me, I inherited a greenhouse when I bought my house and when digging it out found a hose pipe in the ground which I presume is attached to the water butts on the other side of the greenhouse, could this be something to do with a "drip" system? If so I'd love to get it going again.
Click to expand...

Penny, I'm by no means an expert, but may I suggets that you dont disturb this hosepipe any more, as there is a possibility that it has been used to contain and 'protect' electric cables. In our current house we found exactly the same thing running to what is being used as a rockery... turns out it houses wires (disconnected lucky enough) and that the rockery was used as a water feature.

There may be the slightest of chances that your hosepipe houses cables which may still be live. Perhaps the previous owner used the hose to carry and protect cables for electricity to the greenhouse, as oppose to a water supply?

In any case, please be careful, and keep in mind that just because it is a hosepipe, doesnt mean it has been used for its intended purpose...

Keep safe
Click to expand...

Thanks Luke, I hadn't thought of that will investigate further!

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bi9johnny said:

penny_lane said:

ARMANDII said:
You could also get a drip system and install it in the Greenhouse to water the tomatoes. I love growing tomatoes and the taste of them fresh of the vine is fantastic. So go on, grow the tomatoes, where's there's a will, there's a way!
Click to expand...

Could somone explain "drip" system to me, I inherited a greenhouse when I bought my house and when digging it out found a hose pipe in the ground which I presume is attached to the water butts on the other side of the greenhouse, could this be something to do with a "drip" system? If so I'd love to get it going again.
Click to expand...

hi a drip system is a very small pipe that runs around the greenhouse and has off tubes attached to little drippers that feed a constant drip of water to your plants...a lot of people use them but i like to soak my toms and chillies and cuc's in my greenhouse.....only been at this a short while but it works for me.... someone will come along soon to explain better i'm sure

regards

john
Click to expand...

Thanks John, that doesn't seem to be what is in my greenhouse unless a piece of pipe is missing (whch is possible). Up until now I have just watered toms, chillis, peppers and cucumbers either in the eve or morning as you do.
Click to expand...

i am by no means up on gardening but when we took our house last year the pre owner said his father could not grow anything in the greenhouse with success but i managed a massive crop of toms loads of cucs chilli and peppers .....i think the thing that apeals to me is the trial and error

penny_lane · Mar 15, 2011

bi9johnny said:

penny_lane said:

lukenotts said:
Now there is a taste of summer JWK!!! They look mouthwatering!

Could somone explain "drip" system to me, I inherited a greenhouse when I bought my house and when digging it out found a hose pipe in the ground which I presume is attached to the water butts on the other side of the greenhouse, could this be something to do with a "drip" system? If so I'd love to get it going again.
Click to expand...

Penny, I'm by no means an expert, but may I suggets that you dont disturb this hosepipe any more, as there is a possibility that it has been used to contain and 'protect' electric cables. In our current house we found exactly the same thing running to what is being used as a rockery... turns out it houses wires (disconnected lucky enough) and that the rockery was used as a water feature.

There may be the slightest of chances that your hosepipe houses cables which may still be live. Perhaps the previous owner used the hose to carry and protect cables for electricity to the greenhouse, as oppose to a water supply?

In any case, please be careful, and keep in mind that just because it is a hosepipe, doesnt mean it has been used for its intended purpose...

Keep safe
Click to expand...

Thanks Luke, I hadn't thought of that will investigate further!

[hr]

bi9johnny said:

penny_lane said:

ARMANDII said:
You could also get a drip system and install it in the Greenhouse to water the tomatoes. I love growing tomatoes and the taste of them fresh of the vine is fantastic. So go on, grow the tomatoes, where's there's a will, there's a way!
Click to expand...

Could somone explain "drip" system to me, I inherited a greenhouse when I bought my house and when digging it out found a hose pipe in the ground which I presume is attached to the water butts on the other side of the greenhouse, could this be something to do with a "drip" system? If so I'd love to get it going again.
Click to expand...

hi a drip system is a very small pipe that runs around the greenhouse and has off tubes attached to little drippers that feed a constant drip of water to your plants...a lot of people use them but i like to soak my toms and chillies and cuc's in my greenhouse.....only been at this a short while but it works for me.... someone will come along soon to explain better i'm sure

regards

john
Click to expand...

Thanks John, that doesn't seem to be what is in my greenhouse unless a piece of pipe is missing (whch is possible). Up until now I have just watered toms, chillis, peppers and cucumbers either in the eve or morning as you do.
Click to expand...

i am by no means up on gardening but when we took our house last year the pre owner said his father could not grow anything in the greenhouse with success but i managed a massive crop of toms loads of cucs chilli and peppers .....i think the thing that apeals to me is the trial and error
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I too had lots of toms and cucumbers on my first year, but the peppers and chillis seemed to grow really slowly, though the plants I gave my mother, which she left in pots on the patio grew HUGE!?!

redstar · Mar 20, 2011

John grows exactly they "visual" type I was referring too. There is also a yellow pear shaped one that is suppose to be good.

ARMANDII · Mar 20, 2011

I must admit the different coloured tomatoes do look interesting and I might try some. My problem is that every plant has to justify itself and earn a place in the Greenhouse so my first reaction is to grow known tasty "conventional" types.

The other problem is that when you're giving away some of the crop, some of the non-gardeners who are offered the toms look at the unusual coloured ones with great suspicion:DOH:

It's not too late to get a packet of seeds of a different variety, although my Rosada, Juliet and Shirley tomato plants are doing well and I've just done a second sowing.

So, has anyone got any recommendations for a variety? - Redstar?, JWK??

JWK · Mar 20, 2011

Armandii, they all have their pros and cons. I grew Floridity F1 for the first time last year as it had won the RHS taste test. Whilst it is nice I still prefer Golden Sunrise. The black varieties taste savory whilst Gardeners Delight is lovely sweet and juicy. My wife likes completey differet ones to me, she loved the big beefsteak type Amish Paste last year in salads. I know what you mean about people treating non-red toms with suspicion, it doesn't seem natural - but it's well worth experimenting

Freddy · Mar 20, 2011

ARMANDII said:
So, has anyone got any recommendations for a variety? - Redstar?, JWK??
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That's easy... Sungold :D Sorry if it's already been mentioned. Quite a small tom, but full of sweetness, best I've tasted.

ARMANDII · Mar 20, 2011

Thanks, Freddy. The best tasting tomato I've ever tasted so far is the small plum tomato "Rosada", which is why I'm growing it again.

Freddy · Mar 24, 2011

Hi ARMANDII.

I too have tried Rosada, which I found was superb when cooked in the oven, SO sweet. But I thought they were a little dry when eaten raw. Trust me, try Sungold :WINK1:

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Freddy Miserable git, well known for it

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