It's almost winter here in NZ and I'm loving watching your tomatoes, it reminds me of the spring! It's going to be interesting watching the bush type ones and seeing the difference between them and the tall ones. I'm still ripening 2 tomatoes outdoors! A mid sized unknown variety volunteer plant in the carport, and a Black Krim beside the greenhouse. We're really enjoying having a few tomatoes a week. It's not been colder than 9 overnight in Auckland yet, most nights it's been around 14 c which is unseasonably warm..
Weather is off. Here in DC we have been having these dark clouds for a few months with an occasional sunny day, like today. Temps will be going back down to the 50s tonight. Planted my tomatoes & peppers outside this week. Potatoes & onions have been out for 4 weeks.
I'm growing three varieties of tomatoes this year, all from saved seed. Unfortunately almost all of the seedlings died when I had to work out-of-town for a weekend, so I've re-sown them. They're still tiny seedlings, but that's just as well. Here in northern Michigan tomatoes can't be planted out until about mid-June. It's just too cold and frosty until then. It looks like you've got some beautiful plants! I'm a bit jealous.
Nice to see your tomatoes. They are well on and ahead of mine which I grew from seed. Great to hear your ideas. Gives me good inspiration for my own growing. Thanks.
I only just discovered that a lot of double-glazed windows include UV filters etc that prevent the full spectrum of sunlight reaching plants' leaves, even on a sunny south-facing windowsill. I dug the Grow Light out again yesterday...
Mine aren't in yet but I have been hardening them off. Really hard to decide when to plant them out . A couple of weeks ago it was in the 50's F and rainy. Then within a couple days it went to near 90 for 6 straight days! too hot or too cold. Next week It's supposed to be in the upper 60's so maybe that will be the time. Mine are leggy too under high end grow lights, strange. I'll be able to plant them really deep. Next year I'm going to try a cooler place after they germinate. Neil in Oregon
I think rain sounds nice Erica and since we are in a heatwave I’d love some rain 😂. I’m not impressed with my tomatoes this year but hopef they will catch up soon. I swear next year I’m just buying starters 😅. Have a super week Erica, Ali 🌞🥵🇨🇦
You should start your tomatoes six weeks to two months before you plan to plant them out, or go into their final pot/bucket. Our last frost date here is the 10th of May, and we have hard a few hard frosts in the first week of May. But I start mine on the 17th of March, and in my poly since they were a week old. The rough guide is that your tomato plant should be no more than twice the height of the pot, and have no flowers, and the time of transplanting. If you have some staging, that will keep your plants up off the colder ground. You just need to be checking the local weather via the met office, say. If you are due a really hard frost, bring them in overnight. Or if the staging has shelves, you can set your plants on the second highest, and drape bubble wrap/fleece over them. Mine were on the allotment, so they couldn't really be brought in for the night. I also grew over 100 plants, none of which died, or outgrew their pots. I started 85, and had a load more come up from a cross I made last year. Gave most of them away, and down to 44 plants now. Made a bad video last week about the 12 I have in a shared poly. The other 32 are in my own poly, like yours. It's not a great video by any means. But you get to see some of my plants, and how I avoid blossom end rot with pot grown tomatoes. Take it easy, and hope your tomatoes do well for you this year.
The Minibell is a container tomato so won't grow as leggy as the indeterminate types which want to romp off and vine - I had the same with my container toms vs my determinate and indeterminate. My Tiny Tom are (as their name suggests) tiny - covered in fruit and smaller than the minibell was in this video - and that's full height now. I'm growing Principes Borghese as well (I can't pronounce it either) - looking forward to dehydrating it for use through the year. It gets up to 5 foot tall so is pretty much a giant compared to the minibell, which I think only gets to about 1 foot or so tall (iirc)
my toms are teeny this year plus i think ive been over watering cos ive lost tons the same as my chillis and aubergines but i am growing so many more things this year it ll be fine im sure lol
Try rubbing candle wax on the zippers to help them run better, it may help them last longer (don't use any oil as it may make the plastic deteriorate).
My tomatoes are in pots in the sunniest part of my garden, gets about eight hours at least, I’m in Cornwall and it’s been very mild for a week or so now , however it’s forecast to go down to about 5 degrees for a couple of nights this week, so I’m thinking I’ll fleece them at night , fingers crossed , they are well grown but haven’t gone leggy but at least you can bury them very deep when you finally plant them. Good luck Erica it has been a very cool wet spring everywhere this year.
Planted my outdoor tomatoes into their final positions this afternoon. They needed to get in the ground. For those leggy GD tomatoes, you could try laying the pots on their side for a couple of days. The tips of the plants will then raise up towards the light and when you come to plant them you can bury most of the stem below ground (space permitting) and get lots of extra root growth. Should produce a better yield.
I have 2 types of saved seeds. I planted some in the tunnel 4 weeks ago, then more each week for 4 weeks. The 1st are 3 times the size now, but glad i waited 😊
So this for me is currently two months on from your video release, all of my plants are 5 to 6 foot in height and only just sprouting toms about the size of a grape, hopefully everyone’s doing better with theirs.
Hi my tomatoes are he same,some really leggy and a couple are over 2 feet tall, going to plant them deep and possibly on the side like laying them down to cover stem. What are you doing about your really tall ones.? Ps love your channel ❤
The same happened to me. One variety got leggy (a cherry indeterminate) and the other didn't (a salad bush type). They were right next to each other, same light and same soil. That hasn't happened before.
Love your tunnel! We keep getting a stray cold night so I've been staggering the transplants. Most aren't leggy though because of strong grow lights. Approximately half of the tomatoes and bell peppers are outside so far. I'm determined to save seeds this year, at the very least the pepper seeds because they're easiest.
Yes I started my tomatoes from seeds that I have saved from two years ago and so far all my plants are producing fruit once again another amazing video keep up the good work!!
It's almost winter here in NZ and I'm loving watching your tomatoes, it reminds me of the spring! It's going to be interesting watching the bush type ones and seeing the difference between them and the tall ones. I'm still ripening 2 tomatoes outdoors! A mid sized unknown variety volunteer plant in the carport, and a Black Krim beside the greenhouse. We're really enjoying having a few tomatoes a week. It's not been colder than 9 overnight in Auckland yet, most nights it's been around 14 c which is unseasonably warm..
Not yet but will be in the next week or so Erica, wont be long but stuff needs to go out
Let's hope he weather stays nice
Weather is off. Here in DC we have been having these dark clouds for a few months with an occasional sunny day, like today. Temps will be going back down to the 50s tonight. Planted my tomatoes & peppers outside this week. Potatoes & onions have been out for 4 weeks.
Exactly the same as here!
I'm growing three varieties of tomatoes this year, all from saved seed. Unfortunately almost all of the seedlings died when I had to work out-of-town for a weekend, so I've re-sown them. They're still tiny seedlings, but that's just as well. Here in northern Michigan tomatoes can't be planted out until about mid-June. It's just too cold and frosty until then. It looks like you've got some beautiful plants! I'm a bit jealous.
Another great video keep them coming !
Nice to see your tomatoes. They are well on and ahead of mine which I grew from seed. Great to hear your ideas. Gives me good inspiration for my own growing.
Thanks.
Glad to have inspired you! 😊
I only just discovered that a lot of double-glazed windows include UV filters etc that prevent the full spectrum of sunlight reaching plants' leaves, even on a sunny south-facing windowsill. I dug the Grow Light out again yesterday...
I planted all 45 tomatoes out in containers this week. They look great so far. USA, Indiana
Bet that took a while! Hope they grow well!
Must admit I have fed mine inside on the window sill. Just with a plant feed like you have
Mine aren't in yet but I have been hardening them off. Really hard to decide when to plant them out . A couple of weeks ago it was in the 50's F and rainy. Then within a couple days it went to near 90 for 6 straight days! too hot or too cold. Next week It's supposed to be in the upper 60's so maybe that will be the time. Mine are leggy too under high end grow lights, strange. I'll be able to plant them really deep. Next year I'm going to try a cooler place after they germinate. Neil in Oregon
It's always scary knowing when to plant them out but for some reason this year seems scarier.
I think rain sounds nice Erica and since we are in a heatwave I’d love some rain 😂. I’m not impressed with my tomatoes this year but hopef they will catch up soon. I swear next year I’m just buying starters 😅. Have a super week Erica, Ali 🌞🥵🇨🇦
You can have all my rain for the next month!
You should start your tomatoes six weeks to two months before you plan to plant them out, or go into their final pot/bucket. Our last frost date here is the 10th of May, and we have hard a few hard frosts in the first week of May. But I start mine on the 17th of March, and in my poly since they were a week old.
The rough guide is that your tomato plant should be no more than twice the height of the pot, and have no flowers, and the time of transplanting. If you have some staging, that will keep your plants up off the colder ground. You just need to be checking the local weather via the met office, say.
If you are due a really hard frost, bring them in overnight. Or if the staging has shelves, you can set your plants on the second highest, and drape bubble wrap/fleece over them. Mine were on the allotment, so they couldn't really be brought in for the night. I also grew over 100 plants, none of which died, or outgrew their pots.
I started 85, and had a load more come up from a cross I made last year. Gave most of them away, and down to 44 plants now. Made a bad video last week about the 12 I have in a shared poly. The other 32 are in my own poly, like yours. It's not a great video by any means. But you get to see some of my plants, and how I avoid blossom end rot with pot grown tomatoes.
Take it easy, and hope your tomatoes do well for you this year.
The Minibell is a container tomato so won't grow as leggy as the indeterminate types which want to romp off and vine - I had the same with my container toms vs my determinate and indeterminate. My Tiny Tom are (as their name suggests) tiny - covered in fruit and smaller than the minibell was in this video - and that's full height now.
I'm growing Principes Borghese as well (I can't pronounce it either) - looking forward to dehydrating it for use through the year. It gets up to 5 foot tall so is pretty much a giant compared to the minibell, which I think only gets to about 1 foot or so tall (iirc)
Moved tomatoes and peppers & eggplant moved to cold frame from house plan on putting in ground end of May
Great! Hope they do well. 😊
my toms are teeny this year plus i think ive been over watering cos ive lost tons the same as my chillis and aubergines but i am growing so many more things this year it ll be fine im sure lol
Yeah, you'll be fine. 😊
@@ericaslittlewelshgarden more excited to try the tomatillo im growing for the first time lol
I am having the same problems as you.
Let's hope the weather gets better and stays good!
I haven't planted mine out yet
Try rubbing candle wax on the zippers to help them run better, it may help them last longer (don't use any oil as it may make the plastic deteriorate).
Great idea, thank you.
I gave up on my stunted,wind battered bedraggled little tomatoes. They were put out of their misery.
Hehe, poor Tommy's. 😂
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Princhipay borgaysay is how you pronounce Principe Borghese
Thanks, I'll still say it wrong. Maybe I won't grow it again. 😂
@@ericaslittlewelshgarden 🍅🍅🍅🤭
What’s happened to Erica
I'm here. 😊
With the seeds you get in tomato 🍅 you only need to keep 2-3 per year and store them to have enough for your use and to take to swops… in my opinion
Very true.
smashing video erica
Thanks!
My tomatoes are in pots in the sunniest part of my garden, gets about eight hours at least, I’m in Cornwall and it’s been very mild for a week or so now , however it’s forecast to go down to about 5 degrees for a couple of nights this week, so I’m thinking I’ll fleece them at night , fingers crossed , they are well grown but haven’t gone leggy but at least you can bury them very deep when you finally plant them. Good luck Erica it has been a very cool wet spring everywhere this year.
Yeah we're due a few cold nights here.
Lovely tomatoes even leggy! So awesome about the saved seeds. Thanks Erica!
Planted my outdoor tomatoes into their final positions this afternoon. They needed to get in the ground.
For those leggy GD tomatoes, you could try laying the pots on their side for a couple of days. The tips of the plants will then raise up towards the light and when you come to plant them you can bury most of the stem below ground (space permitting) and get lots of extra root growth. Should produce a better yield.
Exactly how I plan to plant them, deep down and hide the leggyness.
I have 2 types of saved seeds. I planted some in the tunnel 4 weeks ago, then more each week for 4 weeks. The 1st are 3 times the size now, but glad i waited 😊
Amazing!
So this for me is currently two months on from your video release, all of my plants are 5 to 6 foot in height and only just sprouting toms about the size of a grape, hopefully everyone’s doing better with theirs.
Hi my tomatoes are he same,some really leggy and a couple are over 2 feet tall, going to plant them deep and possibly on the side like laying them down to cover stem. What are you doing about your really tall ones.?
Ps love your channel ❤
Yeah, I'll be planting them deep too.
The same happened to me. One variety got leggy (a cherry indeterminate) and the other didn't (a salad bush type). They were right next to each other, same light and same soil. That hasn't happened before.
Just a different variety I guess. 😊
Love your tunnel! We keep getting a stray cold night so I've been staggering the transplants. Most aren't leggy though because of strong grow lights. Approximately half of the tomatoes and bell peppers are outside so far. I'm determined to save seeds this year, at the very least the pepper seeds because they're easiest.
Yeah I'm hoping to save seeds too!
Yes I started my tomatoes from seeds that I have saved from two years ago and so far all my plants are producing fruit once again another amazing video keep up the good work!!
Just the best feeling isn't it! 😊
Mine are so tiny compared to this! They’ve hardly grown at all
It's been a funny year for sure.