Talk me out of it

[1Bee]

I have 8 leftover tomato plants. I've offered them round friends, FB pages and allotmenteers.

I should compost them.

Instead I keep finding myself googling tomato growhouses and musing on the fact that I could probably get 6 of them in there if I used growbags on their sides and stopped them after the first truss....

I HATE throwing away plants.

[Stan79]

I can’t talk you out of it. I’m growing approximately 500% more tomatoes than last year due to the new greenhouse.... but can’t bring myself to compost some ridiculously puny, leggy specimens from the potting shed.

Or just put them outside to fend for themselves and save the money for more tomato feed!

[veggiechicken]

I can't talk you out of it as I've been rooting every armpit I take!
My plan is to dot them randomly round the garden in any gap I find.

[greenishfing]

In past years tomato plants have been given as presents to friends with absolutely no interest in gardening and who I really knew were really unsuitable because I just couldn't compost them. The amazing thing was that the next year one of the recipients was at the front of the queue for plants. I really struggle to kill them off but I won't overfill the greenhouses.
I have been armpitting but no way are the armpits getting planted up. Enough is enough!!!

[1Bee]

Uuurrggh.... you're not helping. ;-)

I suppose I could bung 'em in where the potatoes are coming out... but is that asking for trouble with blight?

[Thelma Sanders]

When it was obvious that the allotment greenhouse wouldn't be finished in the next month or so (back problems ) I still had 12 leggy toms in modules after home greenhouses were planted up.
Question was pot them on, and hope to find somewhere for them, or ditch them?
3 went to a friend, but there were no takers for the rest, put on the sharing trolley on the plots, so they've now gone in the compost bin. Sorted!

[nickdub]

Maybe try putting them outside your front garden with a "help yourself" sign on ?

(I'm another of the "hopeless at throwing things away" crew, sorry)

[Jungle Jane]

If the potatoes have had blight it’ll be a risk for them,if not they’ll be fine as it’s within the same year of planting.

[1Bee]

I love you guys...

[bikermike]

shove them in a warm (oh, hang on, you're in Cumbria..., warmish) spot and see what happens.

Are there any tumblers, you could plant them in a window basket by the back door to eat when cooking...

I planted loads of outdoor tomatoes this year (Marmande mainly), then lost a few due to under-watering, and then lost all the info as to which varieties I did plant. So I'm going to shove them in at the plot to see what happens.

Not in the potato beds, mind, as I always get blight. BTW can tomatoes give blight to pots?

[Small pumpkin]

You don't want talking out of it. You want to plant them.....plant them all. Go on........do it!

[mrbadexample]

You have to find a home for them. Along with the three spares I am sending you.

Well, that's mine taken care of.

[Snoop Puss]

Agree totally with Small Pumpkin. Quit prevaricating and just get them planted.

[Penellype]

shove them in a warm (oh, hang on, you're in Cumbria..., warmish) spot and see what happens.

Are there any tumblers, you could plant them in a window basket by the back door to eat when cooking...

I planted loads of outdoor tomatoes this year (Marmande mainly), then lost a few due to under-watering, and then lost all the info as to which varieties I did plant. So I'm going to shove them in at the plot to see what happens.

Not in the potato beds, mind, as I always get blight. BTW can tomatoes give blight to pots?

There are different kinds of blight, particularly early blight and late blight. Late blight is the really destructive one and it affects both tomatoes and potatoes. If it is in the area and the atmosphere is warm and humid then it is very likely that both will get it.

I find it really hard to throw good plants away. That's why I have 22 cauliflower plants when I wanted to order 6... and yes I did plant all of them.

[Jay-ell]

1bee that's a bad idea don't do it.

Take on an entirely new plot instead so that you can make sure that they have enough space to thrive.