gardeners delight

[greenwitch]

Hi all.

Can anyone tell me how tall gardeners delight plants grow? Also can i grow them as a bush rather than a cardon?
Finally has anyone ever grown matina f1 tomato plants? is there any thing i need to know about them as i have just found out that 2 of my tomato plants are of this variety and i know little about this particular brand.

Thank you

Grrenwitch

[zazen999]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plant...ages/511.shtml

Tomato Matina - Lycopersicon esculentum, seeds product info page

[magz.mccarthy]

Hi Greenwitch,

I grew gardener's delight last year in pots and they grew to around 5 foot. They were pretty leggy though as they were in a lot of shade, so perhaps they should be quite that big. They will need staking though as the fruit grows and gets heavy though.

Margaret

[Paulottie]

Most tomatoes will just keep getting taller. Infact some commercial growers using hydroponics lay them down in the troughs to throw roots as the various trusses are picked the plants are yards and yards long.

In practice, for an English summer you'll get 6 trusses to ripen at most; so pinch out the top. They should be about five or six foot by then. Gareners delight do not make good bushes they get spindly and unwieldy with no advantage to yield....you want the energy of the plant to go into the fruit... Pinch out those armpit hairs.

Never grown 'Matina'