Flowering toms..

[chris]

.. well a couple of mine are - but that's about it. Other people I know have toms already on their plants. Mine were sown back in Feb? Should I put them outdoors and bring them in at night - they're still indoors at the moment.

Thanks

(some are huge like too, dunno if they're "too" big?)

[Alison]

Are you intending to grow them inside or out? If they're for outside then I'd be hardening them off by now but it's obviously different if you're going to be keeping them under glass. The only ones I have flowering are some basket ones in the polytunnel whereas most of my peppers / chillies are flowering or forming fruit.

When you say huge, so long as they're not very thin and leggy then am sure they're fine.

[Shadylane]

I sowed our toms and chillies end of Jan and we were bringing them in at night and out in the morn for a couple of months until the 19th. The night temps here went up to around 12degreesC so I left them in the placcie greenhouses. Ours are flowering and fruiting, and three Galina's have reached the top of the growhouse so they're staying put. A friend of ours has left his in a glass greenhouse day and night since Feb and while they are doing fine he is well angry cause they are very behind compared to ours (he couldn't be bothered to bring in and out.) Ours are staying out now, the temps are dropping a bit but tough. If they're under cover they should be fine, but if you're growing them outdoors in the open air maybe hold off a while longer and pray to the anti blight gods.

[chris]

TBH, I'm not sure what to do with them. Can I grow them in pots outdoors? I'd like to have some in the GH once it's up, but I have too many to go in there as I've other things I'd like to go in there too (Melons, etc)

[oldie]

Really need to know which type they are. Some toms are for greenhouse, some outdoors and some can be either. The seed packet should give some info.

[Shadylane]

I grew loads outside last year at the allotment and they all got blight - then they spread it into the ones in a makeshift poly house that we had up. One of the veterans told me he can't grow outdoor toms anymore because of the wet summers we have.

The ones at home in pots outside were fine. Have no idea why, it was a bit of a mystery. However if you have no where else to put them but outside then you have nowt to lose. Might be worth putting one or two in your greenhouse when you get it up just in case.

[rustylady]

TBH, I'm not sure what to do with them. Can I grow them in pots outdoors? I'd like to have some in the GH once it's up, but I have too many to go in there as I've other things I'd like to go in there too (Melons, etc)

No reason why you can't grow them in large pots outside. You will have to keep an eye on them for watering, but if the weather continues like this they will be plenty warm enough.

[chris]

I'm growing:

Moneymaker
Sun Gold
Black Cherry
Green Sausage
Red Cherry

2 Seasons ago I grew some cherries in large wooden sqaure pot type things, they did fine, proably 50cm sqaure. Is that a rough size to aim for a final potting size?

[oldie]

I grow some of mine in the ASDA flower buckets which are just under 30cm high by 30 cm diameter. You do need to water and feed well. I've seen damp cloths being wound the buckets when it is really hot.