marmande tomatoes

[two brews]

Suttons seeds recommend not growing marmande tomatoes in the greenhouse.I was wondering what the reason for this could be as i have mine inside the greenhouse?.I dont know if I should try to move them outside or not as they are fully grown and fruiting.Thanks for any help

[Tam]

I think you have chosen a good year to have your marmandes under cover, as everywhere in UK have had some horrendously cold nights. They will, in a normal year, do all right outdoors, but they certainly will be happier under glass just now. They are a good tasting tomato.

[Bren In Pots]

Mine are inside the greenhouse and with the strong winds we've had its been the best place for them, then there's the dreaded blight to think of that seems to affect outdoor toms more.

[bearded bloke]

I went for a compromise & put them in the fruit cage,so outside but reasonably well protected from wind & driven rain

[rustylady]

They should be fine in the greenhouse as long as you keep it well ventilated and it doesn't get too hot. This applies to greenhouse crops anyway (they really don't need cooking)

[two brews]

Thanks for the replies.I will leave them in there then it would of been a menace trying to move them now they are so big.

[Newton]

Support them well. Mine collapsed yesterday in the wind under the weight of fruit. Ive hopefilly saved them. Time will tell.......

[Potstubsdustbins]

Would not like to gainsay Suttons but D G Hessayon has this to say about Marmande `These are a well known continental tomato, but the full flavour does not develop under our cooler conditions`.

With that in mind a GH might be just the place for them, providing the advice about spacing etc given above is followed.

Colin

[rana]

having grown marmande in the past i can confirm that they grow and produce much better in the greenhouse than outside.

[womble]

Would not like to gainsay Suttons but D G Hessayon has this to say about Marmande `These are a well known continental tomato, but the full flavour does not develop under our cooler conditions`.

With that in mind a GH might be just the place for them, providing the advice about spacing etc given above is followed.

Colin

My experience growing them outside was exactly that. Got some toms, but no flavour, could be better in the GH.

edit. But, they are a messy plant IIRC, not a cordon and they take up alot of GH space for the crop I should think.

[chris]

I'm shocked that you all have so much fruit already! How early did you start these off?

[Florence Fennel]

I'm with you on that one Chris! I'm only just getting flowers.

[bearded bloke]

^^^^^^ Ditto,in fact only one flower on one of the plants

[Bren In Pots]

I'm shocked that you all have so much fruit already! How early did you start these off?

Chris mine were sown 11th Jan with the first fruit setting on 24th April a bit early but I wanted to join in with the early sowing thread.

[chris]

Hmph, I'm going to try Janurary next year then I've got flowers on most of mine now, but none seems to be setting yet.

My March sown plants are huge now.. yours must be massive! Have you stopped them growing yet?