The Bush Tomato Thread 2012 and beyond

[Sarico]

Sarico I used to grow just one tom in each flower bucket and they did fairly well so long as I kept them well watered. I've had a greenhouse for the last 3 years so i grow now them in the borders with any spares going out in the garden beds.

thanks bren for your help..

[Bren In Pots]

My Garden Pearl toms are in flower they were sown Feb 13th and spend the day out in the greenhouse then back into the house overnight.

[zazen999]

Thanks zaz.
Yes, it was one of your seeds. I only sowed one because I have so many other varieties on the go. (Grumpy's already moaning that we have too many!)
I'm growing your Blue OSU, Losetto, TOGI F5 and Rambling Gold as well (and was Green Grape yours?).

Buckets the size of the flower buckets?

Yes to both - sorry didn't see these questions

[Sylvan]

Wow! Well done Bren

Thanks zaz xx

[Vagetarian]

Banana Legs, sown around the 5th of Feb. It's overfed and a bit leggy, it was an experiment but now I've decided to keep it and see what happens!

[marchogaeth]

Lime Green Salad was one of yours too, wasn't it zazen?
Is that a bush?

I had lovingly prepared Word docs, with pictures, expected times to maturity, plant sizes, fruit sizes, previous growing experience (mine and others') etc on over 100 tomato varieties - but I hadn't backed up to the external hard drive since June

so they've all gone to the big hard drive in the sky (and I wish I meant Cloud computing )

Sorry for your loss. I hate it when I know it's down to me for not backing up when I'm the one telling everyone to do it.

[marchogaeth]

In my ignorance, I didn't realise that bush tomatoes were a bit unusual. I've grown mostly vine tomatoes (Stupice, Amish Paste and Ruby) for the poly tunnel but I also selected Urbikany (Real Seeds) and have got plants from February and March synodic fruit weeks so is it ok if I join in, please?

Originally, I was going to do the vines with armpits as per Zaz's previous thread and have the Urbikany in there as well but I've grown way too many. So I'm planting the vines quite close (30cm) in two staggered rows and the arm pits will have to come out. The Urbikany will have to go outside but I am going to put them in my potato bags when they are empty and keep them off the ground as much as possible as blight is a major problem here. I also thought I could bring them in later on if they were blight free to finish off.

So far the Urbikany ahve been my most successful (so tolerant 'cos I've made all the mistakes) germinators and although my plants are still quite small (about 15cm) they are all really strong looking.

[Sylvan]

Yup, extremely embarrassing. Thanks for your sympathy

[Tripmeup]

Damn you people and your long lists
To my previous I have now added Super Sweet 100s,Sun belle Yellow Plum, Alicante, Roma and
Gardeners Delight...must stop noooow...!!!

[Matt94]

i know what you mean tripme up - last year i grew 4 varieties - this year around 10 - and probably more will be added when i visit the garden centre.

[zazen999]

Disclaimer - some of those aren't bush toms Tripmeup.

[Sarico]

i was just wondering how many of you are growing tiny tim tomatoes? i know that they are dwaft tomatoes plant but how small? is is so small i was wondering if is a good idea or not put them at the bottom of cordon tomato... btw all my veggie are in pot so... still a good idea or not?

[Matt94]

im not growing tiny tim - but im growing minibel and hopefully totem - i think all of those varieties reach around 30cm/ 12 inch

[zazen999]

Sarico - last year I put a bunch [about 10] seedlings into one Morrison's bucket [vines, not bush] and just let them hang down and got a fair few from each plant - they were not the strongest hence being 'leftovers' and they were still producing well into November - and the toms were full sized. I'm sure one tiny tim at the bottom of another tomato will be fine.

[Sarico]

10 in one bucket? good i have only 5 tiny tim plant and about 50 flower bucket extra ( i know is not the same put 10 bucket for 1 tiny tim) so i can just put them in one bucket all by themself... or i will put them one in a 14'' hanging basket with my tumbler....