2014 Early Tomato Thread

[Penellype]

As suggested here http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1201681

I'm still eating fresh tomatoes from last year's Shirley plants grown on the sitting room windowsill. Planted 2 Shirley seeds today in 3" pots to put in the airing cupboard until they germinate. This is the earliest I have attempted this - last year I delayed sowing until early April because it was so cold, previously I have bought seedlings from the garden centre in mid March. The seedlings will be transferred to the grow light garden and then to the sitting room windowsill where side shoots will be religiously removed and they will be stopped at 2 trusses. Sideshoots will be potted up into 3 inch pots to continue the process. I have room for about 8 indoor plants in 7 inch pots, but I usually end up growing more.

Some of the later plants go outside, and some stay indoors where later in the year the lower sideshoots are allowed to grow on to replace the shoots that have fruited. The last 2 years have resulted in fresh tomatoes until Christmas 2012, and until at least mid January this year, when the plants are just beginning to look a little worse for wear.

[redser]

Sounds like a good plan.
Maskotka and Latah would be 2 varieties well known for being very early. Last year I had my first maskotka in the first week of june from a late January sowing. Just something you might try

[lottie dolly]

i sown a few Latah on the 6th.and pricked them out,they are now sitting in the potting shed windows,it is double skinned and glazed,so seeing if it works out ok,if not,will bring them indoors in the spare room,i know that works well,