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Cherry tomatoes - Will birds eat them?

mickeymoney · 2009-05-13 13:01:03

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13-05-2009 2:01pm

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#2 13-05-2009 8:33pm
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they have never eaten mine.

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#3 13-05-2009 9:14pm
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old boy wrote: »

they have never eaten mine.

How many tomatoes per plant approx? My first year growing them.

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#4 14-05-2009 10:27am
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Birds have never touched mine and I grow them every year on the patio.
I grow the Tumbler variety (short plants suited to pots or hanging baskets) and I get at least 2-3pounds of tomatoes off each plant.
The most important thing about growing tomatoes is to never let the compost dry out. In very hot weather this can mean watering twice a day sometimes.

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