Have you planted out your toms yet?

redser7

I'm getting impatient and want to move them out of the house to the tunnel beds. Anyone make the move yet? How are they doing with night temps?
Thanks

hairynipple

moved our ones out to the tunnel about 3 weeks ago! looking good so far

redser7

Ah but you're in sunny Tullamore. Are you fleecing them at all? Cheers

hairynipple

aye balmy tullamore!! I'll get a pic and post it when i get the chance. only my first year to grow tomatoes. started them from seed, moneymakers i think there called. long summer ahead yet (hopefully)

redser7

Thanks, best of luck with them!

Northumbria

No. It's mild enough that they'll survive and warm enough for them to grow on some days, but it's wet and windy at the moment and they'll only get damaged. Besides, they're doing so well indoors. I started mine in march and they're in a 24c room in a south facing window, 3 foot high, flowering and some have tomatoes forming. It's quite an easy way of growing them so far, although I might plant them out in a month or so.

sirpsycho

Redser, I planted mine out to the tunnel last week - 3 x moneymaker and 3 x Shirley. Checked on them yesterday and they are motoring away. They were starting to outgrow their pots so it was time to go. I don't think any late frosts will have any effect once they are strong plants.

Oldtree

Still hanging on this side of the country, theyre doing ok on the windowsill. Usually I dont put them out till we've had a week of over 10 degrees at night and even then use frost fleece (grow in pots in the polyt) but it really is getting late to do it. May have to go for less than the usual 5 trusses.

redser7

Thanks folks. Forecast doesn't look good but I'm going to have to bite the bullet in the next week or so.

paddy147

redser7 wrote: »

Thanks folks. Forecast doesn't look good but I'm going to have to bite the bullet in the next week or so.

Storm force winds due today and up to 25mm of rain aswell.

Dont you just love the Irish Summertime...:D

Technophobe

I have had many of mine in the greenhouses for last 2 to 3 weeks...all surviving fine...
As usual I have too many and will have to be resourceful about where they go...:D

Supercell

Mine will be staying in the greenhouse for a few more weeks - or until i run out of space! Nights still too cold and weather a bit too unsettled at the moment. Don't have a poly so will be going outside.

genuine leather

Hi Redser
I gave up a few years ago growing toms outside with our temperate climate.
All greenhouse grown now for me, ill have about 20 this year, five different varieties, g delight and sungold being yearly favs.
Did you get the details on the roma toms after?

redser7

Thanks gl. Kind of. They can be bush, vine or semi-determinate there are many varieties apparently. I have 4 fairly advanced at the moment so will take out shoots on 2 and watch what happens. Then save the seeds and know for sure for next year.

genuine leather

I ve never saved the tom seed redser, sow packet seed each season.
Just thought the the saved seed might not come true to type with different varieties growing together in the g/house.
it does?

genuine leather

I ve never saved the tom seed redser, sow packet seed each season.
Just thought the the saved seed might not come true to type with different varieties growing together in the g/house.
it does?

redser7

Yip, if its open pollinated. I think only F1s won't come true

genuine leather

Thanks, i will save some seed later in the season.
Sorry off topic,May i ask what other seed you collect season to season.

redser7

Not much to be honest, never organised enough or else Ive grown F1s. plan to make a big effort this year with spuds, garlic, salad leaves, fruit bush cuttings, cucumbers. But have done with flowers - begonias, pansies, marigolds. Good feeling when your own free seeds germinate

blackbird99

stuck mine in the tunnel last week, 8 plants at the minute.
spuds are just starting to appear, planted 8 april.

mcgovern

I've 2 in a grow bag outside for over a week now, they seem to be faring alright, despite the bad winds.

Oldtree

I'm still hanging on with the windosill but feeling the pressure, its still so cold at night here.

mcgovern

mcgovern wrote: »

I've 2 in a grow bag outside for over a week now, they seem to be faring alright, despite the bad winds.

Well I guess that was tempting fate, when I got home from work yesterday they were not looking too healthy, I've moved them to a more sheltered spot, so hopefully they recover.

Northumbria

Mine are doing beautifully in a warm room, in a south facing window. They're getting too tall for it though and aren't as bushy as I'd like, but they're flowering well and beginning to fruit.

inocybe

mine have been planted in the tunnel for 10 days now. max/min thermometer recorded 4 C last night

Oldtree

get the frost fleece out for tonight the east of the country is forcast to hit 1 degree with ground frost.