Mark S Veg Plot Potting Up Tomatoes I think (i hope) the risk of frost has passed now, so i have potted up my tomato plants. tomato plants are very "tender" and are easily damaged by frost. i expect a few people lost theirs when we had that severe frost 10 days ago. With the weather forecast now showing a string of mild nights coming up, i have "taken the plunge" and potted up my tomatoes. by this i mean moving them into bigger pots which will be their final homes.
Mark S Veg Plot Potting Up Tomatoes The potting on task gives me another opportunity to select the best plants, and weed out any that are not up to scratch. as it happens, this year all my plants are good enough to keep, but i only potted on 30 of them simply for space reasons. One of the best features of this type of plant is that it has a habit of putting up "suckers" or underground side shoots, which appear from the roots near the base of them main plant, so that just when you think your crop has finished it starts all over again!. This page provides convenient links to some of the posts i have written specifically to give advice to novice gardeners. if you do not find here what you are looking for, why not try using the "search this blog" facility in the blog side bar?. It's fascinating to hear about all the different tomato varieties that people grow and the methods they use to nurture them. i think lots of people here in the uk would be puzzled by "zinc plated goat panels with rebar support poles", but i'm fairly sure i can picture your setup!.
Mark S Veg Plot Potting Up Tomatoes This page provides convenient links to some of the posts i have written specifically to give advice to novice gardeners. if you do not find here what you are looking for, why not try using the "search this blog" facility in the blog side bar?. It's fascinating to hear about all the different tomato varieties that people grow and the methods they use to nurture them. i think lots of people here in the uk would be puzzled by "zinc plated goat panels with rebar support poles", but i'm fairly sure i can picture your setup!. Every year when writing about tomato planting i show a photo of the gadgets which i use to support the canes at least, some of them, because i don't have enough and would dearly love to get some more. My name is mark and welcome to my garden! join me as a muddle my way through transforming my allotment garden from 6ft tall weeds to a veritable horticultural paradise. My tomato plants were getting too big for the elmlea pots in which they began their lives, so i have moved them to bigger (5 inch) pots. this is important, because a tomato plant needs lots of nutrients and it needs moist soil, neither of which it will get in a tiny pot which it has outgrown. Growing tomatoes is simple and with a few plants you'll get plenty yield. read more on how to grow your own here on rhs.
Mark S Veg Plot Potting Up Tomatoes Every year when writing about tomato planting i show a photo of the gadgets which i use to support the canes at least, some of them, because i don't have enough and would dearly love to get some more. My name is mark and welcome to my garden! join me as a muddle my way through transforming my allotment garden from 6ft tall weeds to a veritable horticultural paradise. My tomato plants were getting too big for the elmlea pots in which they began their lives, so i have moved them to bigger (5 inch) pots. this is important, because a tomato plant needs lots of nutrients and it needs moist soil, neither of which it will get in a tiny pot which it has outgrown. Growing tomatoes is simple and with a few plants you'll get plenty yield. read more on how to grow your own here on rhs.
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