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Post by daitheplant on Jul 17, 2014 19:37:28 GMT
Plus, they are free.  |
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Post by sweetpea on Jul 17, 2014 22:01:30 GMT
Plus, they are free. I may be from north of the border but that is not my primary motive. |
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Post by daitheplant on Jul 18, 2014 18:50:47 GMT
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Post by sweetpea on Jul 22, 2014 22:50:03 GMT
Getting back to tomatoes I have 6 plants of gardeners delight in growbags in g'house.
Five of the plants are normal for the variety but one is showing very different characteristics such as much larger fruit and a tendency to revert to bush form all of which makes me think I had a rogue seed in the packet.
As long as they are edible though I don't care.
Nornally this variety would be grown outdoors and I am having a job to keep up with the watering with temps. up to and over 100F.
Think next year the g'house will be kept for the larger varieties and the G. Del. can go out in the ground where they won't need watering at all. (Apart from the initial watering in at planting time)
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Post by Cherry on Jul 23, 2014 6:34:55 GMT
Are you still using phostrogen sweetpea? My tomatoes in the greenhouse are much too small, but the plants are huge. I think my fertilizer is Tesco brand. Perhaps I should not be so mean and get Tomorite. The outside bush tomatoes have been absolutely fabulous and taste really good. They are Red Alert, the seed of which came from ladybird. |
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Post by sweetpea on Jul 23, 2014 10:47:31 GMT
Are you still using phostrogen sweetpea? My tomatoes in the greenhouse are much too small, but the plants are huge. I think my fertilizer is Tesco brand. Perhaps I should not be so mean and get Tomorite. The outside bush tomatoes have been absolutely fabulous and taste really good. They are Red Alert, the seed of which came from ladybird. i use phostrogen and also Kay's plant food which I have had for ages and am trying to use up. I only use it when I think of it in time so rather as and when rather than a regular regimen.  I find outdoor tomatoes seem to have a better flavour and I have grown red alert in the past. Also one called Pixie which you don't see now. |
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Post by Cherry on Jun 17, 2015 20:39:32 GMT
The Tomorite is very expensive unless there are different sorts of it. My husband bought it so he did not research it at all. I don't think I will be buying another bottle. What else is suitable?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2015 22:02:06 GMT
I use maxicrop liquid tomato from the local Horticultural society. (though I start with a high nitrogen feed to get the plants motoring initially) They syphon it into old whiskey, vodka or rum bottles for a couple of pounds per 500 ml. Even the cheap Tomato feeds will have high potash content which is what they like!  |
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Post by Tel on Jun 18, 2015 5:51:48 GMT
The Tomorite is very expensive unless there are different sorts of it. My husband bought it so he did not research it at all. I don't think I will be buying another bottle. What else is suitable? Wilko, have 2 litre tomato feed for £3.75, maybe even cheaper at the end of their garden season. Stock up for next year then Cherry. |
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Post by Cherry on Jun 18, 2015 9:37:40 GMT
That sounds better than £7 plus for 3 ltrs Tomorite Tel. |
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Post by Lou78W on Jun 18, 2015 11:19:46 GMT
Our local Sainsbury have been selling Tomorite for about £3-4..
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Post by Cherry on Jun 18, 2015 13:39:13 GMT
I really like Sainsbury's Lou78W, but the nearest are Ely and King's Lynn. The nearest Wilkinsons is at Ely too. |
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Post by Rosie on Jun 19, 2015 14:50:37 GMT
I use flower power. Richard Jacksons plant food. Not cheap but it's very good.
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Post by Andrew on Jul 6, 2015 20:25:50 GMT
I noticed a few years back that Wilko's own brand was actually slightly stronger than Tomorite (in terms of some ingredients if you compared them), as well as being cheaper too.
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Post by Cherry on Jul 6, 2015 21:22:55 GMT
Thank you Andrew. I will go for that one. |
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