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    good toms and chillis for a mottled garden?

    Anyone got any good tips for tomato types in a garden that receives dappled light?
    The gardeners delight and tigerella were great last year, but the japanese black trifele never ripened and yellow brandywine hardly even put in an appearance.
    The bolivian rainbow chili plant was even less impressive
    Any thoughts appreciated.
    Happy new year and all that!
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    I guess it'll be trial and error, but maybe go for small fruited & as short a season as possible toms & chillies?
    To see a world in a grain of sand
    And a heaven in a wild flower

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    • #3
      My Cayenne chillies have been great during the last two wet, cool summers.
      All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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      • #4
        Would using hanging baskets/pouches help in getting a little more sunshine, or pots in the front?
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        • #5
          I've given up growing tomatoes in the garden cos of blight. Having said that, last year I had a couple of spare plants grown from homesaved seed and stuck them in the border and they did brilliantly.

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          • #6
            Top tips, thank you people!
            I'll try the Cayenne two sheds!
            Can't seem to keep the watering up for the baskets poly, am a busy boy!
            Sounds like you should give 'em a try again rusty!
            If anyone has anymore top tips, would appreciate?!
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            • #7
              For the Toms I'd stick to cherry tom types if you can - the beefsteaks (Brandywine) always take the longest to grow and to ripen.

              Having less trusses per plant (e.g. 3) would also help the ripening process for those Toms that have developed. If you did this with the beefsteaks tho, you won't get many toms - and if you're not having trouble ripening the cherries as you are, why reduce!

              Douglas

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              • #8
                definitely a fan of hanging baskets,usually grow gartenperle and tumbler,no blight and loads of sweet toms.
                don't be afraid to innovate and try new things
                remember.........only the dead fish go with the flow

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by snakeshack View Post
                  definitely a fan of hanging baskets,usually grow gartenperle and tumbler,no blight and loads of sweet toms.
                  Yes, I agree with this. Of all my tomatoes grown last year, the ones in the hanging basket were the only ones not to be blighted.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by jimbojetset View Post
                    Can't seem to keep the watering up for the baskets poly, am a busy boy!
                    I hope you are using water retaining gel. I have over 20 hanging baskets full of flowers, toms and straws. Couldn't manage without it.
                    Why didn't Noah just swat those 2 greenflies?

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