Hardening off toms

**eye1der** · 24-05-2009, 08:18 PM

hi again c n d,
carry on with what your doing for another few days then start to leave them over night if no frost is forecast, you should be ok now down in the midlands.. put into the bags at the end of the month. any extra heat that you can give them the better, putting them against a south facing wall as it will heat up in the day and keep the plants warm in the night.i would also stop the plants after 3 trusses to ensure they ripen in time. dont worry about the size of them, they will get going when you transplant them..

**terrier** · 24-05-2009, 08:27 PM

I potted up some Costuluto toms yesterday that were planted late and I swear that they grew and inch overnight

Don't worry about the height of the plants, they'll start to grow when they're ready. I think we've turned the corner weather wise and I've just about emptied my greenhouse today, but I'll still keep and eye on the weather forcast.

**Two_Sheds** · 25-05-2009, 06:44 AM

I'm not putting any tomatoes outside EVER AGAIN* ! so no hardening off for me. They are all staying in their blowaway greenhouses

* they get blight every year, it's a waste of time.

**bobleponge** · 25-05-2009, 06:47 AM

Hi Cosmo and Dibs, I harden mine off during the days for about a week, then leave them a couple of nights in the area they are going, before finally planting them up in the beds.
As has been said, I shouldnt worry too much about the height of them, I will be planting out a few more today, a couple of them only about the same height, they'll grow when they are ready.

**cupcake** · 25-05-2009, 04:33 PM

My tumbling tom yellow were great outside last year, and this year I'm going to try Tamina, but only the spares that don't fit in the greenhouse, and as I grow them in pots they will be attached to trellis so they don't blow over. The free tom seeds from GYO will go out in pots in a sheltered place.

**taff** · 25-05-2009, 08:04 PM

Originally posted by Two_Sheds View Post

I'm not putting any tomatoes outside EVER AGAIN ! so no hardening off for me. They are all staying in their blowaway greenhouses

Bad day?

**coreopsis** · 26-05-2009, 09:59 AM

Terrier,are your toms outside?I'm asking because I have a few of Costoluto Fiorentino and I'm going to grow them outside.

**Noodles** · 26-05-2009, 12:45 PM

Mine are staying in the greenhouse too. Losing all 15 plants last year and only getting 3 small ripe tomatoes was heartbreaking (and I still haven't gotten through all the green tomato ketchup and chutney!).

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