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  • Have you 'Goked' your toms ????

    Yup- I think I've finally lost it

    ( and yup- I originally titled it 'Woked')

    I've just spent 1 1/2 hrs cutting back my tomato leaves.
    I've never been quite so brutal as this year as - to be honest- I've never really been confident how much to cut away

    Having seen my neighbours plants and piccies on here- I finally decided to snip away at my 30 odd plants ( 2 wheelbarrow loads!!!!)

    And so- having chopped away just under half of the bottom 2/3 leaves I can finally see the soil ( bush varieties) and realised that it's allowing the sun to get to the baby toms- and also allowing a gentle breeze ( hopefully not bearing blight spores)
    to pass between the plants so the leaves and fruit are less likely to rot..

    So...do my toms 'Look good naked' as Wok ( or should I say GOK )would ask???...well ...they're not quite naked-but I feel I've done a good job even though it's probably not a perfect one
    Last edited by Nicos; 10-07-2010, 08:33 PM.
    "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

    Location....Normandy France

  • #2
    Did some earlier; as it happens. Hence my other thread.....

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    • #3
      Ah well- ya see I was just taking off the leaves - no shoots at all! - bush variety you see!

      You were removing side shoots and leaves then??
      "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

      Location....Normandy France

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      • #4
        I did the same last week, mainly to allow air around the plants to avoid blight (no reported cases near me, i'm just worried this year as have more plants than ever before!)

        It's quite addictive cutting back but the plants seems have appreciated it

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        • #5
          I thought you meant stir fried!

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          • #6
            As far as I know mine haven't been to sleep so I've had no reason to 'woke' them up!
            My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
            to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Snadger View Post
              As far as I know mine haven't been to sleep so I've had no reason to 'woke' them up!
              Oh Snadger you are funny! This made me laugh!!!

              I have been at my tom plants a few times over the last few weeks hacking off lots of the leaves, I need to otherwise I would not be able to get in my greenhous. every time I look at the plants they appear to be growing new leaves not just side shoots so out comes the knife again! My sister told me the man that sold her her tomato plants said not to take off any leaves as the plants need them all! I told her to take some off anyway if for no other reason to let the light and air in at the plants!
              Last edited by Irie Jan; 10-07-2010, 11:07 AM.
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              • #8
                I think the term is goked, not woked

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by ninjajane View Post
                  I think the term is goked, not woked
                  Ha ha ha!!!...I think I'd had a tad too much sun by then!
                  Must say- they're looking good on it though!!
                  "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

                  Location....Normandy France

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