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    Newbie question (tomatoes)

    i bought a couple of sungold and a shirley plant from b&q and one of the sungolds has a flower but its only 6 inches tall.. should i let it fruit or wait till its bigger?

    also im guessing theyre both indeterminate?
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  • #2
    Leave it to it. I think Sungold is a bush so you don;t need to pinch it out.
    What size pot is it in.
    Jimmy
    Expect the worst in life and you will probably have under estimated!

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    • #3
      Let it flower, they will grow very fast and put on lots of leaf in time. The main thing with bought toms is to pot them into bigger containers so that the roots can spread and support the growing plant.
      Mark

      Vegetable Kingdom blog

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Jimmy View Post
        What size pot is it in.
        it was in a 3 inch biodegradable pot but ive planted it into a growbag now though

        okay i'll leave it to it then

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        • #5
          I usually plant three toms to a grow bag. And between them I insert an upturned litre milk container with the bottom cut off. Two 5inch plastic pots would be as good.
          You can then water them and get most in the pots.
          To stop them blowing around see
          http://www.jlearmonth.f2s.com/RaisedBeds

          Hope this helps.
          Jimmy
          Expect the worst in life and you will probably have under estimated!

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          • #6
            Also I think shirley is a standard and needs pinching out.
            I suspect it's not an outdoors one like Sungold.
            Expect the worst in life and you will probably have under estimated!

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            • #7
              Sungold is a vine/cordon type. It should have side-shoots pinched out. It's also happy in the greenhouse or outside. They do flower quite early, so no worries there

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              • #8
                thanks for that link jimmy didnt have any planks so i made a trellis instead hopefully it'll offer more support than a single cane..

                ahh thought it was a cordon thanks for the info sarzwix
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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Jimmy View Post
                  Leave it to it. I think Sungold is a bush
                  Sungold is most definitely not a bush tomato.

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                  • #10
                    Surfy surfy .... so it is !

                    I always leave mine alone and they "bush" out as they wish.
                    Still might try pinching a couple next year.

                    Regardless, they are the best ever tomato, just like sweets.

                    Jimmy
                    Expect the worst in life and you will probably have under estimated!

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                    • #11
                      i was reading bigmally's brutal thread and and i got kinda confused about what im supposed to pinch out my san marzano has a low branch with a flower on it am i supposed to leave it or pinch it out? the red square in the picture is where the flower is
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                      • #12
                        Don't pinch the flowers out.
                        Mark

                        Vegetable Kingdom blog

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                        • #13
                          okay i'll leave it as it is thanks

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